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November 2000 The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association Vol. 29, No. 11

Candidates Nominated PEC’s Gloria M. Guard Nam e d for Bar Offices On Oct. 10, the Association’s to Rec e i v e Apothaker Awa r d Nominating Committee nomi- nated the following candidates by Robert Nigro for Association offices: for Vice Chancellor, Gabriel L.I. Bevil- The Philadelphia Bar Foundation’s Apothaker acqua and Audrey C. Talley; for Award Committee has selected Gloria M. Guard, Secretary, Carl Oxholm III; for executive director of the People’s Emergency Center Assistant Secretary, Sayde J. (PEC), to receive this year’s Louis D. Apothaker Ladov; for Treasurer, Gregory H. Award. The award is presented annually to a non- Mathews; and for Assistant lawyer or group of nonlawyers that has made a sig- Treasurer, Cheryl L. Gaston. nificant contribution to the pursuit of equal justice. The committee also nominat- Guard will receive a monetary stipend and a ed Jane L. Dalton, Linda F. Rosen commemorative crystal at a reception preceding the and Joseph A. Sullivan for three Andrew Hamilton Ball on Saturday, Nov. 11 at the of the five seats available for Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. three-year terms on the Bar’s PEC was founded in 1972 to provide emergency Board of Governors. shelter for homeless women and children. Since that The Association is now time, the agency and its affiliates, under Guard’s accepting additional nomina- leadership since 1983, have grown to provide com- tions for candidates for Bar prehensive services that go beyond basic shelter. offices to be elected by Bar PEC’s programs now address the long-term members at the Association’s antecedents of homelessness, the immediate con- Annual Meeting and Election on cerns that precipitate homelessness and its conse- Tuesday, Dec. 5. quences for women and their children. PEC also pro- Deadline for filing of any motes affordable housing and community revitaliza- additional nominations is tion by working with individuals, businesses and Giles Accepts Brennan Award Monday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. Nomin- community organizations. U.S. District Chief Judge James T. Giles (left) accepts the Bar ations must be in writing and A nominator of Guard for the award states that Association’s William J. Brennan Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award from Bar may take the form of a letter to she was instrumental in the 1992 founding of PEC’s Chancellor Doreen S. Davis during the Bar’s Oct. 12 Quarterly Meeting. A the Secretary, c/o Mary Kate Community Development Corporation (PECCDC), story reporting on the award presentation begins on page 4 of this issue. Szalwinski, Philadelphia Bar which plans and manages construction projects, More stories and photos reporting on the meeting are published Association, 1101 Market St., housing initiatives, employment training and job throughout this issue. Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911. continued on page 22 Letters should state the office the individual is seeking and must include the names and signa- tures of at least 25 members of YLD Election the Association who are entitled Board Considers Bar Voting to vote. Guide Inside! by Robert Nigro of Board Counsel Lawrence J. more than 440 signatures Information about Beaser during an executive asking that the Bar Associa- candidates for seats on At its Oct. 26 meeting, the session of voting Board tion bylaws be amended to the Young Lawyers Divis- In This Issue ... Bar’s Board of Governors members scheduled for Nov. allow for in-person elections ion’s Executive Commit- began its discussion of a peti- 6. The Board is expected to and mail balloting. Also, the tee appears in this issue 2 Bar Voting tion and resolution submit- consider and vote on the change would allow Internet beginning on page 16. ted by Bar members urging proposal during its regularly voting to the extent permit- 3 O’Connor Award The YLD election will the Board to consider options scheduled meeting on ted by law. The changes in be held in conjunction for member voting in Bar Tuesday, Nov. 21. Bar voting procedures would 4 Brennan Award with the Bar’s Annual elections, including voting by Chancellor Doreen S. be made pursuant to policy Election of officers and 6 Civility mail and the Internet. Davis presented the voting established by the Board to members of the Board of No vote was taken on the petition and resolution to the preserve the confidentiality Governors on Tuesday, 7 Dr. Judith Rodin measure, pending the advice Board. The petition contains of the members’ vote and the Dec. 5 from 8:30 to 6 p.m. integrity of the voting in the PBI-PBEC Educa- 8 Quarterly Highlights A story reporting on Chancellor-Elect Carl S. Primavera’s process. tion Center on the 10th presentation of the Bar’s $3.2 million operating budget for Only 200 signatures of floor of the Wanamaker 11 Reporting Bias 2001 to the Board of Governors is published on page 21. members in good standing Building. continued on page 21

Visit the Philadelphia Bar on the Web at www.philadelphiabar.org • Look for Bar Reporter Online e-newsbrief every Monday morning Let Members Decide Ways They Want to Vote by Doreen S. Davis millennium. That’s why I appointed a was twice as large as past Arizona pri- blue-ribbon panel of three widely maries and there were surprisingly few Do we trust our own members? respected former Chancellors to exam- glitches and no hacker attacks or server That is the key question our Bar ine our entire nomination and election F R O N T L I N E crashes. So, Internet voting is increas- Association must ask itself as we con- process with a view toward vastly ingly being viewed as a possible sider a proposed bylaw amendment expanding participation. option in general elections. Non-bind- that would allow for mail and Internet ing online voting trials have already voting in addition to in-person voting been conducted in various counties in in our annual election. Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Florida and Do we trust our members to decide Arizona, with generally positive results. how they want to vote in the first Should we offer our members Should we offer our members mail place? mail ballots and the option of ballots and the option of voting via the And do we trust our members to Internet in addition to the voting vote using the additional voting meth- voting via the Internet in addition machines? ods of the mail and the Internet? to the voting machines? always believed we would be strength- Shouldn’t our members decide? In a nutshell, the proposed bylaw ened and enriched by greater partici- The members should have the amendment is all about options. It Shouldn’t our members decide? pation. chance to vote on this bylaw amend- gives our members a couple of new And our members have told us ment. ways to participate in our annual elec- more than once that they want options The members should decide how tion. It doesn’t do away with the in- for voting. A decade ago, in our 1990 they want to vote and then use that person voting via voting machines set survey, nearly half the respondents method (or methods) of voting to pick up at the annual meeting site. It simply These actions were hardly precipi- said they wanted to vote by mail ballot their officers from that point forward. adds two additional voting options. tous. Rather, they were based on the while only 26 percent said they wanted The Board can set guidelines and enact Obviously, the whole idea is greater keen awareness that participation in to continue to vote in person. In our safeguards for any method of voting. participation in the work of the our annual elections has fallen off sig- newest barwide survey conducted ear- And all voters can have options. But Association. And the bylaw amend- nificantly in recent years. Indeed, in lier this year, the vote in favor of the the members should decide. ment is carefully worded and respect- the past three years, the turnout num- options in addition to the voting Do we trust our own members? I do. ful of the power and responsibility of ber averaged less than 2,000 even machine was even greater. More than though at any given time we have as Doreen S. Davis, partner in the law firm of Montgomery, our Board of Governors to oversee the half of our members say they want to M c C r a cken, Walker & Rhoads LLP, is Chancellor of the process and safeguard the voting many as 10,000 eligible voters. Our vote via the Internet if security can be Philadelphia Bar Association. Her e-mail address is ch a n c e l l o r @ p h i l a ba r. o r g . method. The amendment reads: committee found that there was a peri- assured. About 20 percent say they “The election shall be by (1) secret od in the 1980s when voting participa- would like to use a mail ballot and 21 mailed ballot and (2) paper ballot or tion actually approached 4,000 voters percent say they favor the current in- voting machine. In addition, Members casting ballots for several years in a person system. may vote electronically over the row and there were two elections dur- Of course, the Internet was not a Internet to the extent permitted by law ing the 1990s when participation was viable option for voting in 1990. But it pursuant to procedures established by more than 3,000. But these were excep- is today. the Board to preserve the confidentiali- tions. And, though they are the highest Currently, several private services Editor-in-Chief ty of the member’s vote and the figures we were able to muster, they are providing secure Internet voting to Bruce H. Bikin, Esq. integrity of the voting process.” still fall short. Even the addition of the organizations such as ours. The The law will be followed. Confiden- Young Lawyers Division candidates to Committee of 70 has observed that Associate Editors Michael A. Cibik, Esq. tiality will be protected. If the amend- the voting machine ballot has failed to many private organizations like corpo- Glenn F. Rosenblum, Esq. ment is approved, before it acts to put substantially boost the turnout. rations, universities and unions already Internet voting in place, the Board of The numbers simply are not good conduct online elections. In fact, the Contributing Editor Governors must be satisfied that the enough. 30,000 members of the State Bar of Richard Max Bockol, Esq. electronic voting method protects the In Houston, the Bar Association has Georgia will have the option of voting Advisory Editors integrity of the process. These are criti- been able to pull a vote turnout as via the Internet for the first time in Merih O. Erhan, Esq. cal safeguards. high as 50 percent in a contested elec- December. Of course, those who do not Marc Reuben, Esq. When I first addressed the member- tion. And in Houston they vote only choose to vote online can still send in Director of Publications ship nearly a year ago I said that the by mail ballot. Imagine what we could a mail ballot. Recently, the American Nancy L. Hebble relatively low participation in the elec- do with in-person voting and a mail Arbitration Association announced Managing Editor tion and endorsement process told me ballot and Internet voting. that it was initiating online voting. Robert Nigro that our Association is just not democ- We have a large, diverse, vibrant Earlier this year, the Arizona Copy Editor ratic enough. I reminded everyone that legal community of distinct individuals Democratic Party held the nation’s first Kate Maxwell we’ve got to turn that around to with a wide range of opinions and legally binding online election for its Associate Executive Director remain a strong Association in the new many different points of view. I’ve state’s presidential primary. Turnout for Communications and Public Affairs Daniel A. Cirucci Executive Director Kenneth Shear

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2 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER Sandra Day O’Connor Award Women Urged to Remain Lawyers by Robert Nigro their family responsibilities. She urged women facing Lila G. Roomberg urged these challenges not to leave women trying to balance the profession, adding that their responsibilities to home the worth of a career in the and work not to leave the law can be summed up by profession and encouraged the consideration that “the law firms to reward women’s law embodies the most expertise and loyalty, as she important ethical and moral accepted the 2000 Sandra Day principles, so important that O’Connor Award. Roomberg we write them down.” received the award from the She also urged law firms to Bar’s Women in the Profes- make “necessary adjustments Lila G. Roomberg (center) holds up the Sandra Day O’Connor Award, which she received during the Bar’s Oct. 12 sion Committee during the so that smart, experienced Quarterly Meeting. At her side are Jane Leslie Dalton (left) and Carol Nelson Shepherd, co-chars of the Women Association’s Oct. 12 Quart- women can continue with in the Profession Committee, who presented Roomberg with the award. erly Meeting at the Park Hyatt their chosen work. You will be Philadelphia at the Bellevue. richly rewarded with their only in their numbers but Ingersoll took a chance on a his confidence in me and his In accepting the award, skills, their experience and their influence. raw girl from Brooklyn. I was clients, who were handed Roomberg opined that the their loyalty. “Every woman of my gen- a girl then; I got old on the over when the time was difficulties faced by women “Women comprise almost eration has war stories to tell, job!” appropriate.” lawyers of her generation 40 percent of this Associa- and I delight in telling them,” In a more serious vein, Roomberg told the audi- have been eased, only to be tion,” she added, “but the Roomberg quipped. “But Roomberg thanked her firm ence at the meeting that there replaced by difficult choices number of leaders in the pro- along the way I have been and one of her employers, Joe was no greater honor than as women try to balance the fession are not keeping pace. very fortunate. My firm, Flanagan, who, she said, was the recognition of her peers. demands of the practice and Women must continue, not Ballard Spahr Andrews & generous with “his knowlege, continued on page 19 Reserve Early for Bar’s Annual Meeting!

