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We’re professionals in the legal field and related industries who come together to make a difference. From litigation to corporate, from firms to in-house counsel, and at every age and stage of our careers.

We connect with each other and industry leaders to maximize our philanthropic impact. Interested in making a difference? Click below to join our community.

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2024 Lawyers Division Annual Event, from left: Adam L. Shpeen, Joseph C. Shenker, Linda Mirels, Barry M. Wolf, Eric S. Goldstein

2024 White Collar & Securities Enforcement Cocktail Reception, from left: Marc A. Weinstein, Congressman Dan Goldman, David B. Anders, Rachel Maiman, Mimi Rocah

2023 Stephen E. Banner Corporate Counsel Event, from left: Eric S. Goldstein, Allison R. Schneirov, Janet Nova, Alana Newhouse

2024 Harvey R. Miller & Leonard M. Rosen Annual Restructuring Event, from left: Joshua A. Sussberg, Maddison Levine, Oliver Paré, Brian J. Nakhaimousa, Noah Z. Sosnick, Matthew Fagan

2024 Harvey R. Miller & Leonard M. Rosen Annual Restructuring Event, from left to right: Matthew A. Feldman, Marc Rowan, Dara Horn, Ken Moelis, Eric S. Goldstein

2023 Stephen E. Banner Corporate Counsel Event, from left: Eric S. Goldstein, Janet Nova, Brad S. Karp

Learn more about UJA's impact here

Nearly $11 million raised by UJA Lawyers Division alone
90,000+ pro bono hours provided to more than 42,000 New Yorkers to access legal services by local partners
17.4 million pounds of food distributed to hungry New Yorkers
Our advocacy efforts yielded $489 million in nonprofit security grants from federal and state sources

In Israel, 185,000 residents of the north have received support for trauma care, community activities, and information education
500 Nova festival survivors have received one-on-one therapy during the crucial first year after the 10/7 attack
40 children, former hostages, are now home in Israel – receiving alternative therapy and help with reintegration needs
More than 645,000 hours in mental health services provided

I cherish the partnership that our legal community shares with UJA - an organization that, for over a century, has never wavered in its mission to do good.

— Daniel J. Bursky, past chair, UJA Lawyers

I cherish the partnership that our legal community shares with UJA - an organization that, for over a century, has never wavered in its mission to do good.

— Daniel J. Bursky, past chair, UJA Lawyers

I cherish the partnership that our legal community shares with UJA - an organization that, for over a century, has never wavered in its mission to do good.

— Daniel J. Bursky, past chair, UJA Lawyers

I cherish the partnership that our legal community shares with UJA - an organization that, for over a century, has never wavered in its mission to do good.

— Daniel J. Bursky, past chair, UJA Lawyers

I cherish the partnership that our legal community shares with UJA - an organization that, for over a century, has never wavered in its mission to do good.

— Daniel J. Bursky, past chair, UJA Lawyers

Upcoming Events

Thu May 22 | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

White Collar & Securities Enforcement Annual Cocktail Reception

Lawyers
Roll of Honor

Our Roll of Honor recognizes individuals and firms who give a gift of $1,000 or more to UJA’s Annual Campaign. During these challenging times, your generosity is more critical than ever.

View our 2025 Roll of Honor

EXPLORE OUR COMMUNITIES

Lawyers Executive Committee

Chair
Brad S. Karp

Executive Committee
Peter Alderman
David B, Anders
Andrew B. Barkan
Scott A. Barshay
Donald S. Bernstein
Daniel B. Blaser
Jacob W. Buchdahl
Daniel J. Bursky
Andrew J. Ceresney
Amy Doberman
Kenneth H. Eckstein
David M. Feldman
Jerome S. Fortinsky
David J. Friedman
Lauren Goldberg
Marc L. Greenwald
Benjamin Gruenstein
Alan S. Halperin
David E. Kahan
Jonathan J. Katz
Joseph H. Kaufman
Nancy Kestenbaum
Lauren Ezrol Klein

