Lisa Noroian, was an attorney with the NYS Unified Court System for over 20 years, including 15 years as Principal Court Attorney to Hon. Carol S. Klein, JFC, AJSC, in Orange County, and also with the Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Appellate Division, 2nd Department. Ms. Noroian is presently doing work as an Attorney for the Child with the Children’s Rights Society, Inc., in Goshen, New York.
Ms. Noroian has practiced in several areas of law during her legal career, including Family and Matrimonial, Article 81 Guardianship and related issues, Mental Health, and Social Security Disability. She has represented clients before both state and federal courts, as well as administrative tribunals, and has handled Guardianship cases in all counties of New York’s 9th Judicial District. Early in her career she worked for legal services programs in the State of Florida, where she handled a caseload that spanned multiple counties and coordinated pro bono projects. She thereafter returned to New York to work with a legal services program in Manhattan.
A member of WBASNY’s Orange-Sullivan Chapter since 2002, Ms. Noroian served on the Chapter’s Board from 2003 to 2010, including as President from 2008 to 2009 and a second tenure as Vice-President from 2022 to 2024. She received the Chapter’s Distinguished Attorney Award in 2016. She also serves as Treasurer of the Women’s Bar Association of Orange and Sullivan Counties Foundation.
Ms. Noroian has valued the opportunity to serve in various WBASNY leadership roles over the years and engage with members across the state. Ms. Noroian was a WBASNY Vice-President last year, Co-Chair of the Wellness Committee from 2019 to 2023, Chair of the WBASNY Newsletter from 2022 to 2023, and Co-Chair of the CLE Committee for fifteen years. She was also Co-Chair of Convention 2010 and a member of the Permanent Convention Committee for several years.
Ms. Noroian has been involved in various volunteer endeavors in her community. She was active for many years in Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, leading her daughter’s troop, and as a chair of two service unit committees. She also coordinated an annual program about Family Court for a local girls empowerment group. Ms. Noroian has previously volunteered with her law school interviewing law school applicants.
Ms. Noroian graduated from the Florida State University College of Law and practiced law in Florida before returning to New York. She grew up in Orange County where she currently resides with her husband and daughter.