Bar members are encour- firm of Klehr, Harrison, Criteria for nominations for floor of the Wanamaker age to reserve their seats early Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers the award are published in Building, in the PBI-PBEC for the Association’s Annual LLP, will outline his agenda this issue on page nine. Education Center. Meeting and Luncheon set for for next year when he will The meeting will be held Reservations for the Bar’s Tuesday, Dec. 5 in the Crystal serve as the Bar’s 74th in conjunction with the Annual Meeting and Lunch- Tea Room on the 9th floor of Chancellor. Association’s Annual Election eon are $40 for Association the Wanamaker Building. Also at the meeting, the of Bar offices and members of members and $45 for non- During the event, Associa- Bar will present the 2000 First the Board of Governors. The members. Reservations may tion Chancellor-Elect Carl S. Union Fidelity Award to a election will be held from be obtained by completing Primavera, partner in the law recipient yet to be announced. 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the 10th and returning the form below. Carl S. Primavera

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BAR REPORTER / NOVEMBER 2000 3 October Quarterly Meeting Judge Giles Accepts Association’s Brennan Award by Robert Nigro and sound, balanced temperament. The message of his life and the true U.S. District Chief Judge James T. meaning and values of his beliefs can Giles noted the contributions of the be found in his actions and in the way Bar Association toward equal justice as he has conducted himself as a profes- he accepted the Bar’s William J. sional and a human being. In all Brennan Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award respects he has been exemplary.” on Oct. 12. In his remarks, Judge Giles said he The award was presented to Judge accepted the award not for himself but Giles during the Bar’s Quarterly for his judicial colleagues, present and Meeting and Luncheon. In introducing former, “on whose coattails I ride.” the award recipient at the event, Bar The judge spoke about the feelings Chancellor Doreen S. Davis called of “praise and thanksgiving” he had on Justice Brennan “an extraordinary the occasion of the presenting of the jurist and a lifelong student of the law. first Distinguished Jurist Award to He was also a gentle man, with a gen- Justice Brennan himself in 1995. Judge erous understanding of the human Giles said he often reflected on the jus- condition,” she added. tice’s “consistent judicial courage” and Davis noted that Judge Giles exem- dedication to the principles of due plified those qualities, stating that he process and equal protection of the “adheres to the highest ideals of judi- law. During the Bar’s Oct. 12 Quarterly Meeting, U.S. District Chief Judge James T. Giles recalls cial service.” Davis called Judge Giles “a “He was a hero of constitutional the legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. trailblazer, role model and a steady, freedoms, and we are all the beneficia- reasoned leader” who tackled difficult ries of his legacy,” Judge Giles said. Virginia. to it; for the Constitution to protect issues throughout his career and He reminisced about an opinion Judge Giles said that, writing for a any, it must protect all equally. worked to achieve “resolution, recon- Justice Brennan wrote in 1958 in Cooper unanimous court, Justice Brennan “Receiving an award that bears ciliation and progress at every turn. He v. Aaron, which sought to overturn “gave hope of eventual social equality Justice Brennan’s name, a most distin- has acted in the way of an outstanding Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) and justice to a community for which, guished jurist, causes me to sit up a lit- jurist, with judgment, love of the law, at the same time Judge Giles was a at the time, ‘all deliberate speed’ tle straighter and even talk a little attentiveness, firmness, compassion segregated public school student in seemed synonymous with ‘never in slower,” the judge added. “I see this America.’ In plain yet deliberate words award not as something earned, but as he let it be known that Brown was here a challenge to continue to strive to be Career Planning and Placement to stay and that all had better get used continued on page 9 from Slate of Speakers Confirmed for Bar’s Prayer Breakfast The slate of speakers from the religious community has been confirmed for the Association’s second annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast for the Philadelphia Upcoming workshops: legal community. The event, “A Lawyer’s Life: Spirituality, Civility, Humility,” has been set for Tuesday, Nov. 21 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the ballroom of the Westin • “Interview Techniques,” Nov. 8 Philadelphia Hotel, Liberty Place, 17th & Chestnut streets. The speakers will be: • “Job Search Strategy,” Nov. 15 • Rev. Thomas R. Betz, director of the Office for Pastoral Care for Migrants • “Résumé Drafting,” Nov. 22 and Refugees for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and director of the Chinese • “Internet Job Searching,” Nov. 29 apostolate for Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church and School, • “Preparing a Cover Letter,” Dec. 6 • Rev. Bonnie Camarda, president of the Hispanic Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity and program development specialist for The Salvation Army’s All workshops are held on Wednesdays at noon Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Division, • Rabbi David Gutterman, executive director of the Board of Rabbis of Bar Headquarters, 10th floor, 1101 Market St. Greater Philadelphia and director of Jewish resources for the Jewish Federation No reservations required! of Greater Philadelphia, and Career counseling and résumé review services • Rev. Vernal E. Simms Sr., president of the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity and pastor of Morris Brown A.M.E. Church. by appointment, The event also will feature welcoming remarks by Philadelphia Bar Asso- Mondays from 9 to 11 a.m. and Fridays from 1:30 to 4 p.m. ciation Chancellor Doreen S. Davis. at Bar Headquarters. The breakfast’s honorary chair is retired U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Check out JuriStaff’s job postings Circuit Judge Arlin M. Adams, now of counsel to the law firm of Schnader at Bar Headquarters, www.juristaff.com, Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP. Prayer breakfast co-chairs are Philadelphia Court of and on the Bar’s Placement Hotline: (215) 238-6329. Common Pleas Criminal Division Supervising Judge Legrome D. Davis, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Orphans’ Court Division Judge Anne E. Lazarus, attorney Gerard J. St. John of the law firm of Schnader Harrison Segal & Learn more at Lewis LLP and Philadelphia City Solicitor Kenneth I. Trujillo. www.juristaff.com or www.philadelphiabar.org A registration form for the breakfast with ticket information will be mailed to all Bar Association members. A form also is available on the “Newsroom” page or call JuriStaff at (215) 751-9100, ext. 301. of the Bar’s Web site, www.philadelphiabar.org.

4 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER BAR REPORTER / NOVEMBER 2000 5 Bar Voting Flap Creating More Heat Than Light by Bruce H. Bikin

Our Chancellor, Doreen S. Davis, has It would be a shame for this proposal, which has the potential to been taking some heat recently for her C O M M E N T A R Y efforts to further democratize the elec- dramatically revitalize the Association and re-direct it into the new tion process of the Association. The millennium, to be derailed by something other than the full will of the problem she seeks to address is the diminishing participation in the elec- Association membership. While this will be hotly debated during the tions for Association officers. In an coming months, the membership should have an opportunity to choose attempt to broaden participation, and hopefully stimulate other involvement how we will elect our Chancellors and participate in our Association. in the Association as well, a special committee of former Chancellors stud- ied the problem and advanced a pro- posal advocating alternative voting, of former Chancellors (composed of by petition of the general membership, derailed by something other than the including Internet voting. David H. Marion, Edward F. Chacker for the matter to be placed for a mem- full will of the Association membership. Several interest groups represented and Laurance E. Baccini), sought to bership vote, is in full accord with the While this will be hotly debated during on the Board of Governors apparently implement a change in the Association rules of the Association. It is an accept- the coming months, the membership feel strongly that this would concen- bylaws that would permit voting by able, prescribed alternative to the Board should have an opportunity to choose trate the power to elect Chancellors and mail and Internet. That she sought to of Governors. It is also in keeping with how we will elect our Chancellors and Board of Governors members in the bring this democratization to the gen- the spirit of the bylaw change that the participate in our Association. Though hands of those who control the big- eral membership by petition, rather first, as well as the last, word on the the Board of Governors lost an oppor- firm voting blocks that they perceive than the vote of the Board of topic will be from the general member- tunity to be obstructionist, those who would be created. They are also wor- Governors, has outraged some Board ship. Sometimes, the process is as truly believe that this is a bad proposal ried that this proposal could diminish members who view this as the goring important as the result. for the Association to adopt still have their own power to affect Bar Associa- of their personal ox, not to mention an It would be a shame for this propos- an opportunity to educate the mem- tion elections. unfair and anti-democratic attempt to al, which has the potential to dramati- bership on this point. But the member- Chancellor Davis, in keeping with circumvent the Board of Governors. cally revitalize the Association and re- ship will get a chance to make the deci- the recommendations of the committee However, initiating a bylaw revision direct it into the new millennium, to be sion. Bar Works to Enhance Civility in the Profession

In response to Association Chan- Courtroom in the U.S. Courthouse. Smolinsky, Albert & Luber. U.S. District participants heard experienced litiga- cellor Doreen S. Davis’ call for enhanc- Faculty were U.S. District Judges Chief Judge James T. Giles made wel- tors and judges offer practical remedies ing civility among lawyers, the Bar’s Anita B. Brody, Jan E. DuBois, Clifford coming remarks. to incivility among lawyers and joined Federal Courts Committee and Young Scott Green and Diane M Welsh, During the event, a panel of federal the discussion with suggestions and Lawyers Division presented “Civility: A Chancellor Davis and attorneys Andrew judges and lawyers discussed basic solutions of their own. Roadmap for Lawyers,” a course dis- S. Abramson, Vernon L. Francis and principles of civility, how younger Following the CLE, the Young cussing the importance of civility in a Jennifer J. Platzkere. lawyers can incorporate these princi- Lawyers Division and the Federal litigator’s practice. The course offered Course planners were Marianne E. ples into their practices and effective Courts Committee cosponsored a “Meet two ethics credits in continuing legal Brown of Dilworth Paxson LLP and strategies for responding to offensive the Federal Judges” reception outside education on Oct. 5 in the Ceremonial Marla A. Joseph of Sacks, Weston, conduct by opposing counsel. Course the Ceremonial Courtroom.

Seminar faculty included (L to R) attorneys Jennifer J. Platzkere, Ve rnon L. Francis and Andrew S. Abramson. U.S. District Court Judge Jan E. DuBois makes a point during the seminar.

6 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER October Quarterly Meeting Rodin Speaks of Women’s Societal Contributions by Michelle M. Maier bers of the Bar by adopting and adapting the title of Sandra Day O’Connor award recipient Lila G. There is a strong connection between the advances Roomberg’s book, Turning Adversaries Into Allies in the in society and the growing numbers of women who Workplace, as the central theme of her remarks. have brought a more collaborative and empathetic “If I had to crystallize in one simple sentence either approach to leadership and problem-solving, asserted my own mission and experience at Penn or the pro- University of Pennsylvania President Dr. Judith Rodin, fessional and societal impact of bringing women and keynote speaker at the Association’s Oct. 12 Quarterly minorities into positions of leadership and power, I Meeting and Luncheon. would say this: We have turned colleagues and former “‘Empathetic’ is not restricted to the traditional def- adversaries into allies to create lasting benefits for initions, however. It also entails practical reciprocity in society,” she said. which I realize that my well-being and yours may be Rodin used Penn’s recent experience in its neigh- linked inextricably,” said Dr. Rodin. “When expressed borhood as an illustration of how building allies is purposefully, empathetic leadership can bridge chasms vital to the greater good. to mutual understanding. It can dismantle barriers to She noted that six years ago, West Philadelphia mutual beneficial progress.” should have been a clean, safe and vibrant neighbor- Rodin became the seventh president and chief hood. But it wasn’t, and Penn had grown alienated executive officer of the University of Pennsylvania in and isolated from the neighborhood, she said. 1993, and she is the first alumnus to serve in that At that time, West Philadelphia was in “serious dis- D r. Judith Rodin speaks to Bar members at the Oct. 12 position. A working mother, Rodin addressed mem- continued on page 15 Qu a r terly Meeting.

