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The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association Vol. 36, No. 5 May 2007 Gwen Iﬁ ll to Address Bar June 7

nBy Jeff Lyons

Gwen Ifill, moD- erator and managing editor of PBS’ “Wash- ington Week” and senior correspondent for “Th e NewsHour Gwen Iﬁ ll with Jim Lehrer,” will deliver the Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Memorial Public Interest Lecture at the Association’s Th ursday, June 7 Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon. Photos by Jeff Lyons Jeff by Photos Mayoral candidate Tom Knox (right) makes a point at the April 10 Chancellor’s Forum as Al Taubenberger (left) and continued on page 11 Michael Nutter look on. U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (below, from left) and state Sen. Dwight Evans also took part. Bench-Bar Guide Crime, Education Issues Dominate A pullout guide to the 2007 Bench-Bar Conference Chancellor’s Forum for Candidates appears inside. n By Bruce H. Bikin

PhilaDelPhia’s “Pay-to-Play” culture, ways to In This Issue attract new, young families to Philadelphia, and 3 Federal Bench-Bar plans to combat urban violence and ease tax burdens were among the topics discussed by fi ve mayoral can- 5 Meet New Judge didates at an April 10 Chancellor’s Forum. Candidates Dwight Evans, Chaka Fattah, Tom 6 Access to Justice Knox, Michael Nutter and Al Taubenberger participated in the 90-minute-long program at Th e CLE 10 ACS Bike-a-Thon Conference Center. Candidate Bob Brady did not 19 Finding a Mentor appear at the event, and Fattah and Taubenberger both arrived after the questioning had begun. 22 Sunah in the City Th e program was moderated by Joseph C. continued on page 4

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Associate Editors Heather J. Holloway, Esq. Involvement From Everyone Stacey Z. Jumper, Esq. Asima Panigrahi, Esq. Brian K. Sims, Esq. PhilaDelPhia is a vital community swers in English and Spanish to questions Our senior lawyers are also involved – but it also has its challenges. What can from individuals through the LegalLine in our community. When a solo or Contributing Editor one person do to improve the quality of hotline. Early each year the Young Law- small-fi rm attorney is not able to practice Richard Max Bockol, Esq. life in our city? Get involved. yers prepare high school students in our because of disability or death, they assist Advisory Editors Our Philadelphia Bar Association local public and parochial schools to par- in transitioning the active cases to prac- Bruce H. Bikin, Esq. makes that easy. Our Young Lawyers ticipate in the local and statewide moot titioners to protect the interests of clients Molly Peckman, Esq. Division, for example, under the direc- court competition. Th is competition has who otherwise might have their matters Marc W. Reuben, Esq. tion of Chancellor-Elect Michael Pratt, introduced thousands of overlooked for some Director of Communications is reaching out to thousands of citizens students to the law. As a By Jane Dalton period of time. Th ey Mark A. Tarasiewicz through its annual celebration of Law result, students who had assist in the District At- Week from Monday, April 30 through contemplated dropping torneys Offi ce’s victims Senior Managing Editor Friday, May 4. Th e theme this year is out of school decided to of crime program. Th ey Jeff Lyons “Liberty Under Law: Empowering Youth, complete high school, explain what to expect Copy Editor Assuring Democracy.” Th e chairman go to college and even to victim witnesses who Adrienne Cornwall of this event is Scott Sigman. Volunteer to law school. Th e YLD are unfamiliar with Executive Director lawyers will visit Philadelphia school also sponsors the Edward court procedures and Kenneth Shear classrooms to answer students’ questions Chacker Essay Competi- assist them in getting to about the law, legal issues and the legal tion and the Michael the correct courtroom The Philadelphia Bar Reporter (ISSN 1098-5352) is profession. Young lawyers will give free, Smith oratorial contest on time. Our senior published monthly and available by subscription for $45 in-person legal advice at Th e Gallery at for our local students. lawyers volunteer in our per year by the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Mar- ket St., 11th fl oor, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911. Period- Market East. Th ey will provide answers to Young lawyers visit the Philadelphia Court of icals postage paid at Philadelphia, Pa. POSTMASTER: legal questions on a broad range of topics, Ronald McDonald House twice a year Common Pleas, assisting judges in dis- Send address changes to Philadelphia Bar Reporter, including landlord/tenant law, divorce to engage the children in projects and to covery motions and research and serving c/o Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St., 11th fl oor, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911. Telephone: (215) and child custody matters, wills and estate serve food. In the fall through the Harvest as settlement masters. Th ey are develop- 238-6300. Association Web site: philadelphiabar.org. planning, real estate law and employment for the Homeless project, they provide ing a mentoring program to pair their Newspaper e-mail address: [email protected]. law. Volunteer attorneys and judges pair food to homeless people. Th ey also members with interested YLD members. The editorial and other views expressed in the Phila- with high school students, taking them present the lectures in the People’s Law So, what about lawyers who are too old delphia Bar Reporter are not necessarily those of the Association, its offi cers or its members. Advertising into their offi ces and our courtrooms for School, a program for non-lawyers to to be young lawyers and too young to be rates and information are available from Howard Hyatt the “Lawyer for a Day program.” learn about the law at the Criminal Jus- senior lawyers? Opportunities abound. at MediaTwo, 1014 W. 36th St., Baltimore, MD, 21211. Th e YLD off ers many other opportu- tice Center. Each year 200 to 300 people Th e YLD welcomes lawyers of all ages to Telephone: (410) 902-5797. Page 1 skyline photo by Edward Savaria, Jr./PCVB nities to get involved. Th e fi rst Wednes- take classes in subjects such as criminal participate in their mock trials as judges day of every month from 5 until 8 p.m, law, wills and estates and landlord/tenant continued on page 20 young lawyers provide confi dential an- law.

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The Philadelphia Bar Reporter has Inquirer Publisher is June 8 Keynote Speaker gotten a makeover. The new design integrates the newspaper and our Web site (philadelphiabar.org) to create more nBy Jeff Lyons opportunities for linking content. The To register online for the 2007 result is a cleaner, more colorful and Federal Bench-Bar Conference on more useful Bar Reporter. Brian P. Tierney, Publisher of THE webCheck Friday, June 8, visit pbi.org. Let us know what you think. Contact Jeff Philadelphia Inqurier and Philadelphia Lyons, Senior Managing Editor, Philadel- Daily News, will be the keynote speaker group of judges and private practitioners identity theft, how the new e-discovery phia Bar Reporter, 1101 Market St., 11th at the closing luncheon of the Federal who will lead what we expect to be some rules are working in practice and what to ﬂ oor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 or by e-mail Courts Committee’s Annual Federal very lively and informative discussions do when your adversary is being diffi cult. to [email protected]. Bench-Bar Conference on Friday, June 8 about new developments and best prac- All in all, it will be a wonderful program at Loews Philadelphia Hotel. tices,” said conference planner Charles S. you won’t want to miss,” Marion said. Six federal judges and a host of top Marion, vice chair of the Federal Courts Th e program kicks off at 8:10 a.m. practitioners will be among the panelists Committee. with welcoming remarks from U.S. Dis- Clariﬁ cation: Henry Lotto’s name was for this annual event, off ering 2.5 sub- “Among the topics which will be trict Court Chief Judge Harvey Bartle, inadvertantly left off his letter to the editor in the April 2007 edition of the stantive and .5 ethics CLE credits. covered will be the Th ird Circuit’s new III and Federal Courts Committee Chair Philadelphia Bar Reporter. Th eBar “I am very excited about this year’s model civil jury instructions, what the Edward G. Biester, III. Reporter regrets the error. conference. We have lined up a terrifi c U.S. Attorney’s Offi ce is doing about continued on page 26 philadelphiabar.org May 2007 Philadelphia Bar Reporter 3 CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE Candidates’ Anti-Crime Measures Examined n By Michael J. Carroll 1960s and used apparently once for a short time in a small part of the city. The Civil Rights Committee at its One would-be mayor is proposing the