Sharon L. Klein
Emil A. Kleinhaus
Alisa F. Levin
Seth L. Levine
Michael Luskin
Kevin Matz
Theodore N. Mirvis
David J. Molton
Scott D. Musoff
Sharon L. Nelles
Risë B. Norman
Jeffrey R. Poss
Jill L. Rosenberg
Lawrence Safran
Allison R. Schneirov
Jodi J. Schwartz
Eric Seiler
Joseph C. Shenker
Adam L. Shpeen
Rachelle Silverberg
Jesse Solomon
Robert E. Spatt
Brian M. Stadler
Rachel R. Stern
Zena M. Tamler
Daniela Tisch
Shai Y. Waisman
Elizabeth S. Weiswasser

Lawyers Division Council

UJA’s Lawyers Division Council welcomes mid-career attorneys in their 30s or 40s who meaningfully support UJA, want to engage with our vital work with their professional peers, and enjoy bespoke programming and opportunities.

Chairs
Meredith Levy
Sam Permutt

Vice Chairs
Josh Dugan
Jonathan Levin
Alexis D. Soshnick

Committee
Danielle Abada
Sam Adelsburg
Blair Albom
Sasha F. Belinkie
Noam Besdin
Daniel B. Blaser
Ari Blaut
Beth Brownstein
Michael Cassel
Alexander Chester
Anthony Collins
Adam Dunst
Allison Eisenson
Joshua Eisenson
Emily Farber
Evan Farber
Adele Frankel
Tammy Fried
Sherli Furst
Gabriel Gershowitz
Jonathan Glaser
Bruce Goldberger
James Goldfeier
Scott Goldin
Adam L. Goodman
Brandon Greenblatt
Samuel Groner
Pamela Grutman
Shifra Herzberg
Jarrett Hoffman
Lindsay Brandt Jakubowitz
Jacob Jenkelowitz
Melanie Jolson
Shuli Karkowsky

Jonathan Katz
Sam Kleiner
Irina Kobylevsky
Adam Kravitz
Lucy F. Kweskin
Alexandra Leavy
Jonathan Levin
Adam Levine
Noah Liben
Andrew Lichtman
Russell Light
Daniel Luks
Max Mayer-Cesiano
Jillian Merns
Naomi Munz
Ariel Nelson
Lee Parnes
Deanna Paul
Sam Pollack
Alan Rabinowitz
Daniel Reich
Corey Rosenholtz
Stacy Rotner
Ari Ruben
Stephen Rutenberg
Danielle I. Schaefer
Shai Schmidt
Noah L. Schwartz
Meigan Serle
Adam L. Shpeen
Peter Siroka
David Snyder
Shoshana Speiser
Matthew Stein
Michael Sternheim
Sarah Sternlieb
Eric J. Stieglitz
Daniel Tavakoli
Erica Temel
Elina Tetelbaum
Lenny Traps
Sean Weissbart
Eric Wexler

Young Lawyers Leadership

A place for young attorneys in their 20s and 30s to meet like-minded peers, make a difference through the work of UJA, and participate in meaningful programs and events.

