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McGlinchey’s Carry, Hand-Cannane to Participate in Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Programs
Read Time: 2 minsMcGlinchey is pleased to announce that Alfred Carry and Stephanie Hand-Cannane have been selected to participate in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)’s programs for diverse, high-potential attorneys. Alfred will participate in LCLD’s Fellows Program, which offers personal and professional development, leadership training, and relationship-building opportunities for mid-career attorneys. Stephanie will participate in the LCLD Pathfinder Program, which offers resources to early-career attorneys for developing foundational leadership skills.
Alfred is Of Counsel in McGlinchey’s Washington, D.C. office, defending individual and institutional clients in high-stakes litigation and investigations. He was named to Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch” list in 2021 and was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers in 2020-2021. He is involved with various bar and industry associations, including the District of Columbia Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, and Rising for Justice. A McGlinchey attorney has participated in the LCLD Fellows program every year since 2010.
Stephanie is an Associate in McGlinchey’s Cleveland office, representing a wide range of financial institutions in a variety of litigated matters. She defends lending and servicing clients against alleged violations of a number of regulatory statutes. She was named to Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch” list in 2021 and recognized as a “Rising Star” by Ohio Super Lawyers in 2021-2022. She is involved with a number of legal associations, such as the Ohio State Bar Association, the Ohio Women’s Bar Association, and the Home Builders Association of Portage and Summit Counties. McGlinchey has sponsored an attorney in LCLD’s Pathfinder program since 2019.
“We are proud Alfred and Stephanie will represent McGlinchey in LCLD’s development programs,” said Eliska Plunkett, Chief Diversity Officer at McGlinchey. “They are both excellent attorneys who uphold LCLD’s values of strong leadership and inclusion, and we look forward to their continued development as professionals.”
“We congratulate Alfred and Stephanie on being named to these prestigious programs. We believe that the legal profession is made stronger with input from a cross-representation of the public we serve. LCLD provides critical opportunities for the legal community to drive ourselves forward in embracing change. I am proud to have pledged my support to those ideals through its Leaders at the Front initiative, and we look forward to advancing our #McGlincheyForward programs to improve legal diversity outcomes on a broader scale,” said Michael D. Ferachi, Managing Member of McGlinchey.
The LCLD has recognized McGlinchey as a Top Performer every year since 2018 and as a Compass Award winner (the LCLD’s highest honor) twice. From the firm’s inception, McGlinchey has challenged the status quo and earned a reputation as a progressive, merit-based business that rewards individual achievement and potential. Since 2012, McGlinchey has also offered an annual 1L Fellowship through the LCLD Scholars program to a first-year law student, which includes a $5,000 scholarship, a paid Summer Associate position, and formal mentorship from McGlinchey attorneys throughout the student’s law school career.
In addition to active LCLD membership, McGlinchey actively supports the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society and Association of Women Attorneys, among other organizations, as well as its own Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Uplift women’s initiative, African American Affinity Group, Asian Affinity Group, Hispanic Affinity Group, and LGBTQ+ Affinity Group.
The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity is an organization of more than 300 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners working to promote inclusiveness in legal institutions, in circles of influence, and in society, with the ultimate goal of building a more open and diverse legal profession.