April meeting heard from three experts pervasive use of cameras and even more Lyons Jeff by Photo about anti-crime measures proposed and exotic imaging technologies. The implica- Chancellor Jane Dalton meets with mayoral candidates (from left) Michael Nut- discussed in the mayoral race. tions for invasion of the privacy of all who ter, Al Taubenberger, Tom Knox, Chaka Fattah and Dwight Evans after the April 10 Chancellor’s Forum. Two lawyers from the Defender live, work, and visit in Philadelphia are Association, Jill Heilman and Shondwa immense, little known, and less discussed. Williams, joined private attorney Michael Just as fear of terrorism in the interna- Mayor need for capital investment in the city’s Coard to analyze some of the proposals. tional arena can provoke disproportionate continued from page 1 infrastructure was necessary if Philadel- They agreed that crime is a serious pro- phia is to compete in the 21st century. blem that can kill a neighborhood or city. Vignola, co-chair of the Association’s On the issue of urban violence, Knox They also supplied an element that has It is the obligation Legislative Liaison Committee. Each stressed education and opportunity. Evans been too absent from political discussions: candidate was allotted time to answer suggested a strong, competent police chief the need for anti-crime measures to be of lawyers to make real questions concerning main issues of inter- would be important. Further, he was both effective and consistent with consti- the constitutional civil est to Philadelphians. During the second concerned about the number of citizens tutionally protected civil liberties. portion of the forum, the audience had shot by police. Nutter wants to take The attorneys mentioned that most rights and liberties the opportunity to submit questions in illegal guns off the street, get the com- every candidate is making electorate- that often seem too writing on any topic. The moderator munities involved as part of the solution pleasing promises of hiring and deploying selected several audience questions and and suggested this would be as a result of more police officers. The numbers vary abstract to the general directed them to the candidates. leadership in City Hall. and the funding sources are fuzzy, but public, and it is their On the issue of “pay-to-play,” Evans When asked where the money to hiring more police on first impression suggested free television time and cam- solve all the problems will come from, would seem to present more a fiscal issue duty to show that long paign financing from Harrisburg would the candidates were less specific. Nutter than a constitutional one. In addition to standing constitu- help eliminate the problem. Nutter said pointed to his experience in local govern- diverting funds that might be used for city contracts should not be awarded on ment. Knox said he “know(s) how to find more global, long range crime reduction tional principles can any basis other than quality and costs to money.” Fattah believes a long-term lease programs such as job creation and drug be fragile, especially in the city. He suggested campaign contri- of the airport would provide the necessary rehabilitation, however, hiring huge num- bution limits in mayoral campaigns and funding. Evans suggested his experience bers of inexperienced officers presents times of fear. the selection of a mayor who understands balancing budgets in Harrisburg would a training challenge with constitutional the difference between right and wrong. be the key. implications. Without sufficient training and illegal responses, fear of local crime Taubenberger promised his manag- Just as has been the case throughout there is a danger of too many officers can do the same. Mistaken reactions to ers would all be required to take ethics the primary campaign, little was said by on the street without a knowledge and a fears can have broad support, even majo- courses annually. any candidate that distanced him signifi- depth of experience of the citizens’ rights rity support for a moment. That fleeting Almost across the board, the candidates cantly from any of the others in the room. they are charged with protecting. moment could last just long enough to played to the audience in discussing tax Perhaps the candidates were saving their Beyond what might be seen as consti- erode or eliminate basic rights that have reform. Repeatedly there were calls for best for televised debates. tutionally neutral hiring of more officers taken centuries to establish. dramatic reductions in the gross receipts and commitment of more resources, there It is the obligation of lawyers to make tax in Philadelphia. Evans warned that Bruce H. Bikin, a partner at Montgomery, are a number of proposals being floated real the constitutional civil rights and the reductions could be no more than the McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, is an ad- by mayoral candidates that are more trou- liberties that often seem too abstract to city could afford. He also suggested the visory editor of the Philadelphia Bar Reporter. bling from a constitutional perspective. the general public, and it is their duty to Candidates are proposing the targe- show that long-standing constitutional ting of certain areas of the city for special principles can be fragile, especially in STATION APPRAISALS, INC. police tactics such as stopping and quest- times of fear. ioning individuals without constitution- Crime is a big political issue and the (p) 215-887-1009 | (f) 215-887-2234 ally required reasonable suspicion. There perception and fear of crime are bigger are also proposals to impose curfews and still. The need for effective constitutional Real Property Valuations limit public gatherings and even vehicular anti-crime measures is not disputed. A Bankruptcy traffic in targeted areas. The label “targ- fair and open discussion and debate must Divorce eted area” thinly covers the reality that the take place and must not exclude the targets are poor and minority areas. These constitution. The Bar Association with Estate Planning plans will have a more intrusive impact its special responsibilities and influence is on the neighborhoods radiating out from and must be a key player in that debate 25 Easton Rd. #203 Broad and Olney, than from Broad and and perhaps more importantly, in making Glenside, PA 19038 Walnut. sure that it takes place. [email protected] At least one mayoral candidate talks of declaring a state of emergency in Phila- Michael J. Carroll is co-chair of the Civil “The Attorney’s Appraisers” delphia, pursuant to a law enacted in the Rights Committee.

Philadelphia Bar Reporter May 2007 philadelphiabar.org appellate courtS COMMITTEE Judge Shares Differences with Appellate Position

n By Kathryn C. Harr Jordan was impressed with how much each judge there was cognizant of the per- Noting that he was “as green as spective of the trial judge and was “trying they come” on the appellate bench, to do the right thing.” Judge Kent A. Jordan shared some of his Judge Jordan invited dialogue from impressions in the three and half months the audience described by the Appellate he has served as a recently appointed Courts Committee Co-Chair, Charles United States Court of Appeals judge for Becker, as premier appellate practitioners, the Third Circuit. noting, “I feel presumptuous telling you “I’m used to going in and asking all folks what’s good or bad … I’d rather hear of the questions,” he told the Appellate from you.”

Courts Committee on April 11, describ- Asked what it meant for an appeal to Lyons Jeff by Photo ing the adjustment he will have to make be decided on the briefs, Judge Jordan U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Kent A. Jordan served as a judge in the District of hearing argument. Now also unable to offered “you don’t need oral argument Delaware for four years before moving to the Third Circuit. ask opposing counsel to respond imme- when something is a clear reversal. But diately to points made during argument, that’s certainly, in my limited pool of motions. Several panels are set to handle the person who’s taken a first look at this Judge Jordan recognized, “there’s going to experience … the exception.” He also the flow of motions, which range from isn’t my law clerk fresh out of law school be a greater art to oral argument.” added that while some cases picked for straightforward to complex. The com- but somebody who’s been working with Reviewing other people’s work is an- argument simply deserve more discus- plexity is often determinative of the time habeas appeals for the last five years,” for other difference for Judge Jordan, whose sion, some judges are also more willing to it takes to decide the motion. Some example. first sitting was with the Federal Circuit. hear argument than others. motions are accompanied by a memo Asked about his “dislikes” from the Noting that the Federal Circuit is often Judge Jordan described the process from the staff attorneys’ office. Judge bench, Judge Jordan addressed petitions criticized for its high reversal rate, Judge of handling the significant volume of Jordan explained, “it’s nice to know that continued on page 24

philadelphiabar.org May 2007 Philadelphia Bar Reporter Bar Foundation A Little Goes a Long Way for Equal Justice

HoPing to eXPanD the Pool of by their handling of pro bono cases but cess justice. Th eir clients include children for prizes, such as the fi rm tickets to a donors contributing to the Philadelphia also by contributing fi nancially to the at risk, the elderly, farmworkers subjected Phillies game, or a gift certifi cate to a local Bar Foundation, several of our leaders Foundation. to minimum wage violations and so restaurant. Th at fi rm alone raised more gathered in the Bar Association board Contrary to the Raising the Bar many others. than $10,000. room in April 2003 to brainstorm ways Campaign whereby law fi rms make We are all besieged with numerous Th is month, the Bar Foundation is to increase funding signifi cant contribu- solicitations, especially during a primary kicking off its 5th Access to Justice cam- from the city’s legal By Elaine Rinaldi tions to the Founda- year for mayoral and judicial elections. paign that has become a mainstay of our community. Th e result: tion and its grantees, But as lawyers we have a particular appre- fund-raising eff orts. Our staff and trustees an historic Access to Access to Justice allows ciation for the importance of advocacy. If will reach out to lawyers and paralegals Justice campaign was individual lawyers and we do not make funding for representa- across the region, seeking individual con- launched raising more paralegals to make a tion of the poor our priority, who will? tributions to fund 30 legal service agen- than $32,000 and laying relatively small contribu- While the campaign is aimed at individ- cies. Th e Foundation is expanding the the foundation for an tion to the Foundation. ual contributors, many larger fi rms take campaign to increase participation among annual fund-raiser. Th e campaign seeks part by appointing campaign coordina- lawyers and paralegals in corporate law Access to Justice was $100/$50 contributions tors within their organizations to oversee departments to complement donors established as a way of respectively which, when participation by their employees. Some who contribute from private practice. boosting awareness of pooled together, can fi rms further encourage participation Every dollar raised is that much more the the Bar Foundation’s meaningfully increase among their attorneys and paralegals by Foundation can apply toward its year-end mission to provide the money available to providing incentives such as sports tickets, grants. Our grants provide much-needed fi nancial support for legal services to the our grantees. Legal service organizations gift certifi cates and luncheons for those operating capital to our grantees to ensure underserved populations in Philadelphia such as the Support Center for Child who contribute. For example, a partner at that those in need have access to justice. and to devise a way for individual lawyers Advocates, the SeniorLaw Center, and the a local fi rm got her partners to co-sign an A rigorous application process requires and paralegals to join the Foundation. Friends of Farmworkers help thousands e-mail endorsing the campaign, and the that our grantees document the posi- Essentially, it has been a vehicle for each year struggling with poverty who, fi rm off ered up an incentive – all those at- tive impact that their services have on individuals to make a diff erence not only because of limited resources, cannot ac- torneys who contributed became eligible continued on page 26

6 Philadelphia Bar Reporter May 2007 philadelphiabar.org young lawyers division City Housing Market Buyer-Friendly, Panel Says

Both Stokes and Rubin took the posi- nBy Regina Parker tion that this is a great time to buy. With Rubin cautioned buyers not to fall in love with the interest rates being low and with the It’s a buyer’s market with many increase in inventory, the buyer has the any one particular house. “If it’s not this one, it’ll homes ripe for the picking, panelists told luxury to negotiate for the best deal and be another one,” he said. attendees of an April 16 program “House to proceed with caution, they said. Rubin Hunting to Closing-What You Need to cautioned buyers not to fall in love with should be done prior to making an offer, deed restrictions, Rubin said. On the day Know to Get the Best Deal on Your New any one particular house. “If it’s not this Rubin explained. In terms of making an of settlement, confirm that there has been Home.” one, it’ll be another one,” he said. offer, offering 5 percent below the asking no city violations or new restrictions with The panel for the Young Lawyers The best time to reach out to a lender price is the standard, Stokes said. The regard to the property, he said. Division/Real Property Section program is once the agreement of sale has been ex- lowest a buyer should go is 10 percent If you are a potential buyer, Stokes included title insurance specialist Michael ecuted, Rubin said. It is beneficial to have below asking price, he said. indicated that good opportunities for G. Moyer of Land Services USA, Inc.; a pre-approval letter to give to the seller, Rubin discussed the options available buyers can be found in the Graduate Realtor Tim Stokes of Coldwell Banker; however, this does not guarantee that the in the selection of the inspection period. Hospital and Fishtown areas of the city. and real estate attorney Neil T. Rubin of buyer will have the money at closing, he Under one option, the buyer has more With the rise in the development of Abrahams, Lowenstein & Bushman, P.C. said. As a seller’s broker, Stokes stated that control and can back out of the deal for condominiums, Rubin stated that Center Stokes predicted that the market will he will not look at an offer without pre- any reason the inspector finds. Under a City is a great place to look because new remain buyer-friendly over the next two approval from a lender. second option, Rubin explained that the construction is probably where you could years. In agreement, Moyer said that The buyer should be aware of several buyer has less control and there may be get the best deals considering numerous due to stricter lending requirements, the legal issues involved in the use of the limitations on the ability to withdraw an incentives such as plasma televisions and unavailability of qualified buyers, and standard agreement, Rubin said. The offer. free parking. an increase in foreclosures, he does not buyer should modify the agreement to Another potential problem with the see the market shifting in the foreseeable ensure that it specifies what is included standard agreement is that it provides that Regina Parker is an associate with Mattioni future. or excluded from the sale, he said. This the buyer takes title subject to existing Ltd.

