Bar Unveils Podcasts Bush to Be Judged on Iraq War

April 2006 The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association Vol. 35, No. 4 Liasson: Bar Unveils Podcasts Bush to Be Judged on Iraq War

by Jeff Lyons

President Bush’s legacy will be deter- mined by the outcome of the war in Iraq, National Public Radio political cor- respondent Mara Liasson told members of the Association at the March 23 Quar- terly Meeting and Luncheon. The Association also honored Immed- iate-Past Chancellor Andrew A. Chirls at the event. Chancellor Alan M. Feldman lauded Chirls for his accomplishments during 2005, including his outreach to immigrant communities and his commitment to judicial independence. Feldman presented Chirls with a gold box, an exact replica of the one presented to Andrew Hamilton for his defense of John Peter Zenger in 1735. The box is presented annually to the immediate- past Chancellor and is in-scribed with the message “acquired not by money, but by character.” “In 2005, we tried to narrow the gaps Photo illustration by Kate Maxwell between our immigrant communities in Association Programs Available for Download Philadelphia and the legal system. We wanted justice to speak all languages,” by Mark A. Tarasiewicz er Programs, Chancellor’s Column, above categories and automatically continued on page 13 Member Benefits, Legislative Update, download the latest podcasts to your Members can now take the Phila- Hot Interviews with Very Cool People, MP3 player, such as an Apple iPod. delphia Bar Association “on the go” Career Corner and Law Practice You can now download the Bar In This Issue ... with the official April 1 launch of the Management. Together, they feature meeting you missed and listen to it Association’s comprehensive new more than 35 original podcasts pro- on your train ride home, or while 4 Guidance Available Podcast Center, offering a large audio duced by the Philadelphia Bar exercising at the gym or laying on 6 library of interviews, speeches, panel Association. Additional categories will the beach. You also can listen to int- Judge Staying Active discussions, Chancellor’s columns and be added in the future. erviews with the region’s top “movers 8 27th Charity Run more available for free download at Association podcasts can be lis- and shakers” in and outside of the philadelphiabar.org. tened to directly on your computer legal community, hear about the lat- 11 Law Week 2006 Eight podcast categories are avail- using your media player software, or est updates to your Association- able on the site: Major Events, Speak- you can “subscribe” to one of the continued on page 12 14 High-Profile Trials

KNIPES-COHEN COURT REPORTING Celebrating 40 Years of Service to the Legal 215-928-9300 Com umunity. ROBERT COHEN, PRESIDENT COURT REPORTING • VIDEOGRAPHY • VIDEOCONFERENCING 400 Market St., 11th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (P) 800-544-9800 • www.knipescohen.com • (F) 215-627-0555 PHILADELPHIA 2 APRIL 2006 / BAR REPORTER Dangerous Plan Would Make Criminal Files Public by Alan M. Feldman “Innocent until proven guilty.” FRONTLINE Arrest records can’t be used legitimately to make employment decisions. Perhaps no legal precept is better They can’t be introduced in a court of law as proof of a criminal history. known or more widely appreciated by the American people. This simple but And they have no place online as part of a person’s “criminal record.” powerful legal maxim, in four short words, describes our nation’s funda- mental legal philosophy: that until a accessible. Particularly in an age when is to falsely suggest that an innocent person’s guilt is proven by the state, anyone can create a Web site or post a person has a criminal record. Such that person must be considered an blog, access to sensitive personal infor- mistakes are all the less tolerable when innocent man or woman. mation can lead to unhappy conse- the misinformation will be published That’s why the Philadelphia Bar quences in the virtual world of the to the world and is easily accessible on Association was concerned when the Ginzburg), the ACLU (Larry Frankel), Web, where it’s hard to tell the differ- the internet. Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts ence between fact and fiction or gossip For these reasons, we ask that Int- Courts proposed to put all criminal (Shira Goodman), the Philadelphia Dis- and truth, and where the “author” of a ernet posting of criminal records (even court records on the Internet, with easy trict Attorney’s Office (Ron Eisenberg) post may be difficult to identify. those leading to conviction) not occur (and free) access for all. Our largest and others, and myself (representing Arrest records can’t be used legiti- until safeguards are in place to provide concerns about this plan were these: the Bar Association) were there in Har- mately to make employment decisions. for reasonable accuracy of the records, • The Internet records would in- risburg, before a panel chaired by re- They can’t be introduced in a court of and for a simple and expedient clude arrest records, even where there tired state Supreme Court Justice Ste- law as proof of a criminal history. And method to correct mistakes. was no subsequent criminal convic- phen Zappala, to submit written mate- they have no place online as part of a Correct attribution of crimi- tion. rials and offer testimony. To my knowl- person’s “criminal record.” Just as a nal records. Finally, and on a related • Although errors in criminal court edge, no other Bar Association partici- woman can’t be a little bit pregnant, so topic, if criminal court records are to records are a frequent occurrence, pated or commented on the proposal. we should not permit the implication be posted online, it is important that there were insufficient safeguards to Here are the positions we took, and that a person can be a little bit guilty. sufficient identifying information be assure accuracy of online records, and why: But this is what would happen if arrest continued on page 15 no procedure for correction of mistakes. Arrest records on the Inter- information, amounting to no more • It was too easy to misidentify the net. Is it wrong to allow the public to than a suspicion of guilt, can be dis- person to whom an internet criminal learn when someone has been charged covered by anyone. And the tarnished record belonged, since the only identi- with a crime? Of course not. Newspa- reputation that will be the likely result fying information was the person’s last pers and other media announce such is nearly impossible to change - even if name and year of birth. things all the time. But these are news or when criminal charges are quickly Editor-in-Chief In actuality, by the time we learned reports about alleged criminal activity dismissed or the person is acquitted. Molly Peckman, Esq. about this project, the AOPC had al- happening right now. The individual Stated simply, we should not permit ready posted criminal court records to rights concern is not impacted until the improper taint of criminality that Associate Editors Sunah Park, Esq. the Internet in almost all Pennsylvania later. If, as a result of subsequent ev- would arise from posting arrest records Lawrence S. Felzer, Esq. counties. Perhaps in part based upon ents, the charges are dropped, the case that never lead to conviction. Any Heather J. Holloway, Esq. our Association’s resolution in October is dismissed or the person charged other course is simply inconsistent Stacey Z. Jumper, Esq. of 2005 expressing the concerns des- with the crime is acquitted, is it fair to with our American tradition of justice. Asima Panigrahi, Esq. cribed above, the AOPC deferred post- maintain that person’s arrest record on Correction of errors. Studies Contributing Editor ing records to the Internet for Philadel- the Internet forever? Should that indi- have shown that criminal records are Richard Max Bockol, Esq. phia and Allegheny Counties. We were vidual, never convicted of a crime, be often inaccurate. Incorrect criminal his- also pleased to learn that the AOPC tainted with the suspicion of being a tories can disrupt the lives of law-abid- Advisory Editors was accepting public comment on its criminal for the rest of his or her life? ing citizens, and even create unreason- Bruce H. Bikin, Esq. proposal and would convene a public We say no. Citizens could lose (or able problems for the guilty. After all, it Merih O. Erhan, Esq. Marc W. Reuben, Esq. hearing on March 2. Along with Com- not be hired for) jobs, may be denied is just as wrong to record and publish munity Legal Services (thanks for your housing and can suffer other forms of that a person committed a crime other Director of New Media and Publications Mark A. Tarasiewicz leadership, Sharon Dietrich and Janet harassment if arrest records are easily than the one he was convicted of, as it Managing Editor Jeff Lyons

