Queens lawyer sworn in to lead citywide law secretary org
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Incoming directors and officers of the Association of Law Secretaries to Justices of the Supreme and Surrogates’ Courts include Amira Amar, former President Nadine Johnson, Jasmine Valle, Tiffany Malcolm, Treasurer Steve Helfont, Secretary Scott Krompinger, Asst. Treasurer Lauren Jones, Second VP Eva Marie Cusack, Vice President Kevin Morrisey, President Elect Alla Allison Ageyeva, and Allison Greenfield. Photo by David Handschu/courtesy of Association
By Rachel Vick
Last month, more than 120 members of New York City’s legal community gathered to celebrate the incoming board of the Association of Law Secretaries to Justices of the Supreme and Surrogates' Courts in New York City.
Queens-based law secretary Alla Allison Ageyeva was sworn in as president of the association by Queens Supreme Court Justice Hon. Darrell L. Gavrin, taking over for outgoing president Nadine Johnson.
"I am truly honored to have been nominated to serve this esteemed Association," said Ageyeva, who will serve for two years. "One of my goals is to promote more face-to-face and in-person access to one another."
Ageyeva's agenda includes bringing back in-person CLEs, enabling user-friendly sharing of information and promoting unity among the courts.
The association covers over 200 court attorneys, and is celebrating its 52nd anniversary this year.
Also sworn-in was first vice president Kevin Morrisey, second vice president Eva-Marie Cusack, treasurer Steven Helfont, assistant treasurer Lauren Jones, secretary Scott Krompinger, and assistant secretary Toshia McKnight.
Queens’ own Jasmine I. Valle, Elba Melendez-Loughman, Alice Tam Tien, Devin Robinson, Xavier Carr, Justin Dorman, Alana Gardner, Allison Greenfield, Tiffany Malcolm, Amira Ammar, Nadine Johnson, Mary Kavanaugh, Barbara Grcevic, Peter Lane, and Yael Wilkofsky were installed to the Board of Directors, representing all five boroughs.
Hon. Cynthia Parache-Brito, past president of the association, received the Faith O'Neal Memorial Award for her distinguished service to the Association.
Hon. George J. Silver, former deputy chief administrative judge of the New York City Courts, Hon. Doris M. Gonzalez, administrative judge in the Civil Term, Supreme Court, Bronx County, and Hon. Wayne M. Ozzi, justice of the Supreme Court, Richmond County were presented with the William Goodstein Memorial Award.
Each celebrated the contributions of court attorneys, underscoring the importance, hard work and virtues of those in the role.
“It was our first in-person event in almost three years,” Johnson said. “And few thought that we would arrive at this benchmark with all the professional and personal challenges that occurred with so many.”
Check back next week for an in-depth interview with Ageyeva.
