PBA YLD Presents: Becoming Successful
"Becoming: Strategies for Success for Diversity Attorneys and Their Allies"
Every young or aspiring attorney dreams of becoming successful… a successful trial attorney… a successful rainmaker… a successful pro bono attorney… a successful judge… successful.
The road can often be long and is always filled with obstacles, for some more than others. In the first of its “Becoming” Series, the PBA Young Lawyers Division presents a four-part sub-series on “Becoming: Strategies for Success for Diversity Attorneys and Their Allies.”
Join the free presentation to hear from our distinguished panel about their path to success, some of the obstacles they have overcome, and advice that will help you become a successful diversity attorney and diversity ally.
Part I
Panel:
Hon. Theodore A. McKee, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Luis Felipe Restrepo, United States Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the third Circuit
Hon. Juan R. Sánchez, Chief United States District Judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Hon. Carolyn H. Nichols, Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Kevin Harden Jr., Esq., Ross Feller Casey
Marilou E. Watson, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Phillip Yoon, Esq., Chief Staff Attorney, Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Patrice M. Turenne, Esq., Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin PC
Part II
Panel:
Hon. J. Nicholas Ranjan, Judge, U.S. District Court., Western District of PA
Hon. Daniel J. Clifford, Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, Montgomery County
Hon. Garrett D. Page, Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, Montgomery County
Rodney R. Akers, Esq., Deputy General Counsel, Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of General Counsel
Kristen M. Gibbons Feden, Esq., Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky
Moderator: Patrice M. Turenne, Esq., Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc.
Part III
Panel:
Hon. Virgil Walker, Judge, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Romilda Crocamo, Esq., Chief Solicitor, Luzerne County
Tsiwen Law, Esq., Law & Associates LLC
Sharon Lopez, Esq., Triquetra Law
Leigh Skipper, Esq., Chief Federal Defender, Eastern District of Pa.
Moderator: Patrice M. Turenne, Esq., Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc.
Part IV
Panel:
Hon. Daniel J. Anders, Judge, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Hon. Steven C. Tolliver, Judge, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Sharon Barney, Esq., Associate Director of Career Services, Penn State Law
Jennifer Gomez Hardy, Esq., Gomez Law Group
Kelley Hodge, Esq., Fox Rothschild LLP
Moderator: Patrice M. Turenne, Esq., Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc.