The Babst Calland Women’s Initiative strives to increase the retention and advancement of women attorneys at our Firm and in the broader legal community by promoting inclusivity and equal opportunities.
The Women’s Initiative meets regularly to facilitate open discussions about workplace challenges historically faced by women in professional settings and encourages the exchange of advice and experiences to aid others in navigating those challenges.
The Women’s Initiative further supports the Firm’s women attorneys in developing and promoting their practices by acknowledging and celebrating successes and encouraging mentorship among all of the Firm’s attorneys. A key goal of the Women’s Initiative is to connect women attorneys across the Firm’s practice groups and offices, allowing for organic support systems to develop and prosper. This blending of practice groups and offices encourages collaboration and cross-marketing opportunities that benefit our attorneys and clients. By encouraging these relationships, the Women’s Initiative’s work advances the professional and business development of women attorneys at the Firm and within the legal community at large.
The following celebrates the initiatives of the women attorneys at Babst Calland.
Abigail M. Reecer recently joined Babst Calland as an associate in the Energy and Natural Resources Group and Pipeline and HazMat Safety Practice. Ms. Reecer represents client in pipeline safety matters before the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), state agencies, and federal courts.
Prior to joining Babst Calland, Ms. Reecer was an associate with Hollingsworth LLP. She is a 2021 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center.
In her recent alert, CAA Gag Clause Attestation Deadline Soon Approaching, Jenn Malik discusses the December 31, 2023 deadline for submission of the inaugural Section 201 Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation (Attestation) to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments). To read the full alert, click here.
In her recent article To Infinity and Beyond? Pa. Supreme Court Casts Doubt Upon Presumptive Constitutional Limit for Punitive Damages with Casey Coyle and Austin Rodgers, Stefanie Mekilo discusses a recent ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. To view the full article, click here.
In her recent alert Court Holds Pennsylvania’s RGGI Rule Unconstitutional with Kevin Garber, Jessica Deyoe discusses on November 1, 2023, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s CO2 Budget Trading Program Regulation is an unconstitutional tax, declared the rule to be void, and enjoined DEP from enforcing it. To read the full alert, click here.
Stefanie Pitcavage Mekilo joins the firm as an experienced civil litigator who concentrates her practice in state and federal trial courts, with particular emphasis on cases before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She will reside in Babst Calland’s new office location in Harrisburg, PA. To read the full article, click here.
Jess Barnes led a team for this year’s Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) One Walk at North Park.
JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Money raised from this Walk powers more research, enables more advocacy and funds more support for the 1.45 million Americans living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
This year, the team raised over $5,000 and many participated in the walk! …
In her recent alert PA DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns with Ben Clapp, Jean Mosites discusses Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) Secretary Rich Negrin submitting his resignation on October 26. To view the alert, click here.
The Women’s Initiative, led by Carla Castello, hosted a successful ladies’ golf outing at the Shannopin Country Club on October 12. The event was very successful and well attended by many of our clients and women attorneys in the Firm. The event started with a stress-free group lesson, followed by lunch and golf outing with beautiful weather!
In her recent article A Municipality’s Struggle to Remove Resident’s Junk Vehicles: How to Avoid a Fight Over Blight with Blaine Lucas, Anna Hosack discusses how the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in Township of Cranberry v. Spencer, Nos. 568, 569, and 570-CD-2022 (Pa. Cmwlth. Aug. 30, 2023) (Spencer II) recently considered one municipality’s decades long battle over operation of a junkyard in violation of its zoning ordinance. …
Attorney Jessica Barnes is team captain for this year’s Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) One Walk in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at North Park. Money raised from this Walk will power more research, enable more advocacy and fund more support for the 1.45 million Americans living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). For more information, click here.
Attorney Lisa Bruderly along with Gary Steinbauer will present a “Stormwater Update” during the PA Chamber of Business and Industry’s 2023 Annual Environmental Conference on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. For more information, click here.
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Babst Calland Corporate and Commercial Attorney Mary Binker along with Ben Clapp will present “Purchase and Sale of Environmentally Distressed Properties” to the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). This two-hour CLE that will provide an in-depth review of legal considerations associated with the purchase and sale of environmentally distressed properties from both the Purchaser and Seller’s perspectives. …
Pipeline Attorney Brianne Kurdock will present “The Changing Would of PHMSA Regulations for Gathering and Transmission Lines” at the Appalachian Pipeliners Association’s 2023 Power Appalachia Symposium on Friday, October 20, 2023. For more information, click here.
In her recent article DEP’s Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy and Mapping and Screening Tool Now in Effect with Sean McGovern, Amanda Brosy discusses the recent release of the Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy along with the latest Environmental Justice Mapping and Screening Tool (PennEnviroScreen) by the Shapiro administration. To read the full article, click here.
In her recent alert EPA Releases Wide-Reaching Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy Memorandum with Gary Steinbauer, Gina Falaschi Buchman discusses the guidance memorandum entitled EPA’s Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy released by the U.S. EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. To read the full alert, click here.