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philadelphiabar.org May 2007 Philadelphia Bar Reporter march quarterly meeting

For more photos from the March Immediate-Past Chancellor Alan M. Feldman (above) accepts a gold box from Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon, Chancellor Jane Dalton at the March 26 Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon. Os- PhotoGallery visit philadelphiabar.org. car-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss (right) was the keynote speaker. Dreyfuss Stresses Civics, Civility n By Asima Panigrahi

America is the best answer so far to the question how can people live together in decency and freedom and opportunity, Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss told more than 500 Bar Association members at the Association’s March 26 Quarterly Meeting and Lun- cheon. “Every person, in every room, in every nation in the world, has a right to love his country. I love mine for specific reasons that are singular and unique. America has given unique and singular gifts to mankind. America is an admitted love affair; the first admitted love affair of Photos by Jeff Lyons Jeff by Photos my life,” said Dreyfuss, winner of the 1977 Best Actor Association Assistant Treasurer Jeffrey M. Lindy, Board of Governors Vice Chair Stephanie Resnick, Richard Academy Award for his role in “The Goodbye Girl.” Dreyfuss and Board Chair Deborah Weinstein meet before the March 26 Quarterly meeting. Dreyfuss is currently a board member of Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center, and his remarks primar- different experience because they grew up with Hitler. He left or right might characterize me, I am for the process of ily revolved around his views of democracy and civ- recalled “Hitler made it easy for us to know what we were the American constitution, not the verdict of guilty.” ics. Dreyfuss is currently spending a year as a research fighting for because he was so vividly clear about what Dreyfuss said that “America could be, with appropriate member of St. Anthony’s College at Oxford University he was fighting for. In the fight between us and Hitler, effort and consistency, the finest and most excellent and to help develop a comprehensive civics curriculum to we learned to love what we had here.” Today’s generation most successful answer to that question: how can people integrate into American public schools. He explained that does not have Hitler or movies like live together and honor freedom and he views civics as “the tools of expertise that are neces- “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” justice and opportunity.” sary to run a representative democracy” and stressed the so “at what point do we expect our Podcast Also at the event, Immediate-Past importance of integrating the teaching of civics into our kids to fall in love with the ideas of Chancellor Alan M. Feldman was school’s curriculums. He stated that “the history of the America?” he implored. Spotlight presented with a gold snuff box, an world is the history of darkness and blood and cruelty Dreyfuss also stressed that children Video and audio podcasts from the exact replica of the one presented to and hunger…and that the only way to make sure that need to be taught the concept of March Quarterly Meeting are avail- Andrew Hamilton for his defense able at philadelphiabar.org. we will not give into that darkness is to teach our young civility. “If you interrupt, or shout of John Peter Zenger in 1735. The what our nation means.” and if you patronize, if you hold your gold box is presented annually to the His remarks then turned to the concept of democracy. political opponent in contempt, you cannot hear what he immediate-past Chancellor with the inscription “acquired He defined democracy as “America’s most successful is saying, you cannot evaluate what he is thinking.” He not by money, but by character.” product,” which dictates that “people are responsible further implored that “civility is the oxygen that democ- for their own lives, and can control their own lives; that racy requires, else it strangles and dies.” Asima Panigrahi, an associate at White and Williams, LLP, is they have a chance at effecting their future, of improving Addressing various differences between the political an associate editor of the Philadelphia Bar Reporter. their present.” He stated that previous generations had a factions, Dreyfuss said, “regardless of how the man on the

Philadelphia Bar Reporter May 2007 philadelphiabar.org Bar Foundation Golf Classic Hap april Beneﬁ t June 26 at The Ace Club

The ACE Club – DesigneD by golf Th e course’s diverse terrain combined legend Gary Player – will be the site for with advanced design and construction the 2007 Philadelphia Bar Foundation techniques makes the strategic choices Golf Classic. even bolder and more exciting,” he said. Th e 19th edition of the Golf Classic Proceeds from the Golf Classic go will be held on Tuesday, June 26. Th e to the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, event is chaired by Rodd E. Wittenberg the charitable arm of the Association. and Grant S. Palmer. In 2006, the Foundation distributed Th e ACE Club is a 7,500-yard, par $428,000 in grants to 30 legal services 72 course. Golfers will encounter rolling organizations. Th e grants are given to topography, streams, lakes, trees, open organizations serving Philadelphians ground, wetland habitat, natural rock struggling with poverty, abuse and dis- outcroppings and historic architectural crimination. sites - all in 18 challenging golf holes. “Th is signature Gary Player redesign of Each hole presents a strategic option, true a classic golf course will appeal to golfers to Player’s traditional design philosophy. of all ability,” said Wittenberg. The Homeless Advocacy Project celebrated its annual April Benefi t in the “All my courses around the world em- “Th e event has been moved to the Conservatory of the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue on April 19. ploy the traditional principles of strategic world class ACE Club in Lafayette Hill The silent auction and cocktail party, presented by Morgan Lewis, PECO design,” Player writes on the ACE Club’s to provide a new golfi ng challenge to our and Saul Ewing LLP, raised $160,000 for HAP. Pictured from left to right, (bottom row) HAP Executive Director Marsha Cohen; HAP Benefi t Co- Web site. “You are rewarded for taking a participants,” added Palmer. chair Madeline Sherry of Gibbons Law; HAP Development Director Andrea risk, but always have the option for the For information, contact Maureen Bloch; HAP Benefi t Co-Chair Blaine Stanley of ACE-INA; (back row) PECO’s safe approach to a drive or shot to the Mingey, executive dirctor of the Philadel- Corporate Contributions Manager Wade Colclough; HAP Board Member green. Th e ACE Club is no exception. phia Bar Foundation, at (215) 238-6334. Ken Kulak of Morgan Lewis; HAP Board President Jeffrey Palazzese of the Reliable Companies; and Managing Partner of the Morgan Lewis Phila- delphia offi ce Gordon Cooney Jr. HAP Benefi t Co-Chair Lenard Cohen and To learn more about The ACE Club, Karen Forman of Saul Ewing LLP are not pictured. webCheck visit theaceclubonline.com.

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philadelphiabar.org May 2007 Philadelphia Bar Reporter 9 BIKE-a-THOn COMMITTEE Riders Sought for Bar Team for ACS Event

nBy Jeffrey Abramowitz To register for the Bar Association’s team in the American Cancer Society Cancer toucheD many in the Phila- webCheck Bike-a-Thon, visit acsbike.org. delphia Bar community during 2006. But the Philadelphia Bar Association its 35th year this year and will raise honoring Stephen by having his name refuses to sit back and watch this disease money in the fi ght against cancer. Th e prominently displayed on our newly spread and destroy our family and friends American Cancer Society Bike-a-Th on designed jerseys. without putting up a fi ght! raised more than $1.7 million last year Last year the Philadelphia Bar Team Th e Philadelphia Bar Association and had more than 4,500 riders partici- donated more than $93,000 and had American Cancer Society Bike-a-Th on pating. more than 150 riders. Th is year, we’ve team is back again and stronger than ever. Th is past year, the Philadelphia Bar gotten off to an incredible start with For the fourth straight year, members of team lost our captain, Stephen T. Saltz, many fi rms becoming corporate sponsors the Bar Association, their families and to his long battle against cancer. Stephen of the event and team participation well Lyons Jeff by Photo More than 150 riders represented the friends will be getting on their bicycles was an avid cyclist and participated in on the rise. Th e ride is fun, easy and for Philadelphia Bar Association in the on Sunday, July 15 and riding across the the ACS Bike-a-Th on over the past years the entire family. All you have to do is 2006 American Cancer Society event, Benjamin Franklin Bridge all the way when he was physically able to do so. hop on your bike and start riding; a little raising more than $93,000. to Atlantic County, N.J. Th e American Stephen was an inspiration to the entire practice would help! Cancer Society Bike-a-Th on will celebrate Bar Association. Th is year, we will be We are making a diff erence! For the this year’s bike-a-thon is “Who Are You second straight year cancer deaths have Riding For?” Do something special for fallen. However, the grim reality remains someone and ride in their memory or that with every second of 2006 two honor, or just go to ACSBIKE.ORG and aCCORdInG TO... Americans were diagnosed with cancer make a donation or become a volunteer. and one died. Just look around your fi rm, your family, your friends and I am sure Jeﬀ rey Abramowitz, a partner at Klevan & How Do You Get to Work and that you can fi nd someone who has been Abramowitz, P.C., is co-chair of the Bike-a- How Long is Your Commute? touched by this disease. Th e theme for Th on Committee.

