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February 2005
Vol. 34, No. 2
The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association
Bench-Bar
Returns to
Boardwalk
Chancellor’s Reception
Tropicana Quarter to
Host 2005 Conference
Photo by Jeff Lyons
by Jeff Lyons
Chancellor Andrew A. Chirls is joined by Vice Chancellor Jane L. Dalton and Chancellor-Elect Alan M. Feldman at the Jan. 6 Chancellor’s
Reception at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. Hundreds of members of the legal community attended the event to greet the
new Chancellor. More photos, Page 13.
Sixers GM Billy King to Address YLD
by Jeff Lyons
Billy King, president and general
manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, will
be the keynote speaker at the Young
Lawyers Division Annual Meeting on
Wednesday, March 9 at the Park Hyatt
Philadelphia at the Bellevue.
Also at the luncheon, 2005 YLD Chair
Natalie Klyashtorny will outline her
plans for the year. The Craig Perry and F.
Sean Peretta Community Service Awards and the YLD Vision Award will also
be presented.
Named team president on May 26,
2003, King is in his eighth season with
the 76ers, marking his second
complete season
as the president
and general
manager of the
organization.
King oversees all
aspects of basketball operaBilly King
tions, as well as
all facets of business operations. He
continues to serve as the 76ers point
man for all trades, player procurement
and player contract negotiations.
King joined the 76ers in June 1997 as
vice president of basketball administration, a role in which he served as the
point person for basketball operations.
Less than a year later, he was promoted
to general manager, and on April 5,
2000, he signed a new multi-year contract with the team.
“Billy is originally from Washington,
D.C., and came to Philadelphia for a career opportunity with the 76ers. Over a
short period of time, and at a young
age, he has become a leader, not just in
the sports community, but in our civic
community as well,” said Klyashtorny.
“I feel that he is a great ambassador
The Philadelphia Bar Association’s
Bench-Bar Conference will return to
Atlantic City in 2005, convening at The
Quarter at Tropicana on the Boardwalk
on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
“The Bench-Bar Conference is a
model of what a bar association can
do. It combines education, camaraderie,
collegiality and fun. It’s an opportunity
to meet your adversaries and your decision makers in an informal setting.
We revived it in 2004 to great acclaim
from the people who were there, and
we look forward to even bigger success
in 2005,” said Chancellor Andrew A.
Chirls.
Sayde J. Ladov, a partner at Abrahams, Loewenstein & Bushman, and
Mitchell L. Bach, a member of Eckert
Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, are cochairs of the event.
“We are indeed fortunate to be
holding our Bench-Bar Conference at
The Quarter this year,” said Ladov. “We
are on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. It
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In This Issue ...
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Lyon Visit
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Military Affairs
9
Bar Foundation
10
Online Directory
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Bar Leadership
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Evaluate Judges on Their Qualifications
by Andrew A. Chirls
The Chief Justice of the United
States is on the right. And Chief Justice
Rehnquist is also in the right. He happens to be correct.
Writing in his 19th Year-End Report
on the Federal Judiciary, the Chief
Justice has vigorously and eloquently
defended the independence of our
judiciary.
Chief Justice Rehnquist is a keen
and lifelong student of history. His
book on application of the Constitution in times of war, All the Laws But One,
is instructive and easy to read. So it
should surprise no one that he views
criticism of judges and attacks on our
judiciary in a balanced historical context. He notes “criticism of judges and
judicial decisions is as old as our
republic.” As with most judges, he
seems to accept this as an occupational
fact of life. The Chief also recognizes
that occasional attacks on the judiciary
are an outgrowth of tensions built into
our three-branch system of government and he admits, “to a significant
LETTERS
More on Immigrants
To the Editor:
Chancellor Andrew Chirls’ remarks
in “Immigrants are Vital to Philadelphia’s Future” (Philadelphia Bar Reporter,
January 2005), are valid, meaningful
and do lead the way in recognizing
that America’s vitality is the unusual
combination and interchange between
the population and immigrants. Whether we, as lawyers, or as a Bar Association, do enough to foster and stimulate growth derived from the interchange begs a deeper and more perverse question.
Unlike the times of our grandparents, when there was no limit on the
number of entrants, today our immigration laws contain limitations on
numbers, as well as restrictions pertaining to social and political behavior,
as these current laws should.
Unfortunately, the federal government has failed to maintain border
controls. Consuls have issued visas to
the undeserving and the U.S. immigration officials are constantly confronted
with so many who evade the limitations that the authorities are unable to
apprehend and remove aliens who entered without authority or who overstayed. The number of illegal aliens is
staggering. Current estimates exceed 10
million nationwide. Such is the fact
FRONTLINE
The Chief was apparently prompted to speak out because, as he puts it,
“criticism of judges, including charges of activism, have in the eyes of
some taken a new turn in recent years.”
degree these tensions are healthy in
maintaining a balance of power.” Fair
enough.
So why speak out now? The Chief
was apparently prompted to speak out
because, as he puts it, “criticism of
judges, including charges of activism,
have in the eyes of some taken a new
turn in recent years.” Chief Justice
Rehnquist specifically cites the PROTECT Act (designed to protect children
from predators and purveyors of child
pornography) which requires the collection of information on an individual, judge-by-judge basis. He also
that our immigrant community is as
much composed of legally present as
illegally present. What are our schools
and hospitals to do with these people?
How do they get decent jobs? How do
they qualify for a driver’s license or a
mortgage? They, too, yearn, but in hiding.
As for the legally present who are
waiting for their “papers,” they wait
and wait while the federal government
goes through reorganization after reorganization trying to accomplish the
impossible without adequate resources
to properly process the qualified. In the
meantime, this mass of would-be qualified, without proper papers, cannot get
decent jobs, medical care, proper
schooling and thereby become
investors in our community.
Public attitudes toward immigrants
are often confused and perplexed in
these days because the storekeeper, the
bank, the credit card company, medical
provider, lawyer, teacher and police officer do not know whether they are
dealing with a legal or illegal alien. Of
course, this is fundamentally a federal
points to efforts to impeach judges
“who issue decisions regarded by some
as out of the mainstream” and proposed legislation that would limit the
jurisdiction of the federal courts to
decide challenges to certain government actions.
These are very serious concerns.
And I’m pleased that the Chief has
chosen to address them. Perhaps even
more dangerous - because they are
more subtle - are proposals in Congress to limit the ability of federal judges to enforce the law and the Constitution. There are people who want to
do this by taking away the jurisdiction
of judges to consider certain kinds of
constitutional issues. One idea floated
last year in Congress was a law that
would prohibit judges from considering developments in human rights law
problem but the adverse affects are
local. The president, as chief enforcer of
the laws, and Congress, maker of the
laws, must face the reality that the
ideal circumstances Chancellor Chirls
envisions are unattainable under current circumstances.
Immigrants, who are legal and can
be processed as such in reasonable
periods of time, can become free and
equal members of our community with
much to offer by their skills, culture
and by sharing the cost of freedom by
becoming taxpayers. Maybe a bar association such as ours needs to make a
deeper study so that we lead in establishing the vitality from diverse peoples. The future of Philadelphia and the
metropolis deserves to be everything
our Chancellor foresees.
Lawrence Corson
in other countries that have advanced
beyond ours. Disruptions of the balance between Congress and the judiciary seem to worry the Chief Justice,
and they ought to concern us, too.
To me, it is clear that the Chief
Justice is speaking on behalf of all
judges regardless of the tenor of their
decisions or their particular judicial
philosophy. And that’s wise as well. Yes,
we are free to criticize judges. That’s
democracy. It’s part of our system. It’s
healthy.
But the authority to impeach or
remove a judge is quite another matter.
And that authority should not extend
to decisions from the bench. Judges
should not be concerned about inflaming any group that might be able to
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Editor-in-Chief
Molly Peckman, Esq.
Associate Editors
Sunah Park, Esq.
Lawrence S. Felzer, Esq.
Heather J. Holloway, Esq.
Stacey Z. Jumper, Esq.
Asima Panigrahi, Esq.
Contributing Editor
Richard Max Bockol, Esq.
Advisory Editors
Bruce H. Bikin, Esq.
Merih O. Erhan, Esq.
Marc W. Reuben, Esq.
Director of Publications and New Media
Mark A. Tarasiewicz
Managing Editor
Jeff Lyons
Copy Editor
Kate Maxwell
Looking Back, Ahead
To the Editor:
I enjoyed reading Steve Waxman’s
letter in the January 2005 Philadelphia
Bar Reporter because it also caused me to
Associate Executive Director
for Communications and Public Policy
Daniel A. Cirucci
Executive Director
Kenneth Shear
continued on page 21
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Advancing
Bar’s Cause
Worldwide
PERSPECTIVES
by Kenneth Shear
The new year has a way of prompting new initiatives.
A recent morning’s mail brought me
at least three pieces of chamber of
commerce-type flyers promoting the
need for projects and programs advancing Philadelphia as either a tourist
destination city, or as a place to advance our commercial interest - including,
but not limited to, stemming the “brain
drain” from our region. This certainly
seems to be a hot topic for 2005. Fortunately, this is one priority that your
Bar Association is already plugged into.
This past December I was privileged
to join the top leadership of our Association in getting a glimpse of the opposite side of this coin: that is, a foreign
perspective of viewing Philadelphia
and its environs in a positive sense as
an area to expand business as well as
the practice of law.
As part of the ongoing sister bar
association relationship between the
Philadelphia Bar Association and the
Lyon, France Bar Association, we were
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International Business
by Michael Scullin
invited to attend the swearing-in of the
Lyon Bar Association president as well
as participate in a series of meetings
and seminars regarding advancing the
transatlantic business relationships
between our two cities. As of this writing the follow-through from our early
December trip continues.
Lyon, the second-largest city in
France, emphasizes its textile and
chemical industries. Moreover, it sees
itself as a center of biomedical research,
providing preventive cancer therapies.
We had the opportunity to meet with
the city’s deputy mayor for international relations, tourism and city-to-city
cooperation. Just the fact that Lyon
(less than half the size of Philadelphia)
has a deputy mayor in charge of international relations itself demonstrated
global sophistication and its commitment to promote Lyon as a destination
continued on page 6
I had been to Lyon several times to
attend official ceremonies of the Lyon
Bar, but I had never witnessed the
annual Festival of Lights. December 8
started as a religious fête in the city, a
date to celebrate being saved from
harm by the Blessed Virgin, but it has
now been expanded into a three-day
technological extravaganza of lights,
bathing the city in artistic grace. On
this trip, the festival happened to coincide with a visit by a high-level delegation of the Philadelphia Bar Association
who joined us, shedding light for these
delegates on a legal exchange program
that has been in swing since 1997.
