Bernice Leber

• General Civil
• Litigation

California

Michigan

New York

New York Bar

US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

US District Court, Central District of California

US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

US District Court, Eastern District of New York

US District Court, Southern District of New York

Partner

Arent Fox LLP

Current

Columbia University School of Law

J.D

1978

Current

Activities: Actively involved in professional associations, Bernice is the 111th President of the New York State Bar Association, the largest voluntary bar association in the US (74,000 members). Her term as President  commenced on June 1, 2008. In addition, she currently serves as a director of the New York Bar Foundation; member of the Corporate Board Selection Committee of the Financial Women’s Association;  a member of the House of Delegates; member of the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property Section of the New York State Bar Association; and member of the Finance Committee of the State Bar Association. She is also past First Vice-President from the 1st Judicial District to the State Bar, former chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section (1997-1998) and Past Chair-Elect of the Section; past Chair of the Subcommittees on Discovery, Appellate Practice, Federal Judiciary; and past member of the Courts of Superior Jurisdiction (1995-1998), Committee on Judicial Administration, and the Civil Courts Committee for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

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