Staten Island Women's Bar Association Delegates

Hon. Janet L. McFarland

WBASNY Delegate

Hon. Janet L. McFarland was appointed by Mayor Adams as Judge of the Family Court on January 1, 2023. She was previously appointed by the Mayor as Judge of the Civil Court on March 8, 2021, and reappointed on January 1, 2022. She currently sits in Richmond County Family Court, where she presides over custody, visitation, and family offense part. Prior to becoming a Judge, she was a Court Attorney Referee in Richmond County Family Court from August 2017 until March 2021.

Judge McFarland currently serves on the NYC Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee, Richmond County Access to Justice Workgroup, Richmond County liaison for the Search Warrant Task Force, NYC Family Court Judge’s Association Education Committee, and the Richmond County liaison for Case Management Task Force for Family Court. From May 2007 until August 2017, she was a Principal Attorney at Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Appellate Division, Second Department. Prior to Mental Hygiene Legal Service, she served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office from August 2000 until May 2007. Judge McFarland has also served as a small claims court arbitrator in Richmond County Civil Court.

She graduated from Brooklyn Law School in May 2000. While attending law school at night, she worked full-time as a secretary for a Supreme Court Justice.  She is a Past President of the Staten Island Woman’s Bar Association and is currently a WBASNY Delegate as she serves on the Board of the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Brooklyn. She is also a member of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn, Bay Ridge Lawyers Association, Staten Island Trial Lawyers Association, and the Richmond County Bar Association, as well as serves on the Red Mass Committee of Staten Island.

She is a Past President of the Soroptimists International of Staten Island and chaired and started the Soroptimists’ first mentoring program for high school girls at Port Richmond High School. Hon. McFarland is also a member of Staten Island County Kiwanis and on the advisory board of Mr. Bones and Co. Animal Rescue. She was previously on the Board of Directors of Community Health Action of Staten Island and Staten Island Shakespearean Theater Company. 

Dawn Reid-Green, Esq.

WBASNY Delegate

Dawn Reid-Green is a native New Yorker who attended the renowned Bronx High School of Science. She is a 1989 graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Law. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the University at Buffalo.

Ms. Reid-Green is employed at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearing, Special Education Division, presiding over special education litigation in New York City. Ms. Reid-Green’s prior employment including working as a litigator in the public sector for over 33 years. She specialized in personal injury defense and litigation, and held the position of Borough Chief-Kings County at the New York City Transit Authority.

Ms. Reid-Green is the current President of Soroptimist International-Staten Island Chapter an international organization that promotes the education of women and girls. During her tenure as President she has worked tirelessly to develop the Dream It, Be It Mentoring Program which mentors high school girls. In addition, Soroptimist works to acknowledge and highlight the accomplishments of women in the community that have worked to for the betterment of women and children in the community.

Ms. Reid-Green is a Past President of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY), a statewide bar association of over 3,500 members.  Prior to holding the office of President, she served as President-Elect, Vice President, WBASNY Treasurer, Co-Chair-2016 Voter Registration Drive Committee and Co-Chair-2017 Convention Committee. Ms. Reid-Green held the position of President of the Staten Island Women’s Bar Association (SIWBA), a chapter of WBASNY from 2013-2015 and continues to serve as a member of the SIWBA Advisory Council.

Ms. Reid-Green served as a Board Member of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA) from 2015-2021, and served as the MBBA delegate to the Kings County Democratic Judicial Screening Committee (2020-2021). She is a member of the Columbian Lawyers Association-Brooklyn, NYS Trial Academy and Richmond County Bar Association. She is a past member of the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission-Second Department. She has also participated as a scoring judge for the Empire Mock Trial Competition, and a mentor for law students and high school student..

Ms. Reid-Green community engagement includes: member of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.-Brooklyn Chapter Associates Group past member of the Board of the Staten Island Historical Society from 2015-2018, member of the National Council of Negro Woman-Staten Island and member of NAACP-Staten Island Branch. Ms. Reid-Green also serves as a guest lecturer at CUNY School of Law.

Ms. Reid-Green is married to Richard Green, a guitarist. They have two daughters, Naja Green Monette and Gabrielle Green, graduates of the prestigious Howard University, Washington D.C.