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Elected and Appointed

McNees Wallace & Nurick announced attorney Denise Elliott was elected to the executive committee for the board of directors of Girls on the Run Lancaster/Lebanon.

Elliott is set to serve as vice chair of the organization's board for two years beginning Wednesday.

Elliott began serving on the board of Girls on the Run four years ago and chairs the governance committee.

Girls on the Run, which was established internationally in 1996, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring girls to activate their potential and pursue their goals.

Over the course of a 10-week program, trained coaches lead small teams of 3rd- through 8th-grade girls through a research-based curriculum, which includes dynamic discussions, activities and running games.

The program wraps up with a celebratory 5K event.

The Lancaster/Lebanon council was founded in 2019 and serves girls in every school district in Lancaster County.

In addition to her involvement with Girls on the Run, Elliott serves as a classroom volunteer for Junior Achievement of Central Pennsylvania, is on the board of directors and personnel committee for Lancaster Health Center and is a member of the parent school board at St. Anne School.

She served on the board of directors of the Hands-on House Children's Museum for six years and is a 2009 graduate of Leadership Lancaster.

Elliott practices in the McNees labor and employment practice group, where she focuses on defending self-insured employers in workers compensation matters and providing representation and counsel to clients in employment discrimination litigation, ADA/FMLA compliance, drug and alcohol issues in the workplace, and health and safety.

She is certified as a specialist in the practice of workers' compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association workers' compensation law section.

Additions

Barley Snyder announced it hired three summer associates for 2020.

The three law school students started June 22 and will work throughout the firm's 10 offices to learn from its attorneys and professionals.

They will receive hands-on experience with the day-to-day and long-term responsibilities of an attorney.

The three summer associates at Barley Snyder in 2020 are Elizabeth Castillo, Caleb P. Setlock and Gabriel T. Wertz.

Castillo of Lancaster is set to begin her second year at Temple University Beasley School of Law in the fall after graduating from George Washington University.

Before taking on law school, she worked both domestically and internationally in the field of humanitarian services.

Setlock is set to start his third year at Duquesne University School of Law in the fall after initially completing his undergraduate degree at Duquesne University.

The Lititz resident is a former legal intern in the Lancaster County Public Defender's Office and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 13, in Harrisburg.

Wertz expects to graduate from the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law in 2021.

The Lebanon native is a member of the Villanova Moot Court board and worked as a legal intern for the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.

He is a graduate of DeSales University.

Barley Snyder's summer associate program is designed to help the participants learn about life within the firm and gives summer associates the opportunity to accompany attorneys to depositions, client meetings and court appearances.

Resumés for summer associates must be received no later than Aug. 1 for consideration for the following summer.

To apply, submit your resumé to [email protected] with the subject "Summer Associate Program."

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