Chairs
Alexandra Leavy
Corey Rosenholtz
Noah L. Schwartz

Vice Chairs
Danielle B. Abada
Michael H. Cassel

Recruitment Chairs
Shelli Gimelstein
Yitzhak A. Maurer

Setting the Bar Chairs
Brittany M. Penn
David R. Skoler

Committee
Samantha Alman
Samantha M. Altschuler
Leah Avni
Rachel Behar
Abbe R. Ben-David
Shari Bernstein
Benjamin R. Blum
Joseph D. Boris
Milana Bretgoltz
Isabella Brodie
Blair Broser
Ian Bruckner
Ben Carlin
Samantha Chase
Emily Chazen
Ella Cohen
Joshua Cohn
Anthony Collins
Zachary M. Corenblum
Sarah Emmerich
Ella Epstein
Jamie Fertig
Ross Fiedler
Rachel Finkel
Daniel Fishbein
Michael Fuzaylov
Jason W. Gallant
Melissa Glassman
Amanda Glaubach
Ava Goldberger
Jill Golub
Brachah Goykadosh
Jonathan Green
Carter Greenbaum
Matthew Guber
Brandon Hanley
Benjamin Heller
Tiffany Heravi
Melanie Jolson
Jonathan Kane
Hannah Kark
Lauren T. Katz
Rachel I. Katzin
Deena Kleinstein
Presley Klinger
Lauren S. Kramer
Elie Krief
Zachary Krooks
Joshua Landsman
Jonathan Levin
Aaron Levine
Maddison Levine
Matthew I. Levine
Stephanie Levine
Matthew I. Levy
Mitchell S. Levy
Ruth Levy
Eden Lichaw
Jeremy I. Liss
Dan Marcus
Seth Moreida
Rebecca Papilsky
Deanna Paul
Adam Plotkin
Guy Polani
Alex Rahmanan
Samantha Rahmin
Matthew R. Roberts
Michael Roberts
Sari Rosenfeld
Rebecca Liebowitz Rothman
Robyn Sablove
Jamie Saevitzon
Alicia Schleifman
Zachary Schreiber
David E. Schulman
Adam Seiden
Meigan Serle
Allie Shaffer
Avi Shchigel
Justin Silverberg
Elana Somers
Alexis Soshnick
Amanda Spiro
Sarah M. Sternlieb
Jessica Stoltz
Emily Sultan
Phil Tafet
Emily Tannenbaum
Julia Timerman
Kim Ton-That
Eitan Ulmer
Sloan Ungerman
Daniella Wenger
Nathan Werksman
Basil Williams
Alexis Wilpon
Max Winograd

Firm Campaigns

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

Corporate Counsel

A place for in-house counsel across all industries who want to do good.

Chairs
Micah Goodman
Lauren Ezrol Klein
Adam L. Rosman

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Group

This Group brings together senior-level professionals working in law, finance, venture capital, and technology with a focus on security and privacy who support the work of UJA-Federation.

Chair
Boris Segalis

Vice Chair
Melanie Jolson

Committee
Orrie Dinstein
Tsvi Gal
Susan Israel
Edna Kamara
Matt Levin
Katy Linsky
Todd Ruback
Stephen Rutenberg
Samantha Schonfeld
Daniel Silver
Benjamin Trachtenberg
Sheryl Ann Yamuder
Erik Weinick

Restructuring

A place for restructuring professionals who want to make a difference. The Next Generation Restructuring Group also welcomes rising stars in their 30s and 40s.

Chairs
Josh Abramson
Ronit Berkovich
Lauren Bilzin
Brian M. Resnick
Michael A. Schwartz
Joshua A. Sussberg

Committee
Howard D. Altschul
Darren Azman
DJ (Jan) Baker
Mark I. Bane
Matthew Barr
Elan Ben-Avi
Donald S. Bernstein
Martin J. Bienenstock
Ronen A. Bojmel
Saul Burian
Matthew L. Cantor
Kevin M. Cofsky
Michael J. Cohen
Michael L. Cook
Kenneth H. Eckstein
Michael C. Eisenband
Randall Eisenberg
Shana A. Elberg
David M. Feldman
Eugene Fialkovskiy
Evan Fleck
Michael E. Foreman
Brian J. Fox
Jay M. Goffman
Daniel H. Golden
Joseph Goldschmid
Jayme Goldstein
Marcia L. Goldstein
Steve Goldstein
Robert Gordon
Lawrence C. Gottlieb
Scott J. Greenberg
Nicole L. Greenblatt
Sam M. Greene
Brian E. Greer
Jonathan S. Henes
Marshall S. Huebner
Stephen Karotkin
William S. Katchen
Gary W. Katz
Michael P. Kessler
Matt Kimble
Marc S. Kirschner
Brett Klein
Emil A. Kleinhaus
Alan W. Kornberg
Andrew M. Kramer
Natasha Labovitz
Paul Leake
Evan Lederman
Richard Levin
Sydney Levinson
Daniel Lowenthal
Joseph Malfitano
Vivek Melwani
Bruce H. Mendelsohn
Andrew Milgram
Brett H. Miller
Jim E. Millstein
Elliot Moskowitz
Jason New
Harold S. Novikoff
Andrew M. Parlen
Irving H. Picard
Gary Polkowitz
Marc D. Puntus