Chancellor’s Forum on Judicial Selection April 28 Copy Editor Kate Maxwell State Sen. Anthony Williams, who diverse bench for Philadelphia County in the upcoming weeks. represents Pennsylvania’s 8th District, through creation of (a) specified criteria The Chancellor’s Forum will be held Director of Public Affairs and External Communications will be among the and (b) a judicial selection committee in the 11th floor Conference Center of Beth Huffman panelists at the for potential judges for the Common Bar Association headquarters, 1101 Executive Director Association’s Chan- Pleas and municipal courts.” Market St. For more information, visit Kenneth Shear cellor’s Forum on Other panelists will be announced philadelphiabar.org. The Philadelphia Bar Reporter (ISSN 1098-5352) is Judicial Selection published monthly and available by subscription for on Friday, April 28 $45 per year by the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St., 11th fl., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911. from 12 to 2 p.m. Periodicals postage paid at Philadelphia, Pa. POST- Sen. Williams is Tell Us What You Think! MASTER: Send address changes to Philadelphia Bar The Philadelphia Bar Reporter welcomes letters to the editors for publication. Reporter, c/o Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 one of the sponsors Market St., 11 fl., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911. Williams Letters should be typed. There is no word limit, but editors reserve the right to Telephone: (215) 238-6300. Association Web site: of Senate Bill 100, www.philadelphiabar.org. Newspaper e-mail address: which would amend the Pennsylvania condense for clarity, style and space considerations. Letters must be signed to [email protected]. The editorial and other views verify authorship, but names will be withheld upon request. Letters may be expressed in the Philadelphia Bar Reporter are not nec- state Constitution to adopt a new judi- essarily those of the Association, its officers, or its cial selection system for Philadelphia. mailed, faxed or e-mailed to: Jeff Lyons, Managing Editor, Philadelphia Bar Reporter, members. Advertising rates and information are avail- Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St., 11th floor, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107- able from Howard Hyatt at Media Two, 22 W. The bill would establish “a means to Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 305, Towson, Md., 21204. Telephone: (410) 902-5797. better ensure a strong, qualified, and 2911. Phone: (215) 238-6345. Fax: (215) 238-1267. E-mail: [email protected].

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PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / APRIL 2006 3 Section/Committee Spotlight: Professional Guidance Answers to Ethics Questions Just a Phone Call Away by Jeff Lyons the phone calls. A caller may have an fact that they came to us in good faith issues, conflicts of interest. If you can ethics question but there may be and relied on it will certainly be taken think of it, over the past 18 years I’ve As staff counsel to the Association’s something that he or she is doing that into consideration,” he said. had a call about it. People avoid prob- Professional Guidance Committee, Paul puts him or her at risk for a malprac- “If someone calls the Disciplinary lems by asking what to do. That’s how J. Kazaras fields between 300 and 400 tice suit. That needs to be pointed out. Board to ask a question, the Board we all learn. I do worry about those phone calls a year from members look- The opinions are advisory only and refers them to us. That’s the best source who move ahead when they are not ing for advice about their own con- are not binding. “If someone depends of referrals,” he said. sure of the ethical issues involved. That duct. on our advice and the Disciplinary “Questions cover every conceivable isn’t good for them or for the profes- “People call and say ‘this is my situ- Board thinks that advice is wrong, the area — solicitation, advertising, fee sion,” Kazaras said. ation and this is what I’d like to do, is it ethical for me to do it?’ ” said Kazar- as, the Association’s assistant executive director. Kazaras said he gives informal guidance over the phone, but pointed There’s nothing like having the right that, “we also get requests for formal written opinions, which are the ones that are posted on the Web site and in Pennsylvania form … right at your fingertips. the Bar Reporter.” Kazaras tells all callers that their communications regarding guidance questions are strictly confi- dential. 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PHILADELPHIA 4 APRIL 2006 / BAR REPORTER Appellate Courts Committee Judge Rendell Urges Protection of Courts by Brian K. Sims by Republicans and Democrats alike to describe and debase judges at all lev- If you are an attorney in Pennsylva- els. nia, regardless of your politics or your As Judge Rendell pointed out, her practice area, U.S. Third Circuit Court court “decides cases, not issues,” and of Appeals Judge Marjorie O. Rendell the label “activist judge” is simply has a message for you: Protect the jud- unfair in the vast majority of rulings iciary. handed down from the bench. She Speaking to the Association’s Ap- points to the highly publicized Schiavo pellate Courts Committee on March 8, case that was touted by many in the Pennsylvania’s first lady asked all in media as the “Right to Die” case. attendance to be wary of sensational- While the issue may have been ism in the media surrounding judicial about an individual’s right to die, the decisions at all levels. actual case itself had little to do with Specifically, Judge Rendell pointed brain damage or feeding tubes, and to the effects that both the media and much more to do with legislative auth- partisan politics have had on the prac- ority and procedural fairness. This was tice and perception of U.S courts in a fact that seemed lost in the nation- recent years. Speaking from an extre- wide press coverage that focused on mely unique position as both a re- the issues in the state court case. nowned member of the judiciary as “Appellate courts decide about the well as the wife of Pennsylvania Gov. reasoning of the lower court’s decision, Edward G. Rendell, Judge Rendell has a not the result,” said Judge Rendell. “We vantage point unlike any other mem- Photo by Jeff Lyons don’t have a result in mind. If you do ber of the Third Circuit. have a result in mind, then you’re an “It’s somewhat frustrating to hear Judge Marjorie O. Rendell of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals urged Bar members to activist judge.” people talk about the appellate courts be diligent in defense of the bench. Judge Rendell likened appellate with a total lack of understanding of members of the judiciary by members duced in President Bush’s 2004 State of practice to “painting by numbers or what judges do, and how judges decide of the media and the political arena. the Union address, and which has painting within the lines.” She cases,” said Rendell, referring to the The “activist judge” label is a rela- quickly become a part of the political described the intricate maze by which “activist judge” label placed on many tively new moniker that was first intro- landscape. The term has been adopted continued on page 17