It is almost a truism that with
today’s global economy one needs to
think globally. With people, business,
investment, leisure and education taking on border-crossing aspects, lawyers
need to take steps to be ready to play a
significant role on that level as well. As
Ken Shear’s article attests, the
Philadelphia Bar is doing just that,
through the Twinning Relationship and
Exchange Program we have developed
with the Lyon Bar, France’s second
largest after Paris.
Since that time, approximately 20
newly minted lawyers from Europe and
the United States have participated in
this exchange, working in firms like
Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Duane Morris LLP, Dechert, smaller firms
and even the federal courts.
It has been said that even in the
Internet world, the practice of law is
still based on relationships. This could
not be truer on the international front.
If a client is committing to a multi-million- (or billion- ) dollar investment,
you will need to work with foreign
counsel to complete the transaction,
and you want to know that you can
trust him or her - and their capabilities.
This can’t be picked up from a directory; you need to develop personal relationships. The Lyon program is an
example of how to achieve that result.
Getting to know the young lawyers
who have lived and worked in
Philadelphia has proved to be a richly
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continued from page 4
rewarding personal experience as well.
The experience has gone beyond the
warm and fuzzy. Participants routinely
mention the business they have
brought back with them, and host
firms and lawyers here have succeeded
in developing opportunities abroad.
Hosts who have been repeat participants find a ready-made international
network. Many of our former interns
now work in major firms in Europe,
such as Freshfields, Baker & McKenzie;
Winston & Strawn; Ernst & Young; Fidal, August & Debouzy; and Haarmann & Hemmelrath.
This year, our delegation had an
opportunity to meet in Lyon with 10
participants in the program in a
round-table discussion at the headquarters of the Lyon Bar. Each lawyer
described his or her experience in
Philadelphia, the impact it had on their
careers and their lives, the importance
of the welcome they received here, and
where they are now working — often
due to their participation in the program. It was a touching moment for
some of us who have come to know
them well in Philadelphia, and perhaps
an eye-opener for those of us who had
not previously been exposed to the
breadth and depth of what happens
here. The renewed interest of the Bar
leadership has afforded the program
with a new significance and dimension,
and it can only grow and improve with
that support.
A puzzling aspect of the program
has been the extent to which the number of lawyers coming to Philadelphia
exceeds Philadelphia lawyers going to
France. Perhaps this phenomenon can
be attributed to the charming aspects
of our fair city, but the facts probably
support another conclusion, which is
the different economics facing firms
and young lawyers in this country.
Firms may be reluctant to let lawyers
go if they have to continue paying
them the relatively large salaries; associates may not wish to forego or
reduce those salaries when they are
faced with sizable debt.
Even if a young lawyer is simply
given a leave of absence, the intern
needs support for living expenses. One
possibility for increasing participation
from our younger colleagues would be
to extend the program to law students,
in addition to practicing lawyers. Law
students could take a half-year, a
semester, or perhaps even a summer to
perform an internship. It could be
offered as a credit program. Students
are more likely to have the time available; they are looking for valuable
experience for their resumes, and they
are not as often faced with immediate
debt obligations. Ironically, they may
be willing to pay for the experience
rather than expect payment. In infor-
SEC Official Visits Committee
Photo by Jeff Lyons
EXCHANGE
Arthur S. Gabinet (from left), district administrator of the Philadelphia District Office
of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is joined by Investment Companies
Committee Co-Chairs Brian S. Vargo and John N. Ake at the Committee’s Jan. 6 meeting. Gabinet discussed enforcement actions brought by the SEC in the past year relating to mutual fund distribution.
mal discussions with the president of
the bar-supported Law School in Lyon,
this appeared to be a workable concept. Law school administrators in
Philadelphia have also embraced the
idea. Obviously, the idea needs to be
fleshed out further, but the rudiments
of the development are there.
Having said that, it is still worthwhile to encourage working lawyers to
share this experience. In the year
ahead we also hope to work closely
with the Young Lawyers Division, both
to include our visitors in social and
professional events as honorary members, and to spread the word about the
types of opportunities that exist
through this type of program.
All of this adds up to a very fertile
territory for the development of
rewarding relationships and business
opportunities and, one would hope,
more glimpses of the Festival of Lights.
Michael E. Scullin, of counsel with Monteverde, McAlee
& Hurd, is co-chair of the Association’s International
Law Committee.
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Patrice A. Toland, Esquire
On her election as Chair, Philadelphia Bar Association,
Board of Governors.
“Patrice is an excellent attorney, and a compassionate and
courageous leader. We wish Patrice and her colleagues an
outstanding term of office and express our gratitude for their
important service on behalf of the Association.”
—Brian M. Peters, CEO
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Military Affairs Committee
Judge Visits Appellate Courts Committee
Committee Chair Looking
for a Few Good Lawyers
Photo by Jeff Lyons
by Jeff Lyons
Appellate Courts Committee Chair Charles L. Becker (from left) is joined by
Chancellor-Elect Alan M. Feldman and Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Jack A.
Panella at the Committee’s Jan. 12 meeting. Judge Panella discussed interlocutory
appeals in Pennsylvania appellate practice.
PERSPECTIVES
continued from page 4
advocating for its region and attributes.
We further had the opportunity to
meet with the heads of the bar associations of Birmingham, England; Milan,
Italy; Barcelona, Spain; and Krakow,
Poland. We all participated in a seminar
discussing the implications of the practice of law resulting from directives
that were coming down from the European Union. What we found in the
seminars should not have surprised us.
Questions were raised with regard to
pending issues such as lawyer advertising, multijurisdictional practice and
their attendant ethical considerations.
Sound familiar?
As indicated, our relationships are
ongoing and evolving. We hope to reciprocate with many of the individuals
we met when they travel here this
month. We have been asked to help
facilitate contacts with appropriate state
and local officials. In the past our sister
bar association relationship has limited
itself to the exchange of young lawyers
from Lyon coming to some of our law
offices to participate in either a sixmonth or one-year internship. These
exchanges have been under the guidance of Michael Scullin and Enid Adler.
We have been involved with this limited relationship for about seven years,
based on a formal set of protocols that
both sides now see the need to significantly revise.
The three days spent in Lyon uncovered a view of an expanding role for
our Association as we move into the
21st century global economy. Indeed, it
was not only our involvement with
Lyon that stimulated this point of view,
but the special participation of our
own Cathy Carr, executive director of
Community Legal Services, who, at the
invitation of the Shanghai, China Bar
Association, agreed on behalf of the
Philadelphia Bar Association to participate in a conference with a number of
cities to discuss the advancement of
lawyering with Pacific rim countries.
I am convinced that these two experiences served as watershed events in
the evolution of the Philadelphia Bar
Association. The mission of our Association has now been expanded to include searching for those opportunities
to promote the Philadelphia region and
its lawyers and law firms on an international basis. Lyon showed us the vast
opportunities that our region should
be taking advantage of in having businesses locate here and having our lawyers working in the vineyards to finalize the details in achieving those ends.
The new year begins. New priorities
are charted. And the world shrinks just
a bit more.
Kenneth Shear is executive director of the Philadelphia
Bar Association.
Auerbach Real Estate, Inc.
Specializing in Foreclosures,
Bankruptcy & Estate Sales
James I. Kennedy knows what it’s
like to uproot his life and report for
military duty in just 48 hours’ time.
He’s done it.
Kennedy, chairman of the Association’s Military Affairs Committee, wants
to reach out and help soldiers and reservists called to duty by helping them
get their affairs in order before they
report to active duty.
The Military Affairs Committee will
meet on Thursday, Feb. 10 at noon to
discuss ways it can help members of
the military with legal problems associated with their deployment.
Kennedy expects to have military
lawyers from area bases at the meeting
to explain how civilian attorneys can
lend a hand.
“With all these reservists being
called up, it can be a burden for the
judge advocate general officers at the
bases. We want to let them know help
is here and available to both the JAG
corps as well as the military people,” he
said.
Kennedy, who served in the U.S.
Marine Corps from 1996 to 2004, is
looking to revitalize the Military Affairs
Committee.
“You don’t have to have a military
background. All you need is an interest
in helping people out,” he said. “We
don’t want people to think that they
can’t help us out just because they didn’t serve.”
Lawyers of all disciplines are being
sought by the committee. Kennedy says
a lot of the cases will involve trusts and
estates, civil litigation mortgage foreclosures and wills. He said the committee also offers help to veterans in
obtaining veterans benefits as well as
tax advice.
Kennedy also wants the committee
to sponsor public education prorgams
dealing with military events and their
relation to the law.
In 2003, the Association established
the Military Assistance Program to help
military personnel and their families
who have been called to active duty.
Kennedy wants to expand the program,
which was based on the American Bar
Association’s Operation Enduring
Lamp.
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Civil Rights Committee
Chancellor on the Air
Author Discusses
Book, 9/11 Reaction
Photo by Jeff Lyons
by Thomas Prettyman
Chancellor Andrew A. Chirls meets with CBS 3 anchor Pat Ciarrocchi on Jan. 7. Chirls was interviewed
for the CBS 3 program “Newsmakers with Marc Howard.” The interview was aired on Jan. 9.
Distance Learning CLE Option to Continue
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has
authorized the Continuing Legal Education
Board to continue the accreditation of Internet
or computer-based CLE programs.
A rule change adopted by the court in December provides lawyers with the option of completing four hours of instruction per compliance
year by participating in pre-approved, interactive, Internet or computer-based CLE programs.
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Philadelphia writer Dave
Lindorff summed up his feeling about the state of affairs in
this country quite simply.
“We live in scary times,”
Lindorff told members of the
Association’s Civil Rights
Committee at their Jan. 6
meeting. Lindorff spoke to the
Committee about his book,
This Can’t Be Happening! Resisting
the Disintegration of American
Democracy.
The author suggests the
threat comes not from terrorists, but from the government’s stirring up fear about
terrorists. Lindorff said the
Bush administration used 9/11
as a pretext to increase its
powers, invade Iraq and secure reelection, much as Germany’s Nazi government used
the 1933 Reichstag fire as a
pretext to build up for World
War II and increase its own
powers. Now, like the Ger-
mans in World War II, Americans are faced with an unwinnable war and a loss of
civil liberties, Lindorff said.
