Officers

Staten Island Women's Bar Association Officers


Soukaina Sourouri, Esq.

President

Soukaina Sourouri, Esq. is currently a solo practitioner managing her own general practice firm. Ms. Sourouri predominately focuses on Family Law in Richmond County. She is a member of the 18B Panel in Richmond County Family Court as well as a member of the Part 36 Attorneys for Children Panel. She is the former court attorney for Family Court Judge Janet L. McFarland. She graduated from CUNY Law School in 2020. While attending law school at night, she worked for the Law Office of Rosa Pannitto, P.C. After graduation, she worked for the law firm of Glenn Yost prior to becoming a court attorney. She serves as the President of Staten Island’s Woman’s Bar Association. 


Ms. Sourouri is also a Member of the Richmond County Bar Association, Staten Island Trial Lawyers, and Columbian Lawyers of Brooklyn. Since 2017, she has been a volunteer at CUNY! Citizenship Now assisting in legal screenings for green card holders applying for citizenship. Part of her goals are to continue to serve the Staten Island community. 


Teresa Nuccio, Esq.

1st Vice President

Teresa R. Nuccio is a Special Education Impartial Hearing Officer with the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. Teresa hears cases arising from due process complaints filed on behalf of students attending public and private schools within the City of New York seeking special education services, tuition reimbursement, and review of disciplinary determinations against students with special needs. Ms. Nuccio is also currently the Recording Secretary for the Women’s Bar Association of New York.


Ms. Nuccio obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School and obtained her M.Ed. from Hunter College in General and Special Education with an emphasis on concomitant learning and emotional disabilities. She received the Women of Distinction award from the Staten Island Chapter of New York State Women, Inc. 


Prior to joining O.A.T.H. in the Summer of 2022, Ms. Nuccio was a principal law clerk to a Supreme Court Justice, focusing on Municipal Tort Liability, Guardianship, and Foreclosure. Before entering public service, Teresa was a partner in a law firm representing clients in New York City, Long Island, and the United States District Courts in New York and New Jersey. 


Paula Bondad, Esq.

2nd Vice President

Paula B. Bondad, Esq. is the court attorney to the Hon. Janet L. McFarland in Richmond County Family Court. 

 

 Paula began her legal career in 2015 as an Agency Attorney for Family Court Legal Services (“FCLS”), representing the Commissioner of the New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services in child abuse and neglect proceedings in Bronx Family Court. In 2018, she worked briefly for The Children’s Law Center, representing children in custody, visitation, and family offense proceedings in Brooklyn Family Court. In 2019, Paula returned to FCLS as an Agency Attorney Team Leader in Staten Island before entering the court system in 2023. 

 

 Paula received her Juris Doctor from the City University of New York’s School of Law in 2015. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University in 2010.


Carrie Adams, Esq.

Treasurer

Carrie L. Adams is a Matrimonial and Family Law attorney with the Law Office of Claire Cody Miller where she has practiced for 13 years. She graduated from New York Law School and is admitted to practice in the State of New York. She is a member of the Staten Island Women’s Bar Association where she currently serves as Treasurer. Prior to being installed as treasurer, she served as a director of the association. Ms. Adams is also an active member of the Richmond County Bar Association and New York State Bar Association. She is an avid golfer, enjoys reading, cooking, baking, and playing and watching all sports. She enjoys spending any free time she has with her family and friends.


Jenna M. Canciglia, Esq.

Recording Secretary

Jenna M. Canciglia, Esq. is currently a Senior Attorney with Mental Hygiene Legal Service. She is the former associate attorney specializing in Elder Law and Article 81 guardianships. Ms. Canciglia earned her Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School in 2018, during which time she was a Trust and Estates Fellow for the Honorable Robert J. Gigante. She received a Bachelor of Arts from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She serves as the corresponding secretary for Staten Island’s Woman’s Bar Association and is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Richmond County Bar Association, and Columbian Lawyers of Brooklyn. Jenna enjoys spending time with family and friends and coaching competitive high school cheerleading. 


Stephanie DiLorenzo, Esq.

Corresponding Secretary

Stephanie DiLorenzo is a newly admitted attorney to the New York State Bar. At St. John’s University, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics and was awarded the “Golden Key” award for having the highest GPA in her major. Following graduation, Stephanie continued her studies and pursued her law degree at New York Law School. Currently, Stephanie works for Nationwide Mutual Insurance company, where she negotiates and mediates claim settlements for multimillion-dollar companies across the country. In her free time, she enjoys cooking Italian food, baking, and dancing. 

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