Glenn Mahone of Reed Smith. Courtesy photo Glenn Mahone of Reed Smith. Courtesy photo

Glenn Mahone, Reed Smith

Mahone's presence and leadership in the Black community in Pittsburgh and in the commonwealth have been a beacon to Black lawyers in Pennsylvania who have aspired to reach the highest levels of success in Big Law. As we hear so often today, "If you can see it, you can be it." Mahone is who Black lawyers saw. He was the first Black lawyer hired by a major firm in Pittsburgh in 1973.

It is not an exaggeration to say that for the past 30 years he has mentored a vast majority Black lawyers in the state, regardless of what firm they were with.