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| Education: |
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D., MAGNA CUM LAUDE, 1970 |
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EDITOR, BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW, 1968-1970 |
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WELLESLEY COLLEGE, B.A., 1967 |
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| Bar Admission: |
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02/22/1971 NEW YORK |
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| Court Admissions: |
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1974 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NEW YORK, EASTERN DISTRICT |
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1975 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, SECOND CIRCUIT |
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1977 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIR. |
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1977 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES |
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1978 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD CIRCUIT |
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1979 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NEW YORK, SOUTHERN DISTRICT |
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1979 U.S. TAX COURT |
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1982 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, FIFTH CIRCUIT |
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1983 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, NINTH CIRCUIT |
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1983 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NEW YORK, NORTHERN DISTRICT |
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1986 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, FOURTH CIRCUIT |
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1993 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NEW YORK, WESTERN DISTRICT |
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1995 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, SIXTH CIRCUIT |
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| Bar Affiliations: |
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FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL, PRESIDENT EMERITUS, NOVEMBER 1998 - PRESENT |
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ABA BOARD OF GOVERNORS, MEMBER |
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FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL, PRESIDENT, 1996 -1998 |
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER, HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 1986-1991 |
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ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, CHAIR, LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE, 1992-1995; MEMBER 1988-1990 |
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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER |
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NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION, MEMBER |
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ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, MEMBER, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 1981-1985 |
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ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, MEMBER, CHAIR, COMMITTEE ON STATE COURTS OF SUPERIOR JURISDICTION, 1978-1981; MEMBER 1975-1978 |
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ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, CHAIR, COUNCIL ON JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION, 1985-1988 |
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ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, CHAIR, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN THE PROFESSION, 1989-1992 |
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ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, MEMBER, HONORS COMMITTEE |
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| Other Affiliation: |
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COLLEGE OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS, MEMBER |
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| Government Service: |
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CHIEF JUDGE'S TASK FORCE ON NEW YORK COMMERCIAL COURTS, MEMBER |
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SECOND CIRCUIT TASK FORCE ON FAIRNESS IN COURTS, CO-CHAIR, COMMITTEE ON GENDER BIAS |
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| Honors and Awards: |
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FELLOW, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAWYERS, 1991 |
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FELLOW, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF APPELLATE LAWYERS, 1996 |
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| Biography:
Betsy Plevan is a partner in Proskauer’s Labor and Employment Law Department and a member of its seven-person Executive Committee. She has built her practice handling all types of labor and employment litigation, as well as counseling clients in employment matters. Named by New York magazine as one of the “100 Best Lawyers in New York”, Betsy is also listed by National Law Journal as one of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America and by Chambers USA as one of the best labor and employment lawyers in the country. She has also been recognized by The International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers, and she is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. A former member of the Firm’s Executive Committee, Betsy now co-chairs Proskauer’s International Labor and Employment Practice. In addition to maintaining her active practice, she recently completed a two-year term as President of the New York City Bar.
Her practice includes representing clients in such diverse industries as banking and finance, health care, entertainment, publishing and consumer products. Betsy has handled both single plaintiff and class action lawsuits involving issues of discrimination, harassment and employee benefits matters. She has successfully tried a number of jury and non-jury cases in New York and elsewhere in the U.S. Her trial work has been recognized by her induction as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Betsy has also argued more than 50 appeals in state and federal courts, and she has been elected a member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.
Betsy has been involved in representing employers in sexual harassment matters for many years. Noteworthy cases include, among others, her retention in 1986 by Meritor Savings Bank to handle the remand of the landmark Supreme Court case in this area. She also handled on appeal the landmark case in which the New York Court of Appeals reversed a $4 million punitive damages award against Penthouse magazine on the ground that no punitive damages are available under the State Human Rights Law.
In the employee benefits area, Betsy has handled class action lawsuits involving alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, COBRA violations and termination of retiree benefits. Betsy also has extensive experience counseling employers on litigation avoidance and sexual harassment investigations and training management employees in these areas.
Betsy is frequently quoted in national newspapers, legal and other trade publications and has appeared on television to discuss employment issues, especially sexual harassment suits, about which she has lectured and written extensively.
Betsy is also involved in a number of professional organizations. Betsy currently serves as a member of the ABA Board of Governors and as a member of the Boards of ALI-ABA and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. She previously served a two-year term as President of the Federal Bar Council. She is a Member of The American Law Institute, and she is a Director of the Committee for Modern Courts. Betsy previously served as Director of Volunteers of Legal Services and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. She has also served as Chair of the Second Circuit Judicial Conference.
Betsy graduated from Wellesley College and is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston University Law School, where she was an editor of the Law Review.
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