“These are not more dangerous times. We are just led
to believe so. The Bush administration led us to believe
that 9/11 was an attack on our
way of life. But the attack itself didn’t threaten our way of
life. The government’s response attacked our way of
life.”
Lindorff cited responses as
the Patriot Act, proposed legislation to allow indefinite detention of prisoners without
charge, and John Ashcroft’s
plan (“Operation Tips”) to recruit 20 million private citizens
to “spy” on their neighbors’
suspicious activities. Lindorff
signed up to be a civilian tipster, listing his occupation as
“teacher.” He received a thankyou letter for joining, but no
instructions on where to recontinued on page 13
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YLD Executive Committee Dedicated, Diverse
by Natalie Klyashtorny
One of the legal profession’s greatest obstacles is its image problem with
the general public. Popular culture has
portrayed the lawyer as villain, not
hero, and in varying degrees from a
selfish, greedy misanthrope to a bloodsucking leech. It seems as if we are
often the scapegoat for many of society’s, if not the nation’s, woes. The
young lawyer has it worse as not only
does he suffer from the public vilification attributed by society, he is also
minimized and misunderstood by his
elders within the profession.
The main reason that I take such
great pride in serving as YLD chair is
that I am leading a truly exceptional
group of people who not only spend
countless hours working, but also dedicate themselves to making their community, city, and, in fact, the world a
better place. I could probably write a
book about how my fellow young
Philadelphia lawyers are contributing
in positive, active ways to making our
society better. Unfortunately, I am limited by editorial constraints and for the
time being, I would like to give recognition to the members of the YLD
Cabinet.
I am truly humbled to have a person of Michael Hayes’ caliber assisting
me as chair-elect. In addition to working as a litigator at Montgomery,
McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP,
Mike devotes countless hours to public
service. In 2003, Mike was awarded the
Michael K. Smith Excellence in Service
Award by the Pennsylvania Bar Association YLD. Mike is the type of person
that will attend a 4 p.m. meeting about
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Law Week and then return to the office
at 6 p.m. and work into the night on a
brief that is imminently due. He devoted an Eagles playoff Sunday to
leading a delegation of young lawyers
in teaching high schoolers oratory
skills in the Champions of Caring program.
Our vice chair is Scott Sigman, who,
as an assistant district attorney, is one
of the best resources in Lynne Abraham’s arsenal. Through his work on
the Public Nuisance Task Force, Scott
works to improve the quality of life in
our neighborhoods by closing down
establishments that diminish that quality through violence and drugs.
Our secretary is Lisa Getson, who is
not only a practicing attorney, but also
a successful realtor in the Haverford
Station office of Prudential Fox & Roach. The treasurer is Dennis Young,
who, in addition to his work at Montgomery McCracken, is on the board of
White-Williams Scholars, a nonprofit
organization dedicated to encouraging
and rewarding achievement by Philadelphia public school students from
low-income families. Last, but by no
means least, is our financial secretary,
Michael Adler, one of the brightest
stars in the litigation department at
Blank Rome LLP. Mike’s commitment to
the YLD is matched only by his commitment to the Temple Law Alumni
Association, of which he serves as assistant secretary, and to his many pro
bono activities such as Philadelphia
Reads, Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight and the Support Center for
Child Advocates.
Throughout the course of this year, I
invite you to join some of our committees or come out to our events and get
to know some of the other great people on our Executive Committee, the
many accomplishments of whom are
too lengthy for this article.
Not only is our group deeply committed to serving the public and the
profession, we are probably the most
diverse single group within the Bar
Association. More than half of our
members are female and a third are
minority. The last six chairs of the YLD
have all been either female or minority.
Not only are we diverse racially and
gender-wise, our members also represent a wide spectrum of legal specialties and firm sizes. Our board includes
trial lawyers, defense attorneys, transactional lawyers, litigators and mem-
bers of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s, Public Defender’s and City Solicitor’s Offices. A number of our members have left potentially lucrative careers at private firms to work in either
public interest organizations or to be
educators. I have also noticed a trend
among my contemporaries of starting
their own firms at a younger age than
before.
Our diversity is not accidental as
each group of leaders of the YLD has
made a determined effort to make our
Executive Committee as representative
as possible of the Bar as a whole,
through the appointment process in
addition to elections. Diversity is necessary for several important reasons. It
enlivens our organization by bringing
to the forefront a variety of ideas espoused by people of different backgrounds. Additionally and just as importantly, it enables us to present an
image to the diverse Philadelphia communities that we serve of a diverse
Philadelphia legal community.
I urge all my colleagues in the Philadelphia Bar to make as strong a commitment to public service and to diversity as has the Young Lawyers Division.
Natalie Klyashtorny, an associate at the Locks Law Firm,
is chair of the Young Lawyers Division.
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Year-End Investments are a 12-Month Effort
by Robert D. Lane Jr.
In the legal world, the idea of a
year-end bonus is a well-established
tradition. Even after a great deal of
hard work, it’s not until the end of the
year that decisions are made regarding
the possibility of a bonus.
The Philadelphia Bar Foundation
works the same way. We recently
announced our yearly grants for 2004 a total of $375,000 to 28 local organizations. These grants are a 12 percent
increase over last year. The grants in
2004 were a 19 percent in-crease over
2003. We’re moving in the right direction. In 2004, the Bar Found-ation also
awarded an additional $25,000 in fellowships and awards, bringing the total
to $400,000 for the year.
The Philadelphia Bar Foundation is
only able to make these year-end
investments in the community because
of the support of both individual attorneys and law firms, all throughout the
year.
We want to make 2005 an even better year, and it’s a yearlong process.
Throughout the year, we work to raise
the funds that we give out in December. We’re already hard at work. Our
Access to Justice campaign, which
recruits individual attorneys to become
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members of the Bar Foundation, will
kick off during the first two weeks of
May. Our Golf Outing will take place
on June 27. Believe it or not, we’re
already working on the Andrew
Hamilton Ball, which will take place
Nov. 12. Throughout the year, we’re
working to build our endowment.
For all these efforts, we need your
help.
Consider designating the Bar Foundation as a “donor option” when you
make your United Way contribution.
Think of making a contribution to the
Bar Foundation as a way to celebrate a
special occasion (a retirement, a firm
special event, an anniversary, etc.) Include the Bar Foundation when you’re
making estate plans.
Your contributions make a difference. When you make a donation to
the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, you
can trust that we’ll do the due diligence to invest those funds wisely. We
have a well-established process to
review grant applications. We have a
grants committee that meets to review
applications, meet with grantee organizations, and make the tough decisions
where to make Bar Foundation grants.
Our grantee organizations absolutely depend on our support. We’ve heard
time and time again that other foundations expect the Philadelphia legal
community to “take care of their own.”
That is, attorneys in Philadelphia
should take the primary role in funding legal services organizations here in
Philadelphia. Before they would even
consider making local grants, major
funders expect local attorneys and law
firms to show their active support.
We need you. Please consider making a donation today. Contact Melissa
Engler at (215) 238-6347 or by e-mail at
mengler@philabar.org.
Robert D. Lane Jr., a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
LLP, is president of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation.
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An online version of The Legal Directory 2005 will be available for the first
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Media Two, Inc., the Bar Association’s publishing agent for The Legal
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“Our mission is to provide an easyto-navigate site that will be a highvalue tool for users,” said Jonathan
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and county agencies and offices; and
the judges index.
A free preview of The Legal Directory Online can be found online at
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Ronald A. Kovler,
immediate-past
chair of the Board of
Governors, holds a
boxed ceremonial
gavel presented to
him by ImmediatePast
Chancellor
Gabriel
L.I.
Bevilacqua at the
Dec. 21 Board of
Governors meeting.
Kovler was honored
for his work as board
chair during 2004.
Meet Minority and Ethnic
News Media on March 2
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April 1, the site will be updated with
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Once The Legal Directory goes fully
live April 1, changes can be made to
entries during the course of the year.
The site also will be capable of accepting listings for new lawyers and firms,
deletions, and orders for subscriptions
and listing upgrades.
The Public Interest Section will host
a panel discussion “Meet the Minority
and Ethnic Media” on Wednesday,
March 2 at noon in the 11th floor Conference Center of Bar Association headquarters, 1101 Market St. This program
is being co-sponsored by the Association’s Bar-News Media Committee.
The Public Interest Section is chaired
by Julia H. Haines. The Bar-News Media Committee is co-chaired by Saul H.
Segan and James E. Elam.
Although the program is particularly designed for law-related public
interest agencies and similar non-profit
groups, al members of the Associaiton
are invited to attend.
This program is free of charge.
Lunch will be available, at the cost of
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Details on the panel will be added as
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BENCH-BAR
continued from page 1
will be a wonderful place for members
and their guests to enjoy sunshine
along with CLE as well as camaraderie
with their colleagues and the members
of the bench,” she said.
“The Tropicana is a more traditional
Atlantic City experience, with its
Boardwalk location. The Quarter is an
exciting place in terms of the shops,
restaurants and clubs as well as highend shopping. There’s something there
for everyone. There’s no excuse not to
be there,” Ladov said.
She said the CLE planning is in the
beginning stages. “We want to build on
last year’s successes and expand on the
types and numbers of programs we’re
offering,” Ladov said. Last year’s BenchBar Conference was held at the Borgata
Casino Hotel and Spa.
“Although our plans are still preliminary, we expect the 2005 Bench-Bar in
Atlantic City to be another success, and
we are expecting even greater attendance and participation by both the
Bar and the judiciary,” said Bach. “We
expect the format to be similar to last
year’s, but we are exploring the possibility and wisdom of making some of
the CLE programs longer to allow more
in-depth coverage of the various subjects.”
The Quarter opened last fall, adding
more than 60 dining, entertainment,
Fiesta Plaza at The Quarter at Tropicana features a variety of dining and shopping options.
The Havana Tower (right) adds 502 guest rooms to the hotel, making it New Jersey’s largest.
shopping and spa options to the Tropicana, and making it the largest hotel
in New Jersey. The $280 million expansion project added the Havana Tower
with 502 new guest rooms, 45,000
square feet of meeting space and 2,400
new parking spaces.
The Quarter’s restaurants include
ADam Good Crab Shack & Sports Bar;
Brûlée: The Dessert Experience; Carmine’s; Corky’s Ribs & BBQ; Cuba Libre
Restaurant and Rum Bar; Golden
Dynasty Restaurant; Hooter’s; The
Palm; P.F. Chang’s China Bistro; Red
Square; Ri-Ra Irish Restaurant Pub; The
Sound of Philadelphia Restaurant; Il
Verdi Italian Restaurant; and Wellington’s Steak & Seafood.
