This year's 20 Top Women in Law honorees include lawyers from a variety of practices, but there are some common traits among them: entrepreneurship, scholarship, leadership, mentorship, and more. In many cases, these lawyers are as active in their communities and philanthropy as they are in their practices and professional groups. The information we highlight here only scratches the surface for each honoree. We encourage readers to seek out more information on these fine attorneys. We at the Law Journal certainly will be following what they do.

The honorees kindly agreed to share with us some brief thoughts, by responding to the Law Journal's questionnaire, on women in the profession, and on building a legal career. We mention it every time, but it always bears mentioning: The insights that come directly from the honorees far exceed anything we ourselves could offer in our attempts to profile them, and the variety and thoughtfulness of these responses are truly remarkable.

This year, we asked the honorees to weigh in on the #MeToo movement, which of course transcends professions, industries and communities. We also think it might encompass more than just harassment and abuse of power; we think it is driving discussion on gender equity more generally. And that discussion is critically important. We thank the honorees for offering some thoughts here, on what admittedly is a more complex topic than can be adequately addressed in the space and time we allotted them. Despite those limitations, we hope the insights that readers see here will be only a small part of a much broader and deeper conversation on the topic.

And so as we salute the honorees, we also learn from them—which, of course, is a big part of what makes them remarkable in the first place: That they take time to teach even as they excel, and that they lead by example.

— David Gialanella, Assistant Managing Editor of Regional Brands, ALM Media

— Juliette Gillespie, Law Editor, New Jersey Law Journal

Congrats to the winners. Click on the links below to view the honoree profiles.