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Election Law Training Session Oct. 31
Posted on October 29, 2008The Civil Rights Committee will host a one-hour training session on election law and procedures, and the role of non-partisan volunteers on Friday, Oct. 31. The program will feature Jonathan David, director of voter services with the Committee of Seventy...
The Criminal Justice Mentoring Summit
Posted on October 28, 2008The Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Philadelphia Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and Young Lawyers Division present: The Criminal Justice Mentoring Summit Afternoon Program with Lunch Friday, November 7, 2008 12:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Registration and Lunch begin at 11:30 a...
The Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor's Diversity Award
Posted on October 26, 2008Purpose of Award: The award is to publicly acknowledge, recognize and honor a law firm, legal organization or individual who has made a substantial contribution to diversity and inclusion in the legal field. Nominations for the award are accepted from any member of the Philadelphia Bar Association Criteria: Potential awardees may be an individual attorney, law firm of any size, legal services organization, or law school...
Philadelphia Bar Association 2008 Election
Posted on October 24, 2008The following individuals have successfully submitted materials to become candidates for the 2008 Bar Association Election on December 8, 2008. Rudy Garcia ? Vice Chancellor Kathleen Wilkinson ? Secretary Sophia Lee ? Asst. Secretary Jeff Lindy ? Treasurer Joe Prim ? Asst...
Chancellor's Diversity Training Series
Posted on October 23, 2008This calender year, the series will focus on the following subject areas: *Navigating the Partnership Track- Thursday, November 6, 2008 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. This workshop is intended to help attendees learn about the legal and other professional skills and abilities needed, as well as the practical steps that can be taken to advance to the partnership level...
Philadelphia Bar Association 2008 Election
Posted on October 22, 2008The following individuals have successfully submitted materials to become candidates for the 2008 Bar Association Election on December 8, 2008. Rudy Garcia ? Vice Chancellor Kathleen Wilkinson ? Secretary Sophia Lee ? Asst. Secretary Jeff Lindy ? Treasurer Joe Prim ? Asst...
Chancellor's Diversity Training Series
Posted on October 22, 2008This calender year, the series will focus on the following subject areas:/br p/p *bTrasitioning-Government to Private Practice/b- Thursday, November 20, 2008 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. This workshop is intended to help attendees lear about legal and other professional skills and abilities needed, as well as the practical steps that can be taken to move the practicing law in the public sphere to a private firm...
Get to Know Latino Media Oct. 27
Posted on October 20, 2008The Bar-News Media will present the program "Getting to Know Philadelphia's Latino Media" on Monday, Oct. 27. Panelists include Napoleon Garcia, publisher Impacto Latino; Ricardo Hurtado, publisher, El Sol Latino; Jose Irizarry, news director, Univision 65; Cesar Lopez, Philadelphia-based journalist and photographer; Milca Madera, program coordinator, WUBA Rumba; Gustavo Martinez, journalist, Al Día; and Dwayne Parker, news anchor, WFMZ Noticias en Español...
Emergency Preparedness for Philadelphia Businesses
Posted on October 08, 2008Learn how to stay in business when a disaster strikes. The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Center City District present a free workshop on Thursday, Oct. 30, 8:30-10:30 a.m. For more information, click here.
Chancellor's Forum on Comparative Judicial Selection Oct. 29
Posted on October 03, 2008The International Law Committee and the British American Business Council will co-host the Chancellor's Forum "Comparative Judicial Selection: Learning from the British and American Systems" on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The guest speaker will be Sir Robin Ernest Auld, a former judge on the English Court of Appeals who also served as vice chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission during its efforts to increase responsiveness and diversity of the British Courts...
Candidates Sought for YLD Executive Committee
Posted on October 02, 2008Pursuant to the YLD Bylaws, every year seven new members are elected to serve three-year terms on the Executive Committee. This year's Election will take place on Dec. 8, 2008, in conjunction with the Association's Annual Meeting. The deadline for submitting your material is 3 p...
Women Executives Speak on Role of Female Leaders Oct. 20
Posted on September 26, 2008A panel of women executives from across Philadelphia will discuss the role and future of female leaders at the Association's Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon on Monday, Oct. 20. Moderated by CBS 3 Eyewitness News evening weekend anchor, Mary Stoker Smith, panelists include Dr...
Nominations Sought for 2008 Wachovia Fidelity Award
Posted on September 24, 2008Nominations are now being accepted for the Philadelphia Bar Association's 2008 Wachovia Fidelity Award. Nominations should be made in writing. Please include a detailed statement setting forth information and reasons why you are recommending the nominee for this award...
Nominations Being Accepted for Thurgood Marshall Award
Posted on September 18, 2008Nominations are being accepted for the Criminal Justice Section's Thurgood Marshall Award. The award will be presented at the Section's December Holiday Party. The purpose of the award is to represent the highest honor that the Criminal Justice Section can give to anyone, whether or not a member of the Section, who exemplifies the ideals of Justice Thurgood Marshall's career...
2008 Philadelphia Bar Association Election
Posted on September 18, 2008The Philadelphia Bar Association is currently seeking candidates for the 2008 election. Offices for which candidates are being solicited are Vice Chancellor; Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer (each office carries a one-year term); and five seats on the Board of Governors (each Board seat carries a three-year term)...