Shopping destinations include Barron’s Gentlemen; bluemercury apothecary and spa; Brandeis Jewelers; Brooks
Brothers; Caché; Chez Lingerie; Chico’s;
Erwin Pearl; Hat Emporium; Houdini’s
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CIVIL RIGHTS
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Chancellor Andrew A. Chirls and his partner, Larry Frankel, greet Philadelphia City Councilman Michael Nutter at the Chancellor’s
Reception on Jan. 6 at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. More than 800 members of the legal community gathered to wish
Chirls well in his year as Chancellor.
Photos by Jeff Lyons
Hundreds
Greet Chirls
at Chancellor’s
Reception
Chirls welcomes U.S. District Court Judge Petrese B. Tucker.
Thomas Prettyman is the executive director of The Legal
Clinic for the Disabled, Inc.
Photo by Jeff Lyons
Photo by Jeff Lyons
Federal Court Mediation Program
Judge Addresses Family Law Section
Family Law Section Chair Milton S. Savage Jr. (left) and Philadelphia Court of
Common Pleas Judge Denis P. Cohen meet prior to the Section’s Jan. 3 meeting.
Judge Cohen made a presentation to the Section on professionalism.
port for training. So he called and
asked where to report.
“I was then given an 800 number.
The number was for ‘America’s Most
Wanted,’ ” he said.
What shocked Lindorff more than
the Tips/Most Wanted connection was
that no other reporter had investigated
it. Only after Lindorff wrote about it in
Salon did a major media network follow suit.
Lindorff discussed John Walker
Lindh, the “American Taliban.” After
capture, Lindh was tortured, denied
access to family or counsel and
charged with treason and murder. The
treason and murder charges didn’t
hold up.
“The only charge the government
could bring against him was under a
law designed to prosecute corporations
that deal with Cuba,” he said.
Fearing popular backlash against a
man associated with the Taliban,
Lindorff said Lindh’s attorneys let him
agree to 20 years in prison. Lindh
signed a gag order and a statement he
had not been tortured, even though he
had been duct-taped to a gurney in an
unlit and unheated container for 10
days in Afghanistan and denied treatment for a festering leg wound.
“The gag order kept us from learning about government torture techniques until they surfaced in Abu
Ghraib.”
Lindorff said his wife chose the
book’s title. “Every morning when I
read the papers, I said, ‘This can’t be
happening!’ She said that’s what I
should call the book.”
Lindorff’s previous book was Killing
Time: An Investigation Into the Death Row
Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Federal Courts Committee Chair Abbe F. Fletman (from left) is joined by U.S. District
Court Judges Jan E. DuBois and Eduardo C. Robreno and Committee Vice Chair Steven
E. Bizar at the committee’s Jan. 19 meeting. Judges DuBois and Robreno discussed
the Eastern District’s mediation program.
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“Phantom” Far From a Musical Showpiece
by Marc W. Reuben
If criticism is the business of relating
art to the world in which we live, there
has to be a special category of communication whenever the object of description has no discernable relationship
to the world and its worries. I saw the
film version of “The Phantom of the
Opera” because I had been so revolted
by the theatrical presentation that I felt
compelled to re-examine the work.
Perhaps it was I who was out of sorts.
Perhaps the musical was not as bad as I
imagined.
I went to see the musical because a
niece wanted me to play the score for
her when she sang it as part of her job. I
never did tell her that I thought the
music was stirringly uninspired, and
that it sounded like reprocessed mood
music from the silent era – but without
any notable tunes (or, in this case,
toones). I just read the music and played
it for her on the piano and we never
discussed what I thought of the show.
“Phantom of the Opera” is a musical
showpiece only if you can overlook the
puerile story, the inane and childish lyrics, the ornate arrangement of uninspired music, the idiotic script, and the
notion that a gothic love story with
masochistic overtones is the stuff of
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Broadway fun. Sometimes even the best
production values in a film cannot overcome the rank qualities of the plot itself.
But the movie, thought the ever-hopeful
critic, couldn’t possibly be as bad as the
show. Indeed, the movie surpasses by
far the awfulness of the long-running
Broadway show.
“The Phantom of the Opera” was a
second-rate book by Gaston Leroux.
When the book was published, it was
widely understood to be in the category
of popular pulp. Lon Chaney, one of the
most talented and bankable stars in silent films, was known as “The Man of a
Thousand Faces” because of his ability
to make himself fit into a variety of
molds and makeup styles. The secondrate novel had a rebirth because Chaney
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could haunt the wildly florid images
with his spooky art. The silent film version of this story was a great success,
because of Chaney. He played the mad
and deformed phantom, who haunts the
wells under the Paris Opera, and who
falls in love with a singer names Christine who is in love with another man.
This is an advanced plot device if I’ve
ever heard of one.
If any of you doubt how miserable
this turgid melodrama actually was,
look at the 1943 production featuring
Claude Rains (Inspector Renaud from
Casablanca the same year). Not even
Rains could save this clunker.
Broadway, which has been a barren
wasteland in terms of new American
musicals for the past 30 years or so, has
been importing musical offerings, many
of them British. Most of those have been
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and
lyricist Tim Rice. I have seen many of
their efforts and have enjoyed none of
them. From religious superstars to roller-skating hipsters, these musicals have
little musical merit, books and lyrics
that are insultingly awful and a reputation for quality that is largely undeserved.
As for this film, there is little merit to
the technical aspects of the movie. The
performances, especially of Emmy Ross-
um (Christine, the object of the phantom’s throbbing desire) are often fine,
and I got a kick out of Minnie Driver
playing an Italian diva (“I’m-a gonna
give-a you-a” and so on and so forth).
The lead is played by Gerard Butler, who
did his job with relish, exaggerating every aspect of his role as if he, like Chaney before him, needed to pantomime
every emotion. Butler’s performance was
also notable for the fact that he cannot
carry a tune. If this was a voice-over, we
are all in trouble.
Some of the magical ideas in this
movie included a hallway lighted by
candelabrum that were held up by arms
that protruded from the walls. No people, just arms. This lovely device was
lifted from Jean Cocteau’s 1946 “Belle et
le Bete,” and had this movie been something more inspired, the hijacking might
have been laudable. As it is, it was the
garden variety of plagiarism.
If you don’t believe me (and you
shouldn’t) go see it. At the climax, the
insane phantom drops what looks like
one of Zsa Zsa Gabor’s old earrings on
an audience. By the time this film ends,
you too may wish you were in that
audience.
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Career Corner
Business Development Important Part of Success
By James LaRosa and Gary Mintz
Question: I am a junior/mid-level
associate in a large firm. Although I am
on partnership track, I am starting to
get concerned because I have not been
able to develop any portable business. I
hear other senior attorneys talking
about the importance of developing a
book of business. But I am so busy with
my caseload that I do not have time to
market to clients. Even if I did have
time, I get very little support in my
marketing efforts from my firm. How
important is it to develop a book of
business? What advice can you give me
in improving my marketing efforts?
Answer: Junior, mid-level and particularly senior attorneys feel tremendous pressure to develop a book of
business. Many of them (particularly
junior and mid-level attorneys) have
the same complaint as you in that they
do not have the time to market to
clients and when they try, they receive
very little firm support. Fortunately for
you, you are still fairly early into your
legal career and you have time to start
developing a client base. The importance of developing a client base cannot
be understated. Firms of all sizes are
now expecting attorneys to market and
start generating business.
Even if business development is not
required by your firm, it is a good idea
to start developing the skills necessary
to bring in business. Having your own
clients will benefit your career in
numerous ways. In addition to the
increase in compensation you will likely receive as a result of developing a
book of business, your job security will
also be significantly improved. When
you have a book of business, you are a
very valuable asset to your firm.
Portable clients also allow you a much
greater degree of flexibility as to where
you choose to work. Attorneys with
books of business are in great demand.
Most of the firms in the city - small,
medium and large - are all interested in
speaking with attorneys with portables.
The amount and type of portables vary
from firm to firm, but almost every firm
is interested in speaking with attorneys
with a solid book of business. Also,
developing good relationships with
your clients can open the door to a
good in-house opportunity should you
choose to go that route.
You mention that your firm is very
unsupportive in your marketing efforts.
Your firm’s lack of support is a problem,
as a key element in developing business is firm support. If possible, try to
find out how you can get better support in your marketing efforts. Try to
speak with a senior associate or junior
partner who has had marketing success.
Find out what they did and how the
firm supported them in their efforts. If
possible, speak to your supervising
partner and raise your concerns. If
these efforts are unsuccessful, you may
want to consider moving to a firm that
is more supportive of associate marketing. Try speaking with friends at other
firms to see how supportive their firms
are in their marketing efforts.
Another major key to building a
book of business is networking.
Networking can take many shapes and
forms. It is not easy and takes a lot of
time and effort. A lot of networking
takes place after working hours. Try
joining various organizations that have
professionals who may need your particular area of expertise. If possible, try
to join organizations that will not only
lead you to important contacts, but that
also interest you. Actively participate in
these organizations. Join the various
committees and try to take on a leadership role.
Networking can also be as simple as
speaking to friends and family members. Don’t assume your friends and
family know that you are looking to
develop business. One of the leading
mistakes that people make in trying to
develop business is forgetting to ask for
that business. Although a friend or
family member may not directly have a
need for your particular expertise, they
may have a friend or co-worker or business associate that has a need. The best
way to get business is to ask for business.
Networking and developing business
Career questions?
Send your career questions to James LaRosa at
JuriStaff, Inc., at jlarosa@juristaff.com or call
JuriStaff at (215) 751-9100. You can also send
your questions to reporter@philabar.org
is a very complex and time-consuming
task. There are many techniques that
can be employed that attorneys and
other professionals have been using
successfully for many years. There are
numerous books and seminars that can
be very helpful in teaching you how to
market yourself and your firm. It may
be worth your time to read a few books
or take a good seminar on marketing
techniques.
Marketing is a very difficult and
time-consuming task. It will take long
hours and may take years before your
efforts bear fruit. But the rewards of
increased compensation, job security
and flexibility may well be worth the
long hours and effort.
