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

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On November 15, 2016, Firm President Sheryl Axelrod spearheaded a first-of-its-kind networking event for all members of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Philadelphia-area affinity bars. Hosted by Morgan Lewis, this unprecedented event united diversity groups from across the Philadelphia area, providing a welcoming environment for attendees to network in support of diversity. […]

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Sheryl Axelrod Served Among the Panel of Experts on the SHRM Webinar, “Work, Racism and Uncomfortable Conversations: How HR Can Foster A Culture of Inclusion and Allyship”

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Thank you to the nearly 1,000 participants in the SHRM webcast at which The Axelrod Firm’s President, Sheryl Axelrod, and her fellow panelists, Brandi M. B., Heather Hersh, Jameel Rush, PHR, SHRM-CP, and moderator Charity Hughes, PhD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, spoke on, “Work, Racism and Uncomfortable Conversations: How HR Can Foster a Culture of Inclusion and Allyship” on August 6, 2020. We appreciate your

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

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Sheryl Axelrod, President of The Axelrod Firm, participated on a National Association of Women Lawyers webinar discussing “Business Continuity During the #COVID19 Pandemic…and How Alternative Dispute Resolution Can Help!” on June 23, 2020. The other esteemed speakers were Laura B. Frankel, Hon. Nancy Holtz (Ret.) and the panel moderator, Heather Howell Wright. Click here to

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Sheryl Axelrod Appointed to the Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Diversity Advisory Panel

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The Axelrod Firm is proud and honored to report that Ms. Axelrod has been appointed by the Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, The Honorable A. Michael Snyder, to serve on his #Diversity Advisory Panel with Danielle Banks, Sang Woo Lee, Brenda Marrero, Superior Court Judge Carolyn Nichols, Riley Ross, and Reggie Shuford. This appointment

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Sheryl was a Panelist on Part II of the Two-Part National Association of Women Lawyers GOOD Guys Program

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The GOOD Guys program is designed to break the impasse in the advancement of women and all in historically underrepresented groups, by engaging men to join us in leveling the playing field.  During her keynote, Sheryl discussed, “The Profitability of Diver$ity: How leveling the Playing Field for Women and Historically Underrepresented Groups can Increa$e your

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A Child For All

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Lisa is Chair of the Board of A Child for All – www.acfacorp.org.  Lisa and another Board member, Aissata Thaim, traveled to Annapolis for a fundraiser sponsored by the Annapolis Rotaract which is a Rotary Club service partner for young people ages 18-35.  (See photo).  During the event, Lisa and Aissata discussed the mission of A

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The Axelrod Firm at the NAMWOLF Annual Meeting and at the Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference

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At The NAMWOLF Annual Meeting At the NAMWOLF Annual Meeting, The Axelrod Firm collected 68 signed book plates, to be inserted into coloring books we purchased to send to Colores United in Deming, New Mexico for #immigrants separated from family members at the border. We asked the attorneys who visited our booth to write a short note

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Sheryl was the Keynote Speaker on Part I of the Two-Part National Association of Women Lawyers GOOD Guys Program

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The GOOD Guys program is designed to break the impasse in the advancement of women and all in historically underrepresented groups, by engaging men to join us in leveling the playing field.  During her keynote, Sheryl discussed, “The Profitability of Diver$ity: How leveling the Playing Field for Women and Historically Underrepresented Groups can Increa$e your

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DirectWomen International Boards Committee Webinar

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As Chair of the International Boards Committee of DirectWomen, a nonprofit that works to increase the representation of women lawyers on corporate boards, Lisa helped to organize a webinar exploring the role of search firms in international board placements.  The distinguished panel of search firm leaders provided insight into key differences between international and U.S.

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