Join YLD at PhiLAWpalooza Oct. 2
Posted on September 12, 2008The Young Lawyers Division will host its second annual PhiLAWpalooza on Oct. 2 at the legendary J. C. Dobbs on South Street, with an exciting line-up of bands comprising Philadelphia lawyers of all ages and practice areas. This year's line-up includes fan favorites A Band Called M (Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP) and Class Action (Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin) playing rock-n-roll hits...
Updated Bench-Bar and Annual Conference Schedule Available Online
Posted on August 26, 2008A total of 13 CLE credits and more than 20 different courses are available at the Association's 2008 Bench-Bar and Annual Conference on Sept. 19 through 21 at Bally's Atlantic City. To view the updated schedule online, click here. This year's conference is expected to bring together more than 500 lawyers and judges from the Philadelphia area for three days of CLE programming that lets practitioners and the judiciary share ideas and best practices...
Crime and Punishment Chancellor's Forum Sept. 10
Posted on August 11, 2008District Attorney Lynne M. Abraham and Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey will be among the panelists for the Wednesday, Sept. 10 Chancellor's Forum "Crime and Punishment — The Philadelphia Story." Abraham and Ramsey will be joined by Everett Gillison, deputy mayor for public safety; Mark Harrell of Men United for a Better Philadelphia; and David Rudovsky, senior fellow at University of Pennsylvania Law School...
Bar Foundation Seeks Award Nominees
Posted on August 01, 2008The Philadelphia Bar Foundation is seeking nominations for two awards to be presented at the Andrew Hamilton Gala on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the First City Troop Armory, 22 S. 23rd St. The Citizens Bank Pro Bono Award is presented by Citizens Bank, the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, and is given annually to a Philadelphia law firm or corporate legal department demonstrating outstanding volunteer efforts to help provide legal services to those in need...
Volunteer for Philadelphia magazine's Design Home 2008® to benefit the Ronald McDonald House
Posted on July 18, 2008On Sunday, September 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the YLD will host Philadelphia magazine's Design Home 2008® in Lower Gwynedd, PA to benefit theRonald McDonald House. A limited number of volunteers are needed to welcome guests, collect tickets and provide information on the organization...
Brennan Award Nominations Being Accepted
Posted on July 17, 2008Nominations are being accepted for the Philadelphia Bar Association's prestigious Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award. The award will be presented at the Association's October Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon. The award recognizes a jurist who adheres to the highest ideals of judicial service...
Bar Association to Sponsor ?Law School? for Non-Lawyers
Posted on July 16, 2008Area residents can receive basic information about areas of the law most likely to impact their daily lives when the Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association presents The People's Law School — a six-session education program for non-lawyers beginning Tuesday, September 9...
Save the Date for PhiLAWpalooza on Oct. 2
Posted on July 15, 2008Join the YLD for PhiLAWpalooza on Thursday, Oct. 2, as attorney musicians play at the legendary JC Dobbs on South Street. If you are an attorney musician and are interested in performing at PhiLAWpalooza or if you are interested in connecting with other attorney musicians to play PhiLAWpalooza, please contact Stephanie Mensing...
Bar Association Calls for Funding Plan for New Family Court Building
Posted on July 14, 2008In a letter sent today to Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell and Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor A. Michael Pratt expressed the 13,000-member Association?s strong support for the appropriation of funding for a new unified building for the First Judicial District's Family Court...
Civil Rights Committee on Philadelphia's Housing Crisis July 15
Posted on July 11, 2008Join the Civil Rights Committee Tuesday, July 15, 12:00 p.m., 11th Floor Conference Center Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St., to hear several speakers discuss the housing crisis facing Philadelphia's homeowners and tenants. Featured guests include: Phil Lord Executive Director, Tenant Union Representative Network Discussing the city's suspension of the requirement that landlords document that there are no fire, health and safety violations in their residential properties being offered for rent...
View Photos from the June 30 Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon
Posted on July 03, 2008Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans, delivered the Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Memorial Public Interest Lecture at the Association's Monday, June 30 Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon. A lifelong champion of individual rights, Judge Higginbotham had a legal career that spanned nearly half a century...
Listen Now to the Podcasts from the June 30 Quarterly Meeting
Posted on July 02, 2008Hear Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans, deliver the Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Memorial Public Interest Lecture at the Association's Monday, June 30 Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon. A lifelong champion of individual rights, Judge Higginbotham had a legal career that spanned nearly half a century...
Senior Lawyers, YLD Team Up for Mentoring
Posted on July 02, 2008Young attorneys will once again have the opportunity to gain valuable insights from senior practitioners under the Young Lawyers Division's Attorney Mentoring Program. More than 20 senior lawyers have agreed to serve as mentors to members of the Young Lawyers Division...
Senior Lawyers, YLD Team Up for Mentoring
Posted on July 01, 2008P Young attorneys will once again have the opportunity to gain valuable insights from senior practitioners under the Young Lawyers Division's Attorney Mentoring Program.br P More than 20 senior lawyers have agreed to serve as mentors to members of the Young Lawyers Division...
Legislative Action Center Online; Contact Pa. Lawmakers to Support Education Funding
Posted on June 24, 2008Philadelphia Bar Association members now have the opportunity to let their voices be heard in Harrisburg through the Legislative Action Center on the Association's Web site. In just three easy steps, members can contact their legislators to express their views regarding issues on which the Association has taken a stand...
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