James LaRosa, Esq. and Gary Mintz, Esq. are recruiters
with JuriStaff, the exclusively endorsed legal staffing
agency of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Jim can be
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successfully seek their removal for reasons other than those involving misconduct or the judge’s ability to discharge his or her duties. Indeed, the
Judicial Conduct and Disability Act
makes it quite clear that formal complaints against federal judges are not
authorized for reasons “directly related
to the merits of a decision or procedural ruling.” How to address such complaints? The Chief Justice correctly observes that our own appellate process
provides a remedy for challenges to
such decisions or rulings. So does the
long-term political process of having
elected officials decide judicial appointments.
The Chief’s comments about judicial
independence are instructive and enlightening. What’s more, they are
broadly applicable throughout the judiciary, and they remind us to treasure
the independence of our state judiciary.
And they remind us how to promote it
and preserve it.
This year our Judicial Commission
will once again rate sitting judges and
candidates for the Court of Common
Pleas and the Municipal Court. We will
evaluate judges and judicial candidates
thoroughly, rationally and objectively.
We will consider factors such as legal
ability, experience, character and integrity, financial responsibility, judicial
temperament, mental and physical
capacity, community involvement, administrative ability, devotion to improving the quality of justice and
sound judgment. Each one of these criteria is clearly defined and delineated
and, as part of its evaluation process
the Commission collects information,
views and observations from many
sources and individuals. In the case of
sitting judges, the members of the bar
participate in the extensive evaluation
via a detailed poll - a sort of “report
card” on each sitting judge - which is
supplemented by additional investigation if the poll or other considerations
raise any questions about the sitting
judge’s qualifications.
This is the way judges and judicial
candidates and judicial nominees
ought to be considered and evaluated.
The process should center on their
qualifications, and it should be done
by people who understand what is
required of a judge. Here in Pennsylvania (where we still elect all of our
judges) voters need to consider the
qualifications of those standing for
judicial election or retention. They
need to consider factors such as the
ones detailed by our Judicial Commission. And we will communicate the
results of our evaluations to all the
voters. We will let them know whether
we think those who want to sit on the
bench or stay on the bench are “Recommended” or “Not Recommended”
for that position. But our rating will be
based on objective qualifications and
not on judicial philosophy or court
decisions. It will be done after a thorough investigation. And the people
who participate reflect a diversity of
backgrounds. We have built in some
participation by people who are not
lawyers. When you read in the paper
that the process is done by a club of
old boys, be assured that it just isn’t so.
Chief Justice Rehnquist has rightly
observed once again that ours is not a
perfect system. Judges do not always
decide cases the way we might like.
Decisions may not always seem to be
in tune with the popular will. Judicial
vacancies do not always occur on regular schedules, and individuals may be
appointed or elected to the bench who
we do not deem worthy of that high
responsibility. And the good news is
that they often surprise us and do
great jobs, too. And unpopular decisions often stand the test of time. Just
look at Brown v. Board of Education.
Our judicial system is still a model
for the rest of the world. Injecting partisanship, uninformed criticism, and
spiteful efforts to stop judges from doing their jobs in response to a few unpopular decisions is not helpful. We
must guard the independence of our
judiciary so that our system continues
to serve our democracy well and
ensures a commitment to the rule of
law. We must speak out to defend the
judiciary and to ensure that its members are qualified under non-political
standards.
Andrew A. Chirls, a partner at WolfBlock, is Chancellor
of the Philadelphia Bar Association. His e-mail address is
chancellor@philabar.org.
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Bar’s Sections, Committees Reorganize
1500 Walnut St., Suite 900
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-3505
Phone: (215) 735-1155
Fax: (215) 790-0556
jprim@ducaandprim.com
Association Officers
Alan M. Feldman
Chancellor-Elect
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter &
Tanner
1845 Walnut St., 25th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-4708
Phone: (215) 567-8300
Fax: (215) 567-8333
afeldman@fswtlaw.com
Jane L. Dalton
Vice Chancellor
Duane Morris LLP
1650 Market St., Suite 4200
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 979-1830
Fax: (215) 979-1020
dalton@duanemorris.com
John E. Savoth
Secretary
Fedullo & Savoth
2401 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 1C-41
Philadelphia, Pa. 19130
Phone: (215) 235-6500
Fax: (215) 235-6504
savothlaw@aol.com
Kathleen D. Wilkinson
Assistant Secretary
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edleman &
Dicker LLP
601 Walnut St., Suite 1130 East
Philadelphia, Pa. 19106
Phone: (215) 627-6900, extension 405
Fax: (215) 627-2665
wilkinsonk@wemed.com
Mary F. Platt
Treasurer
Montgomery, McCracken, Walker &
Rhoads, LLP
123 S. Broad Street, 24th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19109
Phone: (215) 772-7280
Fax: (215) 731-3906
mplatt@mmwr.com
Scott F. Cooper
Assistant Treasurer
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-6998
Phone: (215) 569-5487
Fax: (215) 832-5487
cooper@blankrome.com
Patrice A. Toland
Chair
Post & Schell, P.C.
Photo by Mark A. Tarasiewicz
Andrew A. Chirls
Chancellor
WolfBlock
1650 Arch St., 22nd Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
achirls@wolfblock.com
Phone: (215) 977-2472
Fax: (215) 405-2572
Chancellor Andrew A. Chirls, Board of Governors Chair Patrice A. Toland, Chancellor-Elect
Alan M. Feldman and Board Vice Chair Daniel Paul Alva gather at the Board of Governors
Retreat at the Rittenhouse Hotel on Jan. 21.
4 Penn Center, 1600 JFK Blvd.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 587-1093
Fax: (215) 320-4776
ptoland@postschell.com
Daniel-Paul Alva
Vice Chair
Alva & Associates
1601 Market St., Suite 690
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 665-1695
Fax: (215) 665-0183
dpalvallc@yahoo.com
Board of Governors
Butler Buchanan III
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman
& Goggin
1845 Walnut St., 18th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 575-2661
Fax: (215) 575-0856
bbuchanan@mdwcg.com
Joseph J. Centeno
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell &
Hippel LLP
Phone: (215) 665-3107
Fax: (215) 665-3165
1617 JFK Blvd., 19th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
joseph.centeno@obermayer.com
Gregory F. Cirillo
Dilworth Paxson, LLP
1735 Market St., Suite 3200
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 575-7122
Fax: (215) 575-7200
gcirillo@dilworthlaw.com
Mark N. Cohen
Margolis Edelstein
601 Walnut St., 4th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19106
Phone: (215) 931-5848
Fax: (215) 922-1772
mcohen@margolisedelstein.com
Jeffrey L. Dashevsky
Dashevsky, Horwitz, DiSandro, Kuhn &
Novello, PC
1315 Walnut St., 12th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: (215) 546-4488
Fax: (215) 732-6220
jdashevsky@dhdkdn.com
Laura A. Feldman
Feldman & Pinto, P.C.
1604 Locust St., # 2R
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 546-2604
Fax: (215) 546-9904
lfeldman@feldmanpinto.com
Alexander B. Giacobetti
Law Offices of Alexander B. Giacobetti
117 S. 17th St., Suite 1600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 563-6800
Fax: (215) 563-6807
abg1313@aol.com
Marla A. Joseph
Sacks, Weston, Smolinsky, Albert &
Luber
510 Walnut St., Suite 400
Philadelphia, Pa. 19106
Phone: (215) 925-8200
Fax: (215) 925-0508
mjoseph@sackslaw.com
Marsha Levick
The Juvenile Law Center
1315 Walnut St., 4th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: (215) 625-0551
Fax: (215) 625-2808
mlevick@jlc.org
Gregory H. Mathews
Law Offices of Gregory H. Mathews
1818 Market St., Suite 2910
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 972-2870
Fax (215) 972-2890
gmathews@edrservices.biz
Melissa A. Schwartz
Naulty Scaricamazza & McDevitt
1617 JFK Blvd., Suite 1600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 568-5116
Fax: (215) 568-2077
mschwartz@naulty.com
Mark W. Tanner
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter &
Tanner
1845 Walnut Street, 25th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 567-8300
Fax: (215) 567-8333
mtanner@fswtlaw.com
Deborah Weinstein
The Weinstein Firm
225 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 204
Plymouth Meeting, Pa. 19462
Phone: (610) 940-0123
Fax: (610) 672-9600
dweinstein@weinsteinfirm.com
Honorary Members
Audrey C. Talley
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square
18th & Cherry Streets
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 988-2719
Fax: (215) 988-2757
Audrey.Talley@dbr.com
Gabriel L.I. Bevilacqua
Saul Ewing LLP
1500 Market St., 38th Floor
Centre Square West
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Phone: (215) 972-8448
Fax: (215) 972-1823
gbevilacqua@saul.com
Ronald A. Kovler
Kovler & Rush, P.C.
121 S. Broad St., 13th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-4533
Phone: (215) 735-5476
Fax: (215) 735-9057
rkoves@aol.com
Young Lawyers Division
Molly Peckman
Pepper Hamilton LLP
18th & Arch Streets, Suite 3000
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 981-4265
Fax: (215) 981-4750
peckmanm@pepperlaw.com
Joseph A. Prim Jr.
Duca and Prim, LLP
Natalie Klyashtorny
The Locks Law Firm
1500 Walnut St., 20th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-3523
Phone: (215) 893-3409
Fax: (215) 893-3444
nataliek@lockslaw.com
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Michael B. Hayes
Montgomery, McCracken, Walker &
Rhoads, LLP
123 S. Broad St., 24th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19109
Phone: (215) 772-7211
Fax: (215) 731-3844
mhayes@mmwr.com
Section Representatives
Business Law Section
Kathleen M. Shay
Duane Morris LLP
1650 Market St., Suite 4200
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-7301
Phone: (215) 979-1210
Fax: (215) 979-1020
kmshay@duanemorris.com
Criminal Justice Section
George Newman
Newman & Associates
834 Chestnut St., Suite 206
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: (215) 592-9400
Fax: (215) 574-0699
ghnlawyer@yahoo.com
Family Law Section
Carolyn M. Zack
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
1600 Market St., Suite 3600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 751-2530
Fax: (215) 751-2205
czack@schnader.com
Probate and Trust Section
Ralph Teeters
Teeters Harvey & Gilboy
1835 Market St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 567-2030
Fax: (215) 567-0588
rnteeters@thlex.com
Public Interest Section
Karen L. Detamore
Friends of Farmworkers, Inc.
