Ladder Down Cleveland | Women in Law | Women in Leadership

We are proud to be a sponsor of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s International Women’s Day celebration beginning next week! Have you registered yet? #womeninlaw #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction Kelley Barnett Alanna Guy Meghan Lewallen Aanchal Sharma Lyndsay Flagg Lisa Woloszynek Brittany Kaczmarczyk Kirsten B. Mooney Abbey Kinson Brown Liz Phillips Anna Luczkow Samantha Cira Ildiko Szucs Deutsch

Celebrate International Women’s Day with the CMBA — and enjoy your favorite Starbucks drink on us! Join us for an empowering celebration of women in the legal profession at CMBA’s International Women’s Day Event! To make it even better, we’re offering a special incentive: Register by February 28 at 11:59 PM, and you’ll receive a QR code for a FREE Starbucks beverage of your choice!* Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and honor the incredible women shaping our community. Hurry! This offer expires February 28 at 11:59 PM. Let’s celebrate together! To register: https://lnkd.in/e9j_rqKi *Offer valid only on Friday, March 7! Also thank you to our event sponsors: Huseby Global Litigation Ladder Down Cleveland | Women in Law | Women in Leadership Dinsmore & Shohl LLP The Business and Banking Section of the CMBA

Proud to be part of an incredible panel with Kami Brauer, Bethany Studenic, and Ann-Marie Ahern for the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Women's Day Summit 2025 on International Women’s Day! This virtual panel is next Friday March 7. To open up the #IWD celebration, there's also a fantastic in-person reception on Thursday, March 6 at McDonald Hopkins LLC, and several in-person adventures to choose from following the virtual panel on Friday. For more information see below, and check out the link in the comments to this post to register! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and celebrate. See you there! #WomenWhoLead #CMBA #IWD2025

This past Saturday the Ladder Down Cleveland | Women in Law | Women in Leadership Class of 2025 participated in their second Leadership Development session with Elizabeth Fitch, CIPP-US! The class discussed their TKI assessments and conflict styles, while Beth provided great insight and strategies for utilizing the five conflict-handling modes in our daily practice. These skills are invaluable as lawyers and leaders in the workplace. Thank you, Beth, for another great session! A HUGE thank you to Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP for hosting our second session in their beautiful offices and providing a delicious breakfast from Luna Bakery & Cafe! Co-Chair Alanna Guy and I also want to thank all of our 2025 sponsors: BakerHostetler, Frantz Ward LLP, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Apelis Law (Erika Apelis), UB Greensfelder, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC, Gallagher Sharp LLP, Roetzel & Andress, Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Weston Hurd, Jackson Lewis P.C., Emerald Legal Search, LLC, Benesch Law, Reminger Co. LPA, Thompson Hine LLP, Capstone Search Advisors, Perez Morris, Lewis Brisbois, Ogletree Deakins, and Direct Recruiters, Inc.! Ladder Down Cleveland would not be possible without your support! Thank you to Executive Committee members Samantha Cira, Anna Luczkow, and Lisa Woloszynek for planning and attending the session and to the rest of the committee for all of your help - Aanchal Sharma, Abbey Kinson Brown, Kirsten B. Mooney, Lyndsay Flagg, Brittany Kaczmarczyk, Liz Phillips, and Ildiko Szucs Deutsch. Lastly, special thank you to Ladder Down founders Elizabeth Fitch, CIPP-US and Alison R. Christian and Cleveland founder Kelley Barnett for your never-ending support! Next up – small group sessions with Beth!  #womeninlaw #womenempoweringwomen #womensupportingwomen #womenleaders #LadderDownCLE

You didn’t think we’d forget Galentine’s Day, did you?!? Thank you to our alumna, sponsors, founders, and friends. We are grateful for all of you. “When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb

I had a lot of fun chatting with Shawna Lemberg Rosner, J.D., P.C. ⚖ at Direct Recruiters, Inc. on her podcast "In-House Counsel Chronicles". We covered a lot of topics (including Ladder Down Cleveland | Women in Law | Women in Leadership, of course!). We also discussed the importance of relationship-building as an in-house counsel, if you want to be the trusted advisor you need to be in order to be successful in-house. We also talked about leadership styles, having a #growthmindset, forging your own path, and #womeninlaw. Thanks, Shawna, for the conversation! #inhousecounsel

