(CHARLOTTE, N.C.)—Julie H. Seidenstein, an attorney in the Charlotte office of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, was named a 2011 Woman Extraordinaire by Business Leader magazine. Ms. Seidenstein was chosen as a recipient out of hundreds of women who were nominated for the award.

Each year, Business Leader honors the top women leaders of the South through its Women Extraordinaire awards. An award winner must be an influential leader within her company or business, with an extraordinary impact on its economic success and forward-thinking strategies.

Ms. Seidenstein works in Parker Poe’s Banking and Finance group. She focuses her practice on commercial real estate and structured finance, specifically representation of mortgage loan portfolio servicers in assumptions, cash management structures, leasing, consent and general compliance issues and representation of institutional lenders and finance companies in originating commercial real estate loans.

Ms. Seidenstein is a member of CREW Charlotte and serves as Co-Chair of the organization’s Communications Committee. She also serves as a board member, Chair of the Nominations Committee and Women in Law Mentor of the Charlotte Women’s Bar.

Additionally, Ms. Seidenstein is a member of the Mecklenburg County Bar Lunch with a Lawyer Program, which is a mentoring program targeting rising eighth grade students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Volunteer attorney mentors meet with students for lunch to gain a better understanding of the role attorneys play in everyday life.

Ms. Seidenstein received her JD, magna cum laude, from Seattle University and her BA, magna cum laude, from the University of San Diego.

Women Extraordinaire award winners will be profiled in Business Leader magazine and on the Business Leader website.

About Parker Poe
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has 230 lawyers in six offices located in major markets across North Carolina and South Carolina. The Firm provides legal counsel to large commercial and public organizations on litigation, corporate and regulatory matters. It has been recognized in recent years as one of the fastest growing law firms in the United States and as an award-winning leader in the use of technology to provide better and more efficient service to domestic and international clients.