924 Cherry St., 4th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: (215) 733-0878
Fax: (215) 733-0876
kdetamore@friendsfw.org
Real Property Section
Susan J. Kupersmith
Sirlin Gallogly & Lesser
1529 Walnut St., Suite 600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-3013
Phone: (215) 864-9700
Fax: (215) 864-9669
skupersmith@sirlinlaw.com
State Civil Litigation Section
Richard S. Seidel
Kline & Specter, P.C.
1525 Locust St., 19th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Phone: (215) 772-0415
Fax: (215) 735-0937
richard.seidel@klinespecter.com
Tax Section
Stewart M. Weintraub
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
1600 Market St., Suite 3600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 751-2296
Fax: (215) 751-2205
sweintraub@schnader.com
Workers’ Compensation Section
Lenard A. Cohen
Law Offices of Lenard A. Cohen
1800 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1500
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 765-8181
Fax: (215) 765-8081
len@lenardcohen.com
Ex-Officio Members
Kenneth Shear
Executive Director
Philadelphia Bar Association
1101 Market St., 11th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: (215) 238-6338
Fax: (215) 238-1267
kshear@philabar.org
Philadelphia Bar Foundation
Robert D. Lane Jr.
President
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 963-5174
Fax: (215) 963-5001
rlane@morganlewis.com
The Philadelphia Lawyer
Stephen R. LaCheen
Editor-in-Chief
LaCheen Dixon Wittels & Greenberg
LLP
1515 Locust St., Suite 900
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Phone: (215) 735-5900
Fax: (215) 735-4649
slacheen@concentric.net
Philadelphia Bar Reporter
Molly Peckman
Editor-in-Chief
Pepper Hamilton, LLP
18th & Arch Streets, Suite 3000
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 981-4265
Fax: (215) 981-4750
peckmanm@pepperlaw.com
Philadelphia Association of Paralegals
Robert S. Hrouda
Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter &
Tanner
1845 Walnut St., 25th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 567-8300
Fax: (215) 567-8333
rhrouda@fswtlaw.com
Greater Philadelphia Legal Marketing Assoc.
Pamela McCarthy
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg &
Ellers
260 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Phone: (215) 569-2297
Fax: (215) 568-6603
pmccarthy@klehr.com
ABA Delegates
Rudolph Garcia
Saul Ewing LLP
1500 Market St., 38th Floor
Centre Square West
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Phone: (215) 972-1961
Fax: (215) 972-1841
rgarcia@saul.com
Abraham C. Reich
Fox Rothschild LLP
2000 Market St., 10th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 299-2090
Fax: (215) 299-2150
areich@foxrothschild.com
PBA Zone 1 Governor
Clifford E. Haines
Haines & Associates
1700 Market St., Suite 2710
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 246-2200
Fax: (215) 246-2209
chaines@haines-law.com
Counsel
Lawrence J. Beaser
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-6998
Phone: (215) 569-5510
Fax: (215) 832-5510
beaser@blankrome.com
Parliamentarian
Jeffrey M. Lindy
Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Lindy
1800 JFK Blvd, Suite 1500
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 575-9290
Fax: (215) 765-8081
jlindy@lindylawfirm.com
Section Chairs
Business Law
Kathleen M. Shay
Duane Morris LLP
1650 Market St., Suite 4200
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-7301
Phone: (215) 979-1210
Fax: (215) 979-1020
kmshay@duanemorris.com
Criminal Justice
Judith Frankel Rubino
120 N. Sumner Ave.
Margate City, NJ 08402-1354
Phone: (215) 778-2521
Fax: (609) 823-6574
judirubino@aol.com
Family Law
Milton S. Savage Jr.
1616 Walnut St., Suite 1910
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-5313
Phone: (215) 732-5077
Fax: (215) 732-5076
ms2@msn.com
Probate & Trust Law
Julia B. Fisher
Vice President
JPMorgan Private Bank
1650 Market St., 47th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-7301
Phone: (215) 640-3520
Fax: (215) (215) 640-3690
julia.b.fisher@jpmorgan.com
Public Interest
Julia H. Haines
1700 Market St., Suite 2710
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 978-4770
Fax: (215) 246-2209
jhaines@publicconsulting.org
Real Property
Susan J. Kupersmith
Sirlin Gallogly & Lesser
1529 Walnut St., Suite 600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-3013
Phone: (215) 864-9700
Fax: (215) 864-9669
skupersmith@sirlinlaw.com
State Civil Litigation
Rudolph Garcia
Saul Ewing LLP
1500 Market St., 38th floor
Centre Square West
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Phone: (215) 972-1961
Fax: (215) (215) 972-1841
rgarcia@saul.com
Ronald A. Kovler
Kovler & Rush, P.C.
121 S. Broad St., 13th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-4533
Phone: (215) 735-5476
Fax: (215) (215) 735-9057
rkoves@aol.com
Tax
Barbara W. Freedman
Duane Morris LLP
1650 Market St., Suite 4200
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-7396
Phone: (215) 979-1965
Fax: (215) 979-1020
bfreedman@duanemorris.com
Workers’ Compensation
Judge Marc Harrison
Bureau of Worker’s Compensation
1400 Spring Garden St., 15th Floor
State Office Building
Philadelphia, Pa. 19130-4007
Phone: (215) 560-2488
Fax: (215) 560-5290
marharriso@state.pa.us
W. Michael Mulvey
Mulvey & Flanagan, P.C.
1520 Locust St., 10th floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-4403
Phone: (215) 731-0100
Fax: (215) 731-0180
mmulvey@mulveyandflanagan.com
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continued from page 18
Matthew S. Wynn
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Three Parkway
1601 Cherry St., Suite 1400
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-1321
Phone: (267) 402-3015
Fax: (267) 402-3131
mwynn@littler.com
Young Lawyers Division
Natalie Klyashtorny
Locks Law Firm
1500 Walnut St., 20th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-3523
Phone: (215) 893-3409
Fax: (215) 893-3444
nataliek@lockslaw.com
Committee Chairs
Alternative Dispute Resolution
David Harwi
Triage Mediation Services Inc.
2042 Mount Vernon St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19130
Phone: (215) 235-7711
Fax: (215) 235-5541
dbh@triagemediation.com
Eleanor M. Flannery
Monteverde McAlee & Hurd
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1500
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-1815
Phone: (215) 557-2924
Fax: (215) 557-2990
eflannery@monteverde.com
Appellate Courts
Charles L. Becker
Reed Smith LLP
1650 Market St., Suite 2500
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-7234
Phone: (215) 241-5660
Fax: (215) 851-1420
cbecker@reedsmith.com
Bar-News Media
James E. Elam
Elam Reavis, LLP
1616 Walnut St., Suite 918
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-5313
Phone: (215) 545-9870
Fax: (215) 545-9871
elamje@elamreavis.com
Saul H. Segan
Attorney At Law
121 S. Broad Street, 13th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: (215) 732-4000
Fax: (215) 732-4700
shsesq@aol.com
Brennan Award
A. Michael Pratt
Pepper Hamilton, LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
18th & Arch Streets
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-2799
Phone: (215) 981-4386
Fax: (215) 981-4750
prattam@pepperlaw.com
Charity Run
Thomas A. Bell
Semanoff, Ormsby, Greenberg &
Torchia, LLC
610 Old York Road
Jenkins Court, Suite 200
Jenkintown, Pa. 19046
Phone: (215) 887-0200, extension 07
Fax: (215) 887-5356
tbell@soglaw.com
Manny D. Pokotilow
Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen and
Pokotilow, Ltd.
1635 Market St., 11th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-2212
Phone: (215) 567-2010, extension 126
Fax: (215) 751-1142
mpokotilow@crbcp.com
Charter & Bylaws
Bruce A. Franzel
Oxenburg & Franzel, P.C.
1760 Market St., Suite 600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-4134
Phone: (215) 563-8400
Fax: (215) 972-5390
bfranzel@comcast.net
Lisa Washington
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-6998
Phone: (215) 569-5707
Fax: (215) 832-5707
Washington-l@blankrome.com
Civil Rights
Michael J. Carroll
Community Legal Services, Inc.
1424 Chestnut St., 5th floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-2505
Phone: (215) 981-3722
Fax: (215) 981-0437
mcarroll@clsphila.org
Sherrie J. Cohen
Golomb & Honik, P.C.
121 S. Broad St., 9th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-4533
Phone: (215) 985-9177
Fax: (215) 985-4169
scohen@golombhonik.com
Robert W. Meek
Disabilities Law Project
1315 Walnut St., Suite 400
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-4798
Phone: (215) 238-8070
Fax: (215) 772-3126
RMeek@dlp-pa.org
Committee to Promote
Fairness in the Philadelphia
Legal System
Francis P. Devine
Pepper Hamilton, LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-2799
Phone: (215) 981-4230
Fax: (215) 981-4750
devinef@pepperlaw.com
Delivery of Legal Services
Ourania Papademetriou
Women Against Abuse Legal Center
100 S. Broad St., 5th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19110-1023
Phone: (215) 686-7082
Fax: (215) 686-7041
opapademetriou@womenagainstabuse.org
Joseph A. Sullivan
Pepper Hamilton, LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-2799
Phone: (215) 981-4304
Fax: (215) 352-0437
sullivanja@pepperlaw.com
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
18th & Arch Streets
Phone: (215) 665-0400
Fax: (215) 636-0366
cdelacato@heckerbrown.com
International Law
Michael E. Scullin
Monteverde, McAlee & Hurd
1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1500
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-1815
Phone: (215) 557-2900
Fax: (215) 557-2990
mescullin@aol.com
Election Procedures
Henry J. Lunardi
433 Green View Court
Plymouth Meeting, Pa. 19462
Phone: (610) 278-9399
hjlesq@aol.com
Peter J. Tucci
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
1650 Market St., Suite 4900
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 656-3341
Fax: (215) 656-3301
peter.tucci@dlapiper.com
Environmental Law
J. Robert Stoltzfus
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
1600 Market St., Suite 3600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-7286
Phone: (215) 751-2090
Fax: (215) 751-2205
bstoltzfus@schnader.com
Labor and Employment Law
Sidney L. Gold
Law Offices of Sidney L. Gold & Assoc.
