Constance Baker Motley Symposium
Virtual Only Event
Friday, January 21, 2022
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chairs:
Mirna M. Santiago, Esq., Founder, Girls Rule the Law, Inc., Pawling, NY
Violet E. Samuels, Esq., Samuels & Associates, PC,
Program Chair:
Margaret T. Ling, Esq., NYS Agency Underwriting Counsel, Amtrust Title Insurance Company, New York, NY
Constance Baker Motley Symposium
Friday, January 21, 2022
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
1.0 MCLE Credit
1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
This program is not transitional and is not suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted.
Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chairs:
Mirna M. Santiago, Esq., Founder, Girls Rule the Law, Inc., Pawling, NY
Violet E. Samuels, Esq., Samuels & Associates, PC,
Program Chair:
Margaret T. Ling, Esq., NYS Agency Underwriting Counsel, Amtrust Title Insurance Company, New York, NY
2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Speakers:
T. Andrew Brown, Esq. Managing Partner Brown Hutchinson LLP Rochester, NY Sherry Levin Wallach, Esq. Deputy Executive Director The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County White Plains, NY Alisha Udhwani, Esq. President Virgin Island Bar Association2:05 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
What do the Insular Cases, Voter Suppression Efforts and the Anti-CRT Movement Have in Common?
CUNY Law Professor Natalie Gomez-Velez and NY Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera will hold an informative and spirited discussion on the common threads running through these timely topics – a concerted effort at disinformation and burying the truth about the country’s history of systemic racism and white supremacy -and what we, as lawyers, can do to enforce the rule of law and create a society that is inclusive and representative of all.
Speakers:
Hon. Jenny Rivera Associate Judge New York State Court of Appeals Albany, NY Natalie M. Gomez-Velez, Esq. Professor of Law CUNY School of Law Long Island City, NYModerator:
Mirna M. Santiago, Esq. Founder Girls Rule the Law, Inc. Pawling, NY 1.0 Credit in Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias2:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
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