About Duane Morris
Firm Rankings and Statistics
Past and Present
Firm Accolades and Honors
Attorney Accolades and Honors
Developing Opportunities for Women in the Legal Profession
The Duane Morris Women's Initiative, led by partners Sharon Caffrey and Sandra Jeskie, brings together women attorneys throughout the firm to exchange ideas, foster and expand business contacts and opportunities, and enhance attorney development.
The Initiative develops and sponsors programs on various topics, including women's leadership, legal trends geared toward female in-house counsel and practice-related issues. The Initiative sponsors a multi-city clothing drive for Dress for Success, collecting and donating professional clothing and accessories to help women in low-income communities. In addition, the Initiative holds internal networking lunches and activities for Duane Morris women attorneys, including a Women's Initiative Retreat for all women attorneys that focuses on educational programming as well as networking. The Women's Initiative also regularly hosts events with the National Association of Women Lawyers to benefit abused women and children.
The Women's Initiative will be offering dynamic programming throughout the calendar year. Watch for more CLEs, panel presentations and networking events.
Awards & Accolades
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The Women's Initiative group recognizes and congratulates our new women partners: Heather Carmody, Philadelphia Duane Morris was honored at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Women in the Profession 18th Annual Conference. The firm was recognized for the |
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second year in a row for its activities in promoting women. Jane Dalton, of the Philadelphia office, is the co-chair of the planning committee for the conference.
Duane Morris was recognized by Women Against Abuse for its work with the organization at its annual event to raise awareness for domestic violence.
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Duane Morris has been cited as one of seven firms in the 2010 Honor Roll of Legal Organizations Welcoming Women Professionals. Created by the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Commission on Women in the Profession (WIP), the annual list recognizes law firms that are committed to diversity and provide tools to enable women lawyers to continue and advance in their professional careers. They include flexible work schedules, backup childcare, networking events and other innovative programs. |
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Duane Morris in San Diego is the top AmLaw 100 firm in the Lawyers Club of San Diego 2010 Equality Survey by percentage of female partners, and is noted for its overall percentage of female lawyers and firmwide policies regarding part-time arrangements and paternity leave. Duane Morris in San Diego also had the highest percentage of female associates of any other firm in the survey.
In 2007, Duane Morris was named one of the top 50 law firms for women by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm focused on the advancement of women in the legal profession. Best Law Firms for Women honored Duane Morris for its commitment to the retention and advancement of female lawyers and professional staff.
The firm has also been listed by Women 3.0 magazine as one of the Top 100 Law Firms for Women. Philadelphia magazine named Duane Morris one of the Best Places to Work, noting the firm's strong mentoring and networking programs for women attorneys.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) Americans, gave Duane Morris a perfect score for the second year in a row and rated it one of the "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality" based on the firm's non-discrimination policies, gender identity and diversity training, domestic partner health insurance and other benefits for domestic partners.
In addition to its high marks for its policies, training and benefits, Duane Morris has been a major sponsor of the Equality Forum, a national nonprofit GLBT organization, and its annual International Equality Dinner for the past six years.
Individual attorneys have been cited for their leadership in the practice of law.
- Duane Morris partner Lida Rodriguez-Taseff of the firm's Miami office has been selected to receive Business Leader magazine's "Women Extraordinaire Award" for Miami. The award recognizes the top women business leaders in the southern United States who have demonstrated significant business achievement and community involvement.
- Jamie Dyce of Duane Morris' New York office accepted the firm's fifth annual Duane Morris Pro Bono Award. Dyce, a Wealth Planning associate, has been practicing with Duane Morris since 2009. The firm's annual pro bono award honors the Duane Morris attorney who has best exemplified the strong Duane Morris pro bono culture.
- Duane Morris partner Beatrice O'Donnell of the firm's Philadelphia office has been appointed to the board of visitors of Temple University's School of Environmental Design at its Ambler Campus. The board's responsibilities include providing advisory leadership for both the School of Environmental Design and the campus. Members of the board also support fundraising efforts for all campus needs.
