Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award and CLE Program

Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession: Where are the Diverse Female Partners and Judges? 

This program will include a discussion regarding:

• The importance of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession;
• The significance of women in the legal profession;
• The unique challenges that women of color face in the legal profession; and 
• A discussion of the dissents written by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Keynote Speakers:

Presiding Justice Elizabeth A. Garry, Appellate Division | Third Judicial Department [View Bio]

Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Appellate Division | First Judicial Department [View Bio]

Judge Randall Eng served as Presiding Justice of the NYS Appellate Division, 2nd Department

Moderators and Presenters:

Betty Lugo, Esq., Chair | NYSBA Trial Lawyers Section [View Bio]

Angélicque Moreno, Esq., Co-Chair | NYSBA Trial Lawyers Section Diversity & Inclusion Committee [View Bio]