Awards 

September 7, 5:30 pm
Onondaga Lake Park

Fall Kick-Off Networking Event - Syracuse University
September 13, 5:30-8:30 pm - save the date
Syracuse University College of Law

September 21, 5:30-7 PM 
The York, 247 West Fayette Street, Syracuse

Judicial Reception
Thursday, October 6, 5:30-7:30 pm
Upstairs at the Dino, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

OCBA 141st Annual Dinner honoring Hon. Norman A. Mordue and Susan R. Horn, Esq.
October 27
Marriott Syracuse Downtown


CNYWBAEvents
CNYWBA Announcements

New Member Reception

Please join us!  Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails will be served. 

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 21
Time: 5:30-7 pm
Location:  The York, 247 W. Fayette St. Syracuse, NY 13202 
Cost: Free for members

Please register by Friday, September 16.
CNYWBA is now offering the opportunity to sponsor the Judicial
Reception. Sponsorship is an excellent way to advertise your
products and services to the Central New York legal community at
one of the best-attended events of the year. Last year, over 100
local legal professionals attended the event. Additionally, sponsors
will have the opportunity to reach hundreds of CNYWBA members
through recognition on the organization's website and Facebook
page. Sponsorship is available at three levels:

Gold Sponsor  ( Limited to 10 sponsors - all are taken! )
* Name appears on invitation (logo provided by sponsor)
* Full page advertisement in event program (camera-ready content
provided by sponsor)
* Name appears on poster at entrance to event
* Name appears on poster at the bar
* Special recognition by President of CNYWBA at the event
* Two free tickets

Silver Sponsor
* Name appears on poster at entrance to event
* Quarter page advertisement in event program (camera-ready content
provided by sponsor)
* One free ticket

Bronze Sponsor
* Name appears on poster at entrance to event
* Recognition in event program in list of sponsors
* One free ticket
awardsAwards
The NYSBA Committee on Attorney Professionalism is seeking nominations for the annual  NYSBA Attorney Professionalism Award.  For more information, please see the NYSBA website. The Nomination Form can be found here.  Nominations must be postmarked no later than  October 14, 2016
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Did You Know. . .

That WISE (Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship) Women's Business Center provides training programs all year long that target women entrepreneurs and women intrapreneurs? The Center, located at The Tech Garden, 235 Harrison Street, Syracuse, NY  13202, also provides one-on-one business counseling, mentoring, and special entrepreneurial events that offer important opportunities for learning, networking, and mentoring.

The WISE Women's Business Center is funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration and is a hosted program of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. It is an initiative to train and inspire women interested in growing, and even launching, their business ventures, as well as, women intrapreneurs, who use entrepreneurial skills and thinking in their jobs. The objectives of all training and events are to provide information, resources, and support for women entrepreneurs, enabling each to successfully advance their businesses to the next stage of profitability and success. The goal of WISE Women's Business Center is to create a thriving community of women entrepreneurs. It seeks to make a difference in the lives of women in our central New York community by assisting in starting up and growing their businesses.

The difference the WISE Women's Business Center makes in the lives of women is made possible with contributions by those that believe in these women and supporting their cause.  The CNYWBA asks for your support in WISE Women's Business Center and its endeavors.  Learn more about the center and the impact it has had and continues to have on women in the central New York area.  You may also donate on the website (all contributions are tax deductible.)   

Ruger Award and Distinguished Lawyer Winners to be Honored at The 141st Annual OCBA Dinner

OCBA is pleased to announce it will honor the Hon. Norman A. Mordue and Susan R. Horn, Esq. at the 141st Annual Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. This year's event takes place in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Syracuse Downtown, the former Hotel Syracuse. Please join us there to celebrate this year's honorees.

Member

It's time to renew your

CNYWBA membership!

 

Please take a moment to renew your Central New York Women's Bar Association (CNYWBA) membership for the 2016-2017 membership year with this application and become part of a group of esteemed attorneys and judges who advance our mission: to promote justice for all, regardless of sex; to advance the social, economic and legal status of women through the law; to expand opportunities for women and to raise the level of competence and integrity in the legal profession. 

 

There are numerous benefits to joining the CNYWBA.  We host several networking and social events each year (many are free to our members), offer free CLEs, and host chamber chats with the local judiciary.  Some of our most popular annual events are our Judicial Reception, Women in Law and Medicine Dinner, Membership Reception, Go Red for Women Fundraiser, Karen DeCrow Lecture, and our Holiday Party.  By joining the CNYWBA, you also become a member of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY), the second largest  statewide bar association and the largest bar association dedicated to the advancement of women. 

 

Please consider joining as a Sustaining Member!  In addition to the benefits all CNYWBA members receive, CNYWBA Sustaining Members receive these additional membership perks:

 

·         FREE ADMISSION to our Judicial Reception if your application is postmarked by September 1;

·         Special nametags at all CNYWBA events; and

·         Special recognition on our website. 

 

NEW THIS YEAR

 

This year, the CNYWBA will be creating a publicly accessible membership database on our website. The information box at the top of your application indicates what information we may share on this database.  You may opt-out of the database completely, or you can limit the information featured on this database by limiting the information provided on your membership application. 

 

I hope you will join us again this year!

 

Samantha L. Millier

President, CNYWBA

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