- Denyse Sabagh, head of the firm's Immigration Practice Group, was honored with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)'s Hala Salam Maksoud Leadership Award. Named after former ADC president and nationally recognized civil and human rights advocate Dr. Hala Salam Maksoud, the award is presented annually to a community leader who has exhibited great leadership, strength and compassion toward the concerns of the community and the mission of ADC.
- Duane Morris partner Hope Krebs has been named president of the British American Business Council (BABC) of Greater Philadelphia and began serving a two-year term on July 1. During her two years in office, she plans to continue growing membership, with a particular focus on heightened involvement in the organization by younger members, and fostering innovative programming.
- Jennifer A. Kearns, a partner at Duane Morris, is being honored by the Tom Homann LGBT Law Association with its annual Friend of the Community Award. The award is presented to people who have made a positive impact in San Diego and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in particular.
- Patricia Hollenbeck has been elected to the board of the San Diego Lawyers Club, the premier bar association in San Diego that helps address issues of gender discrimination in the law, in the profession and in the community. Hollenbeck also serves as chair of the Judicial Endorsement Committee for the organization.
- The National Association of Women Lawyers has selected Dominica Anderson to receive its Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member Award. Anderson practices in Duane Morris' San Francisco office and is the managing partner of the Las Vegas office. She focuses on insurance and commercial litigation and graduated from University of San Francisco School of Law in 1986.
- Jane Dalton and Kate Fergus have been honored by Duane Morris in recognition of their leadership and contributions to women in the profession. Philadelphia employment law partner Dalton was honored for her distinguished career as well as her continuing efforts to advance women lawyers in the profession through leadership and mentoring. Boston-based litigation attorney Fergus was recognized for her ability to successfully model a "work-life balance," a topic that she has written about extensively.
- Partner Jane Leslie Dalton has been selected to receive the Philadelphia Bar Association Business Law Section's Dennis H. Replansky Memorial Award. Ms. Dalton, who was president of the Philadelphia Bar Association in 2007, was chosen for her legal accomplishments, charitable service, and leadership and mentoring skills. She also was quoted in an entry on The Legal Intelligencer's blog about a panel of former Philadelphia Bar Association chancellors giving advice to women lawyers.
- Duane Morris partner Sheila Slocum Hollis has been selected by the Energy Bar Association (EBA) and the Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association (CFEBA) to receive the Paul E. Nordstrom Service Award. The award recognizes EBA members who demonstrate exemplary long-term service or a particularly significant example of public service to the community.
- Duane Morris attorney Cyndie M. Chang was honored by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) as one of its 2010 "Best Lawyers Under 40." In addition, Ms. Chang was elected to NAPABA's board of governors for the 2010–2011 bar year.
- Duane Morris partner Kelly D. Eckel was admitted as a member of the American Arbitration Association's Roster of Neutrals. The roster is an exclusive list of accomplished and respected practitioners from legal and business communities throughout the world.
- Partner Beatrice O'Donnell has been named co-chair of the mass tort committee of the ABA Section of Litigation.
- Trial partner Teresa N. Cavenagh was awarded a Powerful and Influential Women award by the National Diversity Council at the 2010 Pennsylvania Diversity and Leadership Conference. At the conference, Cavenagh presented on a panel called Strategies for Professional Success. Cavenagh, who practices in the areas of commercial, class action, fraud, RICO and qui tam litigation, also presented earlier this year at the Pennsylvania Diversity Council Women in Leadership Symposium. In addition, she is a participant of the Leadership Program sponsored by the Committee on Women in the Profession of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
- Partner Kate Shay has been named inaugural winner of the Philadelphia Business Journal's Life Sciences Awards.
- Vicki G. Norton, Ph.D., of the San Diego office, has been appointed as chairperson of the California State Bar Committee on Administration of Justice by the State Bar Board of Governors.
- Sandra A. Jeskie, co-chair of the firm's Information Technologies and Telecom interdisciplinary practice group, has been named president of the International Technology Law Association.
- Cyndie Chang, an associate in Los Angeles, has been accepted to join the ABA's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Leadership Academy for the 2010-2011 bar year. TIPS is a highly competitive program for emerging leaders.
- Catherine L. Sakach has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Alice Paul Institute, the nonprofit dedicated to educating the public about the life and work of Alice Paul and her fellow suffragists.
