The Legal’s editorial staff recently set out to select our Women of the Year, in which we highlight the achievements of top women lawyers across the state. We name a new group of women every two years in an effort to illuminate the valuable work being done by women throughout the state in all areas of the legal profession. Our staff examined our archives and asked for insight from respected legal professionals in coming up with our list of honorees. The scope of our search was broad, looking at women working at law firms, public interest organizations, government agencies and anywhere else that women lawyers are able to make an impact.
Though this is far from a complete list of women who have made a mark with their work, we think this group deserves a special spotlight. These women, who hail from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and many of the smaller communities throughout the rest of the state, positively affected the legal profession in Pennsylvania in a number of different ways over the past two years.
