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Women in Law: Mentorship is Crucial for Leadership Roles
Women are becoming an undeniable force in the U.S. legal sector. Yet, despite such growth, women are still not well represented among legal leadership.
In a discussion hosted by Buffalo Business Fi…
2023 Advocacy Days
Founded in 1975, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) members represent more than 12 million women business owners across America. Our members are diverse in many ways, includi…
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Pridgen, Buffalo Council President, Sued for Sexual Abuse
Darius Pridgen and the True Bethel Baptist Church are named in an 18-page civil suit that alleges that Pridgen, the senior pastor at the church and Buffalo Common Council President, committed acts …
Rev. Darius Pridgen, True Bethel Baptist Church served with sex abuse lawsuit
2 On Your Side spoke with Attorney Lisa Coppola for some legal insight on the case and what can happen next.
NAWBO Institute for Entrepreneurial Development Installs Lisa Brunet to 2023-2024 National Board of Directors
(Isstories Editorial):- Richmond, Texas Jun 8, 2023 (Issuewire.com) – The National Association of Women Business Owners Institute for Entrepreneurial Development (NAWBO Institute) has appointed Lis…
#NAWBOVOICE in Our Nation’s Capital
The voice of one woman business owner makes a difference. Now imagine the power and impact of the 100-plus who converged earlier this month in Washington, DC for NAWBO HQ’s 2023 Leadership Onboardi…
Buffalo attorney named chair of National Association of Women Business Owners
The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) has named Buffalo attorney Lisa Coppola, founder and managing partner of The Coppola Firm, as chair of its 2023-2024 board of directors.
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NAWBO Installs Lisa Coppola to the 2023-2024 Board of Directors
Washington, D.C. (June X, 2023)—Today, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) installed Lisa Coppola, Founder and Managing Partner of The Coppola Firm, as Chair of the 2023-2024 …
NAWBO® Installs Lisa Coppola to the 2023-2024 Board of Directors
Lisa Coppola will lead the NAWBO mission and represent the more than 12 million women business owners nationwide as Chair of the National Board.
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the …
NAWBO® Installs Lisa Coppola to the 2023-2024 Board of Directors
Lisa Coppola will lead the NAWBO mission and represent the more than 12 million women business owners nationwide as Chair of the National Board.
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the …
NAWBO Joins Members of the Women’s Business Community at White House
The National Association of Women Business Owners honors Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day each year by celebrating the accomplishments, successes and achievements of women owned …
NYSSO 3.26.23 LIVE Webinar, “S-E-X and Optician Offices – What You Need to Know,” Presented by Lisa Coppola of Coppola Law Firm
Join NYSSO for Virtual LIVE Continuing Education, from 11 am until 12 pm ET, via Zoom Webinar.
This fast-paced program will focus providers on New York and federal laws governing sexual harassment …
Women’s History Month – Founder of the Coppola firm and chair elect of NAWBO National
Lisa Coppola is the founder of The Coppola Firm and chair elect of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). NAWBO is a non-profit org based in Washington DC and is the only dues-p…
NAWBO/ADP Survey & Advocacy Agenda Open Forum- February 28 at 12 p.m
All NAWBO Members are invited to join the Advocacy Agenda Open Forum virtual event. Lisa Coppola, NAWBO Board Chair Elect, and Trish Garcia-Monet, Market Intelligence Lead with ADP, our valued surv…
NAWBO Statement on State of the Union
“Tonight, during the State of the Union, President Biden discussed bipartisan efforts that have helped strengthen the economy and create more opportunities for women business owners,” said Lisa Cop…
Wide Range of Constituencies Union Leaders, Business Leaders, and Advocates Applaud President Biden’s State of the Union Address
President Biden has long believed that we must build the economy from the bottom up and middle out, not the top down. That is why during his State of the Union address, the President spoke directly…
‘Flurry’ of sex abuse suits set to be filed in NY, including by Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll
By Priscilla DeGregory and Zach Williams | New York Post | November 24, 2022
As the Adult Survivors Act goes into effect, predictions are that there will be a large influx of sex abuse lawsuits fil…
Former Shea’s leader suing theater
By Eileen Buckley | WKBW | October 27, 2022
The former president of Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Michael Murphy, is suing Shea’s for his unlawful termination, violating his contract, and discrimi…
Building a Better America: Community Initiatives and Resources
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI) convened leaders from across government and business for a discussion o…
New office accommodates growth at Amherst law firm
By Katie Anderson | Buffalo Business First | June 22, 2022
The Coppola Firm moves into larger, suburban office space in easily accessible Amherst office on Maple Road.
Workers allege racial discrimination in lawsuit against Mercy Hospital
By Patrick Lakamp | Buffalo News | August 24, 2021
Workers at Mercy Hospital have filed discrimination suits against the hospital, claiming that Black employees are assigned more difficult cleaning…
Lawsuit alleges University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine did nothing in sexual assault case
By Olivia Proia | WKBW | April 28, 2021
A Jacobs School of Medicine resident has filed suit against a fellow resident and her employer University Medical Resident Services and University at Buffalo…
Higher ed turmoil includes lawsuits, no-confidence votes, collective bargaining effort
By Jay Tokasz | Buffalo News | April 27, 2021
Several area colleges and universities in Buffalo have experienced claims of wrongful termination by their professors. Among them, Canisius College pro…
Second ex-Russell’s worker alleges firing for reporting Covid-19 violations
A second former employee, bartender Lindsay McKay, sued Russell Salvatore and owner Mark Jerge. Represented by The Coppola Firm, McKay alleges that she experienced retaliatory firing because she r…
Russell Salvatore & business partner sued for alleged COVID-19 violations
By Ala Errebhi | WKBW | February 25, 2021
Russell Salvatore and owner Mark Jerge are being sued due to alleged violations of COVID-19 protocol. The Coppola Firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of a forme…
Workers face ‘uphill battle’ proving firms liable if they catch COVID-19 as economy reopens
By Paul Davidson and Nicholas Wu | USA Today | April 28, 2020
With businesses reopening, mass concern over contracting COVID-19 at work troubled many employees and employers. In order to recover fo…
More complaints about Dunkirk “no-show” contractor
By Ed Reilly | WKBW | December 3, 2019
When a local contractor was reported for taking people’s money for services they never performed, or performed incorrectly, victims wanted to know how to get …
Buffalo Schools, former charter spar over accounting of leftover money
By Jay Rey | Buffalo News | March 4, 2019
With the shutdown of Pinnacle Charter School in 2013, Buffalo Public Schools, from which Pinnacle received funds, claimed that Pinnacle did not turn over i…