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10 Philadelphia Bar Reporter May 2007 philadelphiabar.org naturalization Speakers Fourth-graders from The Baldwin School read “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” during an April 19 naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Courthouse as U.S. District Court Judge Gene E.K. Pratter (back left) and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Marjorie O. Ren- dell look on. Nearly 100 people from more than 30 nations became new citizens at the event, which featured remarks from Brian Chacker of the Young Lawyers Division and Barbara Adams, general counsel to Gov. Edward G. Rendell. The program was sponsored by the Philadelphia Bar Association. Photo by Jeff Lyons Jeff by Photo Register Online for 28th Annual 5K Run/Walk The Association’s 28th Annual 5K separate open bar competition. Th e entry Run/Walk returns to Martin Lu- fee for Bar Association members run- To register for the 28th Annual 5K ther King Drive on Sunday, May 20. ning in the 5K is $40 if applications are Run/Walk, visit active.com/event_ web detail.cfm?event_id=1430157 Proceeds from the event will benefi t the postmarked by May 16. Registration on Check Support Center for Child Advocates. the race day is $50. Th e 5K race features a number of com- In addition to the 5K run, a 5K walk Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP; Anapol, Th e law fi rms of Barrack, Rodos & petition divisions: open-individual, Bar begins shortly after the start of the run Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Bacine; Fox Rothschild LLP; Pelino & Association members, company teams, for those individuals and families who Smalley, P.C.; Bennett, Bricklin & Sauls- Lentz, P.C.; and Stradley Ronon Stevens legal teams, and male and female divi- want to participate in this important burg LLP; Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney & Young, LLP are contributing to the sions. Runners also are divided into the cause. Individual walk registration is $20, PC; Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Run/Walk as Legal Supporters. following age groups: 13 and younger; and family registration is $60. Online Pokotilow, Ltd.; Cozen O’Connor; DLA Registration for the May 20 event 14-16; 17-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35- registration for the event is available at Piper; Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP; begins at 7:15 a.m. Th e run starts at 8:30 39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; active.com until May 18. All runners and Flaster/Greenberg; Marshall, Dennehey, a.m. and the walk begins at 8:35 a.m. For 65-69; 70-74; 75-79; and 80 and older. walkers receive t-shirts after the event. Warner, Coleman & Goggin; McKis- more information, contact Eric S. Mar- Awards are presented to the top three Th e Philadelphia Bar Association is sock & Hoff man, P.C.; Neil A. Morris zluf at (215) 567-2010, extension 130 or fi nishers in each division. Runners may being joined as the event sponsor by Associates, P.C.; Pepper Hamilton LLP; by e-mail at [email protected]; Tom also participate in a separate competition corporate sponsors Firstrust, Wawa, RatnerPrestia; Raynes McCarty; Sandals Bell at (215) 887-2050, extension 107 or featuring legal and corporate teams. For Iron Mountain, Th e Legal Intelligencer, & Associates, P.C.; Schander Harrison by e-mail at [email protected]; or Louise information about the team competition, USI Colburn Insurance Service, Special Segal & Lewis LLP; Semanoff Ormsby Pangborn at (215) 925-1913, extension contact Michael Berkowitz at (215) 567- Counsel, Veritext L.L.C., Dolfi n, and Greenberg & Torchia, LLC; WolfBlock; 125 or by e-mail at LouiseP@advokid. 2010, ext. 132. Document Technologies, Inc. Woodcock Washburn LLP; and Zarwin, org. Th e directors of the race are Manny Registration for Bar Association mem- Contributing to the event as legal Baum, Devito, Kaplan, Schaer & Toddy, Pokotilow, Tom Bell, Eric Marzluf and bers automatically includes members in a sponsors are the law fi rms of Akin Gump P.C. Michael Berkowitz.

which begins at 12 p.m. at the Park Hyatt the Vice Presidential debate during the News from Th e New York Times, where Gwen Iﬁ ll Philadelphia at the Bellevue. Th e Year 2004 election. She spent several years as a she covered the White House and poli- continued from page 1 Clubs recognize attorneys who have been “Washington Week” panelist before tak- tics. She also covered national and local practicing law for 50 years or more. ing over as moderator in October 1999. aff airs forTh e Washington Post, Baltimore A lifelong champion of individual “I am thrilled that Gwen Ifi ll will Before coming to PBS, she spent fi ve Evening Sun, and Boston Herald American. rights, Judge Higginbotham had a legal deliver the Higginbotham Lecture at years at NBC News as congressional and A native of New York City and a career that spanned nearly half a century. our June Quarterly meeting. Her long political correspondent. While at NBC, graduate of Simmons College in Boston, Since Marian Wright Edelman, founder career covering politics gives her extensive she covered the premier political stories Ifi ll has also received 15 honorary degrees. and president of the Children’s Defense knowledge of the White House, Con- aff ecting the nation, including national She serves on the board of the Harvard Fund, delivered the fi rst Higginbotham gress and politics. I look forward to her political campaigns and conventions, leg- University Institute of Politics, the Com- lecture in 1999, notables such as Juan insights,” said Chancellor Jane Dalton. islation before Congress and the impeach- mittee to Protect Journalists, the Museum Williams, Charles J. Ogletree, Chaka “Her grace, warmth and dignity make ment of President Clinton. Her reports of Television and Radio and the Univer- Fattah, Cornel West and Kweisi Mfume her an excellent speaker for the occasion,” appeared on “NBC Nightly News with sity of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College have fi lled the role. New members of the Dalton said. Tom Brokaw,” “Today,” “Meet the Press” of Journalism. Association’s 50-, 60-, 65- and 70-Year Ifi ll is frequently asked to moderate de- and MSNBC, the all-news cable network. Visit philadelphiabar.org for ticket Clubs will also be honored at the event, bates in national elections, most recently A veteran journalist, Ifi ll joined NBC information for this event. philadelphiabar.org May 2007 Philadelphia Bar Reporter 11 In Their Own Words Behind the Buzz, It’s Just Business - Mostly

Music, sPorts anD film have a way of and negotiators. My days, which usually captivating our hearts and passion unlike begin early and end late, are spent on the My days, which usually begin early and end late, anything else in the world. Everyone has telephone and computer reviewing and a song, a screenplay or a dream, that they drafting agreements for recording compa- are spent on the telephone and computer review- too can be in the spotlight, even if just nies, fi lm production companies, software ing and drafting agreements for recording com- for a little while. For lawyers, represent- companies, multimedia companies, ing those in the “biz” is as close as they rappers, rockers and other creative types. panies, fi lm production companies, software com- will ever get, and competition for the po- Th e stereotype may have you believe the panies, multimedia companies, rappers, rockers sitions is fi erce. As some- next Jay-Z party in the one who represents talent By James Elam Hamptons is on my and other creative types. in the entertainment and schedule, but I con- sports industries, the sider myself a corporate tecting copyrights and trademarks is es- him an opportunity to make an escape. label frequently applied lawyer. sential to the practice. I must have vision I also represent a multimedia com- to me is “entertainment I write and negotiate with regard to potential opportunities pany whose new software allows users lawyer.” But the actual contracts and deals for for clients and be a dealmaker for those to change the look of their Web sites by job description is often a business entities, many opportunities. I am regularly asked to placing fi les (text, photos and music) in mystery to most people. of which are in the discuss business development, as well as iTunes and allows people with mas- Entertainment lawyers entertainment industry. what color dresses to wear. Clients from sive amounts of content to organize it could work for cor- I identify potential rev- around the world like to be able to con- with unprecedented access and utility. porations negotiating enue streams and screen tact me at a moment’s notice to discuss Th e client’s relationship with DJ Jazzy licensing deals, for artists opportunities from a their matters both trite and important. Jeff , the DJ of choice for Myspace who negotiating recording due diligence perspec- Entertainment lawyer does not do has substantial content from his own contracts, for content creators defending tive. I explain the business implications of justice to what I do for my clients. I act as performances and his music production copyrights, and/or manage talent. Th ey and uses for various technologies, which I general counsel, business strategist, baby- company, opened the door to a collabora- are litigators at large law fi rms, in-house must stay abreast of. A strong background sitter and psychologist. I am a counselor tive project with Jeff and other content counsel for cable companies, deal brokers in intellectual property law is critical; pro- in the true sense of the word. providers to determine future possibilities Despite the demands, being an enter- for the software. tainment lawyer has its perks. I have been When one of the most respected hip- to lavish parties in exotic locations that hop music Web sites in the world called 71% OF FIRMS MISPLACED are fi lled to the rim with celebrities. Th e about creating a record label to sell and AND/OR DAMAGED juxtaposition of the many parts of my distribute music through the site, I was CASSETTE TAPES CONTAINING CLIENT practice often make for interesting nights charged with creating the new record INFORMATION, EACH out. I frequently fi nd myself at a club label entity and fi nding a home for it to AND EVERY MONTH* or restaurant in the middle of the night distribute and release physical product. The loss of tapes could breach meeting in a booth with several clients in- With the existing brand as a premier client confi dentiality and expose the fi rm to litigation. dividually if I know that I can meet with destination for hip-hop music, I advised more than one of them at a time. Once, them on issues as diverse as asset and con- after a cozy dinner with the Pennsylvania tent ownership to business structure and Supreme Court justices as a member of autonomy in the digital music business. I the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Board set up meetings with record labels, from of Governors at the Ritz-Carlton, I drove major multinationals to small indepen- to North Philadelphia and climbed dents, to give the new label the push that through a basement window in a three- it will need. piece suit to watch a singer prepare to Having a diverse practice base is what audition for a major record deal the next being an entertainment lawyer is all day in New York City. about. Clients expect a gatekeeper to the I am now helping a young man from promised land of success for talent of all Philadelphia who I have represented for a kinds. Th ey expect you can pick up a number of years record his debut album phone and make a dream come true. I on Interscope Records by June 1. We don’t like the label entertainment lawyer expect to go into the studio in the next because it doesn’t fully encompass all the two months with super-producers from hats I off er, and am expected, to wear. En- Pharrell Williams to Dr. Dre. Represent- tertainment lawyer. Dealmaker. Negotia- ing him, while rewarding, has not been all tor. Closer. Gatekeeper. Legal eagle. None WWW.BIGHAND.COM *Based on a survey of 100 law fi rms of all sizes. glamour. He came to me as raw as they alone seems quite right. So I will just wear come, from a single-parent, drug- and my hats on top of each other with style. BigHand Digital Dictation crime-infested home in my old neighbor- See you at the party! supplied by Graffen Business Systems hood. I have spent time with him talking email: [email protected] about how to raise his children, and of- James Elam is a sole practitioner and former tel: 610.825.3737 fered advice that has helped him grow as chair of the Young Lawyers Division. a person. Fortunately, his talent will give

