WHITE PLAINS – Sherry Levin Wallach, deputy executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, will be sworn in as the 125th president of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) on June 1 by New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.
Levin Wallach succeeds T. Andrew Brown, managing partner at Brown Hutchinson in Rochester. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club of White Plains.
Levin Wallach will be focusing her one-year term on a number of initiatives including the modernization of criminal law practice, the need for equal rights for citizens of the U.S. territories, the impact of mental health and trauma on the legal system, and the effect of emerging digital technologies. She also wants to reach out to young lawyers, welcome members with diverse viewpoints, and study the ethics of local government lawyering.
“Bar membership and leadership have been instrumental to my professional development,” Levin Wallach said. “The relationships that I have formed have supported me as a lawyer and mentor throughout my career. One of my goals in the year ahead is to maximize participation by our diverse and capable members so that the association can achieve new levels of excellence and help our next generation of lawyers excel as lawyers and bar leaders.”
A former chair of the Criminal Justice and Young Lawyers sections, Levin Wallach served as NYSBA secretary for four terms.
Levin Wallach is co-founder, organizer, and faculty member of the NYSBA Young Lawyers Section Trial Academy, an annual program offering five days of intensive trial training.
In addition to criminal defense, Levin Wallach has practiced medical malpractice defense, estate planning, probate and estate administration, real estate, and general civil litigation in the state and federal courts.
She is a former assistant district attorney for Bronx County and a former associate at McAloon & Friedman. Levin Wallach was principal at her law firm Wallach & Rendo, for 15 years, and of counsel to both Bashian Law and Brown Hutchinson.
Levin Wallach earned her law degree from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, and her undergraduate degree from George Washington University.