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PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / APRIL 2006 7 27th Annual 5K Run/Walk Set for May 21 by Jeff Lyons FIN and Document Technologies, Inc. Legal Sponsors include Akin Gump The 27th edition of the Association’s Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Anapol, 5K Run/Walk takes off on Sunday, May Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman and 21 along the Schuylkill River on Martin Smalley, P.C.; Bennett, Bricklin & Luther King Drive (fomerly West River Saltzburg, LLP; Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Drive) adjacent to the Philadelphia Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.; Cozen Museum of Art. The event benefits the O’Connor; Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Support Center for Child Advocates. Coleman & Goggin; Neil A. Morris The race features several competi- Associates, P.C.; Pepper Hamilton LLP; tion divisions: open-individual, Bar RatnerPrestia; Raynes, McCarty, Binder, Association members, company teams, Ross & Mundy; Sandals & Associates, legal teams and male and female divi- P.C.; Semanoff, Ormsby, Greenberg & sions. Runners are also divided into the Torchia, LLC; WolfBlock; Woodcock following age groups: 13 and under; 14 Washburn LLP; Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, –16; 17–19; 20–24; 25–29; 30–34; 35–39; Kaplan, Schaer & Toddy, P.C. 40-44; 45–49; 50–54; 55–59; 60–64; 65– Legal Supporters include Buchanan 69; 70–74; 75–79; and 80 and over. Ingersoll P.C.; Drinker Biddle & Reath Awards are presented to participants in LLP; Duane Morris LLP; and Fox all divisions. Rothschild LLP. Silver bowls will be awarded to the Registration for the May 21 event first-place male and female finishers. begins at 7:15 a.m. The 5K run starts at DOLFIN running wear will be awarded 8:30 a.m. and the 5K walk begins at

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PHILADELPHIA 12 APRIL 2006 / BAR REPORTER Mara Liasson autographs a copy of the Philadelphia Bar Reporter for Chancellor Alan M. Immediate-Past Chancellor Andrew A. Chirls holds the gold box presented to him at the Feldman before the March 23 Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon. March 23 Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon. QUARTERLY “I think that Iraq looms over everything else that happens this year politi- continued from page 1 cally,” Liasson said. “The outcome of said Chirls, the seventh WolfBlock part- the war more than anything else will ner to serve as Chancellor. “We tried to determine how history views the Bush expand our ties to organized bars and presidency,” she said. President Bush others in justice systems around the has admitted spending all the political world.” capital he gained after his re-election “As a result, our message and our on the war with Iraq, she said. programs got out in many languages. “The war is very unpopular. A maj- For the first time that anyone knows ority now says it wasn’t worth it, either about, our Bar Association was the in lives or money. A majority of Amer- subject of feature articles or broadcasts icans are now pessimistic that we’ll be in languages other than English. We able to succeed in Iraq and that there made the news in Russian, Polish, Photos by Jeff Lyons will be a stable, pro-Western democ- Greek and Spanish. And we reached Mara Liasson chats with Albert S. Dandridge III (left) and Michael E. Scullin before the ractic goverment there,” she said. people who until last year didn't know March 23 Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon. “Big majorities of people think an what lawyers could do for them,” Chirls stone Kops in that they can’t seem to She said the Dubai ports deal also Iraqi civil war is unavoidable. In all of said. figure out how to take advantage of brought out resentment by the his speeches, the president has been Liasson talked about politics, which their opponents’ problems. Congress over White House secrecy, repeating that he is optimistic about she said “is a word that comes from the “But I think the most extraordinary lack of communication, high handed- success in Iraq, but also that he’s real- Greek polis, that means many, and tics, transformation that we’ve witnessed ness, not to mention their concerns istic. He understands the problems and that means blood-sucking insects.” has been at the White House, which in about the White House’s basic compe- knows there’s been a learning curve. She said because of President Bush’s the first term operated like a well-oiled tence and execution. He understands why people are dis- low approval ratings, Republicans in political machine that was feared by “What a lot of Republicans see as heartened and why Americans are Congress are breaking with him on both its supporters and its opponents. the real reason for the White House’s worried about the war,” Liasson said. issue after issue. She said a number of And now they seem to have turned stumbles is that there is no one in the “All of that candor, which wasn’t on polls have shown that Democrats are into the gang that couldn’t shoot White House who is running for re- display during the first two years of the faring better than Republicans on a straight, and I’m not referring to the election. In the second term there is war, is an attempt to convince the number of issues, including the han- vice president,” she said. usually someone and that’s the vice American public that he’s not out of dling of Iraq and port security. The way the White House handled president, but this is unprecedented. touch and not just engaged in wishful “We are used to Democratic advan- the Dick Cheney hunting accident is a It’s the first time since 1952 where the thinking,” she said. tages on health care, the economy and good example of the administration vice president is not going to make a “I think that the problem that the jobs and on domestic issues, but this is suffering from a case of the “second- bid for the presidency,” she said. president has now is that his own rat- something new,” she said. term stumbles,” she said. “It seems that Liasson said President Bush has ings for being trustworthy and honest Liasson said those numbers are why every other week there’s another polit- been asked about bringing in new have dropped so much since 2003 the Republicans are worried about the ical catastrophe, small or large. You blood to revitalize the White House when the war began that it makes it a November congressional elections and have the vice president’s shooting inci- and he said he wasn’t going to lot harder for him to convince people that they could possibly lose control of dent, the leaking of the Katrina video- announce it “right now.” She said some to trust his judgment that the war will the House of Representatives. tape, the arrest of a White House dom- have called for Condoleeza Rice to actually succeed,” she said. “But Republicans do have a conso- estic policy aide for shoplifting and the become vice president, with Dick Liasson’s reports can be heard regu- lation these days, and that is the biggest and most spectacular collapse Cheney moving to defense secretary larly on NPR’s award-winning news- Democrats,” she joked. The Democrats, recently, the collapse of the Dubai and Donald Rumsfeld becoming chief magazine “All Things Considered” and she said, are sometimes like the Key- ports deal.” of staff. “Morning Edition.”

PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / APRIL 2006 13 Federal Courts Commitee Panel Debates Workings of High-Profile Trials by Jeff Lyons motion to televise the “Intelligent Design” case because of a local rule The public interest and need to against cameras in the courtroom. “I know make some trials more high pro- had enough to do without having to file than others, a veteran journalist worry about Court TV,” he said. “I don’t told members of the Federal Courts think the quality of the lawyering or Committee at a March 22 panel discus- the case would have been affected by sion. having cameras in the courtroom.” Panelists for the event included U.S. Judge Baylson said that if people District Court Judges John E. Jones III know they’re going to be televised, and Michael Baylson and Philadelphia they become “more actors than wit- Inquirer reporter George Anastasia, all nesses and it may influence the flavor having personal experience with sen- of the case. But I think [cameras in the sational trials. Judge Jones presided courtroom] is a moving target and over the “Intelligent Design” trial in the sooner or later, there will be cameras

Middle District of Pennsylvania last Photo by Jeff Lyons in the Supreme Court of the United year. Judge Baylson was the judge in U.S. District Court Judges (from left) John E. Jones III and Michael Baylson and Philadelphia States. There may be more ‘trials of tri- the Philadelphia city corruption case Inquirer reporter George Anastasia discuss their experiences with high-profile, high-public- als’ televised to see what the impact is.” and Anastasia has covered several ity trials at the March 22 meeting of the Federal Courts Committee. Anastasia favors the presence of TV organized crime trials as well as the agendas conflict with [the legal com- Judge Baylson said the dynamics of cameras in the courtroom. He said murder trial of Thomas Capano, who munity’s agenda]. What makes it a a criminal trial are much different than when he covered the trials of Cherry was convicted in the death of his mis- compelling story is often the human a civil trial because the defendant and Hill Rabbi Fred Neulander, Court TV tress, Ann Marie Fahey. element - the ‘why’ behind all of this. the press both have to be considered. was there to televise the proceedings “It could be the political case with a We’re there covering a trial, but we’re “There’s a real balancing effort that and had the cameras in fixed position. bug found in the mayor’s office. Or it looking for something else,” he said. came up in my case on more than one “The camera focused on the judge, wit- could be a 10-year-old killed outside Judge Jones called his famous trial occasion,” he said. ness and questioning attorney. I don’t of his school and the perpetrators are “a doozy” and said the court was able Judge Baylson said the trial was think it caused any kind of problems brought to trial. The media pays atten- to conduct the proceedings without a going along smoothly until he excused and it can be controlled.” tion to that because there’s a public hitch due to a great deal of preparation a juror in the corruption case. “The att- “[Televised trials are not] a star interest and a need to know why and and planning and to some forethought ention focused on me and that turned chamber process. It ought to be avail- what’s going on,” Anastasia said. as to the role of the press and the need the tide,” he said. able to the public as often and as fre- “Sometimes, [the media’s] roles and to keep the trial as open as possible. Judge Jones denied a Court TV quently as it can be,” Anastasia said.

PHILADELPHIA 14 APRIL 2006 / BAR REPORTER FRONTLINE JUDGE JONES continued from page 3 Justinians Honor Feldman continued from page 10 provided so that a criminal record is attrib- parties when creating this program: uted to the right person. At the same time, the the expense of trial; the suspicion that identification data should not be so personal an arbitrator’s agenda may not be the as to compromise that person’s safety and same as the agenda that a court security. would have; and that a party wants The present AOPC system uses just last three judges to rule on an opinion. name and year of birth, which is plainly inad- Thus, the ADR program, which pro- equate. For example, in a recent Philadelphia vides a written opinion by a three- phone book, there were 12 Mary Greens, 14 judge panel specialized in commercial people named Jose Gonzalez, 26 John Millers, law with no right to appeal, was born. 31 named Robert Jones and 43 with the name “Where else, I ask you, where else in of Charles Williams. If just two people with the United States can you get that? the same name, like these, have similar dates Nowhere but the Philadelphia Com- of birth, there is a reasonable likelihood of Photo by Jeff Lyons Bar Association Chancellor Alan M. Feldman is greeted by Gaetan C. Alfano (right), merce Court,” Judge Abramson said. mistaking one person for another, with poten- chancellor of The Justinian Society, and Rudolph Garcia (left), vice chancellor of the Court of Common Pleas Judge tially devastating consequences. To minimize Justinians, at a Feb. 27 luncheon event at the Union League in Feldman’s honor. Mark I. Bernstein, the newest addition such concerns, we agree with the AOPC’s plan to the Commerce Court, also to add a date of birth identifier, but suggest addressed the committee at this meet- Steven Malamud at (215) 821-0920 or that also including the last four digits of a ing. Judge Bern-stein, previously of FUND-RAISERS by e-mail at [email protected]. person’s Social Security number would help continued from page 12 the Class Action Program in the • The SeniorLAW Center will even more to avoid instances of misidentifica- Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, hold a “Take a Chance for Seniors” tion. raiser, “A Taste of Liberty” on Wedne- noted that there are fewer complex Casino Night on Thursday, April 27 If we really believe that “innocent until sday, April 26, from 6 to 8 pm at the cases on the Commerce Court docket from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Mellon Bank proven guilty” is more than a sound byte, we National Liberty Museum. This year’s then there are on the Day Forward Center, 1735 Market St. Take a chance need to make sure that, particularly in this era honoree is Joseph Poon - master chef, Docket. He said there appears to be at our fun-filled, exciting evening of of ever-expanding access to information, indi- immigrant entrepreneur, author, and many petitions for extraordinary relief gaming to benefit SeniorLAW Center. vidual rights are not sacrificed on the altar of philanthropist. In recognition of his filed in the Commerce Program. Judge Take a chance and test your luck at cyberspace. We’ll publish the AOPC’s decision creativity and contributions to the re- Bernstein urged attorneys to select a blackjack, craps, roulette, money wheel on the Bar Association’s Web site as soon as gion, HIAS and Council will honor complex track for their case at the case and poker. Use your winning chips to it’s issued. Poon with an “Immigrant Entrepren- management conference if the parties qualify for prizes to be raffled away. eur Award.” Former Channel 10 News think they may need more time. Alan M. Feldman, a partner at Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Anchor Steve Levy will host the ev- Come play, eat, drink, enjoy live music Tanner and Weinstock, is Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. His e-mail address is [email protected] or afeld- ent. For more information, to become a and silent auctions. For more informa- Stacey Z. Jumper, an associate with Post & Schell, P.C., is man@feldmanshepherd. His phone number is (215)567-8300. sponsor or reserve a seat, contact tion, visit www.seniorlawcenter.org. an associate editor of the Philadelphia Bar Reporter.

