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Editor’s Note
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2016
Hank Grezlak, Associate Publisher/ Regional Editor-In-Chief
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Experts Tips
2 Step Into a More Active Role: Advice From the Courtroom And Boardroom
BY SHARON M. PORCELLIO
3 Five Tips for Working Moms
To Maintain a Work-Life Balance BY JENNIFER B. ZOURIGUI
4 Why No One Diversity Program Will Work
BY MARY ELLEN CONNERTY
5 Counsel’s Table Should Mirror Real-Life Diversity
BY LAUREN O. CASAZZA
AND MADELYN A. MORRIS
Women Who Set
An Example for Others
The New York Law Journal’s Top Women in the Law special report recognizes some of the most accom- plished attorneys in the state. Their energy, intelligence and dedication to their clients and the legal community make them role models to female—and male—attor- neys alike.
This inaugural class includes women from nearly every sector of the law: corporate deal makers, public interest lawyers, legal educators, solo practitioners, general counsel and judges, among others. Several run their own rms or work in large rms, where they have opened the door for women and minorities to succeed. They have contributed to the profession well beyond the billable hour as volunteers on legal boards and committees, task forces and commissions. And nearly all have done so while balancing the demands of motherhood and family obligations.
In this report, our honorees discussed careers other than the law, managing a crisis, the best advise they ever received and their professional and personal
mentors. They also shared their experiences with sexism from judges, colleagues, and even clients, and their thoughts on how to improve the profession for younger women as well as veteran practitioners. Law rm leaders and others in positions of power would do well to listen to their suggestions.
In the spirit of our honorees who named a mentor/attorney they most admired, I’d like to do the same: the Law Journal’s executive editor, Walter Storey. He is the ultimate professional—calm in a crisis, creative in problem solving and committed to producing the best newspaper possible for the lawyers and judges of New York. I’m proud to call him my colleague and friend.
Rebecca Baker
Managing Editor
Top Women in the Law Honorees
6 Jaculin Aaron
7 Meriam Al-Rashid
8 Deborah Archer
9 Barbara Becker
10 Kerry Berchem
10 Elise Bloom
11 Diane Bosse
12 Carrie Cohen
12 Jennifer Cona 14 Jayne Conroy
14 Victoria Cook
16 Mylan Denerstein
16 Tanya Hobson-Williams 18 Mary Beth Hogan
18 Stacy Kanter
20 Natalie LaMarque
20 Wendi Lazar
22 Sharon Cohen Levin
22 Judith Livingston
24 Carmelyn Malalis
24 Taryn Merkl
26 Patricia Miller
26 Sheila Mortazavi 28 Sharon Nelles
28 Carolyn Nussbaum 30 Faiza Saeed
30 Leslie Spencer
31 Tamara Steckler 31 Carol Villegas
32 Mary Kay Vyskocil
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