BAR REPORTER / NOVEMBER 2000 7 Bar Honors Roomberg, Giles During a reception preceding the Association’s Oct. 12 Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon, Bar members gathered to honor Lila G. Roomberg, recipient of the Women in the Profession Committee’s 2000 Sandra Day O’Connor Award, and U.S. District Chief Judge James T. Giles, recipient of the Bar’s 2000 William J. Brennan Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award. A story and photos covering Roomberg's remarks to Bar mem- bers upon receiving the O'Connor Award beings on page three of this issue; coverage of Judge Giles’ address at the meeting is published begin- ning on page four.

Above: Judicial colleagues gathering to honor Judge Giles (second from right) at the reception were (L to R) Commonwealth Court Judge James Gardner Colins, Philadelphia Family Court Judge Esther R. Sylvester and Common Pleas Court Judge Sandra Mazer Moss.

Left: During the reception, Pennsylvania Rep. Lita I. Cohen (R-Montgomery, right) pre- sents Sandra Day O’Connor Awa r d recipient Lila G. Roomberg with a proc l a m a t i o n fr om the state House of Representatives to honor her contributions to the prof e s s i o n .

Nomination Deadline Quarterly Meeting Lieber Praises Bar for its Leadership Nov. 13 for Fidelity Awa r d Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) President Marvin S. Lieber reported on several issues of interest to local lawyers during the Philadelphia Bar’s Nominations are being accepted for Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon on Oct. 12 at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2000 the Bellevue. First Union Fidelity Award. The award, Lieber reported that the Philadelphia Bar was “very high in the discussions” presented by the Association and First The award recognizes accom- during the PBA’s recent hosting of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the bars of Union Bank, recognizes a Philadelphia plishments in improving the Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C. He said those lawyer for significant accomplishments at the conference agreed that the Philadelphia Bar “is right in the forefront” of in improving the administration of jus- administration of justice and the issue of multi-jurisdictional practice. Lieber also reported that the PBA has tice while providing distinguished vol- volunteer service. charged a commission that formerly explored the issue of multi-disciplinary unteer service. practice to deal with multi-jurisdictional practice in response to the issue, Deadline for receipt of nominations is which he called important not only regionally but nationally. 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 13. The award criteria are as follows: (1) Significant accomplishments in improving the administration of justice, preferably in Philadelphia. (2) The absence of prior recognition for this work by the Philadelphia Bar Association. (3) Distinguished service, consistently rendered over a considerable period of time, or a single outstanding achievement in a particular year. The fact that this single achievement may have occurred in the past is not material as long as it has not been recognized. (4) The accomplishment must arise from voluntary activities rather than for service rendered as a paid professional. (5) Preferably, the recipient should be a Philadelphia Bar Association member, not now in public office or directly involved with court operations or any other public-service activity. Written nominations should include a detailed statement of the reasons the nominee is being recommended for this award. Nominations should be sent to Paul A. Tufano, Fidelity Award Committee ch a i r, c/o Philadelphia Bar A s s ociation, 1101 Market St., 11th floo r, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107- 2 9 11 .

8 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER Board Proposes Bylaw Change to Bar Members

Notice is hereby given to all mem- Ex Officio Members: the Chancellor; Director of Community Legal Services, of the Court of Common Pleas of bers of the Philadelphia Bar Associa- the Chancellor-Elect; the Vice Chancel- as designated by its Board; the Chair of Philadelphia County; the President tion by Association Secretary Carl lor; the District Attorney of Philadel- the Criminal Justice Section; the Chair Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Oxholm III that, pursuant to Section phia; the City Solicitor of the City of the Young Lawyers Division; the Court; the President of the Barristers’ 1100 of the Philadelphia Bar Associa- of Philadelphia; the Chief Defender Chair of the Family Law Section; the Association of Philadelphia; the tion Bylaws, the Board of Governors at of the Defender Association of Phila- Chair of the Probate and Trust Section; President of the Hispanic Bar its Oct. 26 meeting approved proposing delphia; the United States Attorney for the Chair of the Women’s Rights Association of Pennsylvania; and the to the membership a change to Section the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Committee; the Chair of the Municipal President of the Asian-American Bar 602(B)(1) of the bylaws. either the Chair or the Executive Court Committee; the President Judge Association of the Delaware Valley. The change (in boldface type) would add the post of Philadelphia City Solicitor to the ranks of the local officeholders in the Association, local government, the courts, law enforce- ment and public- and special-interest bar associations who serve on the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Com- mission on Judicial Selection and Retention. The text follows:

GILES continued from page 4 faithful to the commission to do equal justice to all.” The judge also affirmed Chancellor Davis, Bar Association officers and leaders of its sections and committees for the work the Association does toward equality of justice in the courts and the community. “Our court pledges to you our continued partnership in fulfilling our common commission of securing equal justice under law,” he added. Judge Giles also introduced and thanked his family, friends and col- leagues in attendance and “a few no longer with us, who by their example taught me how to be a judge and who even now try to teach me how to be a better one.”

I N B R I E F PVLA Honors Bar Members Several Bar members were hon- ored Oct. 27 by Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (PVLA) during the organization’s fourth annual Volunteer Recog- nition Party and Awards Ceremony at Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads LLP. Michael M. Goss, partner in the law firm of Weinstein Goss P.C., received PVLA’s 2000 Michael Coleman Leadership Award. The agency’s Outstanding Service Awards for 2000 were presented to Jamie B. Bischoff of the law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP and Alan L. Spielman of the law firm of Alan L. Spielman Ltd.

BAR REPORTER / NOVEMBER 2000 9 Help Your Parents With Legal Issues of Aging by Molly Peckman You can help your parents be prop- this year, including terms like “assisted erly prepared to grow older. As the living,” “skilled nursing” and “health I’ve long since retired and my son’s moved attorney in the family, chances are you care proxy.” Our parents are our most away. YLD UPDAT E will be the one the other siblings turn important clients, so make sure you I called him up just the other day. to when it comes time for estate plan- do your research and know what I said, “I’d like to see you if you don’t mind.” ning and things like powers of attor- resources are available. For example, He said, “I’d love to, dad, if I could find the ney. You need to be able to have frank when my mom needed to be placed time. discussions with your parents regard- into a skilled nursing facility, I found You see, my new job’s a hassle, and the kid’s ing decisions like wills and living wills, an Internet site that listed area nursing got the flu, financial planning, health care needs homes that had received citations for But it’s sure nice talking to you, dad. and medical decision-making. Re- code violations. I also discovered the It’s been sure nice talking to you.” member, it is easier to make important state and county offices of aging and And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to decisions regarding finances, estate other agencies. me, planning and funeral arrangements It is November, and for many peo- He’d grown up just like me. when everyone is healthy. ple that means Thanksgiving. Give best surgical candidate. Then my mom My boy was just like me. You also need to be prepared to thanks to and thanks for your parents was diagnosed with cancer and suf- — “Cat’s in the Cradle,” Harry Chapin practice a little elder law and advocate and say something more meaningful fered horrible complications after her for your parents, whether it is fighting to them this month than “Please pass surgery. with Medicare or other insurers about the turkey.” You may not get a chance Since I spent the past 10 months When people ask me how I handle unpaid bills, questioning medical to say it next Thanksgiving. preaching from the pulpit of this col- my parents’ illnesses, I tell them I cele- providers about test results and treat- umn, I did not want to disappoint brate my parents’ lives. Spending time ment plans or making sure your par- Molly Pe ckman, associate in the law firm of Mont - g o m e r y, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads LLP, is chair of anyone with this, my next-to-last col- with my folks during their recoveries ents’ wishes are carried out. the Association’s Young Lawyers Division. Her e-mail umn. Many readers may recall that I brought me much closer to them. I learned a whole new vocabulary address is mpeck m a n @ m m w r. c o m . told you to be responsible citizens by Arguing about politics with my dad, voting in elections and getting watching movies with my mom, cook- involved in politics; I reminded you to ing for them and caring for them have Workers’ Compensation Section be mindful of the world and of your- kept me busy, but I am glad I was able selves; I offered advice for those tran- to do these things with and for them. Cavalieri Accepts Hampton Award sitioning into new firms; I encouraged In fact, when I recently moved my The Workers’ Compensation Section presented its first Martha J. Hampton public service and bar association mom back home, I understood how Award to attorney Cristina G. Cavalieri of the law firm of Pelino & Lentz P.C. involvement; and now I am telling she felt when she packed me off to during a ceremony on Oct. 18 at the PBI-PBEC Education Center. you how to treat your family mem- college. The section has established the award to recognize attorneys or judges who bers. If you, like me, are blessed to still Many of my friends are not as for- best exemplify Hampton’s commitment to the practice of workers’ compensa- have them, I urge you to honor your tunate as I am and have lost their par- tion law. parents. ents this year. It seems that every day I Hampton died on Aug. 8, 1999 at the age of 46, during her term as section Harry Chapin’s song is written from hear that someone else’s mom or dad co-chair. She was a senior partner in the law firm of Galfand Berger LLP. Her the perspective of a dad who was too was just diagnosed with cancer or firm will make a donation in the name of the award recipient to Kid’s Chance, a busy when his son was growing up, some other disease or that someone charity that grants scholarships to children of workers who are either killed or and whose son is now too busy for has lost a parent. severely disabled as a result of an on-the-job injury. him. It is easy to get caught up in our So, even if your parents are healthy, professional lives, driven by billable stop reading. You have my permission hours, and restrained by the pulls of not to finish this column if you’ll call our personal lives, leaving little or no your mom and/or dad right now. If time for our folks. Find the time. your dad’s hearing is like my dad’s, I am fortunate to still have both of you may have to wait until you get my parents; although they each gave home tonight so the people on the me major scares this past year. My dad next floor don’t hear you screaming had a stroke and needed to have a into your telephone. Make a plan to kidney removed. With advanced see your parents. Send them a card, or stages of everything, he was not the a joke in an e-mail or a treat.

Young Lawyers Division Volunteers, Donations Needed for Annual Harvest for Homeless The Young Lawyers Division is conducting its annual Harvest for the Homeless clothing and necessities drive from Friday, Nov. 17 through Saturday, Dec. 2. Members of the legal community are asked to make donations of clothing, dry goods and other necessities at drop-off points in the lobbies of One Logan Square (18th and Cherry streets) and 1515 Market St.; or at the offices of Lexis- Nexis, One Liberty Place, 1650 Market St., Suite 1650; and Dilworth Paxson LLP, 1735 Market St., Suite 3200. Cristina G. Cavalieri (third from left) of Pelino & Lentz P.C. accepts the Wo r k e r s ’ Also, volunteers are needed on Saturday, Dec. 2 to collect the items. Compensation Section’s first Martha Hampton Award from members of the section’s More information about Harvest for the Homeless may be obtained by con- Aw a rd Committee. Others shown (L to R) are Workers’ Compensation Judge To d d tacting Harvest Co-Chairs Marla A. Joseph at (215) 925-8200 or Caren R. Seelig, Marc S. Jacobs of Galfand Berger LLP and Michael D. Schaff of Naulty, Silverman at (215) 557-3014 or [email protected]. Scaricamazza & McDevitt Ltd.