1 Philadelphia Bar Reporter May 2007 philadelphiabar.org 2007 Bench-Bar Conference Guide

The theme of the 2007 Bench-Bar Conference, to be held at Bally’s Atlantic City on Sept. 28 and 29, is “Saddle Up to a Bench-Bar Bonanza.” Bally’s Atlantic City to Host ‘07 Bench-Bar

Dear Colleagues, the participation of many sections and committees representing a wide range You won’t want to miss the of practice areas, and we’ll feature many Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2007 prominent judges and lawyers as speakers Bench-Bar Conference on Friday and and panelists. Saturday, Sept. 28 and 29. Th is year, Step back in time to a Western mining we’re pleased to present an exciting new town complete with a prairie sky, and destination for the Bench-Bar: Bally’s “Saddle Up to a Bench-Bar Bonanza” Atlantic City. Th is world-class resort is as you meet new friends, become better located at Atlantic City’s most famous acquainted with the judiciary and enjoy address: Boardwalk and Park Place. all the amenities of one of the region’s Th e annual Bench-Bar Conference fi nest hotel/spa destinations. is a mainstay of our program calendar. We look forward to seeing you in It’s a special opportunity for our lawyers September. and the judiciary to engage in a dialog Sincerely, and participate in top-notch plenary Laura A. Feldman and Michael B. Hayes are co-chairs of the 2007 Bench-Bar Laura A. Feldman Conference, to be held at Bally’s Atlantic City on Sept. 28 and 29. sessions, workshops and social events. Th e Michael B. Hayes continuing legal education component As always, this is a conference for the age group, every discipline and every law Co-Chairs, alone off ers up to 7 credit hours. entire profession: for every segment, every fi rm or legal department. We’ve included 2007 Bench-Bar Conference philadelphiabar.org May 2007 Philadelphia Bar Reporter 13 Register online at Philadelphiabar.org

2007 Bench-Bar Conference Registration Form September 28-29, 2007 - Bally’s Altantic City

(Please Note: Judges will receive separate conference materials)

Each attendee must ﬁ ll out a registration form in its entirety (non-attorney guests may be included on the form). Make checks payable to Philadelphia Bar Association and mail to: 2007 Bench-Bar Conference, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St., 11th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19107, or pay with your credit card below and fax to (215) 238-1159. Online registration is also available at philadelphiabar.org. NOTE: Hotel reservations must be made separately by calling (800) 345-7253. Mention “Philadelphia Bar Association” to take advantage of the special room rate of $99 per night on Thursday, $144 on Friday and $189 on Saturday (plus taxes). Hotel reservations must be made by Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007.

Registration Type (all prices are per person) Association Association Member Non-Member Amount Member Nonproﬁ t, Government Attorney Owed Attorneys and YLD Full Conference: Early Bird (before Aug. 15): Friday Opening Lun- cheon, Friday Night Grand Reception, Saturday Breakfast, Saturday $399 $249 $449 Closing Luncheon, Course Materials, Up to 7 CLE Credits

Full Conference: Regular (Aug. 15 and later): Friday Opening Lun- cheon, Friday Night Grand Reception, Saturday Breakfast, Saturday $479 $329 $529 Closing Luncheon, Course Materials, Up to 7 CLE Credits

One Day Attendee: Friday: Friday Opening Luncheon, Friday Night Grand Reception, Course Materials, CLE Credits for Friday only $349 $199 $399

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2007 Bench-Bar Conference Registration Form September 28-29, 2007 - Bally’s Altantic City 7 CLE Credits Available at Conference (Please Note: Judges will receive separate conference materials)

Each attendee must ﬁ ll out a registration form in its entirety (non-attorney guests may be included on the form). Make checks payable to Philadelphia Bar n By Jeff Lyons Association and mail to: 2007 Bench-Bar Conference, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St., 11th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19107, or pay with your credit card below and fax to (215) 238-1159. Online registration is also available at philadelphiabar.org. NOTE: Hotel reservations must be made separately by calling The Association’s 2007 Bench-Bar (800) 345-7253. Mention “Philadelphia Bar Association” to take advantage of the special room rate of $99 per night on Thursday, $144 on Friday and $189 on Conference is combining 7 CLE credits Saturday (plus taxes). Hotel reservations must be made by Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. with Atlantic City’s most famous address for a weekend of education and camara- Registration Type (all prices are per person) Association Association Member Non-Member Amount derie. Member Nonproﬁ t, Government Attorney Owed Th is year’s conference will be held at Attorneys and YLD Bally’s Atlantic City at Boardwalk and Full Conference: Early Bird (before Aug. 15): Friday Opening Lun- Park Place with a Western theme on cheon, Friday Night Grand Reception, Saturday Breakfast, Saturday $399 $249 $449 Closing Luncheon, Course Materials, Up to 7 CLE Credits Friday, Sept. 28 and Saturday, Sept. 29. Bar members can register for the Full Conference: Regular (Aug. 15 and later): Friday Opening Lun- conference online at philadelphiabar.org. cheon, Friday Night Grand Reception, Saturday Breakfast, Saturday $479 $329 $529 Additionally, Bally’s Atlantic City is now Closing Luncheon, Course Materials, Up to 7 CLE Credits accepting reservations for attendees. Book early for the best rates: rooms Th ursday One Day Attendee: Friday: Friday Opening Luncheon, Friday Night Grand Reception, Course Materials, CLE Credits for Friday only $349 $199 $399 night, Sept. 27 are just $99; rooms Friday night are $144, and Saturday night rooms One Day Attendee: Saturday: Saturday Breakfast, Saturday Closing are $189. Call 1-800-345-7253 for res- Luncheon, Course Materials, CLE Credits for Saturday only $279 $129 $329 ervations and mention you are attending the Philadelphia Bar Association Bench- Grand Reception: Friday Evening Only $125 $125 $125 Bar Conference to get these special rates. Non-Attorney Guest Registration: $175 Per Guest. (Price includes Subtotal: Th is year’s conference is expected to food and social functions only. Please register me for _____ guest(s) at Guest total: ______bring together hundreds of lawyers and Bally’s Altantic City, at Boardwalk and Park Place, is the host for the 2007 Bench-Bar Conference. $175 per guest.) Total due: ______judges from the Philadelphia area for two ______days of programming that lets practitio- two CLE off erings; one course on the ners and the judiciary share ideas and best Internet and defamation and a breakfast practices. CLE session on Saturday, Sept. 29. 2007 Bench-Bar Conference Schedule Attendee Name: ______Th e conference kicks off on Friday Th e State Civil Litigation Section will Nickname on Badge (if different from above): ______with an opening luncheon featuring a present programs on Electronic Filing in Friday, Sept. 28 screening of the fi lm “Soul of Justice: the Municipal Court and the Court of 9:30 a.m...... Registration Company/Organization ______Th elton Henderson’s American Journey” Common Pleas as well as Medicine for 11:30 a.m...... Lunch and Bench-Bar Conference welcome followed by a panel discussion of the fi lm. Lawyers. 12 p.m...... Soul of Justice screening Guest Name(s): ______“Soul of Justice” presents the life and Th e Criminal Justice Section, in 1 p.m...... Break with dessert buffet 1:15 p.m...... Soul of Justice panel discussion work of one of the fi rst African-American conjunction with Philadelphia Municipal Address: ______2:15 p.m...... Break federal judges in the United States and Court, will off er two CLE programs on 2:30 p.m...... Soul of Justice panel discussion continues City: ______State: ______Zip: ______chronicles the impact of his decisions two alternative court programs. 3:45 p.m...... CLE programming on the lives of millions. Th e fi lm follows Th e Business Law Section has two pro- 6:30 - 10 p.m...... Grand Reception Phone: ______Fax: ______E-mail: ______Judge Henderson from his time in the grams planned. One will cover Practical Special/Dietary Needs: ______U.S. Department of Justice during the Insights into Software Licensing Agree- Saturday, Sept. 29 civil rights movement through his current ments - Language and Litigation. Th e 8 a.m...... Breakfast and registration Emergency Contact Name: ______Phone: ______position on the U.S. District Court for other is Dispute Resolution Clauses In 8:30 a.m...... Breakfast CLE program the Northern District of California. Agreements: Drafting Tips And Practical 9:45 a.m...... CLE programming Card Type: ______American Express ______MasterCard ______Visa Th e opening luncheon will off er 1 Considerations. 11 a.m...... CLE programming 12 p.m...... Closing Luncheon and remarks (No CLE) substantive and 2 ethics CLE credits. Th e Real Property Section’s program Card Number: ______Expiration Date: ______Some of the other programs include a will cover the topics of fraudulent convey- Cardholder’s Name: ______seminar on appellate advocacy with Penn- ances and fraudulent mortgages. the Bench-Bar Conference. Th e program One of the highlights of the Bench- sylvania Superior Court Judge Correale F. Th e Family Law Section, Workers’ agenda is subject to change. Watch up- Bar Conference is Friday night’s Grand Cardholder’s Signature: ______Date: ______Stevens. Compensation Section and Real Property coming editions of the Bar Reporter and Reception. Th is year will feature a “Black Th e Young Lawyers Division will have Section are also planning programs for philadelphiabar.org for program updates. Tie and Blue Jeans” theme.