- Partner Denyse Sabagh was named as one of the 30 "Stars of the Bar" in Washingtonian magazine's listing of the "top guns of the profession" in Washington, D.C. The magazine said, "Sabagh's peers describe her as the immigration lawyer who can do it all."
- Partner Lida Rodriguez-Taseff was selected to be honored by The Miami Workers Center, an organization that develops and supports community organizing campaigns and education programs. Rodriguez-Taseff was chosen for her work mobilizing thousands of Latinos in the area during the 2008 presidential campaign.
- Sheila Hollis has been named a finalist for a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 11th Annual Platts Global Energy Awards.
- Mark Lipowicz, a trial partner in Philadelphia, was elected president of the board of directors of the Women Against Abuse Legal Center. Lipowicz is a longtime member of the board of directors of Women Against Abuse, which is Pennsylvania's largest anti-domestic violence agency.
- Partner Kathleen Shay was honored with a Women of Distinction award, given by the Philadelphia Business Journal and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).
- The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly have selected Duane Morris' Sandra G. Stoneman among the 2008 Lawyers on the Fast Track, the future leaders of the state's legal community. A profile of Stoneman appears here.
- Partner Sheila Raftery Wiggins was named one of the New Jersey Law Journal's 2008 "40 Under 40" based on her professional achievements and demonstrated leadership in the law.
- Partner Jane Dalton, former Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, was honored with a Women of Distinction award, given by the Philadelphia Business Journal and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).
- Sheila Hollis was appointed chair of the Council of the American Bar Association's Fund for Justice and Education.
- Sandra Jeskie was recently named to the exclusive BTI Client Service All-Star Team, cited for her "outstanding attention to clients."
- Margery Reed was profiled in Bankruptcy Law 360 for her outstanding work in the bankruptcy field.
- Denyse Sabagh has been named one of the Washington, D.C. area's top immigration attorneys by Legal Times.
Part-Time/Flex-Time Policy for Attorneys
Duane Morris offers viable part-time schedules for attorneys. We understand the needs of some of our attorneys to work a nontraditional schedule, and we balance those needs with the firm's commitment to serve our clients at the highest level.
Speaking Engagements and Events
The Women's Initiative as well as individual attorneys regularly host, lead and speak at events relating to women and leadership in the law.
Recent and upcoming events include:
Duane Morris Attorney Gretchen Temeles to Moderate Panel on "IP on a Shoestring - Maximize What You Need to Do With IP"
December 8, 2011 | Newark, Delaware
Duane Morris Attorney Cyndie Chang to Present at 2011 NAPABA Annual Convention
November 19, 2011 | Atlanta | Omni Hotel at CNN Center
Duane Morris Partner Jocelyn Borowsky to Participate in Panel on "Hitting the Road"
November 29, 2011 | Wilmington, DE | Hotel du Pont
Duane Morris Partner Vanessa Hew to Speak at the Copyright and Technology 2011 Conference
November 30, 2011 | New York City | Manhattan Penthouse
Duane Morris Partner Sheila Hollis to Moderate Panel at ACI's Fifth National Forum on Energy Trading Compliance & Regulatory Enforcement
November 18, 2011 | Washington, D.C. | Washington Marriott
Duane Morris Partner Sheila Hollis to Speak at the Federal Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention
September 8, 2011 | Chicago | Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers
Duane Morris Partner Sheila Hollis to Speak at the Center for American and International Law's 2nd Conference on the Law of Shale Plays
September 7, 2011 | Fort Worth, Texas | Worthington Renaissance Hotel
Duane Morris Attorneys Dawnn Briddell and Christopher Soriano to Speak at Pa. Bar Institute Seminar
August 30, 2011 | Philadelphia | CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building