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The deaths towering figuresinmylifediedsuddenly, relief. Within twoweeksofeach othertwo ance wasrecentlypresentedtomeinstark life andnever confusethetwo. way toachieve workand equilibriumbetween fession andmustfinda is alifeoutsideofourpro- sight ofthefactthatthere sion. We must notlose ny demandsofourprofes- easily obscuredby thema- that reallymattercanbe we’re vigilantthethings hours, deadlines andbillable counsel, dealing withclients,judges,opposing of Workplace Life Outside Neglect Don’t In TheirOwnWords L. Felipe RestrepoisapartnerwithKrasner andRestrepo. by L.FelipeRestrepo Dad andMr. D: “Thank you andgoodbye.” ask homeandreadyour kidsabook, Go Since thedeathofmyfather, manyfriends We did,however, have theprivilegeofhav- offindingthiselusiveThe bal- importance The allconsuming: practice oflaw canbe inter alia . Unless Restrepo PHILADELPHIA RENDELL continued from page 5 Don’t Delay, Order Legal Directory Today appellate judges analyze the argum-ents, research the applicable case law, and navigate their way toward a decision that is both appropriate and sup- The Legal Directory 2006 will be ing counties, Delaware and New community. ported in the law. available in early April, and you Jersey. This year, for the first time, “We don’t sit there and say, which would be bet- won’t want to miss the newest, But The Legal Directory 2006 also each copy of The Legal Directory ter, which would be fairer. That’s not the way that most comprehensive resource for includes all the indispensable in- will include complimentary courts think. We go through the maze,” she said. the Philadelphia-area legal com- formation you’ve come to rely access to The Legal Directory As a result of the recent trend, Judge Rendell has munity. This is your last chance upon – Bar Association bylaws, Online, so the information you noticed that the judiciary is not as insulated from to order your copy at a special contacts and committees; infor- need will be only a few mouse partisan attacks and name-calling as it once was. pre-publication price. mation on federal, state and clicks away. She stressed the need for members of the bar to step This year’s edition – available county courts and government Order The Legal Directory 2006 to the aid of those under fire and to protect the in- in early April – includes listings agencies; a judges index; alterna- now for the discounted pre-pub- dependence that the courts need in order to func- for more than 1,500 law firms tive dispute resolution resources; lication price of $57.95 (plus ship- tion. and 17,000 attorneys in and a special business-to-busin- ping and tax). Order now at “People think the independence of the judiciary Philadelphia and the surround- ess section tailored to the legal www.thelegaldirectory.org. makes judges free to get up in the morning and do whatever they want. The independence of the judiciary gives judges the freedom to get up in the the Complex Litigation Center ADR that the Commerce Case morning and do the right thing,” she said. STATE CIVIL and Judges Gary S. Glazer and Management Program be used in Judge Rendell asked everyone in attendance to continued from page 6 Joseph A. Dych are in charge of the event of disputes. In that vein, be diligent in defense of the bench. She asked for new cases filed in 2005. There motions. he left the audience with this lawyers to write letters to the editors of newspapers were 389 jury trials tried to ver- Judge Jones saved his highest thought: “Bring us your tired of and magazines that are mischaracterizing a court’s dict and 318 nonjury trials tried praise for the Commerce Prog- restricted covenants, your poor decision or sensationalizing issues that are only sec- to verdict. The total number of ram, which he said is a bigger en- because of broken business ag- ondarily related to the outcome of a trial or appeal. cases disposed was 37,412. As of tity outside of Philadelphia than reements, your heavy-laden with “Take issue with things. When you see an article February 2006, there are 7,309 within. He said it has such a rep- Sarbanes-Oxley-inspired share- about an opinion, and they’re talking about the PhenFen cases, representing 75 utation that other jurisdicttions holder disputes, we will never opinion being results driven, write a letter to the percent of the mass tort invento- have asked for the model to help turn you away. Nor transfer you editor and inform the public,” said Rendell. “You’d ry. The total inventory of active create other business courts ar- en masse to any other jurisdic- be surprised at how many people really do read let- cases is 33,142. ound the country. Judge Jones tion.” ters to the editor.” Judge Jones also highlighted suggested that practitioners con- some changes in the court. Judge sider putting in their agreements Sunah Park, an associate at Thorp Reed & Brian K. Sims is an associate with the Law Offices of Mark F. Seltzer, P.C. Armstrong, LLP, is an associate editor of the Paul P. 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PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / APRIL 2006 17 YLD UPDATE definitely could use your help. This year, the YLD has decided to tack some continued from page 11 laughs, dancing, food, fun and drink – all in sup- Bar Leaders On the Air groups of students out into the courtrooms of the port of a very good cause – onto the end of Law city to observe hearings and trials in real civil and Week. On Saturday, May 6, the YLD will host its criminal actions. We take care of finding appropri- annual fund-raiser for the Philadelphia Bar ate courtrooms for our students and volunteer Foundation in the form of a Comedy Night at the lawyers to visit, and the judges generally make a Academy of Natural Sciences on the Ben Franklin point to acknowledge the kids and young lawyers Parkway. Up-and-coming comedian Christian participating. My apologies for getting all “broken- Finnegan, whose resume includes repeated appear- record” on you, but again, volunteer participation ances on the Dave Chappelle Show and Comedy in Lawyer for a Day doesn’t require any experience Central, will appear as our comedic headliner for or preparation – just the willingness to take some the evening, which will also include a silent auc- time out for the benefit of some terrific young peo- tion, DJ, dancing, some tasty food and an open bar. ple. Philadelphia Style magazine is so firmly convinced At lunchtime, the Lawyer for a Day students that the YLD Comedy Night is going to be a cover- return to the Bar Association offices for a special age-worthy young-Philadelphia happening that program featuring Lori Wilson, a reporter with they’ve decided to co-sponsor the event. If all that NBC 10 News. Wilson joined NBC 10 in November somehow wasn’t enough to pique your interest, as a general assignment reporter. Additionally, she plans for a sponsored after-party at one of Philly’s is a contributor to NBC 10’s lifestyle and entertain- new hot spots also are in the works – for YLD ment show, “10!” attendees of the Comedy Night and their guests Before joining NBC 10, Wilson worked from only. Maybe the best part of the whole deal is the 2002 to 2005 as a morning anchor, weekend anchor, cost for the YLD Comedy Night event – only $55! entertainment reporter and general assignment Tickets are limited for the Comedy Night – and reporter at WGCL in Atlanta. Prior to joining they are already going fast – so if you’d like to get WGCL, Wilson was a news anchor and health out for a laugh-filled night on the town for a good reporter at KSLA in Shreveport, La. cause (and only $55!), hop onto the YLD Web page If you’re interested in learning more about Law and register for the Comedy Night ASAP.

