Meet the State Bar Association’s New Leader: New York Brief

June 1, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC

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NYSBA’s New Chief on Trump, AI, Priorities

Ex-MetLife counsel and former Bronx prosecutor Taa Grays takes over today as president of the New York State Bar Association, the nation’s biggest voluntary state bar group.

NYSBA’s first Black female leader, Grays is a Harvard University and Georgetown Law grad. She told Beth Wang her take on Trump, AI, and recruitment:

Taa Grays is the first Black woman to lead the New York State Bar Association
Taa Grays is the first Black woman to lead the New York State Bar Association
Photo by Beth Wang/Bloomberg Law

BW: There have been calls for the bar to speak out about things the Trump administration has said and actions taken against the profession. What’s your ...

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