10 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER Committee Will Accept Reports Concerning Bias

The Association’s Committee to Those who wish to report bias can The written intake forms can then help carry out the Philadelphia Bar Promote Fairness in the Philadelphia call Lillie at (215) 864-8204, Devine at be returned to the committee in a Association’s mission of being a part- Legal System is inviting individuals (215) 864-7033 or any of the committee manner that ensures confidentiality. ner for justice with the public, Bar who know of possible instances of bias members as listed on the “Newsroom” Anyone with questions about the Chancellor Doreen S. Davis said, “This to confidentially report them so the page on the Bar’s Web site, www.phila- process may call the Association’s is a broadly representative committee committee can examine and evaluate delphiabar.org. Committee members Director of Administration David of fair-minded individuals who have the claims. can provide callers with intake forms Maola at (215) 238-6351 for further the utmost respect of the profession. The 14-member committee seeks to begin the examination and evalua- information or for free copies of the They want to make sure that the information about possible bias relat- tion process. The same forms can be intake forms. promise of equal justice for all is there ing to classes of persons protected by downloaded from the Web site. Noting that the committee seeks to for everyone.” the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordin- ance. Classes include race, color, reli- gion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation and disability.

The committee seeks information about possible bias relating to those protected by the Philadel- phia Fair Practices Ordinance. Reports can be made in a manner that ensures confidentiality.

According to Committee Co-Chairs Charisse R. Lillie and Francis P. Devine III, beyond collecting, evaluating and disseminating information about bias in the legal system, the committee can also provide an opportunity to mediate and/or conciliate differences among the individuals involved and take appropriate action. The committee can also disseminate information regarding instances of bias. Devine noted that whatever action is taken, “we have to be comfortable with the committee’s procedures and the parties’ willingness to participate.” Lillie added, “This is a new effort. We have not received any reports of instances of bias thus far, but we’re getting the word out that we are here.” Committee member Judy F. Berkman added, “Bias in the legal sys- tem, whether blatant, inadvertent, sub- tle or systemic, can result in unfair case outcomes or perceptions that the legal system is not impartial.”

BAR REPORTER / NOVEMBER 2000 11 It’s Been an Exciting Year For the Bar Foundation! by Carol G. Huff firms and businesses and to meet this year’s fund-raising This year has been a busy B A R F O U N D A T I O N goal of $170,000. Highlights of the year include the recent Golf Classic and successsful one for the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, Let’s Dance and the annual Andrew Hamilton Ball next week. These the Bar Association’s charita- Our Andrew Hamilton Ball events, together with the Foundation’s other activities, ble arm. Highlights of the Co-Chairs Matthew and are making this year one of the most exciting years for year include the recent Golf Maxine Lechter Comisky are Classic and the annual looking forward to greeting the Foundation in my recent memory. Andrew Hamilton Ball next you on Saturday, Nov. 11 at week. These events, together the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at with the Foundation’s other the Bellevue. activities, are making this one The ball, themed “Dream Eleven Easy Ways to Help 9. Holiday cards from the since each dealership can of the most exciting years for The Impossible Dream,” will There are many ways to Foundation in honor of a only give this opportunity to the Foundation in my recent start with cocktails, hors contribute toward the Bar loved one are a great way to one charity each year. We also memory. d’oeuvres and a tapas bar, all Foundation’s mission of pro- share. had a raffle featuring dona- in a Spanish setting. Party viding equal access to justice. 10. Donations to the tions of 49 gifts by area Let’s Talk Golf Creations will concoct an Here are 11 of them: Foundation can honor the hotels, restaurants and shops. Thanks to the Golf Classic evening of elegance while 1. Join the Hamilton Circle birth of a child. We are all looking forward to Committee and its co-chairs, you will be wining, dining with a commitment of $1,000 11. In honor of a recent next year’s Golf Classic, Robert D. Lane and Carl B. and dancing to the music of a year for ten years toward graduate, make a donation. scheduled for June 25, 2001. Everett, the Bar Foundation’s DreamTime. the Bar Foundation’s endow- Be sure not to miss it! Golf Classic was a great suc- In addition, a live auction ment. Now Here’s Why cess. This year’s annual fund- at the event will feature an 2. Sign up for payroll The Bar Foundation sup- Souvenir Program raiser took place on Sept. 11 original watercolor by Joe deduction for an easy way to ports more than 35 law-relat- and a total of 170 participants Our thanks also go to Barker, a fur coat from support the Bar Foundation. ed, public interest agencies. enjoyed the day at Saucon Andrew Hamilton Ball Sou- Jacques Ferber Furriers, jewel- 3. Directly contribute to These agencies help bring Valley Country Club, which venir Program Committee Co- ry from Buddy Bear Jewelers, the United Way, referencing control into the lives of peo- hosted the U.S. Senior Open Chairs Rochelle M. Fedullo, two hockey tickets and a the Bar Foundation’s donor ple who do not have the earlier this year. Madeline M. Sherry and Larry Flyers jersey autographed by number, 1905457. resources to hire counsel to The event netted approxi- Spector and everyone on the Keith Primeau, U.S. women’s 4. Participate in the annual protect their rights. mately $93,000 through the committee who labored soccer team memorabilia, a Golf Classic. Either play or The Bar Foundation assists generosity of 25 sponsors. The together to promote the Forbes hot air balloon ride volunteer. thousands of Philadelphians festivities included a silent 5. Place an ad in the An- each year by supporting legal excellent work of the Foun- package and a football auto- auction, highlighted by the graphed by Donovan drew Hamilton Ball’s Souven- services to the poor, disabled, dation and the success of the participation of Wilkie Lexus, McNabb. ir Program. elderly and children who Andrew Hamilton Ball. The which sponsored the Lexus More information about 6. Attend the ball and have have nowhere else to turn. committee members have Champions for Charity the Andrew Hamilton Ball a wonderful evening. We do help bring equal National Championship. This worked throughout the year, may be obtained by calling 7. Make a donation to the justice to all! Your help is was a phenomenal contribu- using every contact possible, the Philadelphia Bar Foun- Foundation in memory of a needed. tion to us from Wilkie Lexus, to reach Philadelphia area law dation at (215) 238-6347. loved one. 8. Honor someone’s birth- Carol G. Huff, president of Real Estate Investment Strategies Inc., is president of day with a donation. the Philadelphia Bar Fo u n d a t i o n .

On Oct. 17, Bar Association and Bar Foundation officials met at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue for a tasting of the menu for this year’s Andrew Hamilton Ball. Standing from left is Ball Co-Chair Matthew Comisky, During the Philadelphia Bar Foundation Board of Trustees’ Oct. 18 meet- Association Chancellor-Elect Carl S. Primavera, Bar Chancellor Doreen S. Davis, Foundation President Carol G. ing, Foundation President Carol G. Huff presents awards of appreciation Huff and her husband, Lawrence Huff. Seated from left are Ball Co-Chair Maxine Lechter Comisky, Christina to Golf Classic Committee Co-Chairs Robert D. Lane Jr. (left) and Carl B. Primavera and Andrew Primavera. Everett to recognize the success of the event.

12 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER Women in the Profession Committee Public Interest Section Cell Phone Drive a Ringing Success; NPR’s Juan Williams Announced Phones to Help Women at Risk as Annual Dinner Keynote Speaker

Juan Williams, host of National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation,” will be the keynote speaker at the Public Interest Section’s Annual Williams has won an Emmy Dinner. The event will be held on award for documentary writ- Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Warwick Hotel, 17th and Locust streets, from ing, and his documentaries 6 to 8 p.m. have been critically acclaim- Williams, considered by critics to be one of America’s leading politi- ed. He wrote the bestseller cal writers and thinkers, makes reg- “Eyes on the Prize: America’s ular appearances on “Fox News Sunday and is a frequent guest on Civil Rights Years 1954-1965,” CNN’s “Crossfire,” “The News Hour a companion volume to the with Jim Lehrer” and ABC’s “Night- line.” In a 21-year career at The PBS television series. Washington Post, Williams served as an editorial writer, columnist and White House correspondent. He has won an Emmy award for TV docu- biography of the late U.S. Supreme mentary writing, and his documen- Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. taries, including “Politics: The New Also at the dinner, the section Black Power,” have been critically will present its annual Andrew acclaimed. He is the author of the Hamilton Award to a public interest nonfiction bestseller, “Eyes on the attorney who has made a signifi- Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years cant contribution to the profession. 1954-1965,” a companion volume to Tickets are $25 for public-sector the PBS television series of the and governmental attorneys, $45 same name. Williams also has for Public Interest Section members recently written the authorized and $50 for nonmembers.

On Oct. 18, Women in the Profession Committee Co-Chair Jane Leslie Dalton displayed less than half of the used cell phones that continue to arrive at Bar Headquarters as part of the committee’s collection drive for Call to Protect. Donated phones will benefit victims of domestic violence. Call to Protect, a joint effort of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Wireless Foundation and Motorola, will have the phones repaired, reconditioned and reprogrammed to contact 911 or a crisis hotline at the touch of a button. Call to Protect will then distribute the phones at no cost to battered women’s shelters in Philadelphia for the use of women at risk in emergency situations.

Young Lawyers Division Making Rain Explored on Nov. 21 The next offering in Young Lawyers Division’s “Law, Life and Lunch” profes- sional seminar series will explore “Making Rain.” The session will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at the offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1701 Market St. The speaker will be Steve Goodman of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, who will advise young lawyers who want to attract and retain more business for themselves and/or their firms in an increasingly competitive legal marketplace. More information about the event may be obtained by contacting Thomas G. Kessler at (215) 963-5290 or [email protected].

BAR REPORTER / NOVEMBER 2000 13 From left, Board of Governors member Rudolph Garcia, Bar Chancellor Doreen S. Davis, her husband Bar Foundation Secretary Robert J. Simmons and Bar Foundation trustee Audrey C. Talley Andrew Hamilton Ball Co-Chairs Matthew and Maxine Lechter Comisky

Foundation Leaders Kick Off Hamilton Ball On Oct. 3, Bar Foundation leaders hosted Hamilton Circle and Board of Gove r n o r s m e m bers at the annual event designed to promote interest in the Andrew Hamilton Ball and other Foundation fund-raising activities. This ye a r, the kick-off party was held at Tower Records in Center City. The ball, a major fund-raiser for the Bar Foundation, the Bar Association’s charitable arm, is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11 in the Grand Ballroom of the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. Information for the eve n t m ay be obtained by contacting Melissa Engler at (215) 238-6347 or mengler@philabar. o r g .

