NAMWOLF CEO, Joel Stern, has announced his retirement as of September 2020 at the close of the NAMWOLF Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Joel has served as NAMWOLF’s CEO since March of 2014, and in that time has done extraordinary work to build NAMWOLF’s membership and brand, and to further NAMWOLF’s mission to increase legal diversity. ...
The litigation team at LimNexus helped to defeat claims by 17 bellwether plaintiffs who alleged they had been harmed by stray voltage supposedly coming from an electrical substation owned by utility Southern California Edison Company. After seven years of litigation, LimNexus, in partnership with Munger Tolls & Olson, defeated all the claims of each plaintiff, ...
Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC Employment Attorneys (NFC), a top-ranked Employment Law Firm representing management, is pleased to announce that Partner, Kerrie R. Heslin, has been elected to the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms’ (NAMWOLF) Board of Directors. NAMWOLF is a nonprofit trade association comprised of minority and women owned law firms. ...
Delaware Counsel Group is pleased to announce that Ellisa Habbart has been elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) for her commitment to upholding the highest principles of the legal profession. This prestigious membership is only bestowed upon 1% of all attorneys licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Established in 1955, The ...
Lafayette & Kumagai is pleased to welcome Ingrid M. Ahuja to the firm. Ms. Ahuja handles all aspects of employment litigation, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, restrictive covenants, classification issues and wage and hour class action litigation. In addition, she has significant experience in commercial and general business litigation matters, including breach of contract, privacy, slander, ...
Perez & Morris LLC’s founding partner Juan Jose “John” Perez was the mastermind behind the firm’s philanthropic mission. Inspired by a verse in the Bible, the business law firm supports local food pantries, provides fresh water to Indian communities and meets the needs of families both across the country and abroad. Now championed by John ...
The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is conducting a nationwide search for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) is a nonprofit trade association comprised of minority and women owned law firms and other interested parties throughout the United States. ...
Amy Stewart Law, a Dallas-based insurance coverage law firm, is thrilled to welcome appellate expert LaDawn Nandrasy. With nearly three decades of experience handling sophisticated and complex civil appeals, LaDawn adds invaluable expertise to the firm’s insurance-coverage practice. She also brings ten years of experience as managing partner of her prior law firm, an elite appellate ...
Willenken LLP is pleased to announce that Peter Shimamoto is joining the firm as partner, effective January 1, 2020. Peter brings more than 30 years of complex commercial litigation experience to Willenken, with a particular emphasis on entertainment and intellectual property matters. He honed his practice at law firms in New York and Los Angeles, including Irell ...
Giffen & Kaminski has been named a Tier 1 firm in Cleveland, Ohio in three practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2020. Giffen & Kaminski’s Tier 1 ranking reflects its high level of respect in the legal community and among its clients. Giffen & Kaminski’s Kerin Lyn Kaminski, Karen ...