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Disaster Planning Committee on Corporate Emergency Access System July 31
Posted on June 21, 2008The next meeting of the Disaster Planning Programs Committee, originally scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on July 23, 2008 has been rescheduled and will now take place on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. in the 10th Floor Board Room at the Association offices, 1101 Market St...
Lawyer's Coach on Improving Profits, Performance June 17
Posted on June 13, 2008Phyllis Sisenwine, master certified coach, will discuss ways to increase profits and improve performance at a June 17 program sponsored by the Solo and Small Firm Committee and the Marketing Committee of the Law Practice Management Division. Every attendee will receive a free copy of Sisenwine's book, Market You Must?for Lawyers...
Young Lawyers Blog Available on Twitter
Posted on June 11, 2008The Young Lawyers Division blog, Philawdelphia, is now available on the social networking and micro-blogging service Twitter. What is Twitter? Twitter is an easy way to stay updated on information from "friends, family, and co-workers," as well as news sites, such as the Philadelphia Inquirer and blogs, such as Philawdelphia...
Second Joint Diversity Happy Hour on Wednesday, July 9
Posted on June 10, 2008Join the Philadelphia Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division and Minorities in the Profession Committee, the Barristers' Association, the South Asian Bar Association, the Asian American Bar Association of the Delaware Valley, the Hispanic Bar Association of Philadelphia and Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia as they honor five law students who will each receive a Minority Bar Scholarship...
Riders Sought for ACS Bike-a-Thon July 13
Posted on June 01, 2008Team Philadelphia Bar Association will saddle up again this year and take part in the 36th Annual American Cancer Society Bike-a-Thon on Sunday, July 13. The ride brings awareness to the issues of cancer and how it affects friends, families, colleagues and community...
Free One-Year Bar Memberships Now Available
Posted on May 30, 2008Attorneys working full-time for a federal, state or local governmental agency or a public interest agency who have never before been members of the Philadelphia Bar Association are now eligible for a free-one year membership in the Association. "We want these attorneys to be a part of the Bar, and to introduce them to the many benefits of membership," said Chancellor A...
Luncheon to Honor Chief Justice Castille June 5
Posted on May 25, 2008The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, with partner the Philadelphia Bar Association and corporate partners Blank Rome LLP and Aqua America, will host a luncheon honoring Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille Thursday, June 5...
YLD Presents Marketing Workshop June 3
Posted on May 23, 2008The Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division presents: "Crafting and Marketing Your Image: What Every Young Lawyer Needs To Know" on Tuesday, June 3, at noon at the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market Street, 11th Floor Conference Center. How do you know if your professional image is working for you? Join YLD members for a candid discussion on the do's and don'ts of building your own personal "brand," and learn the secrets of professional persuasion from the experts...
Chancellor's Forum: Working Together to Improve the City June 10
Posted on May 23, 2008Philadelphia City Council members Blondell Reynolds-Brown and James Kenney will join Center City District CEO Paul Levy and Pennsylvania Convention Center General Manager Ahmeenah Young to discuss key issues affecting the City and its lawyers and law firms at a Tuesday, June 10 Chancellor's Forum...
Charity Run Results Now Available Online
Posted on May 22, 2008More than 1,000 runners and walkers made their way along Martin Luther King Drive on Sunday, May 18 for the Bar Association's 29th Annual 5K Run/Walk. The event included both a 5-kilometer (3.1 miles) run and a 5-kilometer walk. Legal and company teams also competed in the run...
Justice McCaffery at State Civil Quarterly Meeting June 11
Posted on May 19, 2008Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery will present a new view on the Supreme Court at the Wednesday, June 11 quarterly meeting of the State Civil Litigation Section. The meeting begins at 12 p.m. in the 11th Floor Conference Center of Bar Association headquarters, 1101 Market St...
YLD Happy Hour June 12 at Mexican Post
Posted on May 15, 2008Join the YLD on Thursday, June 12 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mexican Post (16th and Cherry streets). Drink tickets are available and are good for margaritas, wine and beer. Drinks are $2 off after tickets run out. Heavy appetizers will be served. Also, the YLD will be collecting new and used ties for the Philadelphia Comprehensive Center for Fathers' Work-N-Style for Men program in conjunction with this happy hour...
Pratt to Be Honored at Black Tie and Sneaker Gala May 22
Posted on May 13, 2008Chancellor A. Michael Pratt and the Philadelphia Bar Association will be honored for community contributions at the Dawn Staley Foundation Seventh Annual Black Tie and Sneaker Gala on Thursday, May 22. Individual tickets are $200 and two tickets are $300...
Traffic/Vehicular Law Committee Meeting June 19
Posted on May 13, 2008The Traffic/Vehicular Law Committee will discuss goals and objectives for the year, which includes methods to increase membership in the committee on Thursday, June 19 at 3 p.m. in the 10th Floor Board Room of Bar Association headquarters, 1101 Market St...
Bar Association Seeking Staff Attorney for Policy and Planning
Posted on May 11, 2008The Philadelphia Bar Association seeks a Staff Attorney for Policy and Planning. Department: Executive Job Title: Staff Attorney for Policy and Planning Supervisor: Executive Director Major Purpose: This individual is responsible for providing professional substantive support to all those Committees and Sections of the Association that are not otherwise presently staffed...
Register Online for Bar Association and School District A.C.E. Program
Posted on May 10, 2008The A.C.E. Program Advancing Civics Education (A.C.E.) is a program launched by the Philadelphia Bar Association in partnership with public schools in Philadelphia to provide supplemental civics education — in areas such as fundamental principles of citizenship, democracy and dispute resolution — to ninth-grade public school students...