Bar Secretary and Bar Foundation trustee Sayde J. Ladov (left) and Jacqueline Smalley, wife of Hamilton Circle member Bernard W. Smalley

Bar Foundation Vice President Gerald A. McHugh (left), his daughter Amy and From left, Board of Governors Vice Chair Rochelle M. Fedullo, Bar Foundation President Carol G. Huff and Board of Governors member William P. Fedullo Bar Foundation trustee Jane Leslie Dalton

Hamilton Circle member and former Chancellor David H. Marion From left, Hamilton Circle member Roberta D. Pichini, Board of Governors member Jeffrey M. Lindy, Bar Vice Chancellor (left) and past Bar Foundation President Louis W. Fryman Allan H. Gordon and Bar Foundation President-Elect Gabriel L.I. Bevilacqua

14 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER pARTnership Card Discounts Available at Arden, Fabric Museum Bar members can use their pARTnership Card to obtain a discount on the ticket exhibit, Wegman’s Weimaraners model the works of designers such as Gucci, Anna price of upcoming performances of “The Jungle Book” at the Arden Theatre and Sui and Gaultier. On Friday, Dec. 8, a reception/holiday party will be open to the take advantage of savings at the Fabric Workshop and Museum. public at the Museum from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wegman himself will be on hand Cardholders save $2 at the Arden on the price of a single ticket to any perfor- from 6 to 7 p.m. to sign copies of the catalogue that accompanies the exhibition. mance except on Saturday evenings. At the Fabric Workshop and Museum, card- The Fabric Workshop and Museum is at 1315 Cherry St., 5th floor. The Arden holders can receive a 10 percent discount on store purchases. Theatre is located at 40 N. 2nd St. in Old City. The Arden will present its children’s theater production of “The Jungle Book” The pARTnership Card program has been developed by the Association and from Nov. 22 through Dec. 31. This new British adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and is sponsored by USI Colburn classic features music, dance and action sequences in the story of Mowgli, a Insurance Service. A complete listing of participants and available discounts in the resourceful child who is left alone in the jungle and must learn the value of true pARTnership Card program was last published on page three of the March 2000 friendship and the importance of loyalty. At the Fabric Workshop and Museum, edition of the Philadelphia Bar Reporter. The issue is viewable online at www.phila- “William Wegman: Fashion Photographs” runs from Nov. 16 through Jan. 13. In the delphiabar.org/member/pubs/bar_reporter/Mar_2000.pdf

RODIN plunging by 64 percent. Neighborhood continued from page 7 beautification has attracted families and businesses and the housing mar- ket has stabilized. Rodin said that women have taken their empathy and leadership skills “I think this demonstrates how tress,” Rodin said, with rising crime, into the public arena and have added new vitality to political, economic, low home ownership and increasing empathetic engagement produces win- flight from the neighborhood. So win outcomes,” Rodin said. educational, religious and cultural institutions. Penn’s leadership began a capital Rodin said that just as in the Penn improvement program and an engage- experience, women have taken their ment with the local public schools to empathy and leadership skills into the effect a turnaround, in part because public arena and have added new Penn had obvious self-interests in the vitality to political, economic, educa- nonzero-sum games, played across the to zero-sum games and their prefer- area but also, Rodin said, because it tional, religious and cultural institu- arena of an interdisciplinary global ence for seeking win-win solutions into was a “moral issue.” tions. She believes they have done this society.” the workplace and the public arena.” Since that time, Penn has worked by shifting from what she termed the Rodin said she bel i e v es that women ha ve played a humanizing and pea c e - M i chelle M. Maier, communications coordinator at the with the community to promote and “old school” of management, where law firm of Duane, Morris & Heck s cher LLP, is a form e r maintain safer, cleaner neighborhoods specialized divisions in business, law keeping role “by bringing their aver s i o n copy editor for the Bar As s o c i a t i o n . and has helped provide public school firms and corporations never commu- options for West Philadelphia residents nicated or collaborated with one in order to retain and attract diverse another, to the “new school,” where a families. Penn also has intervened in cross-disciplinary, collaborative atmos- the local housing market to stabilize phere is fostered and stressed. and revitalize residential neighbor- “The old school is a zero-sum game hoods and commercial amenities and played for keeps. For every winner, to stimulate economic development. there must be a loser. For everyone As a result, Rodin said, crime has who is up, someone else must be decreased by 33 percent overall, with down,” she said. “The new school treats robberies and attempted robberies human enterprises and interactions as

During her remarks, Quarterly Meeting keynote speaker Dr. Judith Rodin lauds women’s “humanizing and peace-keeping roles” in today’s workplace. Seated at right is Bar Chancellor-Elect Carl S. Primavera.

BAR REPORTER / NOVEMBER 2000 15 Field of 11 Candidates Vying for Seven Seats ...

Be Sure to Vote on Dec. 5!

Sheryl L. Axelrod Je ff r ey A. Barto s Melanie J. Earle Melanie Reneé Ellerbe Matthew S. Marto n e

Murtagh. Temple University’s James E. Activities: About the Candidates Beasley School of Law. Member, Pennsylvania Bar These 11 candidates seek election to seven seats on the Young Lawyers Association. Certified mediator in New Division (YLD) Executive Committee in the Association’s Annual Election on Dec. Activities: Jersey. Certified arbitrator for Phila- 5. Committee members serve three-year terms. Those candidates who receive the Member, American Bar Association. delphia Court of Common Pleas. seven highest vote totals in the election will fill the positions. Published here is Graduate, trial advocacy course given information submitted by the candidates, who were invited to outline their pro- Statement: by the National Institute of Trial fessional background and provide a short statement. All candidates are members “I refuse to accept the idea that the Advocacy. Certification pending to in good standing of the Philadelphia Bar Association and the YLD. ‘is-ness’ of man’s present nature makes serve as an arbitrator for Better him morally incapable of reaching up Business Bureau. Statement: for the eternal ‘ought-ness’ that forever confronts him.” — Dr . Martin Luther King Jr. Statement: Sheryl L. Axelrod As a new father and a mid-level lat- Professional development is the key From my experience of both living eral associate, I understand and appre- to realizing one’s potential. I envision and working in Center City and from Professional Background: ciate the issues facing many young the Young Lawyers Division as a culti- growing up in the area, I’ve seen Associate, Blank Rome Comisky & lawyers. Whether the issues are men- vating ground for young lawyers to countless opportunities that Phila- McCauley LLP. Temple University’s toring, balancing work and family grow professionally and advance delphia and the surrounding commu- James E. Beasley School of Law. responsibilities, community service or beyond their current state of “is-ness,” nity present for us, as lawyers, to networking, the Young Lawyers Divis- into a state of “ought-ness.” It is my involve ourselves on professional, per- Activities: ion offers excellent, award-winning goal to see that the YLD helps young sonal, cultural and social levels. More Mentor, Young Lawyers Division’s programs for everyone. With my expe- lawyers to achieve their potential. If importantly, I’ve seen ways that we can mentoring program and Attorney rience and enthusiasm, I will work elected, I shall work hard to make my set an example by giving back and Mentoring Program. Co-coach, closely with the other members of the objective a reality. showing our appreciation to the com- Overbrook High School mock trial YLD to expand services and to contin- munity that benefits us so much. I team, John S. Bradway Mock Trial ue to make our organization useful believe I can help the Young Lawyers Competition. and relevant for all young lawyers. Matthew S. Martone Division to foster contacts that will Statement: Professional Background: provide both lawyers and other resi- My active participation as a mem- Melanie J. Earle Trial attorney, Law Offices of Steph- dents of the Philadelphia area with enriching and valuable experiences. ber of the Young Lawyers Division Professional Background: en P. Ahern. Villanova Law School. qualifies me to serve on its Executive Associate, Hepburn, Willcox, Hamil- Committee. I take great pride in the ton & Putnam LLP. University of Miss- fact that this year I co-coached issippi Law School. Election Notice Overbrook High School kids in the John S. Bradway Mock Trial Competi- Activities: Candidates For YLD Executive Committee tion and mentored an 11-year-old girl Member, American and Pennsyl- Balloting for members of the Young Lawyers Division’s Executive Committee through the Attorney Mentoring Pro- vania bar associations, Philadelphia will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the PBI-PBEC gram. Both of these programs were Estate Planning Council and Social Education Center on the 10th floor of the Wanamaker Building, Market and sponsored by the YLD. If elected to Committee. Juniper streets. The YLD election will be held concurrent with the Association’s serve on the Executive Committee, it is Annual Election of officers and members of the Bar’s Board of Governors. my intention to mobilize young law- Statement: This year, 11 candidates are seeking election to seven seats available on the yers to reach out to children by Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee. Committee members serve As a relatively new resident of becoming involved in such programs. I three-year terms. Philadelphia, I am eager to be an active also hope to establish connections member of the Young Lawyers Divis- between the YLD and additional pro- Candidates for Office ion. Having served as an officer in var- grams geared toward children, such as ious organizations in the past, I feel Sheryl L. Axelrod Tobias Millrood the Philadelphia Reads program. prepared for the responsibility of being Jeffrey A. Bartos Alan Nochumson a member of the YLD Executive Com- Melanie J. Earle Dara A. Penn Jeffrey A. Bartos mittee, and I hope to have the oppor- Melanie Reneé Ellerbe Jennifer L. Perlberger tunity to contribute some new ideas Matthew S. Martone Louis J. Presenza Jr. Professional Background: and an abundance of energy to the Sheri McKay Associate, Montgomery, McCracken, organization. Walker & Rhoads, LLP. University of Note: Only members in good standing of the Association’s Young Lawyers Virginia School of Law. Division may cast votes in this election. An attorney is a member of the divi- Melanie Reneé Ellerbe sion if (1) they have not yet reached or reached in 2000 the age of 37, or (2) they Activities: have not yet reached or reached in 2000 the third anniversary of their first Professional Background: admission to the bar of any state. Member, Pennsylvania and District of Columbia bar associations. Associate, German, Gallagher &

16 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER ... on You n g Lawye r s Div i s i o n Exe c u t i v e Com m i t t e e

Sheri McKay Tobias Millrood Alan Nochumson Dara A. Penn Jennifer L. Perlberger Louis J. Presenza Jr.