I’m taking steps at PanCAN PurpleStride, the ultimate walk to end pancreatic cancer, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Did you know that pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S., and research to find effective treatment options has been historically underfunded? This is why I’m participating in PurpleStride It’s an uplifting day that brings together survivors, caregivers, families, researchers, healthcare professionals and more to raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer. My fundraising helps people with pancreatic cancer receive free, personalized support, resources and information through PanCAN Patient Services. So please help me reach my fundraising goal of $750. Every dollar helps, and you can use a credit card, Apple Pay, or Venmo. I appreciate and am grateful for your support. 🙏

Congrats to Ladder Down co-founder and Leadership Coach Elizabeth Fitch, CIPP-US for the being recognized as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona. We couldn't agree more! And we are so grateful for how she has held the ladder down for so many women in law and risk management. #womeninleadership #payitforward #ladderdown

This past Saturday the Ladder Down Cleveland | Women in Law | Women in Leadership Class of 2025 participated in their first Leadership Development session with the highly accomplished Elizabeth Fitch, CIPP-US! Beth founded Ladder Down in Arizona 13 years ago, and we are so lucky to have her coaching sessions again this year! The room was full of energy, insightful questions, great discussions and learning a lot about one another. The insightful coaching allowed the class to become more attune to their emotional intelligence and how to leverage their personality traits in a professional setting. Thank you Beth for an amazing first session! A HUGE thank to 2025 sponsor Gallagher Sharp LLP for hosting this first session in their beautiful offices. Co-Chair Meghan Lewallen and I also want to thank you to our 2025 sponsors: BakerHostetler, Frantz Ward LLP, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Apelis Law (Erika Apelis), UB Greensfelder, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC, Gallagher Sharp LLP, Roetzel & Andress, Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Weston Hurd, Jackson Lewis P.C., Emerald Legal Search, LLC, Benesch Law, Reminger Co. LPA, Thompson Hine LLP, Capstone Search Group, Perez Morris, Lewis Brisbois, Ogletree Deakins, and Direct Recruiters, Inc. It would not be possible to enter into Ladder Down Cleveland’s SEVENTH program year without your support! We also want to thank our incredible Executive Committee for their continued help and support as we continue to kick off the 2025 program year - Aanchal Sharma, Abbey Kinson Brown, Kirsten B. Mooney, Lyndsay Flagg, Samantha Cira, Brittany Kaczmarczyk, Liz Phillips, Anna Luczkow, Ildiko Szucs Deutsch and Lisa Woloszynek. Ladder Down Cleveland | Women in Law | Women in Leadership would not be possible without our amazing Co-Founders Elizabeth Fitch, CIPP-US and Alison R. Christian and our Ladder Down Cleveland founder, Kelley Barnett for her never-ending support. We can’t wait to seeing everyone in a few weeks for our second Leadership Development session with Beth Fitch! #womeninlaw #womenempoweringwomen #womensupportingwomen #womenleaders #LadderDownCLE

Today on #WomenInLawOTR, I’m sharing Part I of my 100th Episode! For this special episode, I wanted to check back in with a few women I’ve met over the years to see where they are now. In Part I, I’m talking with Amy Tu who I first featured on the podcast in January 2021. Since then, Amy has become the Chief Legal Officer of Target, which is a dream job for her. We chat about what excited her most about the opportunity and how she has enjoyed the culture at Target so far. After Amy, you’ll hear me speak with Samantha Monk, Owner of Play Street Museum in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She and I first spoke on the podcast early on - at a time when she was an M&A associate at Vinson & Elkins and had just had her first son. Since then, she took an in-house role with Greystar and in her latest move she decided to start a Play Street Museum, which is an interactive children’s museum & indoor play area designed to fuel imaginations. Sam is one of my dearest friends and I am so proud of her for taking on this new adventure. It’s right up her alley - using her business savvy to provide a fun, family friendly venue to her community. I loved checking back in with Amy and Sam and hope you enjoy hearing the latest about their career journeys. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dDVNbKA