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10th Annual Celebrating Diversity in the Bar Reception

- Location -
Hilton New York
Beekman Parlor, 2nd Floor
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY
(518) 487-5571

Join us from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. for this awards and networking reception held in collaboration with NYSBA committees and sections and county, minority, and ethinic bar associations in New York.  Please come promptly at 6:00 p.m. for the awards celemony followed by the networking reception.

During the celebration, the NYSBA Committee on Diversity will present the following:

2013 Diversity Trailblazer Award

Lillian M. Moy

Lillian M. Moy has been the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York since 1995.  She is a 1974 graduate of Hunter College of the City University of New York and a 1981 graduate of Boston University School of Law.  She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Albany Medical Center and a past Board member of CARES and the Homeless and Travelers Aid Society.

Ms. Moy is a nationally recognized leader, writer and trainer in the civil legal aid community.  Her particular areas of expertise are leadership development and diversity.  She is past Chair of the Civil Policy Group and the Board of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association.  Ms. Moy serves as the Vice President for the Third Judicial District of the the New York State Bar Association.  She is a member of the New York State Bar Association's President's Committee on Access to Justice and the Committee on Membership.  Ms. Moy is also co-convenor of the New York Diversity Coalition, a group of legal services staff and managers dedicated to raising and resolving diversity issues in the legal aid community.  She is an Adjunct Professor at the Albany Law School.

Ms. Moy has been honored by the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Asian American Bar Association of New York, the Schenectady County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the Catholic Charities Housing Office.  Lillian Moy lives in Albany, New York with her daughters, Katie and Maria Moy-Santos.

Pre-registration for this event is now closed.  We invite you to come directly to the event and use the on-site registration desk which will open at 5:30 p.m.

The last day to pre-register online was January 16, 2013.

Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities:
NYSBA welcomes participation by individuals with disabilities. NYSBA is committed to complying with all applicable laws that prohibit discrimination against individuals on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of its goods, services, programs, activities, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations. To request auxiliary aids or services or if you have any questions regarding accessibility, please contact the New York State Bar Association at 800-582-2452 or mkroth@nysba.org.