NYCLA's Estates, Trusts and Surrogate's Court Practice Section
presents:
The Ruth Lewinson Memorial Lecture
Lecturer
Michael P. Ryan
Chief Clerk, Nassau County Surrogate's Court
Lecture Topic
Equity in the 21st Century: A Surrogate's Court Perspective
When
Wednesday, May 12, 2010- 6:00 PM
Where
(between Broadway and
ABOUT THE LECTURER
Michael P. Ryan has been chief clerk of the Nassau County Surrogate's Court since 2005. Prior to that, he was a court attorney-referee in the Surrogate's Law Department for ten years, where his responsibilities included all phases of Surrogate's Court practice under the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act and the Estates, Powers and Trust Laws. Since becoming chief clerk, Mr. Ryan has maintained his involvement in the Law Department and is now responsible for the various administrative, budgetary, personnel and policy tasks that the new position entails. Mr. Ryan is also an adjunct professor in
RUTH LEWINSON
Ruth Lewinson, NYCLA's first female officer as well as the first woman to have her portrait hung in the Home of Law's Lounge, joined NYCLA in 1920 as one of 33 female members among a total of 3664. A trusts and estates lawyer, she was the NYCLA treasurer from 1935 to 1971, holding that post longer than anyone else in NYCLA's history. Ms. Lewinson was a graduate of New York University School of Law.
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