Kristen Behrens Kristen L. Behrens of Dilworth Paxson. Courtesy photo

Speakers

On May 17, alumna and board member of Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law, co-founder of the Drexel Women's Law Society, and co-managing partner at Dilworth Paxson, Kristen Behrens, spoke at the Drexel Kline School of Law's commencement ceremony in Philadelphia.

The speech to the graduating class focused on the importance of mentorship by alumni for future generations and their responsibility to the profession and those that will follow in their footsteps.

Behrens was elected co-managing partner of Dilworth in 2023, becoming one of the youngest female law firm leaders in Pennsylvania. She is the first female to have been elected to a management position in the firm's 90-year history and has a trust & estates practice.