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22 COURIER LIFE, MAY 24–30, 2019 M BR B G
Brooklyn Women’s
Bar Association
hosts awards dinner
HONORED: Judge Genine Edwards, left, Judge Sylvia Ash, center, and Hon. Joanne D. Quiñones,
right, mingle at the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association’s 101st annual dinner on May 15.
Photo by Caroline Ourso
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association
honored three outstanding women at its
101st annual awards dinner on May 15
at the Liberty Warehouse in Red Hook.
The association presented Lt. Gov.
Kathy Hochul with the Beatrice M.
Judge Recognition Award, named for
the fi rst female justice of the Kings
County Supreme Court.
“She has been a life-long advocate
for women and families across the state,
fi ghting for equal rights and opportunities
for success,” read the association’s
dedication to Hochul. “She continues to
advocate on behalf of all New Yorkers,
fi ghting for the rights of all individuals
and championing New York’s progressive
accomplishments.”
Former Brooklyn Bar Association
President Andrea E. Bonina took home
the President’s Award, given to those
with extraordinary commitment in
the fi eld of law. Bonina has served in a
plethora of roles in the Kings County legal
community, and currently serves as
a partner in the law fi rm of Bonina and
Bonina, P.C..
“Andrea’s decision to practice law
is an outgrowth of her commitment to
helping others,” said the association.
This year’s Sybil Hart Kooper
Award, named after the esteemed jurist
and longtime Women’s Bar Association
member, was bestowed to Holly E. Peck,
who serves as Principal Law Clerk to
Justice Dawn Jimenez-Salta.
Peck, who previously served as
Women’s Bar Association president
from 2013 to 2014, was honored for her
work on behalf of the organization.
“As a past President of the Brooklyn
Women’s Bar Association, Holly
Peck dedicated her time and energy
to making BWBA indispensable to the
Brooklyn legal community,” said the
organization.
The awards night capped off the tenure
of the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association
President Carrie Anne Cavallo.
The association will be lead by Natoya
McGhie.
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