Elizabeth Anne, “Betiayn” Tursi, who passed away on February 11, 2024, was born and bred in Brooklyn, a fact of which she was very proud. She left no known survivors.

Ms. Tursi spent most of her storied career in legal marketing and, later, in helping women in law achieve their professional goals. She was the Co-Founder and the Global Chair of Women in Law Empowerment Forum (“WILEF”). Founded in 2007, WILEF has been the premier organization for women attorneys from the largest firms and corporate law departments in the United States, London and Paris. Through her tireless efforts and vision, WILEF grew to be a major force in the legal world.

Over the years, WILEF presented invaluable programs on many important topics, aimed at expanding the business acumen and skills of young women attorneys in big law and in corporate law departments. In addition, Ms. Tursi founded the WILEF Gold Standard Awards Program in 2011, causing over 50 major national law firms all over the United States, and later in London and Paris, to focus on creating a more equitable environment for women. Through this program, WILEF became a change agent for women in law firms, helping them rise within the firms as business developers and leaders.

Ms. Tursi devoted most of her professional life to inspiring women in law by providing tools and strategies to develop, lead and succeed in the ever-changing legal services landscape. She was recognized repeatedly by the American Bar Association and other high-profile organizations in the law for her ground-breaking work in dealing with the rights of women and for her tireless advocacy of women in law.

She was a true role model to scores of women and men and will be sorely missed.