Upcoming Events and Publications

WINTER 2024

Martha will receive the New York State Bar Association Local and State Government Law Section's Award for Excellence in Public Service during the New York State Bar Association’s annual meeting on January 17th, 2024. The award recognizes excellence by a member of the legal profession in the commitment to, and performance of, public service over the course of an exemplary career.

She will also participate in a Supreme Court update panel, addressing The Impact of Students for Fair Admissions on Public Sector Recruiting and Government Contracting at NYSBA’s Local and State Government Law Section’s annual meeting (January 17th, 2024)

Martha will present an update on New York State Civil Service Law at the Association of Towns of the State of New York annual meeting (February 19th, 2024)

Publications & Testimony

“‘So to in other areas of life’ : The Impact of Students for Fair Admissions on Public Sector Recruitment Practices” (Nassau County Bar Association’s Nassau Lawyer, January 2024)

“Recruiting Diverse Public Sector Employees” (Municipal Lawyer - Vol. 36 No. 1 - New York State Bar Association)

Working Guides (Nassau County Bar Association’s Nassau Lawyer)

“A Working Guide to Alienating Parkland and Parking Spaces”

“A Working Guide to Federal Register Notices”

“Finding Your Voice as a New Attorney” (Nassau County Bar Association’s Nassau Lawyer)

“Is a private employer permitted to ‘hire’ a law student without pay?” (Nassau County Bar Association’s Nassau Lawyer)

“How to Create a Public Sector Pipeline in New York State” (New York State Civil Service & Pensions Committee Hearing. January 2020)

Previous Engagements

Continuing Legal Education program on Increasing Diversity in the Public Sector Workforce at The New York State Bar Association’s Local and State Government Law Section’s Fall Meeting in Saratoga Springs, NY (September 2023).

Martha served as Conference Director at Hofstra University’s Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies annual Land Use Training Program for Municipal Planning and Zoning Officials at Hofstra Law School (October 2023)