NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Practising Law Institute (PLI), a leader in
continuing education, is honoring the legacy of President
Emerita Anita
C. Shapiro by dedicating its New York
Conference Center in her name. Ms.
Shapiro successfully led PLI as
the nonprofit organization's first woman president
for five years until her death in 2020.
Located in midtown Manhattan, PLI's state-of-the-art
Anita C. Shapiro Conference Center hosts thousands of attendees
each year, including esteemed faculty from leading law firms, law
schools, the judiciary, non-profits, and corporations. When
fully vaccinated attendees, faculty, and staff return to PLI's New
York Conference Center for in-person programs resuming in October,
they will see a portrait of Ms. Shapiro and a plaque in
her honor.
The Anita C. Shapiro Conference Center was formally dedicated
with a resolution by PLI's Board of Trustees on September 22, and a ceremony will be held in the
coming months.
"Anita was an inspiring leader who dedicated her
career to continuing education and access to justice," says
PLI President Sharon L. Crane. "We
are excited to welcome our Privileged Members and other
attendees to the Anita C. Shapiro Conference
Center and to honor the tremendous positive impact
she made on our staff and the legal community."
About Practising Law Institute (PLI)
Practising Law Institute is a nonprofit learning organization
dedicated to keeping attorneys and other professionals at the
forefront of knowledge and expertise. PLI is chartered by the
Regents of the University of the State of
New York, and was founded in 1933 by Harold P. Seligson. PLI provides the highest
quality, accredited, continuing legal and professional education
programs in a variety of formats. This content is delivered by more
than 4,000 volunteer faculty, including prominent lawyers, judges,
investment bankers, accountants, corporate counsel, and U.S. and
international government regulators. PLI publishes a comprehensive
library of treatises, course handbooks, answer books and journals,
also available through the PLI PLUS online platform. The essence of
PLI's mission is its commitment to the pro bono
community.
Please visit www.pli.edu to learn more.
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