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Donations Sought for Scholarships to ‘07 Bench-Bar The 2007 Bench-Bar Conference aff ords attorneys and judges the opportunity to join together to foster a strong working relationship while addressing issues of importance to the Philadelphia legal community. Because our scholarship program was so successful last year, providing 33 scholarships, we increased our goal this year. We invite you to contribute $500 this year to enable a Philadelphia Bar Associa- tion member who is an attorney for a governmental or public service agency to attend the conference free of charge. Your generous donation will pay for one night’s stay at Bally’s Park Place Casino, conference fees and CLE credit Be sure to mention the Philadelphia Bar Association Bench-Bar Conference when reserving your room at Bally’s Atlantic City. Rooms are available for $99 on Thursday, Sept. 27, the night before the two-day conference begins. costs. Th e scholarships will be allocated through a lottery. Benefactors will be recognized in conference materials and Reserve Rooms Now for Bench-Bar Conference in Philadelphia Bar Association publica- tions. BALLY’S ATLANTIC CITY IS NOW ners and the judiciary share ideas and Book early for the best rates: rooms To donate a scholarship, return your accepting reservations for attendees of best practices. Th ursday night Sept. 27 are $99, Friday check payable to the Philadelphia Bar the Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2007 Bally’s Atlantic City off ers a world-class night rooms are $144 and Saturday night Association, attention: Laura Feldman, Bench-Bar Conference on Sept. 28-29. spa, salon, fi tness center and 18 restau- rooms are $189. Call 1-800-345-7253 Co-Chair 2007 Bench-Bar Conference, Th is year’s conference is expected to rants to meet every craving. Experience for reservations and mention you are at- 1101 Market Street, 11th fl oor, Philadel- bring together hundreds of lawyers and the Old West at Bally’s Wild Wild West tending the Philadelphia Bar Association phia, PA 19107-2911. If you have any judges from the Philadelphia area for two Casino with nearly 74,000 feet of gaming Bench-Bar Conference to get these special questions, please contact Laura Feldman days of programming that lets practitio- accessible via a short connected walkway. room rates. at 215-546-2604. Take a Break and Enjoy Shopping at Caesars Pier

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16 Philadelphia Bar Reporter May 2007 philadelphiabar.org YLD Update 2007 Bench-Bar Conference Push to Achieve Goals Outside of Work “Associates are here to make us attorneys at the law fi rm for the rest of in-house. Th ey are not running on a whim but money and they should not really focus your professional career, you will need to Others are trying to serve the public rather as an extension of the work they on anything else.” Th at is what I was develop your own book of business. Th at good. Take Dan Anders. Until recently, have done for their respective communi- told recently by a well-respected, senior is assuming you wish to practice law for he was an associate at one of the bigger ties. I am in no way endorsing their can- member of the bar. I am By Alan Nochumson the remainder of your law fi rms in town. Since I have known didacies. Rather, I am giving them kudos sure many young law- professional life. Some of him, he has made it known to others of for trying to reach their goals. yers hear the same thing you may be interested in his goal of becoming a judge. Th is year, Th e next time you question whether from the bigwigs at your running for public offi ce he placed his hat in the ring to run for you should go to that next bar or net- respective law fi rms. or becoming a judge. trial judge in Philadelphia. Well, he did it. working event, write that next article, With anything in life, Any which way, you can- Gov. Rendell just appointed him to fi ll a or give that next CLE, you should draw there must be a balance. not burn the midnight vacancy on the Court of Common Pleas. inspiration from these young lawyers Yes, you are receiving oil every night at the Pending Senate confi rmation, Dan will whose professional dreams are coming a salary from your law offi ce, despite what your become Judge Anders to me and the rest true because of their hard work outside of fi rm, and there is no fi rm believes or wishes. of the litigators practicing in Philadelphia. the workplace. question you should be As my legal career Dan Anders is not the only contempo- making money for it in progresses, I am begin- rary of mine who is pushing the envelope. Alan Nochumson, chair of the Young Lawyers the process. In doing ning to appreciate the Remember these names: Derek Green. Division, is the sole shareholder of Nochum- so, however, you should not lose sight groundwork laid by my contemporaries. Sharif Street. Matt McClure. Damon son P.C. and may be reached by e-mail at of your long-term goals. Unless you are Many of them are making partner, Roberts. Each of these young attorneys is [email protected] or telephone at willing to take assignments from other starting their own law fi rms or going seeking to represent us in City Council. (215) 399-1346.

Comedy Night May 12 with Senior Lawyers Reception Ty Barnett

Ty Barnett, stanD-uP comeDian anD fi nalist on NBC’s hit “Last Comic Stand- ing,” will fi ll the Academy of Natural Sciences with laughter when he headlines the Young Lawyers Division’s 2nd An- nual Comedy Night at the Academy on Saturday, May 12. In addition to a night filled with entertainment, attendees will join together to raise money for the Phila- Ty Barnett is the headliner for YLD delphia Bar Foundation - the charitable Comedy Night May 12 at the Academy of Natural Sciences. arm of the Bar Association, supporting legal agencies assisting the indigent, annual mission to raise money for the elderly and disabled, as well as abused Philadelphia Bar Foundation by pro- women and children. The event, which moting access to justice for all people runs from 7 to 11:30 p.m., features in the community, particularly those comedy, dancing, an open bar, heavy struggling with poverty, abuse and hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. discrimination. Comedian and Philadelphia-native The Young Lawyers Division grate- Chris Coccia will open for Barnett and fully acknowledges the sponsors of serve as emcee for the night. YLD Comedy Night. To see the list of

YLD Comedy Night is part of an sponsors visit philadelphiabar.org. Tarasiewicz A. Mark by Photo Louis Fryman and Lisa Goldstein meet at the Senior Lawyers Professional and Public Service Committee reception on April 17 at The Palm. More To purchase tickets for YLD Comedy than 50 people turned out for the event. Fryman is chair of the committee Night on May 12, visit philadelphia- and Goldstein chairs its social programs subcommittee. webCheck bar.org/page/YLDComedyNight.

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1 Philadelphia Bar Reporter May 2007 philadelphiabar.org wOMEn In THE pROFESSIOn COMMITTEE Mentoring Celebration Finding the Right Mentor Can Offer Rewards for Duration of Law Career nBy Ria C. Momblanco whom they wouldn’t otherwise work, such programs may result in a pairing The benefits of having a gooD of two people who don’t have much in mentor can have lasting eff ects on your common. In this event, attorneys may career. Yet, establishing and maintaining feel more comfortable approaching an an eff ective mentoring relationship is not informal mentor for advice on how to always an easy task. At a recent meeting handle certain career issues. In searching of the Women in the Profession Com- for an informal mentor, Caff rey suggests mittee, a panel of three women partners considering attorneys other than those gave advice on how to achieve this with whom you directly work since, in important goal. certain instances, this may lead to more

Th e panel on “How to Develop a objective advice. Klyashtorny Natalie by Photo Rewarding Mentoring Relationship” Talley is an advocate of having multiple Noelle Palazzo (from left), Vice Chancellor Sayde J. Ladov, Nicole Stach featured Audrey C. Talley, a partner at mentors, acknowledging that “it’s diffi cult and Sharmil McKee meet at the Women in the Profession Committee’s Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and former to fi nd a one-size-fi ts-all mentor and it Mentoring Celebration on April 18 at the Mexican Post restaurant. Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar As- actually may be too much to ask of [one sociation; Stephanie Resnick, a partner at person] to do for you.” Because of this, Fox Rothschild LLP and co-chair of the Talley suggests starting with three types to determine whether another attorney is mentor. Th ough initiating a mentoring fi rm’s litigation department and vice chair of mentors: one for professional develop- a suitable mentor for you, “the best thing relationship may seem intimidating at of the Bar Association’s Board of Gov- ment, one for personal development, and to do is to observe the person, how that fi rst, “try and push past your intimidation ernors; and Sharon Caff rey, a partner at one who can provide a reality check for person reacts, their personality traits, and and really try and reach out to someone Duane Morris LLP and current vice chair diff erent aspects of your life. A profes- their attitude toward helping others.” you think can guide you and give you of the American Bar Association’s Toxic sional mentor is someone who can give Resnick observed that being involved constructive advice,” she said. Tort and Environmental Law Commit- advice in terms of “learning your job and in bar committees and the legal com- Th e panelists agreed that the best tee. learning what it takes to advance from munity is a good way to fi nd potential mentors have good judgment and a lot Caff rey began the discussion by where you are.” mentors since meetings often involve of patience. Certain issues that you take recommending that, in addition to In contrast, a personal mentor is some- attorneys who are similarly situated. “Th e to a mentor require a careful weighing of taking advantage of formal mentoring one who has a career path that you would most important thing,” said Resnick, “is pros and cons, and “you want someone opportunities, attorneys should seek like to emulate and who can give advice to get out there. It’s very important for who will take time in helping you make a informal mentoring relationships within on what to do in order to achieve a simi- you to get exposure to a lot of people … decision,” said Caff rey. and outside of their fi rms. While formal lar path. Finally, a reality check mentor is so that you can get the support that you mentoring programs give attorneys the a confi dante who can advise you on more need to be successful.” Resnick advises Ria C. Momblanco is an associate with Fine opportunity to interact with others with sensitive or personal issues. When trying a proactive approach to searching for a Kaplan & Black, R.P.C.