Week, check out our full calendar of Law Week For the record, the Phils will finish 93 - 69, win- Photo by Beth Huffman events at the YLD Web page at philadelphiabar.org. ning the National League East, and then proceed to Chancellor-Elect Jane L. Dalton (left) and Marsha Levick (cen- The success of Law Week depends on young cruise through the playoffs to a six-game World ter) of the Board of Governors are joined in the studios of lawyers who are ready, willing and able to give up Series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, restoring WDAS-AM with Patricia Coulter of the Urban League of an hour or two to give something back to the com- balance to the universe in the process. Philadelphia on March 20. Dalton and Levick discussed the munity and help put our profession’s best foot for- Equal Justice Conference, being hosted by the Association, as ward in the public eye. As I mentioned before, Michael B. Hayes, an associate at Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & guests on the Urban League’s monthly show. Rhoads, LLP, is chair of the Young Lawyers Division. there’s no better time than the present – and we

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PHILADELPHIA 18 APRIL 2006 / BAR REPORTER 6ABC’s Brikman Mozart’s Genius Endures Time to Address Bar by Marc W. Reuben thousands of individual pieces of work. His operas dealt with politically hot Committees There are some to whom musical topics of the time and were often cen- ARTS & MEDIA Anita Brikman, who has brought criticism means discussion of the writ- sored. The Marriage of Figaro is both insight and clarity to difficult issues ten score, or of the peculiarities in indi- anti royalist and the most charming as WPVI - 6 ABC’s medical reporter vidual performances that attend the and wonderful of all the operas about for more than a work of certain performers. But more love in all its incarnations. The demon decade, will be than any other subject of criticism, the lover Don Giovanni (Don Juan) with a the speaker at a music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart libretto by Lorenzo DaPonte, the friend joint meeting of gives the lie to the mechanical method of Casanova, the exultant Zauberflote the Medical/Legal of reviewing that is practiced by just (The Magic Flute) the great comic opera and Bar-News about every hack in the business. You that created the germ of an idea (leit- Media Commit- cannot describe the music of Mozart as motif) upon which Richard Wagner tees on Friday, if it were notes on paper. Nothing this created his operas. April 21. man wrote appeared according to for- others taught him, but from his own There is nothing sloppy about this The lunch mula. It was music that was hanging perspective. He was not a trailblazer in music. The inspiration apparently came event begins at around in the air and Mozart plucked composition. But within the confines of fully formed into his mind. The themes 12 p.m. in the it out of the air for everyone to enjoy. the classical tradition, he created more and orchestrations, as odd as they may 11th floor Conf- All respect to the many giants of music, happy and interesting variations in have seemed to more conservative erence Center of Mozart is the one true genius loved by composition than any of his contem- heads of the time, were perfectly Bar Association Brikman all. I do, however, like the notice that poraries. Beethoven didn’t particularly formed and framed. What is more, they headquarters, the late Harold Schoenberg gave like Mozart, but his first great sym- are all delightful. There is some trea- 1101 Market St. Wolfgang in his weekly music column phonic works were patterned in the sure in everything Mozart wrote. Little Brikman’s “HealthCheck” seg- in The New York Times, when Schoenberg style of Mozart. Haydn, the father of all pieces are little and the major works ments have covered a variety of admitted, “Mozart is the most art.” mid-European composers of the time, are awe-inspiring. In his work we see topics important to the health of Nothing more perceptive or succinct simply thought Mozart the most bril- the mind of a curious genius and a individuals and families, including has been said about the composer. liant. convivial writer, for saloon songs and recent segments on avian flu, pre- Mozart was born in Austria in 1756. Scholarship and theater have taught symphonic masterpieces. Those who scription drug recalls and mercury His father, Leopold, was a musician in us that Mozart was a great child, and celebrate his life celebrate joy and awe. contamination in fish. Following the the employ of one of the Hapsburg remained so throughout his short life- But mostly joy. Recommended record- devastating tsunami of December princes. Leopold was quick to see the time. He was a ruinous businessman, ings of Mozart’s music include: 2004, she traveled to Indonesia to talents of his near-infant son, who he an obscene scamp, a prankster and a • “The Symphonies,” conducted by chronicle a medical relief mission taught both to perform and compose. mischievious teller of dirty jokes (his Eric Leinsdorf with the London undertaken by local physicians. In Nothing Leopold ever gave us in writ- correspondence to his sister Nanerl has Philharmonic, from the 1960s. the fall of 2005, she presented two ing was as brilliant as the work his son the tone of a wicked little boy). He died • “Don Giovanni,” a surprisingly half-hour specials on 6ABC: “Herit- composed from the age of three and at age 35 in 1791. His music has never wonderful 1965 recording featuring age of Hope: 150 Years of Children’s the father soon realized that he was been out of style. He wrote 41 sym- Nicolai Giahurov as the wicked Don Hospital of Philadelphia,” and eclipsed by his tiny scion. Father and phonies, more than two dozen piano and conducted by Otto Klemperer. Any “BodyWorlds.” son soon toured Europe and when concertos, a score of grand operas recording of any Mozart opera featur- Brikman, a Summa Cum Laude Leopold was called to court service, (many of which are the greatest in the ing the immortal bass-baritone Ezio of Miami University in Ohio, Mama Mozart accompanied the child repertoire), the immortal flue and oboe Pinza is worth having, including the worked at various television stations on tour. Mozart shone as a performer concertos, the horn concertos, even a live 1936 Giovanni conducted by Bruno in Indiana and Ohio before joining and composer almost from the time he work for the glass harp invented by Walter. the 6 ABC “Action News” team in could first walk. His compositions Benjamin Franklin. There were songs, • “The Marriage of Figaro” several 1994. remain fresh and lively, gathering more liturgical pieces and hundreds of recordings conducted by Herbert von To register for this event, visit sophistication as the boy grew. But the sonata works for various instruments, Karajan. philadelphiabar.org. deeper quality did not come from what serenades such as ein kline nachtmusic - continued on page 21 According To... What is the One Piece of Office Equipment You Couldn’t Live Without? “Your computer does it “I can live without my “My computer. You can all. Even though you can Blackberry, but I be connected to more open attachments with couldn't do my job eff- kinds of information a Blackberry, it’s still so ectively without Inter- through your computer limited in what you can net access through my moreso than any other do. You can get every- office computer. 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PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / APRIL 2006 19 BAR FOUNDATION can make a BIG difference in the amount of funds the Foundation is able to provide to local organizations. continued from page 9 Ginsburg Call Maureen Mingey, the executive director of the Bar generous contributions of our many lawyers and law firms. Foundation, at 215-238-6334 to get the necessary payroll Entries Due As you can see, a donation to the Bar Foundation means deduction information. your contribution will definitely reach the needy here in If you would like to contribute using your credit card, you Philadelphia. I hope you will support the Philadelphia Bar can do so online at philadelphiabar.org. Thank you – there are by April 28 Foundation and its ongoing efforts to provide access to justice many who need your help. for Philadelphians who need help. Please consider making a The Philadelphia Bar Association is contribution – even if it is just $2 a week, through payroll Robert D. Lane Jr., president of China Infrastructure Investment Partners LLC, is president of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation. pleased to announce the Fourth Annu- deduction. If enough local lawyers make this commitment, we al Legal Writing Competition in honor of the Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Asso- ciate Justice of the United States Su- preme Court. In so doing, the Bar Asso- ciation recognizes the importance of excellence in legal analysis and writing skills, and seeks to award a student en- rolled in a Philadelphia-area law school for authoring a top-quality competition submission. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 28. This competition is open to full- and part-time law students who are in their second or third year of study during the 2005-06 academic year at one of the following five institutions: Univ- ersity of Pennsylvania School of Law, The State University of New Jersey, Rut- gers (Camden) School of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law, Vill- anova University School of Law, Wid- ener University School of Law (Dela- ware Campus). Students must be in good standing at their institutions. The submission may not have been published previously, although it may have been prepared in connection with a law school course. The submission also may not have been submitted for any other competition during the time when it is under consideration for this competition, until after the time when awards are announced. The submission must be the work of one author alone (joint submissions will not be considered), and the author must certify that the submission has been prepared without substantial editing from others. Candidates may submit a law review quality submission on any topic relating to rights, privileges and responsibilities under federal law. The author of the first place submission will receive a cash award of $2,500, the publication of the winning submission in The Philadelphia Lawyer magazine, on the Bar Association’s Web site and/or in an appropriate Bar Associa- tion publication. The winner of the First Place award will be invited to the Quarterly Meeting of the Bar Associa- tion in October 2006, at which time the award will be presented.

