

What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change
At The Axelrod Firm, we believe in contributing to the community we serve and being the change we wish to see. Partners Sheryl Axelrod and Lisa Savitt have devoted countless hours to serving the community, including by heading volunteer organizations and groups within them. For instance, Ms. Axelrod served as President of the Temple Law Alumni Association (TLAA), and has been serving for years as Co-Chair of the Advocacy Committee of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) and of the Advisory Board of the Diversity Law Institute (DLI), and Ms. Savitt chaired the over 20,000 members strong American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law and Co-Chairs the NAMWOLF International Law Practice Area Committee.
These organizations honored them for their work. Ms. Axelrod was awarded the TLAA Distinguished Service Award, the TLAA Women’s Champion Award, and the NAMWOLF Yolanda Coly Advocacy Award, Ms. Savitt was awarded the ABA Section of International Law Mayre Rasmussen Award, and The Axelrod Firm was awarded the Diversity Law Institute Award.
A summary of their community service work follows below, along with that of Kevinn Souffrant.
Some Highlights From Our Individual Diversity & Community Involvement


The Axelrod Firm is proud to serve in the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA)

Sheryl Axelrod Sheryl Receives the Litigation Counsel of America’s Distinguished Speaker Award

Sheryl Axelrod Regularly Brought Her Daughter To Ms. Brower’s Blaine School Kindergarten Scholars’ Classes

The Axelrod Firm is proud to be an official sponsor of the NAMWOLF 2021 Annual Meeting

Lisa Savitt Moderates Panel at the ABA Section of International Law Litigation Skills Conference

Sheryl Axelrod Served on Panel of Experts on NAWL Webinar on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Business Continuity During the #COVID19 Pandemic

Kevinn Souffrant Volunteered His Time as a VITA While He Attended Temple Law School

Sheryl Axelrod Regularly Brought Her Daughter To Ms. Brower’s Blaine School Kindergarten Scholars’ Classes

Lisa Savitt Moderates a Panel on Women in Leadership in Law at the American Bar Association Section of International Law Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Sheryl Axelrod Spoke at the Philly SHRM Symposium on Unconscious Bias

Sheryl Axelrod has joined the Gender Wealth Institute (GWI) Advisory Council

Sheryl Axelrod Receives the TLAA Women’s Champion Award

Lisa Savitt Receives the Mayre Rasmussen Award for the Advancement of Women in International Law, Spring 2015

Lisa Savitt Attends the American Bar Association (ABA) Rule of Law Initiative (ROLI) Retreat in Marrakech, Morocco

Kevinn Souffrant Volunteers His Time Serving as a Judge for a Temple Law School Course

Sheryl Axelrod Presented at the National Conference of Women’s Bar Association’s GOOD Guys: Law Firm Leaders Edition Program

Sheryl Served as Moderator for a Panel During The Forum of Executive Women’s Leadership Symposium, “Leveraging Our Positions to Disrupt Bias and Build More Equitable Pathways to Success”

Kevinn Souffrant Volunteered His Time Drafting Wills for Public Servants

Sheryl Axelrod Organized a Special Cooking Class for Temple Law Graduates at La Cucina

Sheryl Axelrod Spearheaded First-Of-Its-Kind Diversity Networking Event for Area Bar Associations

Jamie Augustinsky, Sheryl Axelrod and Kevinn Souffrant Participated in American Bar Association Woman Advocate Committee (WAC) Panel Discussion

Sheryl Axelrod with the Deans at the TLAA Admissions Ceremony and Reception

Firm President Sheryl Axelrod Honored with NAMWOLF’s 2017 Yolanda Coly Advocacy Award

Jamie Augustinsky Honored to Support American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The Axelrod Firm is honored to support attorney Jamie Augustinsky who will be participating in the American Foundation for Suicide
The Axelrod Firm is Proud to Sponsor the Non-Profit “A Child For All”
Please enjoy this heartwarming and inspiring video about A Child for All, the non-profit Axelrod Firm Partner, Lisa Savitt, chairs,
Sheryl Axelrod Presented At The 1-hour West / Thomas Reuter’s Podcast
Sheryl Axelrod, Sandy Sakamoto, and in-house counsel Jeffrey Hutton presented the 1-hour West LegalEdcenter / Thomson Reuters podcast, “Diversity: It Makes for
Kevinn Souffrant Volunteers His Time Serving as a Judge for a Temple Law School Course
The Axelrod Firm is proud of its attorney, Kevinn Souffrant, who annually volunteers his time to serve as a judge for the Temple
Jamie Augustinsky, Sheryl Axelrod and Kevinn Souffrant Participated in American Bar Association Woman Advocate Committee (WAC) Panel Discussion
The American Bar Association Woman Advocate Committee (WAC) held a panel discussion, “Diversity: It Makes Teams Better, A Special Roundtable
Sheryl Axelrod Presented at the National Conference of Women’s Bar Association’s GOOD Guys: Law Firm Leaders Edition Program
Sheryl Axelrod presented at the National Conference of Women’s Bar Association’s GOOD Guys: Law Firm Leaders Edition program on September
Sheryl Axelrod Presented at the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations, and the ABA Young Lawyers Division’s GOOD Guys and Men in the Mix: Young Lawyers Edition program
Sheryl Axelrod presented at the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations, and the ABA Young Lawyers Division’s GOOD Guys and
Leading in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion by Contributing to a 5-Article Series in the ABA The Woman Advocate Committee (WAC) Summer Newsletter, Jointly Distributed to the ABA Business Law Section Diversity & Inclusion Committee
The Axelrod Firm is thrilled to report that the American Bar Association Woman Advocate Committee (WAC) devoted its entire summer electronic
Lisa Savitt served on the Planning Committee of the ABA International Law Section’s Global Women Series this June
The Axelrod Firm Partner Lisa Savitt was on the planning committee of the American Bar Association International Law Section‘s Global Women Series which
Sheryl Axelrod has joined the Gender Wealth Institute (GWI) Advisory Council
The Axelrod Firm is proud to announce that Sheryl Axelrod has joined the Gender Wealth Institute (GWI) Advisory Council. GWI is a program