Duane Morris Partner Beatty O'Donnell to Moderate Panel at ABA's 2011 Annual Meeting
August 5, 2011 | Toronto | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building
Duane Morris Women's Initiative and Pittsburgh Magazine to Present a Work-Life Balance Discussion
July 21, 2011 | Pittsburgh | The Original Fish Market at The Westin Convention Center
Duane Morris Attorney Phyllis Kessler to Speak at New York City Bar Association's Program on State and Federal Regulation and Promotion of Renewable Resources
June 29, 2011 | New York City | New York City Bar
Duane Morris Partner Susan Kayser to Speak at the New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Annual Conference and Exposition
June 22, 2011 | Saratoga Springs, New York | Saratoga Hilton Hotel and Conference Center
Duane Morris Partner Lauren DeBruicker to Present at "The Future of the Disability Housing Market" Program
June 14, 2011 | Philadelphia | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Room
Duane Morris Partners Sheila Hollis, Seth v.d.H. Cooley and David DeSalle to Present at the 10th Annual Gas Shales Summit
June 7, 2011 | Fort Worth, Texas | The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel
Duane Morris Partner Sheila Hollis to Speak at the International Municipal Lawyers Association 2011 Midyear Seminar
April 11, 2011 | Washington, D.C. | Omni Shoreham Hotel
Duane Morris Counsel Attorney Jane Dalton to Present at Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar
March 22, 2011 | Philadelphia | CLE Conference Center
Duane Morris Partners Sheila Hollis and Seth v.d.H. Cooley to Present at the Practising Law Institute's First Annual Energy and Environmental Law with the University of Houston Law Center
February 3, 2011 | Houston | Bracewell & Giuliani
Duane Morris Partner Jane Dalton to Be Panelist at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Midyear Meeting 2011
February 3, 2011 | Key West, Florida | Casa Marina Resort & Beach Club
Duane Morris Attorney Phyllis Kessler to Speak at District Energy Systems & Microgrids Conference
November 19, 2010 | White Plains, New York | Judicial Institute, Pace Law School, White Plains
Duane Morris Attorney Cyndie Chang to Co-Chair and Moderate Panel at the 22nd Annual NAPABA Convention INSPIRE
November 20, 2010 | Los Angeles | JW Marriott Hotel
Duane Morris Partner Jocelyn Margolin Borowsky to Present at the Delaware Tax Institute's "Time to Take Your Medicine" Program
November 12, 2010 | Wilmington, Delaware | Widener University School of Law, Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom
Duane Morris Partner Sheila Hollis to Be Keynote Speaker at the Eighth Annual Atlantic Canada and NE U.S. Power Summit
October 26, 2010 | Saint John, New Brunswick | Delta Brunswick Hotel
Duane Morris Partner Sharon Caffrey to Speak at the American Conference Institute's FDA Boot Camp
September 27, 2010 | Boston | Seaport Hotel
Duane Morris to Host National Association of Women Lawyers MCLE Presentation and Mixer
August 5, 2010 | San Francisco | Duane Morris LLP
Duane Morris Partner Joanne Erde to Speak at American Health Lawyers Association Annual Meeting and In-House Counsel Program
June 27, 2010 | Seattle | Sheraton Seattle Hotel
Duane Morris Partner Sandra Jeskie to Speak at Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce's "Women Take Charge" Program
June 18, 2010 | Philadelphia | Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Duane Morris Partner Sandra Jeskie to Speak at ITechLaw's Third Annual Tallinn Conference
May 31, 2010 | Tallinn, Estonia | Swissotel
Duane Morris Partner Joanne Erde to Speak at HFMA Florida Chapter 2010 Spring Conference & Annual Meeting
May 26, 2010 | Tampa, Florida | Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel
Duane Morris Partner Hope Krebs to Speak at the Council for International Tax Education's Annual Conference Series: U.S. International Tax Reporting & Compliance
April 19, 2010 | Philadelphia | Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel
Duane Morris Partner Joanne Erde to Speak at the Health Care Compliance Association's 14th Annual Compliance Institute
April 18, 2010 | Dallas | Hyatt Regency