Steven J. Reisman
David L. Resnick
David S. Rosner
Michael Rudnick
Edward O. Sassower
William H. Schrag
Lisa M. Schweitzer
Mitchel Seider
Howard Seife
Adam Shiff
Glenn E. Siegel
Andrew I. Silfen
William M. Silverman
Mark Somerstein
Fred Sosnick
Michael S. Stamer
Robert Stark
Matthew B. Stein
Richard Stern
Albert Togut
Michael Torkin
David Turetsky
Edward Weisfelner
Joshua Weisser
Andrew Yearley
Tony Yoseloff
Steve M. Zelin
Kenneth Ziman
Jonathan Zinman

Next Generation Restructuring
Leadership

Chairs
Melanie A. Miller
Naomi Moss
Adam M. Searles
Adam Shpeen

Vice Chairs
Benjamin Arfa
Evan Levine
Maddison Levine
Ethan D. Ross

Committee
Blair Albom
Morris Alhale
Richard M. Allen
Jeremy Ascherman
Isabel Baer
Ehud Barak
Michael S. Benn
Rodi Blokh
Matt Blum
Skylar Bonné
David Braun
Simon Briefel
Beth M. Brownstein
Jordan Bryk
Michael H. Cassel
Daniel Desatnik
Reuben E. Dizengoff
Lauren C. Doyle
Gary Dreyer
Matt Dyer
Jamie M. Eisen
Michael Eisenberg
Phil Engel
Matthew Fagen
Betsy Feldman
Rebecca Feygenson

Ross J. Fiedler
Daniel I. Forman
Adam H. Friedman
Benjamin Gilbert
Adam J. Goldberg
Ava Goldberger
Rachel Golden
Andrew Gross
Michael R. Handler
David A. Herman
Evan Hill
Robert M. Hirsh
Yonah Jaffe
Brad M. Kahn
Sam Karotkin
Jon Kartus
Emily Katz-Turner
Dan Kelsall
Jordan Krasne
Lucy Kweskin
Jonathan Lancman
Mitchell Levy
Mike Linde
Zachary R. Manning
Jeffrey Margolin
Howard Master
Michele Meises
Josh Mendelsohn
James Mennie
Scott Meyerson
Benjamin Mintz
Matthew Mintzer
Michael Mittelman
Max Molinsky
Brian J. Nakhaimousa
Edward E. Neiger
Jakob Newman
Kyle J. Ortiz
Oliver Paré
Jonah A. Peppiatt
Adam Pilchman
Oscar N. Pinkas
Matthew Rahmani
Marc Roitman
Matthew M. Roose
Gideon Rosenbaum
Matthew Rosenberg
Elliot Ross
Kathryn Rube
Gabe Sasson
Kyle R. Satterfield
Benjamin Schak
Shai Schmidt
Jordan D. Searles
Jason Seigel
Zachary I. Shapiro
Steven Siegel
Bennett S. Silverberg
Ronald J. Silverman
Michael Sitzer
Noah Sosnick
Thomas Stenz
Josh Strauss
Joshua Sturm
Joseph Szydlo
Jonathan J. Weichselbaum
Daniel Weisman
Lyndon Wise
Jake Wohl
David Zylberberg

Trusts & Estates

A place for professionals who help clients plan for their future and want to make a difference.

