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Each year, the WCBA membership elects a president, president-elect, two vice-presidents, a treasurer, secretary and three or more directors. The directors’ terms are for three years, and the officer positions are for one year.

The Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) has announced its candidate ratings in connection with the November 4, 2025 general election for various judicial offices. This announcement comes after the WCBA Executive Committee confirmed the report of the Judiciary Committee’s findings.

At our Gala this spring, I spoke about how showing up can create unexpected and meaningful opportunities. The more I have seen of this profession, the more I have come to believe that the simple act of being present—at a meeting, a CLE, a social, or a courtroom— can change the course of a career, and sometimes even a life.

In this feature, Tejash V. Sanchala, Board Member and Employment Law Committee Co-Chair, interviews WCBA members about their experiences and insights. Tejash can be reached at: Tejash.Sanchala@gmail.com

CALLING ALL WCBA MEMBERS Get published in 2026 The WCBA is soliciting articles from our members for a special edition of the Westchester Bar Journal. Submission Deadline: November 20, 2025

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The WCBA’s Westchester Lawyer magazine is a monthly digital publication that features articles on timely legal topics and highlights the WCBA’s events and activities, continuing legal education opportunities, seminars and more. A link to the online Magazine is emailed monthly to attorney members, business affiliate members and top business professionals throughout Westchester. It is available to all visitors to the WCBA website as an interactive, printable PDF at https://www.wcbany.org/?pg=magazine. Circulation: 1700 plus web archive.

I was recently saddened to see a video of the residents of Barcelona spraying water on tourists as they dined outdoors at a local restaurant. Like a number of other cities and countries in Europe, the natives are fed up with having so many tourists (predominantly Americans) visiting them. Some have gone as far as to propose a tax on tourists for just stepping on their soil. How dare we walk around their hallowed cities in our Nikes!

Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University Professor Nicholas A. Robinson was honored with Pace University’s prestigious Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his dedication to teaching, service, and scholarship, and his significant contributions to and impact on the University community.

The Committee on Ethics and Professionalism is pleased to sponsor this Ethics Corner column as a service to Westchester County Bar Association members and the public. To suggest future topics, email Committee Chair David Evan Markus at davidevanmarkus@gmail.com.