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REGISTER HERE OR BECOME AN EVENT SPONSOR BELOW! The deadline to sponsor this event is COB April 3, 2026.  Thank you to all of our amazing event sponsors: ANNUAL JUDICIAL RECEPTION 2026 CDWBA’s keystone event, the annual JUDICIAL RECEPTION, is April 14, 2026, at City...

CDWBA’s Annual Installation Dinner August 21, 2025

We had such a great night at our Annual Installation Dinner celebrating our Incoming President, Renée Behrens, our Incoming Officers and Board, all of the Award Winners, and all of our Honorees! Thank you to everyone who attended and SOLD OUT this event. We would also...

Miss our Founders Day Event? Listen to the recording!

Through a panel of Capital District Women's Bar Association (CDWBA) Past Presidents, we explored how CDWBA began, how our organization grew, we celebrated our roots, and honored the people who got us here! We heard about CDWBA's contribution as a founding chapter of...

Thank you to our 46th Annual Judicial Reception sponsors!

Thank you to our sponsors! Martin P. Bonventre, Esq.

Thank You To Our 2024 Judicial Reception Sponsors!

CDWBA extends heartfelt thanks to all who attended the 2024 Annual Judicial Reception. Your presence made the evening truly memorable, and your support is invaluable to us. It was wonderful to see familiar faces and to welcome new friends into our community. Your...

Thank You To Our Judicial Reception Sponsors!

We were able to host our Judicial Reception for the first time in years! It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces. To those of you who were new to the event, it was great to meet you! We would like to thank all the Court of Appeals, Third Department, Appellate,...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg – 1933-2020

The Capital District Women's Bar Association joins the nation in mourning the passing of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsberg, aka "Notorious RBG," a fierce advocate for gender equality, Justice Ginsberg was a trailblazer, a role model and icon. Justice Ginsberg, the...

Introducing the e-Mentorship Program

Mentors are important for attorneys in any stage of their career- and for newly admitted attorneys and student members, they are even more so.  The CDWBA e-Mentorship Program will be focused on creating professional relationships with CDWBA attorneys who can...

SPONSORSHIP

The CDWBA has annual events for which we rely on sponsorships for support. Please see below for details and pay rate. To sponsor an event, click on the Sponsorship Link, or send a check payable to CDWBA to Administrative Director, CDWBA, P.O. Box 3747, Albany, NY 12203. Please include your organization’s name, contact person and contact information, including email and phone. A CDWBA committee member will contact you with the requirements for the logo. For questions, please contact administrator@cdwba.org. The CDWBA thanks you for your support, and looks forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events.

 

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INSTALLATION DINNER 2026

CDWBA’s annual Installation Dinner will be held on August 13, 2026. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, you may do so below or mail in your payment here. Please note all sponsorships must be received by a date June 1, 2026 for your organization to be included on the mailed invitations.

PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP – $1,250

Your organization’s name featured on a sponsor card mailed with the invitation; acknowledgement on our website; your organization featured as the Platinum sponsor in the program; Your organization featured prominently as the Platinum sponsor on signage at the event entrance and on stage; one full page ad (valued at $150) in a premium section of the program; three (3) complementary tickets to the Dinner; and acknowledgement of your organization from the podium as the platinum sponsor.

 GOLD SPONSORSHIP – $800

Your organization’s name featured on a sponsor card mailed with the invitation; your organization recognized as a sponsor in the program; one full page ad (valued at $150) in the program; two (2) complementary tickets to the Dinner; and acknowledgement of your organization from the podium.

 SILVER SPONSORSHIP – $500

Your organization’s name featured on a sponsor card mailed with the invitation; your organization recognized as a sponsor in the program; one half page ad (valued at $75) in the program; and one (1) complementary ticket to the Dinner.

 BRONZE SPONSORSHIP – $400

Your organization’s name featured on a sponsor card mailed with the invitation; your organization recognized as a sponsor in the program; and one (1) complementary ticket to the Dinner.

 

ANNUAL JUDICIAL RECEPTION 2026

CDWBA’s keystone event, the annual JUDICIAL RECEPTION, is April 14, 2026, at City Hall in Albany. Annually, there are approximately 150 people in attendance, including 35-plus members of the judiciary. The deadline to sponsor this event is COB April 1, 2026. 

PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP – $1,250

Your organization’s name and logo will appear prominently on the bar; a separate poster will be displayed at the reception entrance with your organization’s name or logo; your organizations name and logo will be included on our event promotional materials and our website; and 3 complimentary tickets to the Reception.

GOLD SPONSORSHIP – $800

Your organization’s name or logo displayed on an individual, separate poster located prominently at the Reception entrance; your organizations name and logo will appear on our event promotional materials and on our website; and two complimentary tickets to the Reception.

SILVER SPONSORSHIP – $500

Your organization’s name or logo displayed on our “Thank you to our sponsors” poster located prominently at the Reception; Your organizations name and logo will appear on our event promotional materials; and one complimentary ticket to the Reception.

 

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