Eckert Seamans Elects Members Laura Kurtz and Jennifer Adams Shepler to Board of Directors
January 18, 2024
The Board of Directors of national law firm Eckert Seamans have elected Harrisburg-based Member Laura B. Kurtz and Pittsburgh-based Member Jennifer Adams Shepler to serve on the firm’s Board. Kurtz will join the Board of Directors 2025 slate and Shepler will join the 2026 slate. The full Board of Directors consists of 24 members from across the firm’s offices and is led by Member Dorothy A. Davis as Chair of the Board.
Davis commented: “Laura and Jen both hold important leadership positions within the firm, and we look forward to them bringing their extensive knowledge, core values, and unique perspectives to the firm’s Board.”
Kurtz serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Public Finance group and focuses her practice in the area of public and municipal finance. She serves as bond and note counsel in financings involving Pennsylvania governments and municipal authorities. Kurtz also represents issuers, non-profit borrowers, underwriters, and financial institutions in various public and private financings. She was appointed by Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate to serve on the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Board and serves as the Vice Chair of the Education Committee of the National Association of Bond Lawyers.
Shepler has more than a decade of experience working on corporate transactions with a significant focus on the hospitality industry. She advises hotel owners, developers, investors, and management companies on all aspects of acquisition and disposition for various hotel related assets and other commercial properties, including multifamily units and industrial sites. Shepler serves as Co-Chair of the Women’s Initiative at Eckert (WIE), assisting with various programming to create a supportive environment to champion women at the firm and within the legal community.