Chair
Jackie Garrod

Vice Chairs
Hannah W. Mensch
Daniel M. Yarmish

Event Chairs
Nancy Shavel Gabel
Sean R. Weissbart

Education Chair
Alex E. Waxenberg

Committee
Amy F. Altman
Samantha Anderson
Susan Taxin Baer
Emily A. Belfer
Ninette Bordoff
Sherri Cohen
Martin Danoff
Ronni G. Davidowitz
Mitchell Drossman
Pamela Ehrenkranz
Jeff Feinstein
Glenn G. Fox
Avigail Goldglancz
Pamela L. Grutman
Alan S. Halperin
Lynn C. Halpern
Shifra Herzberg
Alan H. Hirschfeld
Erica Howard-Potter
Caryn B. Keppler
Beth Kerwin
Ellyn Kravitz
Stanley S. Leffler
Frank Levin
Jerome L. Levine
Kevin Matz
Jillian E. Merns
Jessica E. Nachman
Ariel G. Nelson
Joanna Ostrem
Jonathan K. Pollack
Sara Rabi
Joshua S. Rubenstein
Andrew B. Seiken
Jonathan Shenkman
Seth Slotkin
Peter R. Stambleck
Alan Swerdloff
Ivan Taback
Zena M. Tamler
Lois Tilton
Jay D. Waxenberg
Gail Esses Weiner
Jay H. Ziffer

White Collar and Securities Enforcement

A place for attorneys who specialize in white-collar crime and securities and want to make a difference.

Chairs
Rachel Maimin
Marc A. Weinstein

Vice Chairs
Shari A. Brandt
Paul M. Krieger

Chairs Emeriti
Richard F. Albert
Allen D. Applbaum
Joel M. Cohen
Lance Croffoot-Suede
Samson A. Enzer
Seth Farber
David A. Feldman
Steve D. Feldman
Daniel M. Gitner
Lauren Goldberg
Harold K. Gordon
Marc L. Greenwald
Sean Hecker
Douglas Koff
Keith D. Krakaur
Seth Levine
Michael Levy
Amy E. Millard
Susan Necheles
Harlan J. Protass
Roland G. Riopelle
Ilissa Rothschild
David M. Siegel
Mark J. Stein
Richard M. Strassberg
Richard Tarlowe
Jeremy H. Temkin
Lisa Zornberg

Executive Committee
David B. Anders
Barry H. Berke
Effie Blassberger
Shari Brandt
Derek A. Cohen
Mark S. Cohen
Scott A. Edelman
Ira M. Feinberg
Michael E. Gertzman
Daniel Goldfried
Nick Goldin
Katherine R. Goldstein
Adam L. Goodman
Benjamin Gruenstein
Brett D. Jaffe
Ilene Jaroslaw
Elizabeth Kase
Nancy L. Kestenbaum
Isabelle A. Kirschner
Steven G. Kobre
Mark W. Lerner
Andrew Levine
Howard S. Master
Amy Mayer
Gordon M Mehler
Aaron Mendelsohn
Jim A. Mitchell
Avraham C. Moskowitz
Steven R. Peikin
Mark P. Ressler
Tom C. Rotko
Jonathan S. Sack
Michael S. Schachter
Dan Schorr
Bart M. Schwartz
Lawrence S. Spiegel
Jeff A. Udell
Avi Weitzman
Alexander Wilson
Staci Yablon
Douglas S. Zolkind

Women in Law

We are women who work as legal professionals and in related fields — from firm life to in-house counsel — covering litigation, corporate, trusts and estates, white collar and securities enforcement, and everything in between.