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“Do you know where you’re go- her Chicago neighborhood, played by from Billy Dee, whose political career you had to have one “special” person in ing to; do you like the things that life is Billy Dee Williams and embarked on had stalled during their separation. As he your life to enjoy success. But last sum- showing you? Where an on-again-off -again sees Tracy in her new element, Billy Dee mer, I realized that “someone you love” is are you going to; do you By Sunah Park relationship with him. realizes that the Tracy he knew no longer not so narrow. When I learned I became know?” Ambitious himself, existed. Tracy had become Mahogany a partner at my fi rm last August, I shared So starts the theme Billy Dee often forced and Mahogany was one major diva. Not the good news with my family, friends song for “Mahogany.” Tracy to support his liking the new Tracy, Billy Dee leaves her and colleagues. Th e fl owers, cookies, cards I caught the movie on rising political career in Rome but not without a parting shot: and e-mails poured in and my offi ce even cable the other weekend over her fl edgling one. “Success is nothing without someone you threw a party. Even though there was no but I had seen it many After one too many love to share it with.” “Billy Dee” in my life, I was able to share times before. A great comments from him Now, I tended to think Billy Dee was my success with many of those I loved. campy movie from the that she was wasting a bit jealous and bitter about Mahogany’s But watching the movie recently 1970s, “Mahogany” her time pursuing her success when he said that. Plus, what else reminded me of something my mother tells the tale of the en- dream, she fi nally broke can he say to make Tracy leave the fabu- said after I told her the good news about terprising and ambitious up with him for good. losity (yes, I know that is not a word) of my partnership: “Now, all you have to do young beauty Tracy Soon, Tracy, through her life to go back to him (which she did is get married.” I guess my mom has seen Chambers, portrayed by Diana Ross, who hard work and some luck, lands in Rome in the end). So, maybe he only said it to “Mahogany,” too. worked as a secretary by day, but went to and begins her meteoric rise - fi rst, as guilt Tracy into coming back to him, but fashion school at night to be a designer. a supermodel, “Mahogany,” and then, is success truly nothing without someone Sunah Park, a partner at Th orp Reed & As she was struggling to build her career, ultimately, as a designer. At the pinnacle you love to share it with? Every time I saw Armstrong, LLP, is editor-in-chief of the Phila- Tracy met a wanna-be politician from of her career, Tracy gets a surprise visit that movie, I thought Billy Dee meant delphia Bar Reporter.

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Philadelphia Bar Reporter May 2007 philadelphiabar.org Art & Media “Grindhouse” a Fun Tribute to the Bad Old Days n by Marc W. Reuben lated the grade-B gangster movies of an is true that some of the cheap fi lms made earlier age, and to much acclaim and in the 1960s encompassed less technical Watching movies in which Quentin enjoyment (myself among the audience). device than many notable silent fi lms. In “Grindhouse,” a Tarantino has taken part is, to me at In “Grindhouse,” a largely funny tribute Th ink of Ed Wood as an example. largely funny tribute to least, like contemplating a creme pie from to trash cinema of a more recent bygone Yet, unlike Wood’s amateurish fi lms the supermarket bakery. Lovely to look era, Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez have this movie seeks to mock the style of trash cinema of a more at and covered in expectation. But in the created a fi lm that consciously mocks primitivists without being truly primitive. recent bygone era, Tar- end, the pie turns out to be a concoction the genre of cheap thrill movies one used I’ve seen this stuff on “MAD TV.” It’s a of artifi cial ingredients that lack the grace to see at drive-ins accompanied by the gimmick that works only when it doesn’t antino and Rodriguez of the real thing. I enjoy the work of drool and heavy breathing of seasoned look forced, which, unfortunately, is very have created a ﬁ lm auteur Tarantino and have been charmed fi lm buff s. Th e movies were as tacky as much the case here. by the swagger and tongue-in-cheek that the audience, except no one today gets his Th e question is, does parody of that consciously mocks his fi lms display. But I am ever caught in arm stuck in a girl’s sweater. something old add up to a new product? the genre of cheap that twilight land where nothing turns Th is movie consists of two short fi lms Or does it merely tell us that the gateway out to be quite as real as it looks. “Origi- (the longer directed by Tarantino), with to what we think of as art is often a put thrill movies one used nal” might be a better word to use. His conscious reference to the limitations of on? Th is is like an artsy edition of “Scary to see at drive-ins. fi lms are enticingly entertaining without bad movies in the 1960s and thereabouts. Movie,” made for people who enjoy iden- being truly original. Every gesture is a Films that jump on the spool, ripped tifying cinematic idiosyncrasies studied “Ark” movie to knowingly spy the map bow to the work of someone else, as if sprockets that let the movie jump and by college kids who also wrestle with hor- of modern Europe tacked on to the wall the movie were an excellent product by a go out of focus, bad editing, misdirected mones as they learn to make movies. It’s of a room supposedly the scene of a 1936 student-genius, capable of manipulating microphones and off stage noise, coming training for business, more than the love dramatic happening. Th ey came to pluck the moving parts of a production into a attractions inserted into the main feature. of art. Why else would I hear students at up the fi lm oddity as an item of knowl- fi nished product that has everything in it Th e movies are about mean cars and a fi lm store debating if it was worth it to edge to a spectator. How about those who except the kernel of an original idea. zombies, ideal for light conversation over rent “Citizen Kane” or something about like to tell us to watch for the image of Who is to say that used style can’t cocktails. All of these things are there to stomping. One learns from both, just as the cameraman in the mirror late in the be re-invented to simulate something remind us, in a funny way, of the man- one learns from Aristotle or Archie com- 1951 “Christmas Carol,” so that the eff ect spectacular? Certainly “Pulp Fiction,” ner in which old directors used to try to ics. I remember listening to knowledge- of the joyous reformation of Scrooge can with its Runyonesque characters simu- compensate for lack of actual resource. It able viewers who came to see the original continued on page 25

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RaDio talk show host Don Imus has sion of the language everyone now fi nds be both funny and gentle (though I must synonymous for “woman” is the problem been fi red as a result of his use of racist, so off ensive will not cease now that he concede both were well before my time). here. As long as we as Americans permit misogynistic descriptions of the Rutgers’ is gone. Imus didn’t treat the Rutgers Th at we as Americans fi nd it funny or our culture to debase women, white or women’s basketball women markedly worse empowering to refer to women in such black or Asian or Latino or whatever, team. I never had much By Bruce H. Bikin than he treated many of negative, misogynistic terms, is sad. Th is we make ourselves as crude and debased use for Imus. Like his the people that he spoke is especially true for the Rutgers’ women as those perpetrators of the destruction counterparts, Howard to and of on his show. who were both working to get an educa- of our language. Are those the words Stern and Rush Lim- Most of those folks tion and simultaneously competing on a you would use to describe your mother? baugh, Imus made a probably didn’t deserve bigger athletic stage than most of us will Or your sister or your daughter? Th at career of calling people that kind of treatment ever experience. should be what this discussion is really names, brow-beating either. I have heard too many people whine about. Until our cultural view of “hu- people, and reducing the Th e use of the words that rap music stars sing these words mor” changes, we will be a raggedy, crude public discourse to one Imus felt were humor- all the time and they, too, should be people. Don Imus’ departure should not of obscenity, rudeness ous is the issue that disciplined. I have no problem with that, be the end of the conversation, but the and humiliation. I never should be on everyone’s either. And I should reveal that I have beginning. found that entertaining mind. It is a refl ection generally less use for rap “music” than or provocative. I will not of our declining social I have for Howard Stern or Don Imus. Bruce H. Bikin, a partner at Montgomery, miss him. values that humor needs to be so brutal. Making the derogatory words that Imus McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, is an ad- However, I hope that the public discus- Will Rogers and Mark Twain managed to and Stern and rap stars routinely use be visory editor of the Philadelphia Bar Reporter.

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perfectly awful “300 Spartans” can be a prosthetic machine gun on which she Really! And those elongated trees used Arts and Media morphed into some strange new creation alternately walks and shoots. It is all so to make the little creature look smaller continued from page 19 (“300”) based on an earlier (bad) fi lm. deliciously tacky. Th e faux attraction trail- and alone. Bad illusion shouldn’t make a And the newer fi lm contains not a new ers are a scream. But it is no real tackiness pretense of reality, even in a fi lm as tackily be obscured by some cinematic fl otsam idea but a new technique in handling the that intrigues us. It is artifi ce. It is the enjoyable as this one. only an educator could appreciate. Th e original idea. And so we get a perfectly same objectionable and cloying deliber- Nor should unoriginal moviemaking problem, I think, with movies that are awful movie that is a technical triumph ateness that spoiled “Field of Dreams” be hailed as anything other than what based on an old concepts, is that they and an eyeful even if it is still lousy. and “E.T.” for me. Th e ideas conveyed in it actually is. Fun though it may be, it is often do not exist as whole products but Here we have movies that boast some movies are so consciously tied up in not original art and the students won’t as the product of something before. Not wonderful performances by Kurt Russell, style that they destroy the natural fl ow of understand the value of it anyway. a remake and not a variation. Just a com- a deeply underrated actor who gives a the narrative. A girl watching a (spiritual I ment on the style of earlier work without game performance as a driver beset by grant you) pick-up game of baseball. Not Marc W. Reuben, a sole practitioner and ad- adding or detracting from it. Maybe just rage in Tarantino’s “DeathProof.” In a cloud in the sky or crowd to jostle her. visory editor of the Philadelphia Bar Reporter, shooting it from a diff erent perspective. “DeathProof,” Rose McGowan’s charac- And she falls off the bleachers at a dra- has been writing about the arts and media And the earlier work, such as the ter has lost a leg and had it replaced by matic moment and chokes on a hot dog. since 1973. philadelphiabar.org May 2007 Philadelphia Bar Reporter from each one of us to make a difference. To join the Access to Justice Cam- Bar Foundation paign, visit philadelphiabar.org and Please do your part and we can reach our continued from page 6 WebCheck click on the Bar Foundation’s page. goal. Equal justice for all is the corner- stone of the American legal system. Please the historically underserved populations help us realize the dream of our founding of our region. By making a contribu- now an institutionalized campaign. on the Bar Foundation page and then fathers by making equal justice for all a tion to the Access to Justice campaign, This month, you will receive an e-mail the Make a Donation tab. Our goal this reality. you can ensure that your donations are from your firm coordinator asking for a year is to raise $50,000 during our Access allocated properly and to organizations donation. If your firm does not have an to Justice campaign and with your help Elaine Rinaldi, a member of Cozen crucial to the city’s low-income popula- appointed coordinator, you can give by we can achieve that goal. Our grantees O’Connor, is president of the Philadelphia Bar tions. Chancellor Jane Dalton, who has visiting philadelphiabar.org and clicking are counting on us. It takes just a little Foundation. been active in the Foundation as a trustee since 1994, recalls when the Foundation’s leaders “worked the phones” to support the fledgling program in getting off the ground. Five years later, the phones have been left behind but not the giving – the lawyers and paralegals in our community have generously contributed to what is MAY CLE COURSES

