Morris James LLP announced that Sherry A. Perna will serve as its new Executive Director.
Perna brings 16 years of experience in legal management and administration, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer at Morris James LLP.
“On behalf of Morris James, we are pleased to announce Sherry as our Executive Director,” said Managing Director, David H. Williams. “During her tenure, Sherry has demonstrated excellent decision making and leadership skills and I am confident she will be a valuable asset to the firm’s continued success.”
Perna will move into the position of the firm’s former Executive Director, Thomas C. Herweg who retired from the firm as of March 31, 2017, with more than 15 years of service. Herweg will continue with the firm in a consultant position until the end of 2017 to handle various strategic initiatives the firm is undertaking this year. “It will be a year of change and growth for Morris James, and we are pleased to have two such accomplished leaders to rely upon this coming year,” says Williams.
Perna will oversee the administrative and business operations of the firm.
Perna holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Richard Stockton State College of New Jersey and a Master’s in Business Administration from Wilmington University. She is a Certified Legal Manager, having earned her CLM from the Association of Legal Administrators in 2010.
She was the President of the Association of Legal Administrators First State Chapter from 2015 to 2016 and held various other board positions and was previously Chair of the Business Partner Committee
