The directorship is an excellent opportunity for Ms. Foti to lend her voice and support to issues affecting the status of women in our local community. Ms. Foti will be installed at the association's Officers and Director's Awards Ceremony on Wednesday September 24^th. The ceremony will be attended by nearly 1,200 local attorneys, judges, business owners and community members. Ms. Foti is also a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Bar Association of Erie County. She volunteers for the Volunteer Lawyers Project and she has also been an attorney advisor for the High School Mock Trial Tournament. This will be her second year as a State Director for the Western New York Chapter of The Women's Bar Association.