Mission Statement

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.

 

Features

The following celebrates the initiatives of the women attorneys at Babst Calland.

Stefanie Pitcavage Mekilo Joins Firm in Harrisburg Office

November 1, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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 Leads Team at Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) One Walk

October 30, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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! …

Jean Mosites Co-Authors Environmental Alert

October 27, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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.

Women’s Initiative Hosts Ladies’ Golf Outing

October 12, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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!

 

Anna Hosack Co-Authors Legal Intelligencer Article

October 12, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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. …

Jessica Barnes Leads Team for JDRF One Walk

October 11, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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.

Lisa Bruderly to Present at the 2023 Annual Environmental Conference

October 11, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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.

Mary Binker to Present to the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)

October 11, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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. …

Brianne Kurdock Presenter at the 2023 Power Appalachia Symposium

October 9, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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.

Amanda Brosy Co-Authors Legal Intelligencer Article

October 5, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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.

 

Gina Falaschi Buchman Co-Authors Environmental Alert

October 3, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

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.

Janet Meub Co-Authors Legal Intelligencer Article

September 21, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

In her recent article DOL Proposes Rule Change Permitting Unions to Participate in OSHA Workplace Walk-Throughs with John McCreary, Janet Meub discusses the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would permit union representatives and other nonemployees to participate in workplace inspections conducted by Occupational Safety and Health Act Compliance and Safety Officers (CSHOs). To read the full article, click here.

The Newly Finalized WOTUS Definition and How it Will Affect Your Operations – Presented by Lisa Bruderly

September 13, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

Environmental Attorney Lisa Bruderly will present “The Newly Finalized WOTUS Definition and How it Will Affect Your Operations” to members of the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) on Thursday, September 21, 2023. The U. S. Supreme Court’s Sackett v. U.S. EPA decision, issued in May 2023, significantly narrowed the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) and limited the scope of federally-regulated waters and wetlands. …

Amanda Brosy Co-Authors Environmental Alert

September 1, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

In her recent alert DEP Releases Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy with Sean McGovern, Amanda Brosy discusses how the Shapiro administration recently released its Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy, which is due to go into effect on September 16, 2023. The Interim Final Policy requires use of the PennEnviroScreen tool, which will replace DEP’s current EJ Areas Viewer tool. To view the full alert, click here.

Janet Meub Co-Authors Employment Alert

August 31, 2023
Posted By: Babst Calland

In her recent alert Department of Labor Proposes Rule Change Permitting Unions to Participate in OSHA Workplace Walk-Throughs with John McCreary, Janet Meub discusses how on August 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would permit union representatives and other nonemployees to participate in workplace inspections conducted by Occupational Safety and Health Act Compliance and Safety Officers. …

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