In December 2018, Lisa traveled to Mali, West Africa in her role as Chair of the Board of the non-profit A Child for All (www.acfacorp.org) which helps vulnerable children in Mali. Twelve vulnerable children now live in the Bamako home of the founder. These children were living on the streets of Bamako before they came […]
Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) is a by-invitation-only honorary society of top trial lawyers that accepts less than one half of one percent of American lawyers into membership, as Fellows. Fellows are nominated by other Fellows who are familiar with their work. Sheryl has been an LCA fellow for a number of years. At LCA’s Conference
Ms. Savitt also presented on the “International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation — Highlighting the Differences” panel at the NAMWOLF Annual Meeting in Chicago with (from left to right): Jorge A. Mestre, Steve Andersen, Phil Shinn, and The Axelrod Firm partner Lisa Savitt.
Axelrod Firm partner Lisa Savitt spoke at the 29th Annual Conference of the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) in Berlin Germany on November 10th. Lisa’s panel was on Aviation Challenges and Legal Responses. Lisa presented the view from the U.S. perspective. Lisa is one of the founders of IAWA which is an international organization for women who hold
For our diversity leadership, the Diversity Law Institute awarded The Axelrod Firm an award. Firm President Sheryl Axelrod is pictured in the photo with Steve Henry who founded Litigation Counsel of America and its Diversity Law Institute. Sheryl now co-chairs the Diversity Law Institute Advisory Board. Sheryl presented the keynote speech at the Diversity Law Institute Diversity Summit
Lisa was a member of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative Middle East and North Africa Council and attended the ABA Rule of Law Initiative staff and Board retreat which was held in Marrakech in 2017. The retreat included a visit to the Marrakech Court of Appeals and the Marrakech City Hall where there was
Lisa was a member of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative Middle East and North Africa Council and attended the ABA Rule of Law Initiative staff and Board retreat which was held in Marrakech in 2017. The retreat included a visit to the Marrakech Court of Appeals and the Marrakech City Hall where there was
On June 8, 2015 Firm President Sheryl Axelrod was awarded the Temple Law Alumni Association Women’s Champion Award. Established by Sheryl Axelrod in 2012 during her two-year term as President of the Temple Law Alumni Association (TLAA), the TLAA Women’s Champion Award honors lawyers who have dedicated their careers to fighting for gender equality. Two
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Sheryl Axelrod has always enjoyed working with kids and boosting their confidence. She co-coached the inner-city, all-minority 2000 and 2001 Overbrook High School Teams in a national mock trial competition. The students worked hard and performed amazingly well in the competitions. The 2001 Overbrook team beat St. Joseph’s Prep to advance to the state semifinals and the