1835 Market St., Suite 515
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-2933
Phone: (215) 979-7789
Fax: (215) 569-3870
sgold@discrimlaw.net
Federal Courts
Abbe F. Fletman
WolfBlock
1650 Arch St., 22nd Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-2029
Phone: (215) 977-2478
Fax: (215) 405-2578
afletman@wolfblock.com
James F. Kilcur
Saul Ewing, LLP
1500 Market St., 38th floor
Centre Square West
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-2186
Phone: (215) 972-7836
Fax: (215) 972-7725
jkilcur@saul.com
Fee Disputes
Charles F. Forer
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
1515 Market St., 9th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-1909
Phone: (215) 851-8406
Fax: (215) 851-8383
CForer@eckertseamans.com
Large Firm Management
Joseph A. Gerber
Cozen O’Connor
1900 Market St., 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-3527
Phone: (215) 665-2026
Fax: (215) 665-2013
jgerber@cozen.com
Linda F. Rosen
The Law Offices of M. Mark Mendel
1620 Locust St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 732-7200
Fax: (215) 546-3277
lrosen@mendellaw.com
Law Firm Pro Bono
To Be Announced
Fidelity Award
To Be Announced
Government and Public
Service Lawyers
Matthew Perks
District Attorney’s Office
1421 Arch St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-1507
Phone: (215) 686-9945
Fax: (215) 686-9651
matthew.perks@phila.gov
Insurance Programs
Carl Delacato Jr.
Hecker Brown Sherry & Johnson LLP
1700 Two Logan Square
Law School Outreach
Sara Woods
Villanova University School of Law
299 N. Spring Mill Road
Villanova, Pa. 19085-1516
Phone: (610) 519-7228
Fax: (610) 519-5144
woods@law.villanova.edu
Law Week
Alan M. Feldman
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter &
Tanner
1845 Walnut St., 25th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-4708
Phone: (215) 567-8300
Fax: (215) 567-8333
afeldman@fswtlaw.com
Lawyer Referral &
Information Service
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LEADERSHIP
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Sayde J. Ladov
Abrahams, Loewenstein & Bushman
3 Parkway
16th & Cherry Streets, Suite 1300
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-1321
Phone: (215) 587-0840
Fax: (215) 587-0888
sladov@e-alb.com
Lawyers’ & Judges’ Assistance
John Rogers Carroll
Carroll & Brotman
The Curtis Center
601 Walnut St., Suite 1150W
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 925-4100
Fax: (215) 925-1596
jcarroll@carroll-brotman.com
Legal Rights of Children
Laval S. Miller-Wilson
The Juvenile Law Center
1315 Walnut St., 4th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-4719
Phone: (215) 625-0551
Fax: (215) 625-2808
lwilson@jlc.org
Legal Rights of Lesbians & Gay
Men
Michelle M. Marx
Pepper Hamilton LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
18th and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-2711
Phone: (215) 981-4629
Fax: (215) 981-4750
marxm@pepperlaw.com
Kevin P. Ray
Duane Morris LLP
1650 Market St., Suite 4200
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-7396
Phone: (215) 979-1567
Fax: (215) 979-1020
kpray@duanemorris.com
Legal Rights of Persons with
Disabilities
Jeffrey Campolongo
Law Office Of Jeffrey Campolongo
1420 Walnut St., Suite 400
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-4003
Phone: (215) 545-6841
Fax: (215) 545-6839
jcamp@jcamplaw.com
Thomas Prettyman
Legal Clinic for the Disabled
1513 Race St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-1125
Phone: (215) 587-3357
Fax: (215) 587-3166
tprettyman@mageerehab.org
Legislative Liaison
Lynn A. Marks
Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts
100 N. 17th St., Suite 700
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 569-1150
Fax: (215) 569-9153
marks@pmconline.org
Joseph C. Vignola
Pennsylvania Intergovernmental
Cooperation Authority
1429 Walnut St., 14th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Phone: (215) 561-9160
Fax: (215) 563-2570
jvignola@picapa.org
Nominating
Gabriel L.I. Bevilacqua
Saul Ewing LLP
Centre Square West
1500 Market St., 38th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Phone: (215) 972-8448
Fax: (215) 972-1823
gbevilacqua@saul.com
Membership/Bar Placement
Nicole D. Galli
Pepper Hamilton LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
18th & Arch Streets
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-2711
Phone: (215) 981-4496
Fax: (215) 981-4750
gallin@pepperlaw.com
Pension
Paul S. Kimbol
Dechert
4000 Bell Atlantic Tower
1717 Arch St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 994-2603
Fax: (215) 994-2222
paul.kimbol@dechert.com
Mid-Size Law Firm
Management
Michael D. Schaff
Naulty Scaricamazza & McDevitt, Ltd.
1 Penn Center, Suite 1600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-1834
Phone: (215) 568-5116
Fax: (215) 568-2077
mschaff@naulty.com
Problems of the Homeless
Michael D. LiPuma
Law Offices Of Michael D. LiPuma
2 Penn Centre, Suite 200
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-1721
Phone: (215) 854-6446
Fax: (215) 636-0862
mlipuma@lipumalaw.com
Military Affairs
James I. Kennedy
Kennedy & Liverant LLP
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1306
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Phone: (215) 568-7770
Fax: (215) 568-7707
jkennedy@kennedyliverant.com
Minorities in the Profession
David T. Garnes
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
2005 Market St.
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 564-8035
Fax: (215) 564-8120
dgarnes@stradley.com
Andrea Toy Ohta
Dechert LLP
4000 Bell Atlantic Tower
1717 Arch St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 994-2916
Fax: (215) 994-2222
andrea.toyohta@dechert.com
Municipal Court
David D. Denenberg
Abramson & Denenberg, P.C.
1200 Walnut St., Suite 600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-5449
Phone: (215) 546-1345
Fax: (215) 546-5355
adlawdhd@winstarmail.com
Rue Landau
Community Legal Services
1424 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Phone: (215) 981-3716
Fax: (215) 981-0437
rlandau@clsphila.org
Professional Guidance
Jeffrey L. Abrams
Abrams & Associates
1522 Locust St., 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-4443
Phone: (215) 545-1119
Fax: (215) 940-0125
jlalaw@earthlink.net
Professional Responsibility
Judge Denis P. Cohen
538 City Hall
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: (215) 686-7340
Fax: (215) 686-7048
denis.cohen@courts.phila.gov
Evie Boss Cogan
1640 Oakwood Drive, W-312
Narberth, Pa. 19072
Phone: (215) 951-1063
Fax: (215) 951-1488
cogan@lasalle.edu
Nancy Winkelman
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
1600 Market St., Suite 3600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-7240
Phone: (215) 751-2342
Fax: (215) 751-2205
nwinkelman@schnader.com
Senior Lawyers
Judge Paul Jaffe
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
1600 Market St., Suite 3600
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Phone: (215) 751-2100
Fax (215) 751-2205
pjaffe@schnader.com
Social Security Disability
Jeffrey S. Lichtman
Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Schleifer,
Weinstein & Winkler, P.C.
1634 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-6719
Phone: (215) 546-6610
Fax: (215) 546-0118
jlichtman@eisenbergrothweiler.com
Karen K. Weisbord
Weisbord & Weisbord
128 Chestnut St., 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19106
Phone: (215) 592-1111
Fax: (215) 592-0160
kweisbord@yahoo.com
Solo & Small Firm Management
Harper J. Dimmerman
Law Offices Of Harper J. Dimmerman
1616 Walnut St., Suite 1914
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-5319
Phone: (215) 545-0600
Fax: (215) 735-1011
harper@harperlawgroup.com
Joseph A. Prim
Duca and Prim, LLP
1500 Walnut St., Suite 900
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-3505
Phone: (215) 735-2345
Fax: (215) 790-0556
jprim@ducaandprim.com
Women in the Profession
Molly Peckman
Pepper Hamilton LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
18th & Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2711
Phone: (215) 981-4265
Fax: (215) 981-4750
peckmanm@pepperlaw.com
Kimberly A. Boyer
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman &
Goggin
1845 Walnut St., 21st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4707
Phone: (215) 575-2707
Fax: (215) 575-0856
kboyer@mdwcg.com
Women’s Rights
Laura A. Feldman
Feldman & Pinto, P.C.
1604 Locust St., # 2R
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6305
Phone: (215) 546-2604
Fax: (215) 546-9904
lfeldman@feldmanpinto.com
Zoning, Land Use & Code
Enforcement
Cheryl L. Gaston
City of Philadelphia Law Department
1515 Arch St., 16th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1504
Phone: (215) 683-5115
Fax: (215) 683-5097
cheryl.gaston@phila.gov
Stephen G. Pollock
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
1735 Market St., 51st floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7507
Phone: (215) 864-8722
Fax: (215) 864-9226
pollocks@ballardspahr.com
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LETTERS
flashback to a similar issue in which I was a featured
in the “35 under 35” article. Likewise, many of my fellow “35 under 35” members have become Bar and
judicial leaders - we also had a diverse class.
Something is amiss as our country becomes more
conservative. It is also re-segregating and the bar
leadership is reflecting this unwelcome digression.
We need more diversity (Asian-American,
Hispanic-American, African-Amercian and EasternEuropean American) in our bar leadership and row
office ranks. Large- and medium-sized law firms need
to diversify more as well as to work with minority
firms as it relates to referrals and collaborations.
People tend to respect and learn more about each
other when they work together, serve on committees
together and socialize together in “non-forced” settings. Hopefully, we will not digress any further as it
relates to diversity. Diversity is a moral issue and its
also good for business; it is not some liberal, “do
gooder, touchy feely” BS that many of my conservative friends tend to whine about.
Look at Bush II. I didn’t vote for him but he has
quietly diversified (at least some of the top rungs of
his administration) in a way that most conservatives
don’t really question (e.g., Powell, Rice, Gonzales,
Chao...etc...)! The Philadelphia Bar can and should do
better!!
Willie Lee Nattiel
Photo by Maureen Mingey
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BILLY KING
continued from page 1
for Philadelphia and is symbolic
of the kind of young talent
Philadelphia should be trying to
attract from outside,” she said.
Before joining the 76ers, King
served as an assistant coach for
the Indiana Pacers. He also spent
four seasons as an assistant at
Illinois State University and spent
one year as an analyst for college
ESPN’s basketball coverage.
King currently serves on the
USA Basketball’s Senior National
Team Committee and is treasurer
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Note: While the following listings have been verified prior to press time, any scheduled event
may be subject to change by the committee or section chairs.
Tuesday, Feb. 1
Philadelphia Bar Foundation Board of Trustees – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Wednesday, Feb. 2
Delivery of Legal Services Committee – meeting, 8:30 a.m., 10th floor Board Room.
State Civil Litigation Section Rules and Procedures Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor
Board Room. Lunch: $7.50.
Thursday, Feb. 3
Civil Rights Committee – meeting, 12:15 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room South.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee – meeting, 12:15 p.m., 10th floor Board Room.