YLD Comedy Night May 10
Posted on May 09, 2008Join the YLD for a night of laughs on Saturday, May 10 featuring comedians Lynne Koplitz, and Doug Benson of VH1's "Best Week Ever," at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Tickets are available at the door for $70, and include open bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction and a DJ...
Senior Lawyers Reception May 13 at Palm
Posted on May 07, 2008The Senior Lawyers Professional and Public Service Committee will hold a reception on Tuesday, May 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Palm Philadelphia, 200 S. Broad St. Space is limited so please RSVP by May 9 to Dawn Burger at (215) 238-6367 or via e-mail to dburger@philabar...
Bar Association Seeking Staff Attorney for Policy and Planning
Posted on May 05, 2008The Philadelphia Bar Association seeks a Staff Attorney for Policy and Planning. Department: Executive Job Title: Staff Attorney for Policy and Planning Supervisor: Executor Director Major Purpose: This individual is responsible for providing professional substantive support to all those Committees and Sections of the Association that are not otherwise presently staffed...
Two New Video Podcasts Added to Bar Association Leadership Series
Posted on May 02, 2008A pair of new video podcasts have been added to the Bar Association's Leadership Video Series. The Leadership Video Series features prominent Philadelphians discussing their roles as leaders, revealing who inspired them as leaders, and outlining what kind of leadership the city needs right now...
Law Practice Management Division Presents "Practice Law and Have a Life" May 6
Posted on May 01, 2008The Bar Association's Law Practice Management Division and the Association of Legal Administrators Philadelphia Chapter presents "Practice Law and Have a Life" Tuesday, May 6. Phyllis Sisenwine, The Lawyers Coach, is the guest speaker. Sisenwine will discuss: Understanding the varied approaches for handling work assignmentsLearning how to estimate time to complete tasksAnalyze personal skills and abilitiesUnderstand the importance of timely, accurate and complete time entries The event is being held at the Bar Association's 11th Floor Conference and begins at 8 a...
Association Backs Justice Castille on Interim Appellate Court Appointments
Posted on April 30, 2008In a letter sent today to Pennsylvania Senate Republican leaders, Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor A. Michael Pratt expressed the 13,000-member Association's strong endorsement of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille's call for action on interim appointments to the Pennsylvania appellate courts...
Pratt to Be Honored at Black Tie and Sneaker Gala May 22
Posted on April 30, 2008Chancellor A. Michael Pratt and the Philadelphia Bar Association will be honored for community contributions at the Dawn Staley Foundation Seventh Annual Black Tie and Sneaker Gala on Thursday, May 22. Individual tickets are $200 and two tickets are $300...
Disaster Planning Answers, Resources July 2
Posted on April 29, 2008If your office were destroyed tomorrow by fire, flood or explosion, or Center City offices and courts quarantined by health or terrorist threats, do you have a disaster plan in place to cope? Get the answers and resources you need at the Wednesday, July 2 meeting of the Rules and Procedure Committee...
Bar Association Announces the Sixth Annual Legal Writing Competition in Honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Posted on April 22, 2008The Philadelphia Bar Association is pleased to announce the sixth annual Legal Writing Competition in honor of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. In so doing, the Bar Association recognizes the importance of excellence in legal analysis and writing skills, and seeks to award a student enrolled in an ABA-approved or provisionally approved Philadelphia-area law school for authoring a top-quality Competition submission...
Meet the Press Breakfast Program June 5
Posted on April 22, 2008The Bar-News Media Committee will hold a Philadelphia "Meet the Press" breakfast on Thursday, June 5. The event is co-sponsored by Business Wire. Speakers for the program include Bernard Dagenais, editor, Philadelphia Business Journal; Tom Ginsburg, deputy business editor,The Philadelphia Inquirer; and Stu Bykovsky, reporter, Philadelphia Daily News...
Register Online for Bar Association and School District A.C.E. Program
Posted on April 16, 2008The A.C.E. Program Advancing Civics Education (A.C.E.) is a program launched by the Philadelphia Bar Association in partnership with public schools in Philadelphia to provide supplemental civics education — in areas such as fundamental principles of citizenship, democracy and dispute resolution — to ninth-grade public school students...
Notice to Philadelphia Bar Association Members
Posted on April 14, 2008Pursuant to Section 1100 of the Philadelphia Bar Association bylaws, notice is hereby given to all members of the Philadelphia Bar Association that the following amendments to the bylaws of the Philadelphia Bar Association were considered at the March 27, 2008 Board of Governors meeting and was approved for submission to the members at the June Quarterly meeting to take place on Monday, June 30, 2008 at Noon at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue...
Bar Night at the Phillies Aug. 5
Posted on April 13, 2008Join your colleagues and friends at Bar Association Night at the Phillies on Tuesday, Aug. 5 as the Phils take on the Florida Marlins at Citizens Bank Park at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are $38 and can be ordered by clicking here. Seating (subject to availability) with fellow Philadelphia Bar Association supporters will be located on the Field Level Baseline (Sections 108 & 109)...
Philadelphia Bar Foundation Names New Executive Director
Posted on April 11, 2008The Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that Gene Sirni has been hired as its new Executive Director. The Philadelphia Bar Foundation is the charitable arm of the Philadelphia Bar Association and is responsible for raising funds to support a grants program that provides funding to more than 30 public interest legal organizations in Philadelphia...
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