Ladies in Leadership

(left to right) Kathleen D. Wilkinson, Esq. (PBA President); Michelle Bernardo-Rudy, Esq. (CCBA President); Sarinia M. Feinman, Esq. (MBA President); Julie D. Goldstein, Esq. (BCBA President); and Carrie A. Woody, Esq. (DCBA President)

2022 marks a momentous year for women in leadership roles both here in the Montgomery County legal community, as well as throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Earlier in the year, The Honorable Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio become the first female President Judge of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas – a long-overdue achievement.

Catherine (Kate) M. Harper, Esq., became just the third female President of the Montgomery Bar Foundation in its 35-year history. 2022 also marks the first year in MBA history that all four sections are chaired by women: Lindsay H. Childs, Esq. (Family Law); Lisa A. Shearman, Esq. (Probate & Tax); Aimee L. Kumer, Esq. (Trial Lawyers); and Patrice M. Turenne, Esq. (Young Lawyers).

Sarinia M. Feinman, Esq., pointed this out during her inaugural address when she was officially named the MBA’s seventh female President at our Annual Business Luncheon in January 2022.

Sarinia is not alone in her role. In fact, all four Bar Associations in the PBA’s Zone 9 Region are led by women this year, along with the President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

To commemorate this occasion, the MBA was proud to host a “Ladies in Leadership” event on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at the MBA Building. Hosted by the MBA Women in the Law Committee, the panel discussion featured Ms. Feinman, along with Julie D. Goldstein, Esq. (President, Bucks County Bar Association); Michelle A. BernardoRudy, Esq. (President, Chester County Bar Association); Carrie A. Woody, Esq. (President, Delaware County Bar Association); and Kathleen D. Wilkinson, Esq. (President,

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Pennsylvania Bar Association).

Each esteemed panelist discussed their path to success; balancing work, family life, and bar association duties; and provided invaluable advice to attorneys of all genders about the importance of hard work and perseverance.

At the conclusion of the panel discussion, all guests enjoyed a complimentary cocktail and networking reception in the MBA Library where the conversation continued.

Special thanks to Mary Sykes of ARCpoint Labs in King of Prussia for sponsoring the event, and MBA Women in the Law Committee Chairs Chelsea A. Dearden, Esq., and Tonya Lupinacci, Esq., for coordinating and moderating.