People in the News—Aug 21, 2019—Feldman Shepherd
Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig announced that attorney Bethany Nikitenko joined its practice.
August 21, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig announced that attorney Bethany Nikitenko joined its practice.
Nikitenko represents individuals and families who were catastrophically injured by medical malpractice, auto and motor vehicle accidents, unsafe buildings, defective products and sexual abuse.
She earned her Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law.
|Events
Drinker Biddle & Reath hosted a panel discussion and networking reception for the Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2019 diversity corporate summer interns.
This year’s Diversity Corporate Summer Internship Program had a record number of applications and participating companies from the Greater Philadelphia region.
The panelists included: Teleicia Dambreville, director and employment counsel at Burlington Stores Inc.; Maria Lewis, chief diversity officer and counsel at Drinker Biddle; and Morenike Williams, associate counsel at Vanguard.
The panel discussed interpersonal skills in the legal profession, how to handle difficult conversations, and other tips for new lawyers.
A networking reception with attorneys from the Association of Corporate Counsel and Drinker Biddle followed the panel discussion.
|Speakers
Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano chief strategy officer Shawn Lehocky participated in TechRepublic’s chief information officer jury, discussing the implementation of cloud-based technology in the legal industry.
In this session, the jury members were asked whether their organizations use cloud solutions.
Two-thirds of the 12-member jury responded that they were using cloud-based service.
Lehocky said that Pond Lehocky is using such technology and referenced the firm’s implementation of Litify, a cloud-based case management and business operations platform.
TechRepublic is an online trade publication and social community for IT professionals.
Each month, it asks CIOs, chief technology officers, IT directors and others from the private sector and government agencies to participate on its CIO Jury.
The publication selects 12 members to form the jury, seeking their input on issues for IT decision makers.
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