The Wistar Institute’s Gelvina Stevenson, JD, Named Latina Attorney of the Year

PHILADELPHIA — (September 18, 2024) —The Hispanic National Bar Association (HBNA) has named The Wistar Institute’s Gelvina Stevenson, JD, as the 2024 Latina Attorney of the Year. Ms. Stevenson — who has served as the Institute’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2022 — received the recognition for her “commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within the legal profession generally and the health law bar in particular.” She has been a longstanding member of the HNBA, where she serves as co-chair of the Health and Life Sciences Section.

As General Counsel, Ms. Stevenson has helped to guide Wistar through a pivotal period of growth and expansion while lending her expertise to the stewardship of the Institute’s intellectual property. In addition to her invaluable service to Wistar, she is a mentor to the next generation of life science professionals, whom she instructs in the sector’s legal matters in her role as an adjunct professor of law at the Drexel University School of Medicine. Ms. Stevenson also sits on the board of both the American Health Lawyers Association and the Child Center of New York.

“I feel deeply grateful to have received this recognition from my friends and colleagues at the Hispanic National Bar Association,” said Stevenson. “My career in the nonprofit biomedical research sector has honed my sense for the value of inclusion, and I am proud to have contributed to that mission both in my service to The Wistar Institute and the Hispanic National Bar Association.”

Ms. Stevenson received the award at a formal reception at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort as part of the HNBA’s annual convention.