Board of Advisors

The Board of Directors created the Board of Advisors in September 2006 to promote the Society's work in the legal community and to support the Society's fund raising activities.

  • Linda E. Rappaport is the Chairperson of the Board of Advisors. She is a former Director of the Society and a partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP.
  • Elkan Abramowitz, the former Chairman of the Board of Advisors, is a former Director of the Society and a principal at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Anello & Bohrer P.C.
  • Paul S. Bird, a former Director of the Society, is a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
  • Christopher P. Bogart, a former Director, is the Managing Director of Glenavy Capital LLC.
  • Thomas R. Brome, a former President of the Society, is a retired partner at Cravath, Swaine & More LLP.
  • Michael J. Chepiga, a former President, is a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
  • Richard W. Clary, a former Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, is a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
  • Barbara Latz Cohen, a former Co-Chair of the Civil Support Division, is a recipient of the Servant of Justice Award.
  • J. Peter Coll, Jr., a former Director, is a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • Michael A. Cooper, a former President, is Of Counsel at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
  • George A. Davidson, a former President, is a partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP.
  • Richard A. Eisner, a former Director, is a partner at Eisner LLP.
  • Bruce E. Fader, a former Director of the Society, is a partner at Proskauer Rose LLP.
  • Vincent R. FitzPatrick, Jr., a former Director of the Society, is a partner at White & Case LLP.
  • Michael D. Fricklas, a former Director, is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Viacom Inc.
  • Michael B. Gerrard, a former Director of the Society, is Senior Counsel at Arnold & Porter LLP.
  • Michael Helfer, a former Director, is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Citigroup, Inc.
  • Steven G. Horowitz, a former Director, is a partner at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP.
  • Patricia M. Hynes, a former Chairman the Society, is Senior Counsel at Allen & Overy LLP.
  • Jerome C. Katz, a former Director of the Society, is a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP.
  • David Klingsberg, a former Director, is special counsel at Kaye Scholer LLP.
  • Marti Kopacz is the Managing Principal for Brant Point Advisors LLC.
  • D. Stuart Meiklejohn, a former Legal Aid President, is a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
  • Gary P. Naftalis, a former Director, is a partner at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP.
  • Lawrence B. Pedowitz, a former Vice Chair, is a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
  • Steven B. Rosenfeld, a former President, is a retired partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
  • Frederick Schaffer, a former President, is Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and General Counsel of The City University of New York.
  • Jonathan D. Siegfried, a former Director, is a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
  • Leon Silverman, a former President, is Of Counsel at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.
  • Alan Vinegrad, a former Legal Aid Director and former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, is a partner at Covington & Burling.
  • Perry Weitz, a former Director, is Presiding Partner at Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.