<sod>In January 2016, Betty Temple became the firm's Chair and CEO. Temple’s appointment represented a number of milestones for Womble Carlyle:  She became the youngest Chair in the firm’s 140-year history, the first Chair to be located outside of the firm’s original Winston-Salem office, and the first woman to lead the firm.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Chair-elect Hopes to Bring Fresh Perspective to Womble Carlyle|journal=The [[NC Lawyers Weekly]]|date=April 22, 2015|url=http://nclawyersweekly.com/tag/betty-temple/}}</ref><eod>
<sod>In January 2016, Betty Temple became the firm's Chair and CEO, one of a handful of women at the helm of a large, national law firm. <ref>{{cite news|last1=Spear|first1=Eilene|title=Elizabeth "Betty" Temple of Womble Carlyle: Innovation and Diversity to Serve Clients Better|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/elizabeth-betty-temple-womble-carlyle-innovation-and-diversity-to-serve-clients|accessdate=1 July 2016|work=The National Law Review|date=21 March 2016}}</ref> Temple’s appointment represented a number of milestones for Womble Carlyle:  She became the youngest Chair in the firm’s 140-year history, the first Chair to be located outside of the firm’s original Winston-Salem office, and the first woman to lead the firm.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Chair-elect Hopes to Bring Fresh Perspective to Womble Carlyle|journal=The [[NC Lawyers Weekly]]|date=April 22, 2015|url=http://nclawyersweekly.com/tag/betty-temple/}}</ref><eod>