Greensfelder attorneys join diversity programs

David J. Simmons, an officer with Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, and Rachel M. Hirshberg, an attorney with the firm, have been chosen to participate in programs with the national Leadership Council on Legal Diversity in 2019.

Simmons was chosen for the LCLD’s Fellows Program, which identifies, trains and advances leaders in the legal profession. Hirshberg joins the council’s Pathfinder Program, which assists early-career attorneys with career-development strategies.

The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, which includes law firm managing partners and corporate general counsel, prepares future generations of diverse legal talent for leadership roles.

Simmons is a member of Greensfelder’s litigation practice group and represents clients in franchise, trusts and estates and general civil and complex litigation, as well as antitrust, premises liability/personal injury, securities and class-action matters.

Hirshberg, an associate in the business services practice group, assists businesses with corporate transactions.