Election Bylaw to Be Considered

February 2001 The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association Vol. 30, No. 2

Chancellor Writes Election Senate Panel About Ashcroft Bylaw to Be After a discussion at its January meeting, the Considered Association’s Board of Governors authorized Chancellor Carl S. by Jeff Lyons Primavera to express “the sense of the Board” on the nomination The Board of Governors has autho- of John Ashcroft to be attorney rized the publication of a bylaw change general of the United States. proposed by Chancellor Carl S. Primavera On Jan. 26, Primavera sent that widens the opportunities for mem- the following letter to all members to obtain absentee ballots beyond bers of the U.S. Senate Judiciary the current guidelines to permit individ- Committee. uals not in a defined Center City area to Dear Senator: Chancellor Carl S. Primavera is congratulated by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice request the ballot. I write today to express the Russell M. Nigro during the Annual Chancellor’s Reception held Jan. 4 at the Park Hyatt The bylaw change will be formally Philadelphia Bar Association’s Philadelphia at the Bellevue. considered by the Board at its February very real concern regarding the meeting. nomination of John Ashcroft to If approved, the new bylaw, along Rochelle M. Fedullo. that area on election day, also may vote be Attorney General of the with a bylaw proposing Internet voting, The amended bylaw reads as follows: by absentee ballot. The area known as United States. will be offered to the membership for “A Member who, by reason of illness, dis- Center City Philadelphia is defined as At a meeting of this consideration. This vote is tentatively ability or accident, will be physically that area bordered on the east by the Association’s Board of Governors scheduled for the Quarterly Meeting in unable to vote in person may vote by Delaware River, on the west by the on Jan. 25, Board members late March or early April. absentee ballot. In addition, a Member Schuylkill River, on the north by Spring voiced continuing skepticism “Our goal is to have these two items whose principal office is located outside Garden Street and on the south by South about the advisability of this submitted simultaneously at the next of the area known as Center City Street. The Association shall issue to such nomination notwithstanding Quarterly Meeting,” said Board chair Philadelphia, or who will be absent from continued on page 8 Senator Ashcroft’s recent testi- mony and the statements of his various defenders. The leaders of this 13,000-member Association 3 New Staffers Join Bar Communications Team are deeply troubled by this nom- A new communications Corporation of Malvern, reporter at the Gloucester produced promotional mate- ination. If confirmed, Senator team is in place to take the where she served as an exec- County Times in Woodbury, N.J., rial and assumed a variety of Ashcroft would become the chief Association and its publica- utive assistant. Prior to that, and as wire editor at Today’s other duties. She has also continued on page 3 tions into the new century. she worked as a copy editor Sunbeam in Salem, N.J. He is a worked as an intern for the Working primarily under at The Herald in Rock Hill, SC. graduate of Temple Pennsylvania State Senate. the direction of Mark A. In that capacity she edited University. She is a graduate of West Tarasiewicz, Director of news stories and designed Genna M. Viozzi is serv- Chester University. Publications and New Media, and laid out news pages. She ing as Public Relations According to Bar In This Issue ... the three new staff members has also worked at The Sun Associate and is also respon- Association Executive will be responsible for assist- News in South Carolina and sible for the Bar Association’s Director Kenneth Shear, the 2 Chancellor’s Column ing in the production of the was a graduate assistant at Web site. She comes to the new communication team “is Association’s printed and the University of South Association from Starcite, a already up and running — 3 Ben Levy Tribute electronic publications, and Carolina. local Internet startup, where building on the award-win- communicating the Jeff Lyons is the new she helped manage the ning tradition that has been 6 Public Interest Association’s story via print Managing Editor of the development and implemen- established here and charting and electronic media and the Philadelphia Bar Reporter news- tation of the company’s new directions as we increas- 7 YLD Update Internet. paper. Before joining the Bar strategic communications ingly take advantage of the Kate Maxwell serves as Association, he worked as plan. Prior to that she latest technological advances 8 Bar Foundation the Managing Editor of The copy editor at the Courier-Post worked as Senior to convey our message.” Philadelphia Lawyer magazine. of Cherry Hill, N.J., where he Communications and Shear noted that “this is an 10 Bar Officers A graduate of Pennsylvania assumed numerous editing Editorial Assistant at Catholic exciting time for the Bar State University, Maxwell also and production responsibili- Charities USA in Alexandria, Association; a time of energy 13 People holds a Masters Degree in ties. Lyons’ strong journalis- VA. While there she wrote and great promise.” Mass Communication from tic background also includes and edited news stories, Associate Executive Dir- 14 Feasts to Famine the University of South a stint as copy editor of the assisted with press confer- ector Daniel A. Cirucci will Carolina. She comes to the Bucks County Courier Times and ences and media relations, oversee the communication Bar Association from SCT experience as wire editor and helped plan special events, effort.

