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McGlinchey Stafford’s Mary Terrell Joseph Receives the 2012 Esprit de Femme Award
Read Time: 1 minBATON ROUGE, LA – McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that Mary Terrell Joseph, a Member in the firm’s Baton Rouge, Louisiana office, has been awarded the 2012 Esprit de Femme Award given by Louisiana State University Women’s Center for her exceptional efforts toward the advancement of women. The award seeks to honor individuals who strive to enrich the lives of women in the hope that others will follow their example.
Ms. Joseph has more than 40 years of experience practicing law and is an active member of the Baton Rouge community. She has served as Capital Area United Way Campaign Chair and Chair of its Board, president of Capital Area Network and secretary of the Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting. She also chaired the Arts Council and remains an advisor. She is past president of the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge and past president of Greater Baton Rouge Leadership Alumni. Ms. Joseph has been honored as a Volunteer Activist, an Olympic Torchbearer, one of Baton Rouge’s 25 Outstanding Women, a YWCA Woman of Achievement and received the Community Leadership Award from the Baton Rouge Chamber’s Leadership Alumni. Ms. Joseph is a graduate of CABL’s Louisiana Leadership program and a recipient of the Louisiana Bar Association’s Crystal Gavel Award. She was also named as one of Woodward White’s Best Lawyers in America in Banking Law, Financial Institutions and Transactions Law. Ms. Joseph is a former member of the Louisiana State Arts Council Board and she is a member of the Board of Trustees of Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia.