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OfficersJILL OZIEMBLEWSKI jill_oziemblewski@yahoo.com Jill Oziemblewski is an Assistant District Attorney, with the title of Senior Appellate Counsel, in the Appeals and Special Litigation Division of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, where she has worked since May 2019. She handles appeals, federal and state habeas corpus petitions, CPL 440 motions to vacate judgment, and various other written applications. Jill began her career as a prosecutor in January 2005 in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, where she held assignments in the Early Case Assessment Bureau, a general Trial Bureau, and the Domestic Violence Bureau before transferring to the Appeals Bureau in February 2009, serving there for over ten years. During that time, Jill had opportunities to argue and work on cases decided in the New York State Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She pursues opportunities to engage with the broader community through training, outreach, and events. Jill is a graduate of Brown University (1999) and Brooklyn Law School (2004). Jill became a WWBA member in July 2019 and, since then, she has served as Corresponding Secretary (2021-2023), Vice President (2023-2024), and President-Elect (2024-2025), and as a co-chair of the Appellate Practice and Wellness Committees. She is honored to have been elected to the position of President, and commits to continuing our meaningful work in furtherance of the mission of WBASNY and the WWBA. She finds joy in pursuing lifelong studies of dance and piano, and is a frequent hiker. SHARI GORDON President-Elect shari@srgesq.com
Shari R. Gordon, incoming Vice President, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from SUNY at Stony Brook in 1982 and attended Union University at Albany Law School, where she earned the Gabrielli Best Brief Award before graduating with her Jurist Doctorate in 1985, and admission to the New York State Bar in January 1986. Ms. Gordon has been practicing law in excess of 35 years and is currently a member of the Law Offices of Shari R. Gordon located in Yorktown Heights and Mahopac, New York. Ms. Gordon is also admitted to the Eastern and Southern District Courts as well as the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Gordon assisted in the preparation of, and was acknowledged by the author of the four volume treatise, “New York Matrimonial Law and Practice”, by Timothy M. Tippins, Esq. In addition to her divorce and family law practice, Shari has an extensive background in criminal defense as a former Senior Staff Trial Counsel with the Criminal Defense Division of the Legal Aid Society, Bronx County. She has been a member of the First Judicial Department felony panel for over two decades and continues to serve in that capacity. She also serves on the felony and misdemeanor panels in Westchester County. Shari served for two terms as Vice-President of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York and WBASNY co-Chair of Health Law and Reproductive Rights for 14 years. She also served for over 10 years as co-Chair of the Families, Children and Court’s Committee for the Westchester Women’s Bar Association. Ms. Gordon served as an elected state and local director of the WWBA for over a decade. She also served on the Judicial Screening Committee of the WWBA. Ms. Gordon served as Program Chair for the Summer Justice Academy for Young Women held at Pace Law School from 2009 to 2012. The Academy founded by the Hon. La Tia W. Martin, J.S.C., exposes high school girls from local underserved schools to legal training and critical legal analysis taught by law school professors, judges and lawyers, specializing in areas such as cyber bullying, civil and criminal procedure and criminal law, family law and ethics. Shari resides with her husband Barry Cash in Lake Mahopac. She has two sons, Samuel and Noah. MICHELLE CALVI Vice President Michelle.a.calvi@gmail.com
Michelle Calvi is the Principal Law Clerk to the Honorable Helen M. Blackwood, Westchester County Court Judge. In this role she conducts legal research, drafts decisions and orders, analyzes complex legal issues and provides assistance to the Court on a confidential basis. Michelle is passionate about supporting the Judicial Diversion Program and enthusiastically collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to develop and enhance the program, including organizing the first annual Treatment Court Month celebration in May 2023 and procuring a proclamation by Westchester County Executive George Latimer that May is Treatment Court Month in Westchester. She also sits as a member of the Raise the Age working group which facilitates bringing together stakeholders throughout Westchester to coordinate various aspects of Youth Part operations and identifies and addresses issues that arise in the implementation of the Raise the Age legislation and treatment of Adolescent Offenders. Prior to her appointment as Principal Law Clerk, Michelle was appointed as an Assistant District Attorney by the Honorable Janet DiFiore in 2007 and served in that capacity for over 15 years under four different District Attorneys. She began in the Motions and Appeals Division and was quickly transferred to the Criminal Courts and Grand Jury Division where she was assigned to various local D.A. branches throughout the County, prosecuting misdemeanor and felony criminal cases. Michelle presented hundreds of cases to the Grand Jury, including violent felony offenses, and she transitioned to handling all aspects of felony prosecutions in the Trials and Investigations Division including case assessment and enhancement, negotiating plea agreements, motion practice and conducting trials and hearings. With roots in Yonkers, New York and lifelong commitment to Westchester County, she has proudly advocated for justice through her legal career in government. Michelle graduated from Loyola College in Maryland magna cum laude with a Bachelors of Business Administration and was awarded the Marketing Medal. She received her juris doctor degree from Pace Law School cum laude and is admitted to practice law in New York and Connecticut. Michelle is co-chair of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association Annual Holiday Party & Boutique Committee and is looking forward serving as Vice President under the leadership of President Sherry Bishko. Michelle lives in Mamaroneck with her husband and two school-aged sons. In her free time, Michelle enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering with Grassroots Grocery, traveling and party planning.
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