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PHILADELPHIA 20 APRIL 2006 / BAR REPORTER ARTS & MEDIA Mozart interpretations with outstanding casts. continued from page 19 • The Budapest String Quartet issued YLD Helps Greet Newest Citizens • Piano concertos (many of them) per- many celebrated Mozart chamber perfor- formed by the great French pianist Robert mances, including the six viola quartets. Cassadeseus with the Cleveland Orchestra Listening to Mozart serenades while under George Szell. reclining on a blanket on the hill at the old • The horn concertos performed by Robin Hood Dell, breeze whispering Englishman Dennis Brian or chamber music through the trees in the park, a bottle of featuring Isaac Stern on violin (Stern’s peer- wine (white) nearby was the best date to less recorded work was in chamber music). which I ever took any girl. I remember the • The wonderful operatic recordings final performances at the Dell, and how the from the mid-1930s at Glynebourne con- wonderful Charles Munch, a Frenchman ducted by the likes of Fritz Busch and with the delicate baton that he waived atop Thomas Beecham and the precious few his head to coax the most delicate sounds recordings of operatic music sung by the out of the orchestra, made the music seem brilliant Brazilian Soprano Bidu Sayao, part of nature. That lovely breeze still car- which can lull you to peaceful sleep on a ries that music somewhere in space, where cool summer evening. the angels sing Mozart all the time. Photo by Jeff Lyons • Three of the operas (“The Abduct-ion When asked what he imagined the Damon K. Roberts of the YLD Executive Committee greets a group of new from the Seraglio,” “The Magic Flute” and world would be like after atomic conflict, Americans after they took the oath of citizenship at a March 16 naturalization “Don Giovanni”) were recorded in the 1960s Albert Einstein shrugged and said “No one ceremony at the U.S. Courthouse as U.S. District Court Chief Judge Harvey under the baton of the German maestro will be left to play Mozart.” Bartle III looks on. Nearly 110 people from 28 nations were sworn in at the Ferenc Fricsay. This lamented conductor event, sponsored by the Philadelphia Bar Association. died young. These superior sounding Marc W. Reuben, a sole practitioner and advisory editor of the Philadelphia Bar Reporter, has been writing about the arts and recordings, however, capture his celebrated media since 1973.

Wednesday, April 19 Workers’ Compensation Section Executive Committee – meeting, 10:30 a.m., 11th floor Committee Room. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Committee on the Legal Rights for Persons with Disabilities – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room. Note: While the following listings have been verified prior to press time, any scheduled event Workers’ Compensation Section – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Conference Center. Lunch: may be subject to change by the committee or section chairs. $7.50. Federal Courts Committee – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. Monday, April 3 LegalLine – 5 p.m., 11th floor LRIS offices. Family Law Section – meeting, 12 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. Thursday, April 20 Tuesday, April 4 Solo and Small Firm Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Conference Center. Lunch: Philadelphia Bar Foundation Board of Trustees – meeting, 12 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. $7.50. Wednesday, April 5 Family Law Section Executive Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room Delivery of Legal Services Committee – meeting, 8:30 a.m., 10th floor Board Room. South. Rules and Procedures Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 10th floor Board Room Room. Lunch: Environmental Law Committee – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. $7.50. Friday, April 21 Thursday, April 6 Social Security and Disability Benefits Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Conference Health Care Law Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. Center. Lunch: $7.50. Civil Rights Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room. Monday, April 24 Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room Minorities in the Profession Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room South. Lunch: $7.50. South. Lunch: $7.50. Philadelphia Bar Reporter Editorial Board – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Cabinet Room. Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Friday, April 7 Tuesday, April 25 The Philadelphia Lawyer magazine Editorial Board – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Board Criminal Justice Section – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Conference Center. Lunch: $7.50. Room. Women in the Profession Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: Monday, April 10 $7.50. Business Law Section Executive Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Compulsory Arbitration Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room South. Lunch: $7.50. Tuesday, April 11 Criminal Justice Section Executive Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Wednesday, April 26 Medical Legal Committee – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. Wednesday, April 12 Chancellor’s Forum on Merit Selection – 12 p.m., 11th floor Board Room. Appellate Courts Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. Thursday, April 27 Thursday, April 13 Lawyer Referral and Information Service Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Legislative Liaison Committee – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room South. Committee Room South. Friday, April 14 Committee on the Legal Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor Good Friday – Bar Association offices closed. Committee Room. Elder Law Committee – meeting, 1 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. Monday, April 17 Board of Governors – meeting, 4 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Public Interest Section Executive Committee – meeting, 12 p.m., 11th floor Committee Rooom South. Friday, April 28 Young Lawyers Division Cabinet – meeting, 12 p.m., 10th floor Cabinet Room. Women’s Rights Committee – meeting, 12:15 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room. Lunch: $7.50.