Women In Law Chairs
Allison R. Schneirov
Daniela Tisch

Women In Law Committee
Judith B. Bass
Abbe Ben-David
Joan Berger
Ronit Berkovich
Lauren Bilzin
Elise M. Bloom
Susanne Brody
Lara Samet Buchwald
Amy Bursky
Sarah Chopp
Sherri Cohen
Ana Demel
Meredith Deutsch
Aviva F. Diamant
Amy Doberman
Elyse D. Echtman
Marcy Engel
Jennifer B. Ezring
Lucy Fato
Wendy Fleishman
Joele Frank
Adele Frankel
Zoya RaynesFriedman
Judith Fryer
Lauren Goldberg
Lindsey Goldstein
Sandra Goldstein
Eleanor Grosz
Claudia Hammerman
Ellen Hochberg
Tricia Kallett
Stacy J. Kanter
Roberta Karp
Karen Spar Kasner
Nancy Kestenbaum
Lauren Klein
Vickie Kobak
Phyllis Korff
Jennifer Kroman
Lori Ellen Lesser
Shuly Leviant
Alisa F. Levin
Kari Lichtenstein
Iris Lichtman
Tracy Makow
Andi Mandell
Barbara Manning
Kate Mayer
Michele Meises
Jillian Merns
Amy E. Millard
Atara Miller
Nitzan Sternberg Miller
Michele Mirman
Wendy Modlin
Sharon Nelles
Risë Norman
Janet Nova
Amanda Nussbaum
Deborah Paul
Jennifer Perkins
Laurie Ferber Podolsky
Betty B. Robbins
Mimi Rocah
Rebecca Roiphe
Irina Roller
Jill Rosenberg
Karen Rosenthal
Carol Fein Ross
Stacy Rotner
Shari Savit
Jill Schwartz
Jodi Schwartz
Ruthie Schwartz
Lisa Schweitzer
Joan Secofsky
Pamela S. Seymon
Sarene P. Shanus
Nina Shenker
Rachelle Silverberg
Tracy Stein
Marsha Stein
Lilian Stern
Rachel Stern
Stephanie J. Stiefel
Julie Swidler
Zena Tamler
Lina Tetelbaum
Diane Volk
Erika Weinberg
Elizabeth S. Weiswasser
Pamela Wexler
Meryl Wiener
Gabrielle Wolf
Cynthia Wolff

Lawyers Executive Committee

Lawyers Division Council

Young Lawyers Leadership

Firm Campaigns

Corporate Counsel

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Group

Restructuring

Trusts & Estates

White Collar and Securities Enforcement

Women in Law

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Learn more about UJA's impact here

I cherish the partnership that our legal community shares with UJA - an organization that, for over a century, has never wavered in its mission to do good.

— Daniel J. Bursky, past chair, UJA Lawyers

I cherish the partnership that our legal community shares with UJA - an organization that, for over a century, has never wavered in its mission to do good.

— Daniel J. Bursky, past chair, UJA Lawyers

I cherish the partnership that our legal community shares with UJA - an organization that, for over a century, has never wavered in its mission to do good.

— Daniel J. Bursky, past chair, UJA Lawyers

I cherish the partnership that our legal community shares with UJA - an organization that, for over a century, has never wavered in its mission to do good.

— Daniel J. Bursky, past chair, UJA Lawyers

I cherish the partnership that our legal community shares with UJA - an organization that, for over a century, has never wavered in its mission to do good.

— Daniel J. Bursky, past chair, UJA Lawyers

Upcoming Events

UJA’s Harvey R. Miller and Leonard M. Rosen Annual Restructuring Event

White Collar Lunch & Learn Featuring Ian McGinley

UJA’s NextGen Restructuring Emergence Afterparty

White Collar & Securities Enforcement Annual Cocktail Reception

UJA’s Harvey R. Miller and Leonard M. Rosen Annual Restructuring Event

UJA’s NextGen Restructuring Emergence Afterparty

White Collar Lunch & Learn Featuring Ian McGinley

White Collar & Securities Enforcement Annual Cocktail Reception

LawyersRoll of Honor

EXPLORE OUR COMMUNITIES

HELP US SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED

Lawyers
Roll of Honor