Duane Morris Partner Sheila Hollis to Speak at the National Environment, Energy and Resources Law Summit: A New Environment - 2010 and Beyond
April 16, 2010 | Montréal, Canada | Marriott Chateau Champlain
Duane Morris Partner Sheila Hollis to Speak at 7th Annual Canadian Oil Sands Summit
February 2, 2010 | Calgary, Canada | TELUS Conference Centre
Duane Morris Partner Sheila Hollis to Deliver Keynote Speech at Insight Information's GEA and The Smart Grid Development in Ontario Conference
January 26, 2010 | Toronto, Canada | St. Andrew's Club and Conference Centre
Full list of Duane Morris Events
In the News and Bylined Articles
UK Construction Act: Long-awaited Changes Come into Effect This Fall
By Nicole Woolard | Building & Bonding: The Construction Group Newsletter | November 16, 2011
Lawyers See Challenges in Cross-Border Disputes
By Rachael G. Pontikes and Brian Slipakoff | Chicago Daily Law Bulletin | November 10, 2011
UK Construction Act: Long-awaited Changes Come into Effect This Fall
By Nicole Woolard | Building & Bonding: The Construction Group Newsletter | November 16, 2011
Lawyers See Challenges in Cross-Border Disputes
By Rachael G. Pontikes and Brian Slipakoff | Chicago Daily Law Bulletin | November 10, 2011
Turning Full Circle: Seeking Reimbursement of Insurer Advances for Large Deductibles
By Charlotte E. Thomas and Myles Seidenfrau | Bloomberg Law Reports - Commercial Insurance | October 3, 2011
Lawyers on the Fast Track 2011: Aliza Karetnick
By Staff Writer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 27, 2011
Speak Up: Find Your Authentic Voice
By Jane Leslie Dalton | Philadelphia Bar Association Women in the Profession Newsletter | July 2011
U.S. FDA Proposes User Fees for Biosimilar Products Comparable to Fees for Branded Biologic Drugs
Vicki G. Norton, Ph.D. | INNsight | June 2011
Is E-Verify Requirement Coming to Pennsylvania Employers?
By Valentine Brown | The Legal Intelligencer | June 15, 2011
Mediation: Early and Often for Cost-Effective Litigation
By Charlotte E. Thomas | The Legal Intelligencer Blog | June 10, 2011
The Energy Debate -- Where Do We Go From Here?
By Sheila Slocum Hollis | The Current, Women's Council on Energy and the Environment | May 3, 2011
New Medicare Building Code Requirements Raise Concerns for Hospital Provider-based Facilities
By Lisa W. Clark | BNA's Medicare Report | March 18, 2011
Q&A: Rachael Pontikes
By Olivia Clarke | Chicago Lawyer | March 2011
Protecting Trade Secrets
By Jennifer A. Kearns | The Recorder | March 3, 2011
The Changing Landscape of Competition Law: MA Noncompete Bill Re-Filed
By Bronwyn L. Roberts and Ben Kuruvilla | AGC of Massachusetts Newsletter | February 11, 2011
http://www.duanemorris.com/articles/static/robinson_legalmgmt_1110.pdf">Inclusion Is Not Just Black and White
By Mary Farrell Robinson | Legal Management | November/December 2010
PRRB to Review Florida PIP Providers' Appeal
By Joanne B. Erde and Christopher L. Crosswhite | Dennis Barry's Reimbursement Advisor | September 2010
Not Your Grandfather's Energy Source
By Jennifer D. Cook | Law360 | August 20, 2010
Making Your Business Development Plan Recession-Proof
By Sharon Caffrey and Rhonda Ulrich | Marketing the Law Firm | July 2010
Flow-Down Clauses and Incorporation by Reference in Construction Contracts
By Julie M. Tedjeske | Building & Bonding: The Construction Group Newsletter | Summer 2010
Health Care Insurance Reform and Illinois' Provena Decision: What's Next for Hospitals' Charity Property Tax Exemption?
By Patricia Hofstra and Stanley Kaminski | Chicago Hospital News | June 2010
A Road Map To The Electronic Health Records Program
By Kathleen Carver Cheney and Sandra Holtzman | Law 360 | May 10, 2010
Generic Drug Manufacturers Post-ANDA Approval Duties With Reference To Labeling Changes: Viability of Federal Preemption Defense Post-Levine
By Sharon Caffrey and Paul da Costa | Bloomberg Law Reports - Health Law | May 2010
Top Ten Mistakes Litigators Make in Arbitration
By Charlotte E. Thomas | The Young Lawyer | February/March 2010
Legislative Updates for the Workplace
By Eve I. Klein | Assisted Living Executive | January/February 2010