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PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / APRIL 2006 21 Deborah Epstein Henry, founder Law: Opportunity or Exploitation” at sponsored by The National Business and president of Flex-Time Lawyers the Thirteenth Annual CLE Conference Institute, was held on Feb. 22. PEOPLE LLC and of counsel to Schnader “Update for Feminist Law Professors” at Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, was a the University of Pennsylvania Law Maria L. H. speaker at the Feb. 11 Feminist Law School on Feb. 11. Lewis, a share- Sunah Park, an Professors Annual Conference, “Women holder at Miller, associate with Lawyers as Contingent Workers in the Bonnie A. Alfano & Raspanti, Thorp Reed & Academy and Practice: Back to Piece- Sheehan, an P.C., spoke to the Armstrong, LLP, has work,” at the University of Pennsylva- associate with Fox Christian Legal been named to the nia Law School. She also spoke on Feb. Rothschild LLP, par- Society at the editorial board of 9 at Harvard Law School Office of ticipated in the University of The Legal Intelligencer, Career Services, Harvard Women’s Law Annual Conference Pennsylvania Law the oldest daily Association and the Alliance of Indep- of the Pennsylvania School on March 23. legal newspaper in endent Feminists on “Making the Prac- Association of the United States. tice of Law Fit Your Life: Alternative School Personnel Nadeem A. Work Arrangements and Flexible Work Administrators March 1 to 3 in Hersh- Bezar, a partner Jennifer DuFault James, a part- Options.” ey, Pa. Sheehan provided an update on with Kolsby ner at Schnader Harrison Segal & the Fair Labor Standards Act. Gordon Robin Lewis LLP, has been selected by the Joan C. Arnold, Shore & Bezar, Philadelphia Business Journal as one of a partner at Pepper Albert Momjian, a partner at spoke at Widener Philadelphia’s top “40 Under 40” for Hamilton LLP, was Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, University Student 2006. the monthly semi- was a moderator for the program Bar Association’s nar guest speaker “Public Service to Compliment Your fourth annual Laurence H. Brown, a co-founder at the International Career” at the Pennsylvania Bar Diversity Week/South Asian Bar of Brookman, Rosenberg, Brown and Tax Institute, Inc.’s Association’s Public Service Institute Association luncheon in March. Sandler, has been reappointed to a sec- February luncheon on March 9. ond three-year term on the Disciplin- where she present- Michael G. Brennan, a sharehold- ary Board by the Pennsylvania Sup- ed on “Ethical issues facing lawyers Jacob C. Cohn, a er with Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, reme Court. when clients are operating in non-U.S. member of Cozen Coleman & Goggin, presented a semi- jurisdictions.” O’Connor, recently nar for the New Jersey Institute for Philip L. presented “On the Continuing Legal Education on Dec. 7, Hinerman, a Mark Momjian, a partner at Hook for Bonus 2005 titled “Nursing Home Claims: partner with Fox Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Claims: Investiga- Beyond The Basics” in Jamesburg, N.J. Rothschild LLP, par- appeared as a guest speaker for a tions into Alleged ticipated in a Lor- Villanova Law School class seminar Fraudulent Screen- Marc S. Raspanti, a shareholder man Education Ser- and lectured on issues of family law ing of Asbestos/Sil- with Miller, Alfano & Raspanti P.C., vices program, “Le- and professional ethics on Jan. 26. ica Claims” and also addressed Texas spoke at the Pennsylvania Bar Insti- gal Issues Facing Judge Janice Jack’s landmark 2005 sili- tute's 12th Annual Health Law Institute The Construction Jonathan H. Spergel, a partner at cosis decision at Mealey’s 4th Annual on March 15 and 16. He co-presented Professional: The Most Common Pit- Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, was Advanced Insurance Coverage the program “An Insider’s Look at How falls and How to Avoid Them in Penn- recently elected as a member of the Conference in Philadelphia. the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Process sylvania,” on Feb. 15. He discussed al- Montgomery County Redevelopment Works: A Practitioner's Primer.” ternative resolutions in construction Authority board for a term extending Louis W. disputes. through 2010. Fryman, chair Lary I. Zucker, a shareholder with emeritus for Fox Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman William H. Brown III, senior Albert S. Dandridge III, a partner Rothschild LLP, has & Goggin, recently participated in a counsel at Schnader Harrison Segal & at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis been re-elected as mock trial of an amusement ride claim Lewis LLP, participated as a judge for LLP, was a planner for “Preparation of chair of the Penn- and a legal roundtable discussion the Mid-Atlantic Region Thurgood Annual Disclosure Documents,” spon- sylvania State Ethics involving amusement industry safety Marshall Mock Trial Competition held sored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute Commission. Fry- experts and consultants at the AIMS at the U.S. District Courthouse in and held on January 31. man was appointed Safety Seminar sponsored by the Philadelphia. to the State Ethics Commission in Amusement Industry Suppliers and Charles J. Meyer, a partner with March 1998, reappointed in March Manufacturers Association. Joseph A. Fox Rothschild LLP, participated in the 2001, and elected to his first term as Gerber, a member Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Chair in May 2002. Christopher J. Huber, an associate of Cozen O’Connor, Resident Didactic Program sponsored with Pepper Hamilton LLP, has been recently received by The Children’s Hospital of Kevin E. elected to the board of directors of the the Cronin Memo- Philadelphia. Meyer’s presentation to Raphael, a share- Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the rial Award from the Fellows in the CHOP program dis- holder with Miller, American Civil Liberties Union. Loss Executives As- cussed the responsibilities and role of Alfano & Raspanti sociation. The aw- the psychiatrist/therapist in custody P.C., spoke on “The ard recognizes Ger- matters. Wolf in the Woods: ber’s dedicated service in “promoting The Threat of professional and ethical development Names Are News Carl A. Solano, a partner at Private Payor of the insurance profession.” “People” highlights news of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Claims During, or members’ awards, honors or served as a member of the faculty for a After, a False Claims Act Case,” at the Neal A. Jacobs, managing attorney appointments of a civic or com- seminar titled, “Strategies in Drafting Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 12th of the Jacobs Law Group, PC, presented munity nature. Information may and Opposing Petitions for Discret- Annual Health Law Institute on March “The Seven Deadly Sins of Sharehold- be sent to Jeff Lyons, Managing ionary Appellate Review, held at the 15 and 16. er/Succession Agreements” and a sec- Editor, Philadelphia Bar Reporter, CLE Conference Center in the Wana- ond topic on the enforceability of con- Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 maker Building in Philadelphia. Jay A. Dubow, a partner at tracts, “How To Get Out Of Contracts: Is Market St., 11th floor, Philadelphia, WolfBlock, recently presented the con- It Worth The Paper It’s Written On” to Pa. 19107-2911. Fax: (215) 238-1267. Phyllis Horn Epstein, a share- tinuing legal education course “Effec- the medical staff of Roxborough E-mail: [email protected]. holder in Epstein, Shapiro & Epstein, tive Federal Pre-Trial Practice for Memorial Hospital on Jan. 31. Photos are also welcome. P.C., spoke on “Alternative Careers in Pennsylvania Attorneys.” The course,

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