Jami began her career with Morgan Lewis in 1981 and was first elected chair in 2014. While Chair, Jami has continued her own legal practice in which she counsels Fortune 100 companies on complex litigation and investigations. Jami is an alumna of Penn State and Villanova Law, and has received the American Red Cross’s Lifetime Achievement Award, United Way’s Women’s Leadership Initiative Award, a Special Achievement Award from the Financial Times, and was named Attorney of the Year by The Legal Intelligencer and one of the 75 Most Outstanding Women Lawyers by The National Law Journal.
A long-time advocate of diversity within the legal industry, Jami launched ML Women, an initiative to harness the strength of the firm’s women through partnerships with clients and to create opportunities for women to come together around a shared industry or practice. Women also serve in senior leadership roles across Morgan Lewis, including on the Advisory Board and the Compensation Committee. They manage many of the firm’s practices and offices worldwide.