Federal Bench-Bar The CLE May 3 My First Federal Trial • Federal Courthouse Ceremonial Courtroom Conference Center continued from page 3 Wanamaker Building May 7 48th Annual Antitrust Law Institute • The CLE Conference Center 10th Floor, Suite 1010 U.S. District Court Judge Mary A. th McLaughlin, Alice W. Ballard, Scott May 8 48 Annual Antitrust Law Institute • The CLE Conference Center F. Cooper and Professor Catherine T. Compulsory Arbitration Seminar • The CLE Conference Center Philadelphia Bar Struve of the University of Pennsylvania Association Law School will be the panelists for “The May 9 Estate Law Update • The CLE Conference Center 11th Floor Third Circuit’s Model Civil Jury Instruc- Review of the 2006-07 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court Conference Center 1101 Market St. tions and Their Impact on Charging • The CLE Conference Center Conferences.” U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Meehan will The Dolly Sagas: Mediating the Complicated Workers’ then present remarks on ways to crack Compensation and Third-Party Liability Case, Including Federal Courthouse down on the growing problem of identity Ceremonial Subrogation Liens • The CLE Conference Center Courtroom theft. 601 Market Street U.S. District Court Judge Berle M. May 10 Latest Loss Disallowance & Loss Duplication Regulations Schiller and Stephen G. Harvey will then • The CLE Conference Center present “The New E-Discovery Rules Sophisticated Issues for Family Lawyers - How are They Working in Practice?” • The CLE Conference Center Chief Judge Bartle, U.S. Bankruptcy th Court Chief Judge Diane Weiss Sigmund May 15 5 Annual Nonprofit Institute • The CLE Conference Center Call PBI and Clerk of Court Michael E. Kunz will May 16 A View from the Bankruptcy Bench • The CLE Conference Center Customer Service at present reports on the state of the court. U.S. District Court Judge Anita B. Autism and Education • The CLE Conference Center 800-247-4724 Brody, U.S. Magistrate Judge L. Felipe to register for a Introduction to Special Education Law Restrepo, Laurence Z. Shiekman and course or for more Bernard W. Smalley will be the panelists • The CLE Conference Center information. for “Dealing with the Difficult Adversary May 18 Global Warming • The CLE Conference Center - Tips from the Bench and Bar.” Register online at The program will close with a brief May 22 Trends in Municipal Finance • The CLE Conference Center www.pbi.org presentation about the Third Circuit Bar May 23 Estate Law Update • The CLE Conference Center Association from Nancy Winkelman and The Pennsylvania Bar closing remarks from Biester. Lunch and May 31 Counseling “Baby Boomers” about Housing Issues Institute is an remarks from Tierney will follow. • The CLE Conference Center accredited CLE Tuition, which includes a course book, Handling Your First Residential Real Estate Closing breakfast and lunch, is $175 for members • The CLE Conference Center provider. of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or any other county bar association. Tuition is $155 for members admitted after Jan. 1, 2003; $195 for nonmembers; $99 for paralegals attending with an attorney; $129 for paralegals attending alone; $90 for judges and judicial law clerks; and $80 for judges and judicial law clerks admitted after Jan. 1, 2003.

26 Philadelphia Bar Reporter May 2007 philadelphiabar.org ronmental Advisory Council and was tal advantage at the Pennsylvania Bar People re-elected to a third consecutive term as Institute’s Environmental Law Forum Chair of the Council. 2007 on April 11 and 12 in Harrisburg.

Steve D. Shadowen, Nancy Winkelman, a partner with and Advocates in Baltimore, Md., from a shareholder with Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Nancy J. Winkler, a March 1-4. Hangley Aronchick has been appointed to serve on the Advi- partner with Eisen- Segal & Pudlin, was sory Board of Pennsylvanians for Modern berg, Rothweiler, Jodeen M. Hobbs, recently appointed Courts. Eisenberg, Winkler a shareholder with to the Advisory & Jeck, P.C., was Miller, Alfano & Board of the Insti- John P. Dogum, a a speaker at the Raspanti, gave a tute for Consumer partner with Mar- Philadelphia Trial presentation to the Antitrust Studies. tin, Banks, Pond, Lawyers Association Chester County Lehocky & Wilson, Hot Topics in Auto Bar Association’s Deborah Epstein Henry, founder and served as faculty for Law on Feb. 15. Criminal Law president of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC the Pennsylvania Section titled, “A and also of counsel to Schnader Harrison Trial Lawyers Associ- Leslie Anne Miller, Preview of Coming Attractions: Current Segal & Lewis LLP, was named to the ation’s Program titled former general and Anticipated Fall Out From Booker” Philadelphia Business Journal’s “40 Under “Liens and Subrogation” on March 16. counsel to Gov. Ed on March 8. 40” list. Rendell and the fi rst Barbara Oaks Silver, a partner with Astor woman president of Stephen G. Harvey, a partner with Pepper Nathaniel E.P. Ehrlich, of Anapol Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP, was a the Pennsylvania Bar Hamilton LLP, spoke at the American Schwartz, has been named corporate faculty member at the Temple Association Association, has been Bar Association’s Business Law Section chair of Th e Eastern Pennsylvania of Retired People in the spring semester, appointed to the Spring Meeting, on March 15-18, in Chapter of Th e Leukemia & Lymphoma on topics ranging from family law to Board of Managers of Th e Philadelphia Washington, D.C. He discussed “E-Dis- Society’s 2007 Light Th e Night Walks, estate issues. Foundation, the $325 million com- covery for Consumer Financial Services the Society’s annual fund-raising event munity foundation that works to make Lawyers.” each fall to raise money for cancer re- Charles Weiner, a philanthropy more eff ective in Southeast- search and patient services. sole practitioner, was ern Pennsylvania. Stephen G. Stroup, a keynote speaker a shareholder with S. David Fineman, managing partner at the 2007 Penn- Judith Meyer, a full-time attorney arbitra- Miller, Alfano and of Fineman Krekstein & Harris, P.C., sylvania Tourette tor and mediator, served as a faculty Raspanti, P.C., was recently lead speaker at a Wash- Syndrome Associa- member at the Th ird Annual ADR Insti- presented “Securi- ington symposium on the new Postal tion Conference. tute on March 1. She discussed “Media- ties Class Action Reform Act, sponsored by the School of tion: 20 Tips in 40 Minutes.” Litigation: Compar- Public Aff airs of American University and ing & Contrasting Pitney Bowes. Arthur L. Bugay, a partner with Gal- Bernard M. Resnick, the Plaintiff & Defense Perspectives” on fand Berger LLP, has been certifi ed as a principal in Bernard March 8 to the Delaware Valley Regional Stephen M. Orlofsky, a partner with member of the Million Dollar Advocates M. Resnick, Esq., Chapter of the American Association of Blank Rome LLP, moderated a panel at Forum. Membership in the forum is P.C., wrote three Attorney-Certifi ed Public Accountants. the 31st Annual Judicial Conference of limited to attorneys who win million and chapters of “Th e the Association of the Federal Bar of the multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and Musician’s Business H. Robert Fiebach, a member of Cozen State of New Jersey on March 22 in West settlements. and Legal Guide, O’Connor, recently spoke on “Trans- Orange, N.J. Fourth Revised actional Law – Issues on the Periphery” Jerome J. Shestack, of counsel to Wolf- Edition,” published by Prentice Hall in at the 2007 Legal Malpractice and Risk Joseph Manko, a founding partner of Block, and his wife, Marciarose, received conjunction with the Beverly Hills Bar Management Conference. Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, was Philadelphia Corporation for Aging’s M. Association. recently appointed by the Montgomery Powell Lawton Quality of Life Award at Donna T. Urban, a County Commissioners to the Mont- a dinner in their honor on April 11. Th ey Kevin E. Raphael, shareholder with gomery County Greenhouse Gas Reduc- were recognized for their pioneering pro- a shareholder with Flaster/Greenberg, tion Task Force. fessional achievement and their personal Miller, Alfano & participated in the commitment to the public good. Raspanti, P.C., panel “Develop- Jerry M. Lehocky, a partner with Martin, was a speaker at ment in Litigation Banks, Pond, Lehocky & Wilson, served the Pennsylvania Concerning Natural as faculty for the Pennsylvania Chamber Bar Institute’s 13th Resource Damages” of Business & Industry program “Work- Annual Health Law on April 3 in New Brunswick, N.J. ers’ Compensation Roundtable: Reduc- nNAMES ARE NEWS Institute on March 13. ing the Costs – How New Litigation Lawrence S. Felzer, development coordi- Changes Benefi t Employers and Claim- “People” highlights news of members’ Jay A. Dubow, a partner with Pepper nator for the SeniorLAW Center, received ants.” awards, honors or appointments of a Hamilton LLP, spoke at the Pennsylva- the AIDS Fund’s Ferrara Family Volun- community or civic nature. Information nia Bar Institute’s 10th Annual Federal teer Award on March 30 at the Eighth Jill Hyman Kaplan, Joseph Manko, Bren- may be sent to Jeff Lyons, Senior Manag- ing Editor, Philadelphia Bar Reporter, Securities Law Forum in April. Annual Black Tie GayBINGO event. da H. Gotanda, Michael Meloy, Jonathan Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market Rinde Todd Kantorczyk , and of Manko, St., 11th ﬂ ., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911. Jerry L. Tanenbaum John F. Gullace , an attorney with , a partner at Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP participated Fax: (215) 238-1267. E-mail: reporter@ Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, was recently in a series of workshops on a variety of philabar.org. Color photos are also was a presenter at the national confer- reappointed to a second four-year term topics including green technology and welcome. ence of the Counsel of Parents Attorneys on the Lower Merion Township Envi- how to help clients gain an environmen- philadelphiabar.org May 2007 Philadelphia Bar Reporter A-BENT JayRoberts (9.625x12.5) 8/10/06 9:54 AM Page 1

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