The Trial Lawyers Section 4th Annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award and CLE Program

The Trial Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association is excited to announce it's celebration of National Diversity Day and the presentation of the 4th Annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award.  This prestigious award will be bestowed upon Mr. David M. Tang, a distinguished Trial Attorney recognized for his exceptional dedication to addressing and promoting awareness of issues related to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

We cordially invite you to join us virtually on October 3, 2023, during the 4th Annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award and CLE event to honor Mr. David M. Tang. 

For more information about the Trial Lawyers Section Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award and to learn more about this year's esteemed recipient, please visit:

https://nysba.org/trial-lawyers-section-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-vanguard-award/

This program is complimentary and offers 1.0 MCLE Credit in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  We are thrilled to be joined by our Keynote Speakers and Panelists:

Keynote Speakers: 

Hon. George Silver (ret.), Silverstar Mediation and Arbitration, LLC., New York, New York 

Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden, Associate Judge, New York State Appellate Division, Fourth Department 

Panelists

Hon. Betsy Barros, Associate Justice, New York State Appellate Division, Second Department

Hon. Shahabuddeen A. Ally, Acting Supreme Court Justice, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, First Department, Commissioner, Franklin H. Williams Commission.

Hon. Deborah H. Karalunas, Supreme Court of the State of New York Commercial Division. Onondaga County, Second Department  

Charles Small, Esq., Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court for Civil Matters

Ayanna Sorett, Esq., Executive Director, Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, New York, New York

Program Chairs:

Angélicque M. Moreno, Esq., Vice Chair, Trial Lawyers Section, Co-Chair of the Trial Lawyers Diversity Committee, President, Puerto Rican Bar Association, Avanzino & Moreno P.C., Brooklyn, New York

Katherine A. Buckley, Esq., Co-Chair of the Trial Lawyers Diversity Committee, Gale Gale & Hunt LLC, Fayetteville, New York