Lunch: $7.50.
Environmental Law Committee – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor Conference Center: Lunch:
$7.50.
Philadelphia Bar Reporter Editorial Board – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Cabinet Room.
Business Law Section – Annual Reception, 5:30 p.m., Pyramid Club, Tickets: $35.
Friday, Feb. 4
Judicial Commission – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Monday, Feb. 7
Public Interest Section Executive Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Family Law Section – meeting, 4 p.m., 10th floor Board Room.
Tuesday, Feb. 8
Criminal Justice Section Executive Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Wednesday, Feb. 9
Appellate Courts Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50.
Thursday, Feb. 10
Solo and Small Firm Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center: Lunch: $7.50.
Legislative Liaison Committee – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room South.
Lunch: $7.50.
Committee on the Legal Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor
Committee Room.
Friday, Feb. 11
Judicial Commission – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Anne E.
Lazarus presents the Benjamin F. Levy Community
Service Award to Lawrence J. Beaser for his lifelong
career of service and community involvement at the
Louis D. Brandeis Society Hanukkah Party on Dec. 14
at the Top of the Tower. Rabbi David Gutterman
presided over the lighting of Hanukkah candles. Also
participating in the event were Brandeis Society Vice
Chancellor Michael Berkowitz; Assistant Bursar John
Rothschild; and Executive Committee members
Adam Laver, Natalie Klyashtorny, Jerry Spivack and
Mayer Horwitz.
for USA Basketball’s Executive
Committee. He is also a member
of the NBA and WNBA competition committees.
King, 39, played college basketball for the Duke University. He
won the national defensive player
of the year award following his
senior season. During his college
career, Duke went to the Final
Four twice, won the Atlantic Coast
Conference regular-season championship and two ACC Tournament titles.
In July 2000, King was honored
as the Sports Executive of the Year
at the Rainbow Sports Awards, re-
flecting not only his accomplishments in the sports industry, but
also the grace, dignity, commitment and humanity that he exemplifies. In 2001, Street and Smith’s
Business Journal named him one of
the industry’s “Forty under 40.” In
May 2003, Sports Illustrated named
King, along with fellow 76ers Sonny Hill and Allen Iverson, one of
the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports.”
The event will be held at noon
in the Park Hyatt’s Rose Garden
Ballroom on the 19th floor. Visit
www.philadelphiabar.org for ticket
information.
Philadelphia Lawyer magazine Editorial Board - meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor Committee
Room South.
Monday, Feb. 14
Business Law Section Executive Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Tuesday, Feb. 15
Cabinet – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Women’s Rights Committee – meeting, 12:15 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room South. Lunch:
$7.50.
Wednesday, Feb. 16
Federal Courts Committee – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50.
Thursday, Feb. 17
Family Law Section Exec. Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Committee Room South.
Professional Responsibility Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Friday, Feb. 18
Social Security and Disability Benefits Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference
Center: Lunch: $7.50.
Judicial Commission – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Monday, Feb. 21
President’s Day – Bar Association offices closed.
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Section Chairs meeting with Chancellor – 8:30 a.m., 10th floor Board Room.
Criminal Justice Section – meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center: Lunch: $7.50.
Women in the Profession Committee – meeting, 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50.
Young Lawyers Division Cabinet – meeting, noon, 10th floor Cabinet Room.
Wednesday, Feb. 23
Medical-Legal Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50.
Thursday, Feb. 24
Lawyer Referral and Information Service Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Committee
Room.
Board of Governors – meeting, 4 p.m., 10th floor Board Room.
Friday, Feb. 25
Judicial Commission – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Monday, Feb. 28
Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room.
Unless otherwise specified, all checks for luncheons and programs should be made payable to the Philadelphia Bar Association
and mailed to Bar Headquarters, 1101 Market St., 11th fl., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911. Send Bar Association-related calendar items 30 days in advance to Managing Editor, Philadelphia Bar Reporter, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market
St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911. Fax: (215) 238-1267. E-mail: reporter@philabar.org.
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PEOPLE
Nancy
Winkelman, a
partner at Schnader
Harrison Segal &
Lewis LLP, has been
elected a Fellow of
the American Academy of Appellate
Lawyers from the
geographic region covered by the
Third Circuit Court of Appeals. She is
only the ninth lawyer and first woman
to receive this honor.
Sophia Lee, an associate with Reed
Smith LLP, has been elected presidentelect of the Asian American Bar Association of the Delaware Valley. Lee will
assume the office of president in 2006.
Joseph A.
Dworetzky, a
shareholder with
Hangley Aronchick
Segal & Pudlin, was
recently confirmed
by the Pennsylvania Senate to serve
as a member of the
Pennsylvania Energy Development
Authority.
Andrew B.
Cohn, a partner
with Kaplin Stewart
Meloff Reiter &
Stein, P.C., was a
featured speaker for
a program on
Pennsylvania
Mechanic’s Lien
Law, Prompt Payment Law and Bond
Claims on Dec. 9 in Allentown, Pa.
Harold M.
Goldner, a sole
practitioner, presented “20 Things
Employment Lawyers Need to Know
About Corporation
Law” at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute program “Litigating Employment
Discrimination Cases” on Dec 3.
Jonathan Peri
of Saul Ewing LLP
was recently selected to the Alumni
Board of Directors
at the Widener
University School
of Law. He has also
been appointed to
the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences
Advisory Council.
Leonard Dubin, a partner with
Blank Rome LLP, has been appointed
to a three-year term on the Continuing
Legal Education Board.
Alexis L.
Barbieri, director
of the Pennsylvania
Attorney General’s
Public Protection
Division, was a
recipient of the
2004 “Outstanding
Service Award”
presented by Widener University
School of Law. The award is presented
each year to a graduate who demonstrates exemplary alumni service to the
law school as a whole, to a particular
concentration within the school,
and/or to one’s profession.
S. David Fineman, a senior partner
with Fineman Krekstein & Harris, P.C.,
has honored by the U.S. Postal Service
for his nine years of service on the
United States Postal Service Board of
Governors. He served as chairman of
the board for the past two years.
Steven J. Rocci, a partner at
Woodcock Washburn LLP, served as
moderator in a panel discussion on
recent patent law developments affecting corporate counsel at the Corporate
Counsel Institute of the Georgia
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
in Atlanta, on Dec. 2.
Alfred W. Zaher and Hallum O.
Bailey of Woodcock Washburn LLP
gave a presentation on “Legal Issues in
Trademark Licensing and Brand
Management” at the Licensing
Executive Association annual meeting
on October 20, 2004. Zaher was also
re-elected chair of LES’ Transportation
and Mechatronics Section for 2005.
Zaher also served as moderator in a
panel discussion on “Technology
Transfer…A Faster, Cheaper, Better Way
to Market,” at the The Society of
Automotive Engineers Commercial
Vehicle Engineering Congress &
Exhibition on Oct. 26.
Jonathan Shub of Sheller, Ludwig
& Badey addressed “Current Procedural Challenges to the Class Action
Process and Class action Settlements
Issues” at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Dec. 10 CLE program “The Explosion and Evolution of Class Action
Law.”
Francis P. Newell, a partner at
Montgomery, McCracken, Walker &
Rhoads, LLP, has been appointed to
serve on the transition team for
Pennsylvania Attorney General-Elect
Tom Corbett.
Juhan Runne, a shareholder with
Archer & Greiner, P.C., has been named
to a three-year term on the Board of
Directors of the Partnership of the
Delaware Estuary, a regional, nonprofit
organization dedicated to the promotion and conservation of the Delaware
Estuary.
GALLOP Honors
Abbe F. Fletman, a partner with
WolfBlock, has been appointed as a
lifetime member to the Board of
Directors of the Free Library of
Philadelphia by Mayor John F. Street.
Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen,
a partner at WolfBlock, recently served
as co-chair of Womens Way’s 2nd
Annual Women & Influence conference at Community College of
Philadelphia.
Butler
Buchanan III, a
shareholder with
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin,
recently spoke at
the Defense Research Institute’s
Insurance Coverage and Practice
Symposium in New York City on the
topic of the relationship between
insurers and independent outside
counsel retained by insureds.
Michael L. Viola, a partner with
Shainberg & Viola, has been appointed
co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar
Association’s new Committee on the
Legal Rights of Gay Men and Lesbians.
Lawrence S. Felzer, president of
Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of
Philadelphia, presents GALLOP’s
Michael M. Greenberg Award to
MaryCatherine Roper. The award is
given annually in memory of one of
the founders of Philadelphia
Attorneys for Human Rights, the
predecessor organization to GALLOP. The presentation was made at
GALLOP’s Annual meeting in
November at the Sheraton
Rittenhouse Square.
of the Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules
Committee by the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania.
Robert C. Heim, a partner at
Dechert LLP, has been appointed by
Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street to a
position on the Free Library of
Philadelphia Board of Trustees.
Jeffrey M.
Lindy, a sole practitioner, has been
elected to the Board
of Directors of the
Union Fire
Association in Bala
Cynwyd, Pa.
Henry Ian Pass, a sole practitioner,
was a panelist at the Eighth Annual
Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference
in December. Pass was a member of
the panel that discussed “Idea
Generation and Validation, The
Business Plan.”
Nicholas J. Nastasi, a sole practitioner, has been announced as chair of
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s
Criminal Procedural Rules Committee.
Daniel Jeck, a partner with
Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Schleifer,
Weinstein & Winkler, P.C., was a faculty
member at the Pennsylvania Trial
Lawyers Association seminar “Failure
to Diagnose Cancer.”
Shari J. Odenheimer, a member
of Cozen O’Connor, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee
by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Mary Jane Barrett of Harkins and
Harkins has been designated as chair
Peter Perry of
Stampone D’Angelo
Renzi DiPiero
appeared on
Fox29’s “Good Day
Philadelphia”
where he discussed
the top 10 things
you should do if
injured at work.
Alan C. Kessler, a partner with
WolfBlock, has been elected vice chairman of the U.S. Postal Service Board of
Governors.
Ian M. Comisky, a partner at Blank
Rome LLP, has been re-elected to a
two-year term as secretary of the
Board of Directors for the Mann Center
for the Performing Arts.
Names Are News
“People” highlights news of
members’ awards, honors or
appointments of a civic or community nature. Information may
be sent to Jeff Lyons, Managing
Editor, Philadelphia Bar Reporter,
Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101
Market St., 11th floor, Philadelphia,
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E-mail: reporter@philabar.org.
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