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Erika Kaneko
Kaneko LLC
erika@erikakaneko.com
erikakaneko.com

Erika is the Founder and Principal Attorney of Kaneko LLC, a boutique law firm that advises startup founders and executives as they make strategic, informed decisions to grow and scale their businesses.  

She has substantial experience guiding tech and life sciences companies through the IPO process, and representing companies through private equity acquisitions and financings, from her tenure at top “big law” firms Cooley and Weil. She is passionate about bringing her experience counseling later-stage companies to help early-stage leaders anticipate and manage risks with an eye to growth and exit. 

Erika advises clients across the globe in the B2B/B2C SaaS, AI, blockchain, ecommerce, retail, food and beverage, and digital media and art spaces, and she also consults to law firms. As fractional general counsel, representative matters include corporate governance, formation and compliance; financing and fundraising; equity and compensation; and drafting terms of service, customer, and commercial agreements.

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Maribeth Edmonds
Meadow Lane Private Staffing
Maribeth@meadowstaffing.com
http://www.meadowlaneprivatestaffing.com

Maribeth Edmonds is the Director of Meadow Lane Private Staffing in the Hamptons. A former Estate Manager, she brings unique insight into recruiting top candidates for UHNW households.

Maribeth is also a writer, a passionate advocate for hospice, and a pretty wobbly tap dancer. She divides her time between NYC, Southampton and PA, where she shares her life with husband Tom, sister Debbie, and a happy bunch of rescue animals.

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Liya Tager
ABA Insurance
liya@abainsuranceagency.net

In the blink of an eye, unforeseen catastrophes can threaten the very existence of your business. Without the proper insurance coverage, many years of hard work can evaporate in an instant.

For over 20 years, Liya has implemented proactive risk management strategies, so your business and personal assets are secure and protected.

She believes:
Professionalism is an expression of care and love. Every recommendation, every decision is made with the genuine desire to protect what you’ve worked so hard for both professionally and personally.

Every Dollar Matters – Liya navigates the challenges of insurance so you get the right coverage at the best price. Not too much. Not too little.

Relationships Matter – Insurance is not a one-time transaction. Liya believes in creating a long-term relationship built on a foundation of trust.

Some of the coverages she offers:

Personal:
– Auto
– Homeowners
– Umbrella
– Fine Art and Jewelry

Business:
– Professional and General Liability
– Business Automobile
– Builder’s Risk
– Workers Compensation

Some of her specialties are restaurants, medical offices, law practices and commercial real estate, but business from all industries are welcome.

Liya came to this country in 1992 from Riga, Latvia, part of the EU. She loves spending time with her family and lifelong friends from childhood. 

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Michele Mirman
Mirman, Markovits & Landau P.C.
Mirman@MirmanLawyers.com
https://MirmanLawyers.com

Michele Mirman, Esq., has represented seriously injured victims of accidents and medical malpractice for 45 years and has headed her own personal injury firm, Mirman, Markovits & Landau, since 1991. She is admitted to practice in NY, NJ, Cal, Conn, Fla, DC, the Supreme Court of the United States and the Federal Districts Courts of New Jersey and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Ms. Mirman is a Past President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association. She is the President of the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association Foundation, which she founded.

Ms. Mirman has tried and settled numerous, significant cases, representing thousands of New Yorkers on construction, medical malpractice, fall down, motor vehicle and sexual assault cases. She has also served on the judiciary committees for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the Brooklyn Democratic Party and the New York State Women’s Bar Association, which rate New York State judicial candidates. Ms. Mirman also gives back to her community. She is the President of Bear Givers, a non-profit that sponsors kindness programs focused on children with disabilities, a member of AllinBklyn, a community of women who make grants to organizations that strengthen Brooklyn, and a longtime supporter of both the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society, which supports preschools in underprivileged areas and The Making Headway Foundation, which raises money for research into brain cancer in children. Ms.Mirman is also a trustee of the Tenement Museum of New York City, which tells the story of the immigrant experience in the United States and celebrates the achievements immigrants have made.

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Rose Block
Michael Block Attorney at Law P.C.
rose@michaelblocklawyer.com
https://www.michaelblocklawyer.com

Rose Block is the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer of Michael Block Attorney at Law P.C. Her law firm specializes in the defense of traffic and misdemeanor tickets throughout all of New York State. The firm was founded by her husband 37 years ago and has continued to defend individuals and companies in Traffic and Criminal law throughout this time. Not an attorney, Rose manages the administrative duties of the law firm. It is a family business, and family is what sustains the practice. A graduate of Fashion Institute of Technology and New York University, Rose holds degrees in graphic design, advertising communications and anthropology. Rose loves helping people. Working at a law firm allows her to make a difference every day.

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Teri Scheinzeit
Business Coach
(In Memoriam)

Teri Scheinzeit will always be remembered as a legendary member of WENG. A brilliant business coach, professional speaker and author, she brought twenty-five years of experience as a successful entrepreneur into her coaching relationships. In her engaging and upbeat style, she helped her clients to identify and remedy problems in their businesses, learn to value self-care, and see the humor and pathos in life’s journeys. At the start of the pandemic, it was this empathy that led her to invite all WENG members to “drop in” to an impromptu morning group, which she then continued to lead daily and without charge for the entire year. These meetings became a touchstone and a lifesaver at the start of each day for dozens of women helping each other navigate the unimaginable challenges in their businesses and personal lives brought on by COVID. 

Teri was awarded Mentor/Coach of the Year from the Stevie Awards, a premier business organization honoring women entrepreneurs worldwide. Her book, “Success Without Stress: Simple Steps to Finding Calm for Women Business Owners” won four book awards in 2017. She was also a dazzling songwriter and performer, whose body of work culminated in the recent CD release of her one-woman show, Choosing Happy, a funny and poignant memoir of her lifelong battle with cancer.  

Losing Teri was a heartbreaking blow to WENG, but we honor her with our ongoing commitment to help and support one another. Her books and CD’s are available on Amazon and www.savvybizowner.com.

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Mira Weiss
Weiss Law Group, PLLC
mweiss@weisslawgroup.com
https://www.weisslawgroup.com

Mira is the founder and managing attorney of Weiss Law Group, PLLC. With thirty years of experience as an attorney and business professional, she brings a fresh, holistic approach to elder law, trusts and estates, guardianship, and Medicaid planning.

Mira is known for her warmth, energy, and highly effective legal representation. She understands that in addition to solid technical skills, a great lawyer must have empathy and patience. Her success in the courtroom and her interactions with clients are testimony to her abilities.

She brings to her practice a unique set of skills and experience in public health, health law, and insurance. Before launching the Weiss Law Group, she served as Deputy Director of Operations of the world-famous Bellevue Hospital Center (“Bellevue”) and as counsel to Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Bellevue, and private medical practices. She also worked in the health insurance industry as counsel and senior executive for insurers such as Horizon New Jersey and Horizon Pennsylvania (Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliated companies) and as General Counsel and Vice President at Touchstone Health (a Medicare company).