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104 top 25 women of law LYNN M. JANEWAY Janeway Law Firm, P.C. - President, Managing and Majority Shareholder - Mortgage Default Lynn M. Janeway built a solid foundation for her more than 30-year career by first receiving her undergraduate degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Illinois. She then attended the university's College of Law, primarily hoping to add skills that would assist her in someday owning her own business. Instead, she discovered a true affinity for law. Janeway parlayed this passion into the founding of her own firm in 2004, which remains a career highlight. "Opening my firm allowed me to teach and instill in my attorneys and employees the desire to go the extra mile in service to our clients," Janeway said. Owning and managing a firm that serves the mortgage industry has allowed Janeway to work on solving not only legal issues that arise but also the operational challenges that exist in this detailed and volume- based business. "Creative problem-solving is the skill I find most useful, as it is equally valuable in its application to specific files and to overall operations. I want to find not just a solution but the best solution," Janeway said. She believes that legal professionals can help clients meet their compliance objectives by reviewing the processes and recommending state-specific adjustments when necessary to decrease potential liability. "I draw inspiration from my clients," Janeway said. ˆe servicing industry attracts some of the most talented and dedicated people." NUMBER OF YEARS PRACTICING LAW: 33 CYNTHIA KERN WOOLVERTON Millsap & Singer, LLC - VP - Bankruptcy In her 20 years practicing law, Cynthia Kern Woolverton has been on every rung of the ladder. Today, she uses her experience to enrich the practice of Millsap & Singer, LLC. Woolverton's decision to get into this stream was the result of being fascinated by the fact that there are two sides to every story. "Oftentimes, the winning side is the one with the more persuasive argument," she said. "I grew up in a house with four brothers, and while arguing came naturally, persuasion was a skill perfected over the years." Bankruptcy law, however, is Woolverton's preferred area of focus. She sees her role as being a conduit between the judges and the firm's clients. "Helping our judges understand the unique challenges that lenders and servicers face every day allows them to make more educated decisions on the issues at hand and provides a friendlier environment for our clients," she said. A firm believer in mentoring, Woolverton enjoys teaching what she has learned in her two decades of practicing law and is proud to see the growing number of women in leadership positions. "‰ese women are opening up opportunities for younger generations," Woolverton said. Speaking on the role of financial services firms today, Woolverton said that they should "move routine matters through the system more efficiently to allow lenders and servicers to provide more assistance and attention to non-routine matters." NUMBER OF YEARS PRACTICING LAW: 20 ERIN LAURITO Laurito & Laurito, LLC - Managing Member - Creditors' Rights, Civil Litigation, Strategic Component Services "ere is a special relationship built between attorneys and their clients, whether the client is an individual or a large corporation," said Erin Laurito of Laurito & Laurito, LLC, who has been practicing for 16 years. Laurito helps her clients navigate regulatory and compliance challenges and finds the most enriching part of her job to be solving problems. "ere is nothing more satisfying to me than being part of a team of amazing people who use their individual strengths to find a solution for our clients that reduces their anxiety or reaches their desired goal," Laurito said. Laurito got her love of prob - lem-solving from her father, also an attorney, and though she attributes her desire to first practice law to him, her passion for the field deepened as she matured. Laurito recalled, "At first, I was captured by watching my dad leave for work each day, spending time as a child at his office, and listening to him solve problems. In college, I became very interested in business management and entrepreneurship, and a law firm lent itself to those passions, and still does." NUMBER OF YEARS PRACTICING LAW: 16

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