White and Williams LLP

Media Outreach for 2006 Virginia Barton Wallace Award

White and Williams LLP presented the First Annual Virginia Barton Wallace Award at a special luncheon in 2006 to NBC10 News anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah. The award included a ten thousand dollar check, which was presented to a charity of Chenault-Fattah’s choice. She chose to split the check between Planned Parenthood, Mothers in Charge, the GE Foundation, People's Emergency Center and Work to Ride. White and Williams established this award to honor Virginia “Ginny” Barton Wallace, their first female partner. Sadly, Ginny passed away in 2002 so now they honor her memory and contribution to women in law.

White and Williams choose Chenault-Fattah because they believe she is a rarity among her Philadelphia television colleagues: she is both an attorney and broadcast journalist. From 1982 to 1986, she practiced law in New York City and remains a member of the New York Bar. Like Wallace, she received her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and exemplifies the same spirit with which Wallace pursued her careers in journalism and law.

NBC10 attended and recorded the event; however, it did not air due to breaking news. The segment did air on WRCBTV Channel 3 Chattanooga Tennessee and a photo with caption appeared in the Legal Intelligencer. Online media outreach generated more than 35 Internet listings, thus boosting traffic to the White and Williams LLP website.

According to Robin Nolan of White and Williams, “As Marketing Director of a 230 attorney law firm, I am tasked with many projects. Since I wear various hats, working with experienced consultants is critical. That's why I call on Furia Rubel when I need assistance on public relations and special projects. Gina and her staff are responsive, loyal and extremely knowledgeable. They do the things I just don't have time to do. Partnering with Furia Rubel is always a pleasure.”

White and Williams is one of the largest law firms in the Philadelphia region. The firm represents a large, diverse client base including banks, bank-holding companies, product manufacturers, insurance companies, colleges and universities, service and distribution companies, health care institutions, real estate developers, retailers, title insurance companies and brokerage firms.