2020-2021 Becoming Series

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.

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