The Philadelphia Bar Association's Women in the Profession Committee will hold its first Women in the Profession Summit at The CLE Conference Center on Wednesday, June 18. The summit will focus, in part, on the best practices for the retention and promotion of women lawyers and feature a keynote address by Charisse Lillie, vice president of human resources for Comcast Corporation and senior vice president of human resources for Comcast Cable. Summit attendees will receive two substantive and two ethics CLE credits.

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Schedule

11:30-12:00 Registration and Lunch

12:00 – 12:15 Welcoming Remarks
A. Michal Pratt, Chancellor, Philadelphia Bar Association
Maria Feeley, Chair, 1st WIP Summit

12:15-12:35 Key Note Address
Charisse Lillie, Vice President of Human Resources for Comcast Corporation and Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Comcast Cable

12:45-1:45 Women in the Courtroom--Communication Across the Gender Gap
Moderator: Lynn Marks, Executive Director, Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts
Faculty:
The Honorable Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson, PA County Court of Common Pleas
The Honorable Norma L. Shapiro, EDPA
The Honorable Dolores K. Sloviter, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The Honorable Petrese B. Tucker, EDPA
The Honorable Diane M. Welsh (ret.), JAMS

1:45-2:45 Hot Topics for Women
Moderators: Kimberly Ruch-Alegant, Brett, Tessler & Associates, P.C.
Kelly Dobbs Bunting, Greenberg Traurig
Faculty: Danielle Banks, Stradley Ronan Stevens & Young, LLP
Nancy O’Mara Ezold, Nancy O’Mara Ezold, P.C.
Natalie Klyashtorny, Nochumson P.C.

3:00-4:00 Best Practices for the Retention and Promotion of Women Lawyers
Moderator: Maria Feeley, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP
Faculty: J. Gordon Cooney, Jr., Philadelphia Managing Partner, Morgan Lewis
Thomas A. (Tad) Decker, President and CEO, Cozen O’Connor
Patrick Dunican, Chairman and Managing Director, Gibbons P.C.
Nina Gussak, Chairwoman, Pepper Hamilton LLP
John J. Soroko, Chairman and CEO, Duane Morris

4:00-5:00 Best Practices for the Retention and Promotion of Women Lawyers
Moderator: Roberta D. Liebenberg, Partner, Fine, Kaplan & Black, R.P.C.
Faculty: Kamil Ali-Jackson, General Counsel, Ception Therapeutics
Teresa Ciccotelli, Divisional Counsel, Saint Gobain Corp.
Wanda Flowers, Chief Counsel, Sunoco, Inc.
Lorraine Koc, General Counsel, Deb Shops, Inc.

5:00-6:30 Cocktail reception