Visit the Philadelphia Bar on the Web at www.philadelphiabar.org • Look for Bar Reporter Online e-newsbrief every Monday morning Here’s How We Measure Judge Candidates by Carl S. Primavera and reported by certified public criteria-based strengths or failings of accountants. The responses are broken individual candidates are neither This year, the Association’s 29- down according to those lawyers who announced nor discussed. member Commission on Judicial F R O N T L I N E have appeared before a certain judge The Judicial Commission is thor- Selection and Retention will evaluate and those who have not. The Com- ough, methodical and broadly repre- candidates for 10 vacancies on the mission uses the poll results as one of sentative. Common Pleas and Municipal Court the measurements in determining Anyone who wants to know how benches. We will also evaluate 23 whether or not to recommend a judge the Commission operates need only Common Pleas and Municipal Court for retention. look in the bylaws of the Association judges who are up for retention. All Commission votes on candi- that are contained in your Legal While we do not yet know how many dates are by secret ballot and require Directory. It’s all there in Article VI of candidates will file for the judicial the vote of a majority of the Com- the bylaws, Judicial Selection. This vacancies, it is safe to say that the mission members plus one. Whenever year the Commission will proceed Commission will probably complete the Commission issues a preliminary under the very able leadership of its more than 40 evaluations for initial Additional time is also spent review- “Not Recommended” rating it also Chair, Nicholas Lisi. The Commission’s election and retention positions during writing samples and other factors gives the candidate in question the ex-officio members include the ing the course of the year. that bear on a candidate’s qualifica- specific criteria upon which the Com- President Judge of the Court of Each investigation into a candi- tions. Every candidate is also given up mission based its determination. Any Common Pleas, the President Judge of date’s credentials will consume at least to two hours of consideration by the candidate who receives a preliminary the Municipal Court, Philadelphia’s 10 hours of volunteer time by inves- full Commission. “Not Recommended” rating may with- District Attorney, the City Solicitor of tigative team members and probably In the case of judges up for reten- draw his or her application and the Philadelphia, the Chief Defender of the another 10 hours of staff time. The 90- tion, the Association commissions a rating will not be made public. But Defender Association, and our U.S. member investigative division repre- non-binding poll of all lawyers in the any such candidate who still wishes to Attorney for the Eastern District. Other sents the eyes and ears of the Judicial city. This poll makes you part of the pursue his or her evaluation before ex-officio members are: the Executive Commission. Each candidate is process. It gauges your detailed the Commission is afforded an oppor- Director of Community Legal Services reviewed by a three-member team assessment of every judge standing for tunity to make a final appearance in or a representative of the CLS Board; which includes one non-lawyer. retention. The factors that we measure front of the Comm-ission to address the chairs of our Criminal Justice, Investigative Division members inter- coincide with the objective qualifica- the concerns evidenced by the Family Law and Probate and Trust view judicial candidates as well as tions that the Commission uses in Commission’s preliminary vote. Sections; the chair of our Young lawyers, judges and others who are evaluating every candidate. The poll is During this appearance, the candidate continued on page 3 knowledgeable about the candidates. independently conducted, tabulated is given sufficient time to respond to the concerns of the Commission, and all members of the Commission are permitted to question the candidate. Tell Us What You Think! After the final appearance is conclud- The Philadelphia Bar Reporter welcomes letters to the editors for publication. ed, the Commission conducts a final Letters should be typed. There is no word limit, but editors reserve the right to vote. condense for clarity, style and space considerations. Letters must be signed to When the Commission makes its Editor-in-Chief verify authorship, but names will be withheld upon request. Letters may be ratings public, candidates are listed Bruce H. Bikin, Esq. mailed, faxed or e-mailed to: Jeff Lyons, Managing Editor, Philadelphia Bar simply as “Recommended” or “Not Associate Editors Reporter, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St., 11th floor, Philadelphia, Recommended” and the Commission Michael A. Cibik, Esq. PA 19107-2911. Phone: (215) 238-6345. Fax: (215) 238-1267. E-mail: details the full, objective criteria used Glenn F. Rosenblum, Esq. [email protected]. to evaluate all candidates. The specific Contributing Editor Richard Max Bockol, Esq.

