Nora Plesent

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Nora Plesent has been supporting women personally and professionally for over 40 years. Nora received her Bachelor’s Degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan and her law degree from the George Washington University National Law Center.She started her career in New York as a sex crimes prosecutor in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office before becoming a partner at a white-collar litigation boutique while working on a part-time schedule. Nora founded the New Girls Network, an alliance of female leaders promoting the advancement of women in the legal profession. Nora left her law firm partnership to create a marketplace for women seeking alternative work arrangements, and ultimately created Lexolution, a contract legal staffing company in 2001.

In 2018, Nora opened The Gathering, a serene and nurturing space for women to connect, relax and recharge. The Gathering hosts women’s wellness events that include meditation, yoga, sound baths, great food and other programs that encourage well-being and growth. The Gatherings, now being done online, are an opportunity for women to come together in an authentic and intimate format to meditate, reflect, write and share. Nora is a certified meditation instructor and guides individuals, private groups and corporate teams to become calmer, more creative and focused. For more information about Nora’s individual, group and corporate programs, contact her at nora@noraplesent.com.