as a member of the Young Lawyers Activities: interest, creativity and experience to Sheri McKay Division Executive Committee are Volunteer and lecturer, Young mobilize young lawyers into becoming summarized by my qualities of leader- Lawyers Division’s People’s Law School. more involved with the YLD and serv- Professional Background: ship, dedication, enthusiasm, organiza- ing the greater community. Assistant city solicitor, City of Phila- tion and creativity. I believe I would be Statement: delphia Law Department, Associate, a meaningful addition to the commit- Last year, while a volunteer and lec- Wapner Newman & Wigrizer P.C. tee because of my willingness and turer for the People’s Law School, I Louis J. Presenza Jr. Villanova Law School. desire to serve the young lawyers’ bar observed first-hand the significant in ways to increase our value and sig- impact the YLD has in the community Professional Background: Activities: nificance to the Philadelphia Bar and through dedication to public service. Associate, Law Offices of Robert A. Member, Villanova Law School the community at large. I also believe I gained a clear understanding of Kosseff and Associates, P.C. Roger Young Alumni Association and its we can make a difference in our future why this remarkable program recently Williams University School of Law. Happy Hour Organizational and by improving both the quality of life was awarded first-place honors by the Student Directory committees. Mem- for young lawyers and the civility American Bar Association, and it is my Activities: ber, American, Pennsylvania and New within our profession. desire to share this knowledge and to Member, Justinian Society, Lawyers’ Jersey State bar associations, Pennsyl- educate other young lawyers and the Club of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania vania and Philadelphia trial lawyers community to the rewarding programs Trial Lawyers Association and St. associations and Association of Trial Alan Nochumson provided by the YLD and the Philadel- Joseph’s University Law Alumni Lawyers of America. phia Bar Association. As a dedicated Association. Volunteer, Young Lawyers Firm liaison to Young Lawyers Di- Professional Background: and enthusiastic member of the YLD’s Division’s Attorney Mentoring vision and its Harvest for the Homeless Associate, Abramson & Freedman Executive Committee, I intend to pro- Program, mock trial competition and project. LLC. George Washington University mote the importance of public service Lawyer for a Day Program. Law School. while simultaneously continuing to Statement: give back to the community. Statement: If elected, I will make a significant Activities: I have always lived my life with one simple motto—to serve others. I feel contribution to the legal profession Member, American and Pennsyl- Jennifer L. Perlberger and the Philadelphia community. I vania bar associations, Philadelphia that this has been and should continue have a history of public service and I Trial Lawyers Association and Lawyers’ to be the motto of the Young Lawyers Professional Background: possess the interpersonal skills and Club of Philadelphia. Division. As an active participant in the leadership qualities necessary for this Trial attorney, Law Offices of Steph- Mock Trial Program and Attorney position. Moreover, I gained experience Statement: en P. Ahern. Villanova School of Law. Mentoring Program, I have experi- enced how the Young Lawyers Division in planning and organizing public ser- At Abramson & Freedman LLC, my Activities: can serve others. If elected a member vice programs and social events while areas of concentration include complex of the Young Lawyer’s Division in law school and continue to do so commercial litigation and bad faith Member, Pennsylvania Bar Asso- Executive Committee, I believe that my though my law school’s Young Alumni cases. I received my B.A. with high ciation and Philadelphia Trial Lawyers work and social experiences will Association. I am fully committed to honors from the State University of Association. Member, Philadelphia Bar enable me to continue this fine tradi- devoting my time and energy to the New York-Albany in 1996 and my J.D. Association’s Fee Disputes Committee. tion of serving and assisting others in Young Lawyers Division. from the George Washington Univer- Volunteer, Philadelphia Volunteers for our community. sity Law School in 1999. the Indigent’s KidsCAP program. Chair, I am an active member of the Haverford College class of 1995. Com- Tobias Millrood Philadelphia community. This year, I pleted National Institute of Trial was appointed to the Mayor’s Tran- Advocacy training. Absentee Ballots Professional Background: sition Team for the City of Philadelphia Statement: Available Soon Associate, Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, to serve on its Young Adult Committee. Absentee ballots for the annual Cohan, Feldman & Smalley P.C. I also am a member of the Young I have the qualifications, experience, election will be available from Bar University of Tulsa College of Law/ Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of and motivation necessary to imple- Headquarters beginning on Mon- Villanova University School of Law. Art, Young Friends of the Red Cross, ment the goals of the Young Lawyers day, Nov. 13. Requests for absentee and the Young America political action Division. I was selected upon gradua- ballots must be filed with the Activities: committee. tion from Haverford College as chair of my class, responsible for all class fund- Association before 11 a.m. on Member, American and Pennsyl- raising, networking and alumni activi- Monday, Dec. 4. vania bar associations, Pennsylvania ties. Upon graduation from law school, Upon receipt of a member’s cer- and Philadelphia trial lawyers associa- Dara A. Penn I immediately got involved in serving tification request, the Association tions, American Inns of Court and the community. I believe it is extreme- will provide the member with an Order of Barristers. Professional Background: ly important to engage in public ser- absentee ballot, which must be Associate, Simon Higgins & Moran vice and have given my time through returned to Bar Headquarters by 5 Statement: P.C., Temple University’s James Beasley pro bono work. I have the enthusiasm, p.m. on Dec. 4. I believe my qualifications to serve E. School of Law.

BAR REPORTER / NOVEMBER 2000 17 sumer injury and defending con- Ingersoll LLP, has Liver Foundation. The foundation is a sumers’ access to justice. been elected to join national voluntary health organization P E O P L E the board of direc- dedicated to preventing, treating and Michael T. van der Veen, partner in tors of the non- curing hepatitis and other liver dis- Michael E. Fingerman, principal in the law firm of Kats, Jamison & Van profit G a t e w ay eases through research and education. the Law Offices of Michael E. Finger- der Veen & Associates, has been Visitor Center man, has been appointed to serve as chair of the C o r po r a t i o n . Judge Nelson A. Diaz, partner in the appointed to serve Executive Counsel for the Southeastern Scheduled to ope n law firm of Blank Rome Comisky & as editor for the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American in 2001, the center McCauley LLP, has been selected to upcoming issue of Diabetes Association. is part of the renaissance of Indepe n- receive the the Journal of the dence Mall and the Indepe n d e n c e American Bar American Academy of William A. National Historical Pa r k . Association’s 2001 Matrimonial Lawyers, Whiteside Jr., Spirit of Excellence which will deal partner in the law Rhonda R. Award, which cele- with high-asset/ firm of Fox, Cohen, partner in brates the achieve- high-income family Rothschild, O’Brien the law firm of ments of the top law cases. The journal is published by & Frankel LLP, has Ballard Spahr minority lawyers in the University of Missouri at Kansas been named by the Andrews & the ABA. City Law School. Police Athletic Ingersoll LLP, has League (PAL) to been appointed Davis S. Blum, of counsel to the law Joan N. Stern, oversee its $1.8 mil- chair of the board firm of Montgomery, McCracken, partner in the law lion operating budget as treasurer of of trustees of the Walker & Rhoads firm of Blank Rome the PAL board of directors. Whiteside Community College LLP, has been elect- Comisky & Mc- has dedicated more than 17 years of of Philadelphia. She has been a mem- ed to serve on the Cauley LLP, recently service to PAL. ber of the board since 1992, during board of the was elected to serve which time she served as vice chair Walnut Street on the board of Harry D. Madonna, partner in the and chair of its Business Affairs Theatre, the oldest trustees of the law firm of Blank Rome Comisky & Committee. continuously oper- Jewish Federation McCauley LLP, has been asked to serve ating theater in of Greater Philadel- on the editorial board of Healthcare Neal S. Grabel, senior vice president America. phia. She has begun serving a one- Informatics, a McGraw-Hill publication and general counsel of QVC Inc., has year term. that covers Internet and electronic been elected president of the Golden Sandra A. Knapp, partner in the law communications affecting physicians Slipper Camp, operated by the Golden firm of Fox, Roths- Slipper Club and Charities, a charitable child, O’Brien & Theodore A. and providers of health care services. and fraternal organization. A member Frankel LLP, has Schwartz, partner of the camp’s board of directors since been elected to in the law firm of David M. Mandell, associate in the 1983, he has served as a board trustee, serve on the board M. Mark Mendel law firm of Blank Rome Comisky & treasurer and vice president. of directors of Ltd., recently was McCauley LLP, recently was appointed Historic Yellow elected as president by the Philadelphia Executive Gerald A. McHugh Jr., partner in the Springs Inc., a of the Civil Justice Committee of the American Jewish law firm of Litvin, Blumberg, Matusow Chester County- Foundation during Congress to co-chair its Commission & Young, will receive the Pennsylvania based historical, the convention of on Law and Social Action. Trial Lawyers Association’s first Com- cultural and chari- the Association of munity Service Award for his work to table organization. Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA). The Lynn R. Axelroth, managing partner establish the Little Angels Thrift Store foundation, established and funded by of the Philadelphia office of the law in North Philadel- Edward J. ATLA, is committed to preventing con- firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & phia. Through a Hoffman, partner partnership among in the law firm of Hospitality House, Blank Rome McHugh and the Comisky & Litvin firm, the McCauley LLP, has store helps ensure been elected presi- that the former dent-elect of the inmates who work Villanova there can re-estab- University School lish themselves in society. of Law Alumni Association.

Tim Lawn, partner in the law firm of Litvin, Blumberg, Matusow & Young, has been appointed to serve on the Springfield Township Board of Names Are News Commissioners in Montgomery “People” highlights news of County, Pa. His term runs until members’ awards, honors or November 2001. appointments of a civic or com- munity nature. Jay Barry Harris, Information may be sent to partner in the law Managing Editor, Philadelphia Bar firm of Fineman & Reporter, Philadelphia Bar Asso- Bach P.C., has been ciation, 1101 Market St., Philadel- named president of phia, Pa. 19107-2911. Fax: (215) the board of direc- 238-6301. E-mail: reporter@phil- tors of the Dela- abar.org. ware Valley Chapter Photos are also welcome. of the American

18 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER ‘First Monday’ Event Tackles Issue of Gun Control The Public Interest Section’s Law Keynote speaker was Deputy U.S. children to gun violence through unin- rights lawyer David Kairys (at lectern in School Outreach Committee focused on Attorney General Eric Holder (at left), tentional shooting, murder and suicide. photo below). Seated from left are reducing gun violence as it hosted the who spoke about the importance of Songha Thomas Willis was the forum participants Dr. William King, a ninth annual First Monday Celebration grass-roots efforts to supplement Philadelphian whose killing by gunfire pediatrician at Temple Children’s and Public Interest Reception on Oct. 2 national initiatives to curb gun violence was recounted in the film. His mother, Medical Center, and James J. Mills, at the PBI-PBEC Education Center on in America, which Holder termed as a Leslie Willis Lowry, addressed the gath- executive director of the Philadelphia the 10th floor of the Wanamaker public health issue and a growing soci- ering after the film was shown and Anti-Drug/Anti Violence Network. Building. First Monday, which is held etal problem. Also at the event, a docu- encouraged the audience to help Kairys discussed his involvement in city on the opening day of the U.S. Supreme mentary film, “America: Up in Arms,” ensure passage of more effective gun lawsuits against handgun manufactur- Court term, is a national event designed was shown. The film presents the epi- control laws. ers. King outlined public health reper- to bring the public interest community demic of gun violence in America and Bar Chancellor Doreen S. Davis also cussions of gun violence, and Mills together to celebrate law as a force for tells the stories of three families–includ- moderated a discussion featuring Tem- provided facts about the availability of social justice. ing one in Philadelphia—who have lost ple University law professor and civil guns on the streets of Philadelphia.

ROOMBERG School of Law of New York University. continued from page 3 After an early stint with the legal department of Sylvania Electric, she joined the Ballard firm in 1959 as a The Sandra Day O’Connor Award is paralegal/librarian. Her name was given annually by the Women in the added to the firm’s letterhead in 1963 Profession Committee to a local female and she became Ballard’s first woman attorney who has demonstrated supe- partner in 1971. A transactional lawyer, rior legal talent and ability marked by she concentrates her practice in tax- significant achievements in the legal exempt financing. community, advocacy for the advance- Active in the Philadelphia Bar ment and equal treatment of women Association, Roomberg serves as a in the profession and the community member of the Advisory Council of the and a reputation for mentoring other Women in the Profession Committee. women lawyers. She also has been a member of the In introducing the award recipient, Citizenship Committee and the Committee Co-Chair Jane Leslie Dalton Committee on Minority Hiring. noted that Roomberg began her career In the early 1990s, at the request of as a lawyer at a time when doors were the Bar’s Board of Governors, she orga- often closed to women and their nized and chaired a committee on opportunities were limited. Calling child care. Roomberg “successful and inspiring,” Roomberg also has volunteered her Dalton added that she has earned a time to the Philadelphia Bar Foun- reputation for being an “outstanding dation. She served as a trustee from mentor and motivator to countless 1981 to 1987 and as secretary from women,” as well as “a constant source 1985 to 1987. She was a member of the of advice on how to succeed and pros- Foundation’s Public Information, per” in a changing world, while Membership and Grants committees encouraging other women lawyers “to and chaired the United Way campaign. believe they could succeed.” Published in 1999, Roomberg’s Dalton added that Roomberg has book Turning Adversaries Into Allies in the long been “an instrumental voice” for Workplace tells how to achieve success advancing the notions of flexible job, in the business world, the book has maternity and health care policies in been called a “marvelous compendium the profession. of common sense, street sense and Roomberg is a graduate of the business sense.”

