March 4, 2020—Barclay Damon announces Courtney Merriman, partner, will replace Connie Cahill, deputy managing partner, as co-chair of the firm’s Women’s Forum alongside Carol Snider, Mass & Toxic Torts Practice Area chair.
The move is due in part to Cahill’s planned elevation to managing partner of the firm at the end of the year.
“I am honored to join Carol in leading the Women’s Forum, empowering women attorneys and helping them to succeed in the workplace,” Merriman said. “I would also like to sincerely thank Connie for her determination to help establish this unique venue for sharing information, experiences, and solutions in an inclusive setting and for her tremendous advocacy for establishing gender equity in the legal industry.”
Merriman is a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Financial Institutions & Lending Practice Areas. She is also a member of the Central New York Women’s Bar Association as well as a board of directors member for Catholic Charities of Onondaga County and the Baltimore Woods Nature Center, Inc.; board of directors secretary for Prevention Network; a family court clinic volunteer at the Onondaga County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project; and a weekly volunteer at the Samaritan Center.
“While it is bittersweet stepping down from the women’s initiative that I helped found, I am confident that Courtney and Carol will continue to advance the Women’s Forum mission to provide a platform for women attorneys to encourage, mentor, and champion each other in and outside the office,” Cahill said. “I am excited for the future of the Women’s Forum, and I look forward to the opportunity to further explore how to best support the current and next generation of women attorneys in my approaching role as managing partner.”
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