Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP (Stenger Glass Law) has announced that Jessica Glass, the firm’s first female partner, is a recipient of the 2024 ATHENA Award, which recognizes dedicated professionals who are committed to serving the Hudson Valley community and mentoring young women, presented each year by The Chamber Foundation Inc. and the Women’s Leadership Alliance of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce. The 2024 awardees will be formally celebrated at the chamber’s 18th annual ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 5, at Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls, New York.
“From the moment Jessica became a partner, she has been a unifying force, fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment through her genuine care for each of us,” said A.J. Iuele, partner at Stenger Glass Law. “Her guidance has been invaluable to our colleagues, particularly young female attorneys and paralegals, and the impact of her service to our community is unparalleled. Our entire firm looks forward to celebrating Jessica alongside the other recipients of this prestigious honor.”
After joining Stenger Glass Law in 2015, Glass became the firm’s first female partner in 2019. She graduated magna cum laude from Marist College in 2001 before receiving her Juris Doctorate magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 2004. Following her graduation from law school, she clerked at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 2005 and, since then, has been admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Glass’ professional accomplishments are further complimented by her civic work throughout the Hudson Valley. She sits on the board of directors for Grace Smith House, acting as the chair of its Governance Committee. Further, she serves on the board of Abilities First, volunteering as the secretary of its executive committee and assisting its fundraising/golf committee, and the board of the Dutchess County Real Estate Charity Golf Committee, in addition to being a sustaining member and past board member of the Junior League of Poughkeepsie.
Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele is one of the largest, most experienced law firms in the Hudson Valley. A general practice law firm, it draws from the strength of its 10 exceptional attorneys to comprehensively represent a wide array of individuals, businesses, municipalities and institutional clients throughout the Hudson Valley. Practice areas include commercial litigation, land use and development, tax grievances, elder law, wills, trusts and estates, commercial and residential real estate, business law, hospitality and liquor licensing, matrimonial and family law, personal injury, criminal law, and more.