BAR REPORTER / NOVEMBER 2000 19 New Books Describe One Boob and One Brave

The Chief: The Life of Famous for starting the Spanish- is more interesting about Mallory is William Randolph Hearst American War, Hearst did nothing of that he was at once a member of the the kind, although he and the other Bloomsbury Set, where he appears to by David Nasaw ARTS & MEDIA press baron, Pulitzer, did as much as have had a romance with James they could to fan war fever and the Stratchey as well as dalliances with (Houghton-Mifflin; New York, 2000, respective circulations of their New others, as well as a romantic figure to 687 pp., $35) York dailies. women. His tastes did not extend to The Wildest Dream: It is unfortunate that David Nasaw the homoerotic overtones of the era, The Biography of George devotes so much space and so much although he certainly tried whatever Mallory excellent prose to this unworthy. interested him, or more likely, what he Hearst was a bully, and his newspapers thought he should be interested in at by Peter and Leni Gillman were generally filled with salacious the moment. He was deeply in love humbug that impressed boobs and with his wife Ruth, whom he married (The Mountaineers Books; Seattle, 2000, idiots. He was not a bad writer, once in 1914 and who bore him three chil- 286 pp., $27.95) cipher. He bought numerous newspa- the sentimental goo was extracted dren whom he likewise adored and Reviewed by Marc Reuben pers, and later film and radio outlets, from the ore. But he was a colossal dolt attended to. none of which were distinguished and made his outlets sounding boards Mallory’s domestic life was inter- The romance and danger connected except for the gaudy manner in which for some of the worst trash in modern rupted by one war and several pro- with the life of George Mallory was the sordid sob stories became national journalism. Although he employed tracted mountain climbing episodes. type of stuff that W.R. Hearst liked to news. Hearst managed to make his Churchill to write a series of generic The exact reasons why he chose to be fill his newspapers with. And unfortu- newspapers as attention-getting as articles in the ‘30s, he paid more atten- apart from his family for so many nately for Hearst, Mallory, the fabled possible, apparently as a substitute to tion to copy written by Hitler and extended absences are seemingly English mountaineer who was lost on his parents for his disappointing youth. Mussolini, whom he paid well for played out on the tips of great moun- the face of Everest in 1924, lived a life His parents subsidized his various fail- unexpurgated propaganda, only some- tains and in the heart of a dedicated of such fascinating diversity that it ings as a wild youth and continued to times edited later. mountaineer. Yet one cannot help but needed no false embellishment from do the same after they purchased the So blinded by his own wealth and feel that there was something more to the screaming Hearst press. It was San Francisco Chronicle. He had lots of supposed power, Hearst thought he the internal Mallory that the Gillmans Hearst, a spoiled buffoon with fascist money and never failed to use it to had the opportunity to “influence” only hint at throughout their scant tendencies, who needed every bit of glamorize what was, for all the hoopla, Hitler (which he tried at the behest of biography. embellishment he could find in order a low form of tabloid sensationalism. the great world statesman and intellect This scant book is filled with moun- to create a history of himself that Moreover, it never seemed to occur to Louis B. Mayer), by letting the Fuhrer taineering information and is, at best, a appeared to be something more than him that public sentiment or public write for the Hearst press. It was tale of the mountains. It appears to the machinations of a rich playboy benefit could ever arise out of endeav- Hearst’s idea that, after a while, he have been written on the heels of the who inherited one of earth’s great for- ors that did not benefit him personally. would be able to use his influence as a discovery of Mallory’s remains in 1999. tunes and spent his way to fame. He was a rabid racist, and his famous publisher and friend to alter German The cover photo of an attractive , The impact of Hearst upon the efforts at imperialistic fervor stemmed policy toward the Jews. On the eve of nude Mallory, posing for a Bloo m s- world of journalism is hardly impor- largely from his fear that independent war, Hearst finally discovered that bury photo in 1911, and the repe a t e d tant, when the influence of endless Hispanic states might interfere with his Hitler was not a nice person. references to male nudity throughout millions of dollars are taken out of the foreign holdings. Like his sometime mentor, W.J. the book, beg questions of po s s i b l e Bryan, Hearst was essentially a reac- conflict between Edwardian morality tionary who sometimes seemed in and Edwardian immorality. touch with the progressive ideals of the What effect Mallory’s bisexuality (a 20th century. But this was mere term used advisedly in connection chimera, if not ironic coincidence. with a man who seemed to chart his Draped in the sob stories of his front e x periences as purposefully as any pages, Hearst conducted an empire of e x pedition) had on his path in life is lazy thinkers and hangers-on. His left to the imagination of the reader. newspapers were undistinguished and Here was a man adored by the homo- gaudy and his film investment, pri- sexual elite, taking painful leave from marily in the actress Marion Davies his beautiful wife to walk to the top of (who was also his mistress), began to the world. The discovery of his re- decline on the eve of war. The film mains in 1999 rekindled an admiring “Citizen Kane” (1941), recently the sub- view of him as a romantic that has not ject of tired comment in The New York receded over the ye a r s . Times (Sept. 17, 2000), was an ideal The dangers and privations faced by shorthand on the life of a powerful Mallory in his various climbs, both and essentially empty showman, who before and after Bloomsbury, offer used the power of his fortune to titil- stark contrast to the happy and enrich- late without reason and report without ing life he led as a family man and insight. If Orson Welles took dramatic teacher. Photos of him show an always liberty, he did not loose the bite of his- handsome youth in England (he died tory. at age 37) and a drawn and disheveled Mallory was born into ordinary cir- wanderer in his various athletic pur- Lawyers, Jurists Celebrate Red Mass cumstances and became a legendary suits. mountain climber at the height of The subconscious ramifications of Bar Chancellor Doreen S. Davis reads from Psalm 73 during the 49th British imperial prestige. Born into the George Mallory’s life story could fill a annual Red Mass held Oct. 11 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul late Victorian age, Mallory cherished Wagnerian stage, and Mallory, more in Philadelphia. The mass, sponsored by the Saint Thomas More Society of the manly challenges of physical than the publisher Hearst, was a man Philadelphia, is the traditional celebration of the beginning of the judicial adventure and, as he grew, added an who earned his place in mythology by year and is attended by lawyers, judges and other legal professionals of all intellectual component to his life that dint of a life lived and not purch a s e d faiths. complemented his robust nature. What by fortune.

20 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER Board Approves Bar’s $3.2M Budget for 2001 by Robert Nigro Allan H. Gordon and Treasurer for the first time, the budget includes Bar members with enhanced statewide Gregory H. Mathews had suggested funds to allow the Association to reach legislative news and information. The Board of Governors has adopt- planning upcoming budgets with out to about 3,000 lawyers in the city Primavera told the Board that the ed the Association’s $3.2 million oper- multi-year goals in mind. Primavera who are not Bar members to invite Budget Committee also found many ating budget for 2001. The budget, pre- said the committee therefore tried to them to join the Association. ways to “do more with less,” especially sented to the Board by Bar Chancellor- take a longer, two-year view during Primavera and Bar Executive Direct- in the area of Bar events. As an exam- Elect Carl S. Primavera, totals $3,190,021 the budget-making process. He told or Kenneth Shear also pointed to ple, he said that next year the Bar will and represents a $59,916 increase from the Board that the result is a budget stronger revenue opportunities for the have the opportunity to invite Bar sec- the 2000 budget. that reflects the changing nature of the Association as it continues to enhance tion and committee chairs to partici- Primavera told the Board at its Bar Association, the challenges it will its service to members. They pointed pate in the Board of Governors’ annual meeting on Oct. 26 that the budget face in years ahead and the needs and specifically to the Bar’s strengthened organizational retreat due to the represents the careful work, through a expectations of Bar members. partnership with JuriStaff, which pro- decreased overall costs of the event. series of meetings, of the Bar’s Budget “The budget process was a real vides career planning and placement A breakdown of the Bar’s 2001 bud- Committee. He added that during opportunity to think strategically and to Bar members, and its new agree- get will be printed in the December those meetings, Bar Vice Chancellor look to the future,” he said, noting that ment with capitolwire.com to provide edition of the Bar Reporter.

