The Legal Congratulates 2018 Lawyers on the Fast Track Winners
Earlier in the year, The Legal asked the Pennsylvania legal community to submit nominations for our annual Lawyers on the Fast Track honors.
May 01, 2018 at 04:01 PM
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By The Legal Intelligencer
Earlier in the year, The Legal asked the Pennsylvania legal community to submit nominations for our annual Lawyers on the Fast Track honors. The nomination forms and any letters of recommendation accompanying them were then sent to a five-member judging panel composed of evaluators from all corners of the legal profession and the state.
After reviewing their results, the following 30 attorneys have been selected as the 2018 Lawyers on the Fast Track:
- Michael Avila, Fisher Phillips
- Brett Berman, Fox Rothschild
- Mandi Bucceroni, Reger Rizzo & Darnall
- Dana Chilson, McNees Wallace & Nurick
- Luke Debevec, Reed Smith
- Sarah Eastburn, Eastburn & Gray
- Kristen Feden, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
- Michele Fenkel, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller
- Scott J.G. Finger, Hofstein Weiner & Meyer
- Klair Fitzpatrick, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
- James Franklin, McNees Wallace & Nurick
- Melissa Fundora Murphy, Blank Rome
- Eleanor Vaida Gerhards, Fox Rothschild
- Melissa Gibson, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Meredith Graham, Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir
- Stephanie Henrick, High Swartz
- Charlie Lyu, Baker Hostetler
- Kimberly Magrini, Ballard Spahr
- Sara McCormick, Ballard Spahr
- Luke McLoughlin, Duane Morris
- Sarah Murray, Gross McGinley
- Brian Nath, Cozen O'Connor
- Lauren O'Donnell, Blank Rome
- Nicole O'Hara, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
- Christina Riggs, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
- William Roark, Hamburg Rubin Mullin Maxwell & Lupin
- Edward Robson, Robson & Robson
- Jordan Schlossberg, Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel
- Allison Sizemore, Reed Smith
- Angel Mae Webby-Zola, Zola Law Offices
A celebratory event will be held at the Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia on June 27 to honor the winners. For more information, contact Andre Sutton at [email protected] or 757-721-9020.
Thank you to all those who took the time to submit nominations and letters of recommendation, and congratulations to all of this year's honorees!
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