People in the News—Nov. 29, 2017—McNees Wallace & Nurick
McNees Wallace & Nurick member Donna L. Kreiser received the sixth annual Leading Woman Award from Ladies First: The Mid-Atlantic Women's Public Finance Forum during its annual meeting held Nov. 2 in Philadelphia.
November 29, 2017 at 10:00 AM
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Honored
McNees Wallace & Nurick member Donna L. Kreiser received the sixth annual Leading Woman Award from Ladies First: The Mid-Atlantic Women's Public Finance Forum during its annual meeting held Nov. 2 in Philadelphia.
The Leading Woman Award was presented to her for lifetime achievement in public finance and for promoting the advancement of other women in the profession.
Kreiser is co-chair of the financial services and public finance groups and also practices in the public sector group.
She serves on the management committee of the firm and is member-in-charge of the Lancaster office.
Kreiser focuses her practice on municipal and project finance law, including economic development, transportation, government, health care and education.
Additions
Four lawyers joined Hill Wallack's Yardley office.
Robert A. Stewart is a partner and member of the trusts and estates practice group.
Stewart brings 30-plus years of experience in the trusts and estates practice area as well as business succession planning expertise.
Chimdi Ginsburg Tuffs is an associate and member of the trial and insurance defense practice group.
Tuffs focuses her practice in civil litigation, representing insureds, employers and third-party administrators throughout Pennsylvania.
Benjamin W.R. Hauser is an associate and a member of the employment and labor law, school law and municipal practice groups.
Prior to joining Hill Wallack, Hauser served as a judicial law clerk for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas Judge C. Theodore Fritsch Jr.
Jill M. Fein is an associate and a member of the creditors' rights/bankruptcy practice group.
Fein concentrates her practice in all areas of creditors' rights, including foreclosures, landlord-
tenant matters and ejectments, as well as other property-related litigation.
Speakers
Christopher Placitella was a co-moderator and program coordinator at the second annual New Jersey Asbestos Litigation Conference.
Placitella is a shareholder in the Cohen, Placitella & Roth law firm.
Placitella represents individuals injured by defective products and drugs, toxic substances and environmental contamination.
Events
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young's Malvern office donated 122 pounds of nonperishable food items to the Chester County Food Bank during its Thanksgiving food drive.
The Chester County Food Bank was founded in 2009 to address the escalating hunger problem in Chester County.
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