Chelsea Beser to Speak at the NY State Bar Association’s Conference on “Preparing for Transition”

Montage freelance attorney, Chelsea Beser, will be speaking at the New York State Bar Association’s 2016 Career Development Conference on January 25, 2016.  The topic of the panel is Preparing for Transition and will focus on what steps lawyers can take when they face both unexpected and planned transitions.  The topics will include networking, financial planning, looking for work life balance, and entrepreneurship.

• What: 2016 NYSBA Career Development Conference | Annual Meeting Event
• Cost: Free Program and Networking Reception
• Date: Monday, January 25, 2016
• Time: Program 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Networking Reception 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Location: Hilton New York Midtown | 1335 Avenue of the Americas (Between 53rd and 54th) | NYC (Gramercy Suite, Second Floor)

The event is sponsored by the Law Practice Management Committee, the Committee on Lawyers in Transition and the Pathway to the Profession Program of the New York State Bar Association.

This is a free event for NYSBA members, but pre-registration is required.  Please register here.  For more information, please visit the  New York State Bar Association’s 2016 Career Development Conference webpage.

Chelsea Beser

Chelsea Beser graduated cum laude from Columbia University in 2003.  She received her Juris Doctor from Fordham University in 2006, where she graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif and was an Associate Editor of the Fordham Law Review and a legal writing teaching assistant.  During law school, Chelsea was a summer associate at Cravath, Swaine and Moore and externed for the Honorable Colleen McMahon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Upon graduation, Chelsea began her career at the New York office of Heller Ehrman, where she was a litigation associate representing clients in complex commercial litigations, securities actions, government investigations and insurance recovery matters.  Chelsea’s pro bono work included lead roles in a federal criminal case, a copyright action, and a death penalty case.  Chelsea held a leadership role in the office as a member of the Associates Committee and as a mentor to summer associates.

Chelsea then joined Boundas, Skarzynski, Walsh & Black, where she focused on business litigation and insurance coverage matters involving professional liability insurance coverage, with a focus on director and officer liability. At BSWB, Chelsea served as the lead associate on a wide range of litigation matters including claims related to business torts, contract disputes, bad faith, coverage disputes, and trade secrets.  Chelsea handled all stages of litigation including drafting initial pleadings, coordinating all aspects of discovery, preparing dispositive motions, participating in mediations and settlement conferences, and drafting appellate briefs.

Chelsea speaks on issues concerning women in the law, contract lawyering, and work-life balance.  Chelsea recently spoke on a panel “Can Women Really Have It All?” for the Women’s Mentorship and Leadership Alliance in New York City and presented a program at the New York County Lawyer’s Association entitled “Alternative and Innovative Approaches to Solo and Small Firm Practice Development.”

Chelsea co-founded the East Coast division of Montage Legal Group in May 2012.