Monroe Legal Reporter Containing Decisions of the Court of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Legal Notices
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Monroe Legal Reporter Containing decisions of the Court of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Legal Notices. Advertisements, and other Matters of Legal interest. Vol. LXIII Stroudsburg, PA, August 17, 2018 No. 33 THE BENCH: Hon. Margherita Patti Worthington, President Judge; Hon. Arthur L. Zulick; Hon. Jonathan Mark; Hon. Jennifer H. Sibum; Hon. Stephen M. Higgins; Hon. David J. Williamson Michael R. Muth, Editor Hillary A. Madden, Assistant Editor 913 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Call for information 570-424-7288 Drawing Courtesy of Joyce Love POSTMASTER: Send change of address notices to MONROE LEGAL REPORTER, 913 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 All advertisements for the LEGAL REPORTER should be submitted no later than Wednesday at 10:00AM one week prior to publication on Friday. MONROE LEGAL REPORTER, U.S.P.S. 359-520 is published every Friday by: MONROE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 913 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Subscription: $85.00 per year Published Weekly, Entered as PERIODICALS May 10, 1938 at the Post Office, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, under Act of March 3, 1879 2 MONROE LEGAL REPORTER AUGUST 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 8:30 Arraignments 9:00 Dependency Court HRC 9:00 & 1:00 Support Rules CR3 3:00 PFA Ex Parte 3:00 PFA Ex Parte 9:00 & 1:00 Support Court HRC 3:00 PFA Ex Parte Probation HRC 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 8:30 PFA 9:00 JURY SELECTION 8:30 Arraignments Juvenile Review CR3 3:00 PFA Ex Parte 9:00 Juvenile Court HRC (specially scheduled) 3:00 PFA Ex Parte 10:00 Sheriff Sale HRB(Pers.Prop) 3:00 PFA Ex Parte 3:00 PFA Ex Parte 1:15 Parole Court HRC Probation HRC 3:00 PFA Ex Parte 9:30 Present Accounts Last Day to File Accounts Mortgage Foreclosure (RN) HRA COPE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 8:30 PFA Criminal Day 8:30 Arraignments 9:00 Dependency Court HRC Juvenile Call of the List CR3 9:00 & 1:00 Support Court HRC 1:15 Parole Court HRC 3:00 PFA Ex Parte 9:30 Summary Court CR3 1:30 Juvenile Dispositions CR3 3:00 PFA Ex Parte 3:00 PFA Ex Parte 2:00 License Susp. 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Log on to: www.monroebar.org Click on "Find A Lawyer" $25 for up to 30 minute consultation (*Contact information must be entered when prompted to obtain this reduced fee consultation) ____________________________________Or Call us at: 570-424-7288 Provided by the Monroe County Bar Association 913 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 MONROE LEGAL REPORTER 3 2018 MCBA EVENT SCHEDULE August 21 Collaborative Family Law Committee Mtg - MCBA - 8:30am 21 Municipal Law Luncheon - Willowtree Inn - Noon 22 Government Relations Committee Mtg - MCBA - Noon 28 Criminal Defense Section - Yard of Ale - Noon 30 MCBA Member Mixer/Trivia Contest - Trackside Grill and Bar - 5:00pm September 3 MCBA Office Closed - Labor Day 6 Infrastructure Taskforce Mtg - MCBA - 8:30am 6 Executive Board Meeting - 4:00pm 6 Member Meeting - 4:30pm 6 Porch Social - 5:00pm 11 Real Estate Lunch - Willowtree Inn - Noon 12 Pro-Bono Committee Meeting - MCBA - Noon 14 Children's Advocacy Meeting - MCBA - Noon 15 River Rafting Trip - Water Gap River Base - 10am 18 Collaborative Family Law Committee Mtg - MCBA - 8:30am 18 Municipal Law Lunch - Willowtree Inn - Noon 19 Tentative CLE - MCBA - More Details to Follow 20 Social Security Disability Lunch - Siama - Noon 20 MCBA Member Mixer/Trivia Contest - Trackside Grill and Bar - 5:00pm 25 Criminial Defense Section - Yard of Ale - Noon 26 Government Relations Committee Mtg - MCBA - Noon 28 Bench Bar Conference 8:30am-6:00pm (NCC Monroe Campus) The Monroe County Bar Association and the Monroe Legal Reporter assume no responsibility for failure to report any matter inadvertently omitted or withheld from it. 4 MONROE LEGAL REPORTER Monroe County Bar Association Mission Statement The mission of the Monroe County Bar Association is to maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of the law, to cultivate social interaction among its members and to increase its usefulness in promoting the due administration of justice. In support of its mission, the Monroe County Bar Association shall: Provide quality continuing legal education programs; Work with the Court and County government to improve administrative procedures in the Monroe County Court system and related row offices: Provide opportunities for collegiality and networking among its members; Promote high standards of civility, professionalism and ethical conduct; Keep the community informed of the role and work of the legal profession; and Provide opportunities for its membership to contribute to the community through public education and charitable giving. MONROE LEGAL REPORTER 5 Upcoming PBI Schedule at the Bar Center – Live-feed Group-casts & Video Replays For more details or to register for any PBI seminar, go to www.pbi.org Courses are subject to cancellation by PBI if a minimum number of attendees do not pre-register. The following PBI seminars have been scheduled and will be held at the Monroe County Bar Center, 913 Main Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 To register go to www.pbi.org or call 800.932.4637 PBI SCHEDULE 2018 PBI: A Day on Ethics - Video 8/29/18 - 9:00AM - 3:30PM PBI: New E-Filing Requirements & Other Guardianship Rules - Groupcast 9/25/18 - 9:00AM - 12:15PM PBI: Family Law Update 2018 - Groupcast 10/16/18 - 9:00AM - 12:15PM Please go to the MCBA calendar to confirm seminar. www.monroebar.org 6 MONROE LEGAL REPORTER BRADLEY M. 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