The Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession will present the annual Anne X. Alpern Award to Berks County Court of Common Pleas Judge Linda K.M. Ludgate and the Lynette Norton Award to Philadelphia lawyer Lynn E. Rzonca during its 17th annual conference, “Women and the Economy: Securing Your Future,” May 12 in Hershey, Pa.

The Alpern Award is presented annually to a female lawyer or judge who demonstrates excellence in the legal profession and who makes a significant professional impact on women in the law.