How I Made Office Managing Partner: Leaders of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman Share Their Best Advice
By: Tasha Norman
Lisa Wampler, former Pittsburgh office managing partner, and Chris Carusone, our current Pittsburgh office managing partner, reflect on their experience in the role and share advice for others for may want a similar responsibility.
Lisa Wampler, 45, Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman, Pittsburgh.
Job title: Partner, former Pittsburgh office managing partner.
Practice area: Construction. Law school and year of graduation: The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, 2001.
How long have you been at the firm? 19 years. Were you a partner at another firm before joining your present firm? No.
What year did you make office managing partner at your current firm? I assumed the role in February 2016 and completed my term in January 2022.
Chris Carusone, 55, Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman, Pittsburgh.
Job title: Partner, current Pittsburgh office managing partner.
Practice area: White-collar corporate defense and internal investigations. Law school and year of graduation: Widener University School of Law, 1993
How long have you been at the firm? Nine years.
Were you a partner at another firm before joining your present firm? Yes. I was a partner with Conrad O’Brien and left in 2014.
What year did you make office managing partner at your current firm? I assumed the role in January 2022 from Lisa Wampler.
What do you think was the deciding point for the firm in making you office managing partner?
Lisa: My loyalty and dedication to the firm. I was the first resident attorney in the firm’s Pittsburgh office when it opened in 2003, so I have been invested from the very beginning in the continued growth and success of the office.
Chris: I built a substantial book of business and was active in marketing the firm, which resulted in a valuable understanding of the firm’s culture and capabilities. I also had leadership experience from my work with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office of Governor’s Office of General Counsel and also within the firm, contributing to the management of the firm on various committees.
