Megan Balne Megan Knowlton Balne, partner with Hyland Levin Shapiro. Courtesy photo

Honored

New Jersey firm Hyland Levin Shapiro announced that partner Megan Knowlton Balne received the Katherine D. Hartman Outstanding Woman in the Profession Award.

The Katherine D. Hartman Outstanding Woman in the Profession Award was created in 2015 by the Burlington County Bar Association's women in the profession committee. The award honors a woman in the legal profession who demonstrates outstanding leadership, dedication, mentorship and service to the Burlington County Bar Association and the surrounding community.

Balne received the award at a reception on April 27, attended by members of the bench and bar of Burlington County. In her remarks accepting the award, Balne emphasized the importance of mentorship in her career and how she strives to be an example to others in the profession.