BOARD has been” to allow Bar members to allow Internet voting when it became ship positions in the Association. He continued from page 1 vote on the proposed bylaw changes, “practicable and feasible.” has served as a Philadelphia assistant she urged the Board to focus not on Both Tax Section representative to district attorney for almost twenty-five the process of the proposal--a peti- the Board Stanley J. Kull and Probate years. are needed to make the petition valid. tion--but its substance. Section representative Bruce A. The Board also heard a presentation Davis told the Board that the Bar’s During its discussion of the propos- Rosenfeld said their sections were in by Gabriel L.I. Bevilacqua, president- Bylaws Committee has reviewed the al, several Board members criticized favor of the bylaw amendment. Kull elect of the Philadelphia Bar Foun- petition and found it to be in accor- that process. said that a mail ballot could help to dation, about the Foundation’s plans dance with the bylaws. Jeffrey Lindy stated that he believed enfranchise people who are currently and goals for the future. Stating that she would defer her that the proposal raised by the petition disenfranchised from the voting Bevilacqua told the Board he is comments to the Board about the mer- was among “those issues that should process and that the ease of getting “excited about the direction the Bar its of the proposal, Davis opened a dis- originate here, at this [Board] table.” blocks of people from the same firms Foundation is taking,” adding that cussion about the process of the bylaw Gerald Spivack noted that many to sign a petition was “irrelevant.” long-term goals for the Bar Asso- change. petition signers come from the same Finally, Criminal Justice Section rep- ciation’s charitable arm include work She recalled her address to Bar large offices. “How is that going to resentative Jack Myers said, “If I want to make it more of a fund-generating members at last December’s Annual translate into more active participation to vote by mail, how does that offend entity in the public interest, rather Meeting, in which she vowed to and more active voting?” he asked. anybody?” He speculated that attor- than a “manager” of funds and fund- “examine the entire nomination and Spivack added that Internet voting, neys “all over the city” would vote but raising programs. election process with a view toward especially, will “freeze out” sole practi- cannot vote for various reasons, name- Specifically, he said, his plans as Bar vastly expanded participation,” and tioners from the process, surmising ly because they cannot travel into Foundation president next year include where she said she did not believe that these sole voices could be lost in a Center City or cannot get to the polls refocusing Bar Foundation committees participation in the Association was sea of block voting. while they are open. to work on a range of projects. “democratic enough.” Debra Russo added that an article Chancellor Davis devotes her Bevilacqua also said that while Since that time, Davis appointed an in the October 2000 issue of E- November column, published on page events such as the annual Andrew Election Procedures Task Force of three Government magazine proposes that two of this issue, to the subject of vot- Hamilton Ball and Golf Classic are well former Chancellors, David H. Marion, there is now no way to maintain secre- ing options. In addition, Philadelphia Bar known fund-raising events in the legal Edward F. Chacker and Laurance E. cy of ballots in Internet voting. Reporter Editor-in-Chief Bruce H. Bikin community, “we must get the message Baccini. In July, the task force released Richard S. Seidel said he believed weighs in on the matter in his com- out beyond that community.” its report recommending that voting in the bylaw amendment proposal was mentary on page six. He added, “I hope to deliver on the Bar Association elections should be being put forth in a “haphazard, Also during the meeting, the Board promise of raising in excess of $1 mil- made available to the membership in speedy fashion,” adding that some adopted a resolution authorizing the lion a year,” urging the Board to help every possible manner, namely, tradi- signers of the petition even have publishing of a bylaw amendment that the cause: “You are the disciples who tional voting machines, mail balloting offices in the Wanamaker Building, would add the post of Philadelphia have to spread this gospel.” and Internet voting. The Board then “where we vote!” city solicitor to the ranks of those who Bevilacqua also welcomed and discussed the report at its August Bar Assistant Secretary Sayde J. typically serve on the Bar’s Com- praised the Bar Foundation’s newly meeting. Ladov added that allowing people to mission on Judicial Selection and hired director, Heather Bendit. A pro- At the Board’s Oct. 26 meeting, vote by mail and from their computers Retention. The commission’s ranks file of Bendit, who began her work as Davis recalled the history of the matter, would help to further alienate mem- include local officeholders in the director of the Bar Foundation on Nov. stating that she had chosen former bers of the legal community from each Association, other specialty bar associ- 1, will be published in the De c e m be r Chancellors to serve on the task force other because they would lose the ations, and in government and law edition of the Philadelphia Bar Reporter. because they had already been shared experience of going together to enforcement. Earlier in the meeting, in her through the Bar election process and the polls to vote. “We will make our Details about the amendment are announcements, Chancellor Doreen S. that the three particular people were a organization less than it is,” she said, “if published on page nine of this issue. Davis thanked the Association’s good representation of groups that we go this route.” In other business, the Board adopt- Women in the Profession Committee have been historically active in Bar However, among the supporters of ed a Criminal Justice Section resolution and all others associated with the Oct. elections. the proposal was former Chancellor urging that Denis P. Cohen receive a 12 Quarterly Meeting. Davis praised Davis added that she “listened very Chacker, a member of the Election “prompt hearing and favorable recom- their work in presenting the annual carefully” to the Board’s discussions in Procedures Task Force. He said that mendation” by the state Judiciary Sandra Day O’Connor Award and August, and that she had concluded bringing a bylaw amendment to the Committee to fill a vacancy on the William J. Brennan Jr. Distinguished that the Board would not recommend fore by member petition was “legal, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court. Jurist Award and in ensuring a suc- to the membership bylaw changes practical and allowed” under the Bar’s Cohen, a longtime Criminal Justice cessful collection drive of used cellular necessary to effectuate the task force’s bylaws. He noted other Board mem- Section member and a former chair of phones for the use of women who are recommendations. bers’ fears about Internet voting and the section, also has served on the at risk of being victims of domestic Stating that her goal “is and always stated that the amendment would only Board of Governors and other leader- violence.

BAR REPORTER / NOVEMBER 2000 21 Association Supporting Barristers’ Thanksgiving Drive

The Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia Inc. will sponsor sored by donations from both members of the Barristers’ its 16th annual Thanksgiving Drive on Saturday, Nov. 18. On Association as well as the legal community at large. that day, the Barristers’ Association will distribute Thanks- The Philadelphia Bar Association has provided a donation giving baskets to less fortunate African-American families in in support of the drive. the city. The drive will be hosted at the home of one of the The drive enables these families to celebrate Thanksgiving founders of the Barristers’ Association, the late Judge Charles in traditional fashion with turkeys, stuffing, cranberry sauce, Wright. The judge’s son, Edward C. Wright and daughter-in- macaroni and cheese, potatoes, vegetables, crackers, dinner law Nina Wright-Padilla, are co-chairs for the event. Those rolls, cookies and pies. Recipient families are solicited from interested in supporting the Thanksgiving Drive should call area churches, while the distribution of the baskets is spon- (215) 569-4770.

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placement services. As part of its broader mission, PECCDC rehabilitates vacant buildings and works with local community groups to help improve the physical, economic and social fab-

ric of the neighborhood and the vital- ity of local businesses.

PEC’s “continuum of care” includes emergency food, clothing and shelter to women, children and teenage girls

in crisis, transitional housing, teen- only education and recreation pro- grams, parent and child education, adult workshops to enhance personal growth and self-esteem, job training

and resources for women and teens

and housing opportunities. Through

PECCDC, the agency offers permanent housing through the development of rental units and houses for sale. The center also provides pre-

employment workshops, job training and placement and retention services for homeless mothers making the transition from welfare to work. In addition, PEC is planning the con- struction of a community center offer- ing child care and health care and other welfare-to-work services. Since its beginning in 1972 through mid-1997, PEC has provided 453,755 nights of shelter or housing to 5,580

homeless families, case management services to 26,077 mothers and their children and 1,360,285 meals to home- less mothers and their children. More recently, 33 affordable rental units have been developed in PEC’s neigh- borhood. More than 2,000 volunteers have devoted almost 250,000 hours to this work. The Apothaker Award is given in honor of the late Louis D. Apothaker, a past president of the Bar Foundation. The award acknowledges a specific

contribution or a lifetime of work, particularly by local candidates whose activities have benefited Philadelphia communities.

Pennsylvania Information about tickets to the Andrew Hamilton Ball may be Bar Institute obtained by calling the Bar Founda- CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION tion at (215) 238-6347.

22 NOVEMBER 2000 / BAR REPORTER Homeless Advocacy Project Volunteers Honored at Reception The Bar’s Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) honored those who volunteered for HAP in the past year during its annual Volunteer Recognition Reception on Oct. 25 in the Mayor’s Reception Room at City Hall. The event was hosted by City Council to recognize HAP’s ten years of providing legal and other services to the homeless. In photo, City Council member David Cohen (left) presents a city proclamation to HAP President-Elect David G.C. Arnold and HAP Executive Director Marsha I. Cohen. City Council President Anna C. Verna and Council Member Jannie L. Blackwell also attended the event and City Solicitor Kenneth I. Trujillo spoke about the importance of HAP’s mission and the city’s support of its work.

Real Property Section - annual luncheon, noon, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market St. Speaker: Penn’s Landing Corp. President Dominic Sabatini. Cost: $30. Info: (215) 238- 6313. Nov. 17 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Social Security Disability Committee - meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center. Lunch: $7. Note: While the following listings have been verified prior to press time, any scheduled event may be Legislative Liaison Committee - meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor Conference Center. Speaker: subject to change by the committee or section chairs. John Baer, state political reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News. Lunch: $7. Nov. 6 Nov. 21 Family Law Section - meeting, 4 p.m., 11th floor Conference Center. Philadelphia Bar Association - Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, 8 a.m., Westin Hotel, Liberty Board of Governors - meeting, 4 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Place, 17th and Chestnut streets. Details on page four of this edition. Nov. 8 Young Lawyers Division - Law, Life and Lunch seminar, noon, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1701 Market St. Speaker: Steve Goodman on Making Rain. Family Law Section - Tea Law and Cookies seminar, 3:30 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Topic: Business Litigation Committee, Business Law Section - meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Current Adoption Issues. Cost: $5 for section members, $10 for nonmembers. Room. Lunch: $8.50. Criminal Justice Section - presentation of Cesare Beccaria Award to L. Felipe Restrepo, 4 Board of Governors - meeting, 4 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. p.m., Mayor’s Reception Room, second floor, City Hall. Nov. 22 Nov. 9 Municipal Court/Landlord-Tenant Law Committees - joint meeting, noon, 11th floor Legal Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men Committee - meeting, 8:30 a.m., 10th floor Board Conference Center. Lunch: $7. Room. Board of Governors Diversity Committee - meeting, noon, 11th floor Committee Room. Nov. 27 Lunch: $7. LRIS Committee, meeting, noon, 11th floor Committee Room. Small Business Committee, Business Law Section - meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Medico-Legal Committee - meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center. Lunch: $7. Lunch: $8.50. Nov. 28 Elder Law Committee, Family Law Section - meeting, 4 p.m., 10th floor Cabinet Room. Criminal Justice Section - meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center. CLE: Motions Court Nov. 10 Survey. Lunch: $7. Election Procedures Committee - meeting, 8 a.m., 10th floor Board Room. Compulsory Arbitration Commitee - meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7. Fee Disputes Committee - meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Divorce/Equitable Distribution Committee, Family Law Section - meeting, 4 p.m., 11th floor Nov. 11 Committee Room. Public Interest Section - annual dinner, 6 p.m., Warwick Hotel, 17th and Locust streets. Philadelphia Bar Foundation - Andrew Hamilton Ball, 7 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Park Hyatt Speaker: National Public Radio’s Juan Williams. Cost: $25 for public sector and govern- Philadelphia at the Bellevue, Broad and Walnut streets. Info: (215) 238-6347. mental attorneys, $45 for section members and $50 for nonmembers. Nov. 13 Nov. 29 Law School Outreach Committee, Public Interest Section - meeting, noon, 10th floor Cabinet Federal Courts Committee - meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Speaker: Clerk of Room. the Court Michael E. Kunz. Lunch: $7. Nov. 14 Young Lawyers Division - holiday party, 6 p.m., The Five Spot, Delivery of Legal Services Committee, Public Interest Section -meeting, 8:30 a.m., 10th Nov. 30 floor Board Room. Domestic Violence Committee, Family Law Section - meeting, 3:30 p.m., 10th floor Cabinet Labor and Employment Law Committee, Business Law Section - meeting, 12:15 p.m., 11th Room. floor Conference Center. Lunch: $7. Business Law Section - annual reception, 5:30 p.m., Pyramid Club, 1735 Market St. Nov. 15 Presentation of the Dennis H. Replansky Memorial Award. Cost: $35 per person. Mid-Sized Law Firm Management Committee - meeting, 8 a.m., 10th floor Board Room. Criminal Justice Section - annual reception, 5:30 p.m., Mayor’s Reception Room, second Speaker: Lee Silverstein on 401(k) Profit-Sharing and Pension Plans and the Best Way to floor, City Hall. Presentation of Thurgood Marshall Award to Deputy District Attorney Ray Make Withdrawals. Harley. Cost: $20 in advance, $25 for nonmembers and at the door. Workers’ Compensation Section - meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center. Speaker: Dr. Dec. 1 Nick Maravich on Advances in Medical Imaging. Lunch: $7. Legislative Liaison Committee - meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7. LegalLine - 5 p.m., 11th floor LRIS offices. Dec. 4 Nov. 16 Family Law Section - meeting, 4 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Professional Responsibility Committee - meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center. Committee on Persons with Disabilities - meeting, noon, 10th floor Cabinet Room. Unless otherwise specified, all ch e cks for luncheons and programs should be made payable to the Philadelphia Bar International Law Committee - meeting, noon, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, 1600 Association and mailed to Bar Headquarters, 11 01 Market St., 11th fl., Philadelphia, Pa. 191 07- 2 911. Send Bar Association-related calendar items 30 days in advance to Managing Editor, Philadelphia Bar Reporter, Philadelphia Bar Market St., 39th floor. Speaker: Temple Law Professor Ameila H. Boss on E-Commerce. Association, 11 01 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 191 07- 2 911. Fax: (215) 23 8 - 12 67. e-mail: r e p o r t e r @ p h i l a ba r. o r g .

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