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Michele A. Whitham, Esq.

01 Thursday Dec 2016

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Whitham, Michele 1950677

Title: Owner

Company: Whitham Law

Location: Boston, MA United States

Boston, MA, November 4, 2015, Michele Whitham, Whitham Law, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in labor and employment law.

Over the course of more than two and a half decades, Ms. Whitham has desired to change the world and make a difference. After serving as part of a multidisciplinary group at Cornell from 1976 until 1988, she decided that law would be a great fit for her aspirations. She earned a JD from Cornell, as well as a Master of Science in human development, Master of Arts in teaching, and a Bachelor of Arts from the same institution.

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Karen C. Baswell, ESQ

28 Thursday Jan 2016

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Title: Associate
Company: Chaffetz Lindsey LLP
Location: New York, NY United States

New York, NY, January 19, 2016, Karen C. Baswell, ESQ, Associate at Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide for dedication, achievement and leadership in insurance and international arbitration services.

Ms. Baswell’s interest in law began during college. After earning a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and a Bachelor of Arts in theater arts from the University of Richmond, where she graduated, with honors, in 2000, Ms. Baswell began attending the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. She earned a JD and graduated summa cum laude in 2007. Ms. Baswell’s position with Chaffetz Lindsey LLP allows her to provide clients with legal services and consultation in the areas of international arbitration, insurance and reinsurance dispute resolution, and general commercial litigation.

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Kim L. Picazio

02 Wednesday Dec 2015

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Title: Attorney
Company: Kim L. Picazio, PA
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL United States

Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 18, 2015, Kim Picazio, Attorney, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide for dedication, achievements and leadership in legal services.

Throughout her 20-year-career, Ms. Picazio has met with tremendous success by focusing her practice on family and matrimonial law, including matters of paternity and domestic violence. A trial attorney regarded for her courtroom demeanor and compassion for her clients, she is considered a leading lawyer and among the top 100 family law attorneys in the state of Florida, as declared by the American Society of Legal Advocate. Ms. Picazio also takes on matters regarding custody and visitation.

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Deborah Mackoy

25 Wednesday Nov 2015

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Mackoy, Deborah 1893476Title: Attorney
Company: Mackoy Hernandez Qualls
Brown and Zahn
Location: Frisco, TX United States

Frisco, TX, November 11, 2015, Deborah Mackoy, Attorney at Mackoy Hernandez Qualls Brown and Zahn, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide for dedication, achievement and leadership in law.

Deborah Mackoy serves as partner of a Texas-based law firm committed to helping guiding families through tough legal matters. Her firm is noted for its ability to aid clients through situations such as divorce, child custody and visitations, adoption, domestic partnerships, paternity issues, and estate planning. Ms. Mackoy focuses her own practice on family law, child custody law, wills, probate, and business law. She is also trained to serve clients in the areas of mediation and collaborative law; she serves as a mediator in the Texas counties of Dallas, Denton and Collin.

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Jura Christine Zibas

24 Tuesday Nov 2015

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Zibas, Jura Christine 1979355Company: Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker LLP
Title: Partner
Location: New York, NY United States

New York, NY, November 5, 2015, Jura Christine Zibas, Partner at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in intellectual property and commercial litigation.

With two and a half decades of practiced industry experience, Ms. Zibas is uniquely qualified to oversee a wide range of tasks on behalf of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker. During the course of her daily routine, she works to resolve infringement actions for both sides, negotiates and drafts contracts related to intellectual property rights, develops enforcement programs for trademarks and patents, and manages trademark and patent portfolios.

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Susan Fahey Desmond

23 Monday Nov 2015

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Title: Shareholder
Company: Jackson Lewis PC
Location: New Orleans, LA United States

New Orleans, LA, October 23, 2015, Susan Desmond, Shareholder at Jackson Lewis PC, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide for dedication, achievements and leadership in labor and employment law.

“What has inspired me the most is my love for the law and my interactions with the legal professionals I work with,” says Ms. Desmond, who has been focusing her practice areas on labor and employment law for more than two decades. In doing so, she has developed an expertise in matters of family and medical leave, as well as discrimination claims relative to age, sex, disability, race, religion and sexual harassment. Ms. Desmond also routinely counsels clients on employment contracts, handbooks and policies.

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Cheryl Wilke

18 Wednesday Nov 2015

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Wilke, Cheryl 1984259Company: Hinshaw & Culbertson
Title: Equity Partner
Location: Boca Raton, FL United States

Boca Raton, FL, October 5, 2015, Cheryl Wilke, Equity Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide for dedication, achievement and leadership in law.

Since earning a JD from Stetson University College of Law, Cheryl Wilke has established her reputation as a responsible, reliable and engaging business partner to her clients. She brings her experience and skills to her role with Hinshaw & Culbertson, a full-service law firm with offices across the U.S. and in London. Ms. Wilke is based at the firm’s Fort Lauderdale, Fla. office, where she serves as partner-in-charge and business development partner of one of the firm’s two business transactions department. She is also involved with the firm’s executive committee and diversity committee. Her areas of practice include labor and employment law, commercial litigation, and collection and services. She handles the firm’s workers’ compensation appellate cases as well.

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Marla Zamora

17 Tuesday Nov 2015

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Title: Attorney at Law
Company: The Law Office of Marla Zamora
Location: San Francisco, CA United States

San Francisco, CA, October 1, 2015, An experienced trial attorney in criminal law, Ms. Zamora is dedicated to defending her clients. After working as a private defender for 29 years, she was brought out of retirement to defend a triple homicide case. Since then, she established a private practice to represent individuals charged with serious crimes. Ms. Zamora’s specialty areas include murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, assaults, sex crimes, hate crimes, kidnapping, robbery, possession for sale of drugs, domestic violence, cultivation, arson and burglary. Additionally, she defends juveniles charged with criminal offenses, which, she notes, is an area of law that needs better acknowledgement and representation to get youth the proper help that they need to get on the right path for the future. As she looks to the future, Ms. Zamora plans to continue fighting for the underdog.

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Elizabeth E. Nohren

11 Wednesday Nov 2015

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Nohren, Elizabeth 1998750Company: Dove & Dove, Attorneys at Law
Title: Managing Partner
Location: Shelbyville, IL United States

Shelbyville, IL, September 17, 2015, Elizabeth Nohren, Managing Partner of Dove & Dove, Attorneys at Law, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide for dedication, achievement and leadership in law.

Coming from a family of lawyers and appellate judges, Ms. Nohren prepared well for her own legal career. After completing her first year of college at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., she graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University and went on to earn a law degree from Southern Illinois University. She also studied at Northwestern University School of Law.  Ms. Nohren Is a licensed mediator in the state of Illinois, and a member of the Shelbyville Illinois Greater Chamber of Commerce, Shelbyville County Bar Association, and Illinois State Bar Association.

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