New York Women's Bar Association, a Founding Chapter of WBASNY

What New York Women's Bar Association, a Founding Chapter of WBASNY does

The New York Women's Bar Association (NYWBA) is a private nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1934 and headquartered in New York City. It serves women attorneys and judges in New York, providing networking, mentorship, continuing legal education, advocacy for women in the legal profession, and a unified voice on issues affecting women in law. NYWBA operates as a founding chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY), giving members access to a statewide network, and maintains an affiliated 501(c)(3) charity, the NYWBA Foundation, focused on eliminating gender bias and supporting women and children.

NYWBA's core offerings include membership programs with committee participation across multiple practice areas, a monthly newsletter, the Annual Awards & Installation Dinner, CLE programs, public advocacy through press releases and joint statements, and member resources such as job postings and a Survey of Manhattan Law Firms. The 2025 Annual Dinner was held at Tribeca 360, where Lissett Costa Ferreira was installed as President and awards were presented to U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, and Safe Horizon. Vivian Rivera Drohan was installed as President for the 2026-2027 term.

The association generates revenue through annual membership dues, sponsorships and donations (including to the NYWBA Foundation), and event registration and CLE program fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; prospective members apply or contact the association for details. NYWBA distributes its services through website self-serve enrollment, in-person events, and referrals via the WBASNY network, supported by an active presence on LinkedIn and Instagram. The organization operates with approximately 6 employees and a member-governed structure with no parent company exercising controlling ownership.

Name

New York Women's Bar Association, a Founding Chapter of WBASNY

Legal name

New York Women's Bar Association

Website

https://nywba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The New York Women's Bar Association (NYWBA) is a nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1934 that serves women attorneys and judges in New York. Operating as a founding chapter of WBASNY, it provides networking, CLE, advocacy, and an affiliated 501(c)(3) foundation supporting women and children.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The organization generates revenue through annual membership dues from attorneys and judges. Members join and renew annually to access the network, professional development, and association benefits.
2. Sponsorships and Donations: Corporate sponsors and individual donors support the organization through event sponsorships (e.g., Annual Dinner sponsors) and donations to the NYWBA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity.
3. Event Registration and CLE Programs: Revenue generated from continuing legal education programs and event registrations, such as the Annual Awards & Installation Dinner and committee-sponsored events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NYWBA is a professional membership association for women attorneys and judges in New York. It sells individual and organizational memberships and delivers member benefits including practice-area committees, an annual awards dinner, foundation grant programs, newsletters, networking events, and continuing legal education programming.

Product overview

NYWBA is a professional membership organization for women in the legal profession, providing a unified platform of membership services, publications, events, and advocacy. The core offerings include membership programs with networking and professional development opportunities, monthly newsletters, annual awards ceremonies, specialized committees, and the NYWBA Foundation (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit subsidiary). The organization is a founding chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) and collaborates with related organizations such as JALBCA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NYWBA Membership

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYWBA is a founding chapter of WBASNY, the statewide organization whose mission is to promote the advancement of women in society and the legal profession, promote fair and equal administration of justice, and act as a unified voice for members on statewide, national, and international issues affecting women attorneys.
• NYWBA FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NYWBA Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity with a mission to eliminate gender bias and discrimination from the legal system and profession; promote social and economic equality, safety, and well-being of women and children; and address the unmet legal needs of women and children.
• JALBCA (Jewish Association for Law, etc.)minorOthersListed as a resource partner - JALBCA was founded by judges and lawyers personally affected by breast cancer, with a mission focusing on the intersection of the law and breast cancer to leverage the legal community's strength in the fight against breast cancer.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Practising Law Institute (PLI): Large-scale provider of CLE and professional legal education programs; a broader incumbent that monetizes the same CLE demand NYWBA addresses through events, offering a benchmark for what scaled CLE monetization looks like.
• American Bar Association (ABA): Largest national voluntary bar association; provides CLE, sections, and women's-interest programming (e.g., Commission on Women in the Profession) that competes for the same women-attorney members NYWBA targets.
• New York State Bar Association (NYSBA): The mandatory statewide bar for NY-licensed attorneys; a broader incumbent offering overlapping CLE, sections, and member services at scale, against which NYWBA competes for the discretionary engagement of women attorneys.

Emerging players

• Ms. JD: Nonprofit focused on the advancement of women in law through community, content, and programming; an emerging peer with a younger, more digitally native audience that competes for the same women-attorney mindshare NYWBA targets.
• National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division: Affiliate division of the National Bar Association focused on women lawyers of color; mission-aligned with NYWBA on women's advancement in law and overlaps on CLE and networking, with a more specific demographic focus.

Others

• Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA): National bar association advancing Hispanic attorneys; comparable as an identity-focused voluntary bar association with a similar dues/events/CLE model, though focused on a different demographic identity.

Direct peers

• New York City Bar Association: Major NYC-based voluntary bar association offering CLE, committees, and networking; overlaps with NYWBA's member segments (NYC attorneys) and programming categories, though it is not gender-specific.
• National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL): National U.S. membership organization for women attorneys; directly comparable in mission (advancement of women in the legal profession), membership-dues revenue model, and CLE/networking programming, but with a national rather than NY-only footprint.
• National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ): U.S. membership association for women judges; directly comparable to NYWBA's women-judges segment, with parallel mission of judicial advancement and similar dues/event revenue model.
• Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY): Statewide umbrella organization of which NYWBA is a founding chapter; operates overlapping mission of advancing women in the legal profession across New York State with parallel programming, advocacy, and CLE.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nywba
• Instagraminstagram.com/nywba

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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