Executive Alliance, which promotes the advancement of women in professional and executive roles, named Patricia Lambert board president. Lambert is a principal attorney with Pessin Katz Law and has over 35 years of experience handling complex litigation and insurance matters.

Lambert has worked on significant litigation matters for Fortune 500 companies as well as assisted business executives and small and midsized companies with insurance, real estate, liability assessment and commercial disputes. She also serves as Pessin Katz Law’s co-liaison for and is on the board of Harmonie, a national network of law firms in the risk industry.

In addition, Lambert is actively involved in the community, volunteering on behalf of women, family and children. She serves on the executive committee and board of the United Way of Central Maryland and previously chaired the Women’s Leadership Council. She is also a member of the United Way of Central Maryland’s Tocqueville Society and serves on the Health & Human Services Referral Board, which provides oversight to the 2-1-1 system. She has previously served as the chair of the boards of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund and the Injured Workers Insurance Fund.

Lambert earned her law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law and her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina.

Executive Alliance also elected the following board officers:

• Lisa Hayes of PNC Bank as Executive Alliance’s president-elect
• Karen Singer of KMS Partners as vice president
• Margaret Wood of Wood Consulting as secretary
• Mary Jean Herron of Wilmax Consulting as treasurer

Executive Alliance (www.executivealliance.org) is a statewide not-for-profit organization in Maryland composed of professional executive women. The organization initiates, supports and engages in activities to promote the advancement of women leaders in professional and executive positions. Executive Alliance promotes the placement of women on corporate boards and educates the public on the benefits of having women in decision-making positions. Members serve as role models and mentors to women seeking to advance their careers.