first-year law school exam in consti- sorry one indeed. Advisory Editors tutional law, condemning hand Merih O. Erhan, Esq. Marc Reuben, Esq. recount procedures as creating the Stephen D. Hamilton L E T T E R S potential for disparate treatment of Director of Publications Judicial System Failed voters while blithely ignoring the far To The Editors: Mark A. Tarasiewicz greater disparity in treatment of vot- With all due respect to Chancellor Managing Editor To The Editors: ers that resulted from differences in Primavera, in his remarks regarding Jeff Lyons voting machines. The Court issued a the recent presidential election, while Copy Editor In your January issue our incom- decision for which there is no prece- it is true that the machinery of the Kate Maxwell ing Chancellor says that the recent dent and which, by its express terms, judicial system worked well, the Associate Executive Director judicial resolution of the presidential cannot be used as a precedent in any actual decisions of the judiciary were for Communications and Public Affairs Daniel A. Cirucci election was a “proud chapter .. for other case. It fabricated a holding of horrendous and turned on partisan lawyers and judges and for the sys- the lower court (that Florida law politics. Primavera’s remarks are like Executive Director tem itself,” in which “[a]ll of the ser- required completion of the vote saying the Dred Scott decision was Kenneth Shear vants of the justice system per- counting process by Dec. 12) so as to good for the country because it was foreclose any opportunity to remedy prompt, and put an end to that par- The Philadelphia Bar Report e r (ISSN 0145-3491) is formed admirably.” published monthly and available by subscription for I dissent. the asserted deficiency. The naked ticular piece of litigation. Even the $45 per year by the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St., 11th fl., Philadelphia, PA. 19107-2911. The Supreme Court’s decision in display of partisanship by the most naive among us know other- Periodicals postage paid at Philadelphia, PA. POST- Bush v. Gore was a blatant political Supreme Court majority-standing wise; as Justice Stevens stated in his M A S T E R : Send address changes to Philadelphia Bar R e p o rt e r, c/o Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 power grab. The Court’s per curiam their judicial principles on their dissent, the buffoonish and sadly Market St., 11 fl., Philadelphia, PA. 19107-2911. heads to hand their candidate the predictable U.S. Supreme Court deci- Telephone: (215) 238-6300. Association Web site: opinion will surely rank as one of its ww w. p h i l a d e l p h i a b a r. o r g. Newspaper e-mail addre s s : worst ever. Its reasoning was inde- presidency-amazed me and cannot sion will only breed lingering cyni- re p o rt e r @ p h i l a b a r. o rg. The editorial and other views expressed in the Philadelphia Bar Reporterare not nec- fensible as a matter of law and logic- but undermine one’s faith in the cism of our institutions. essarily those of the Association, its officers, or its a trumped-up equal protection theo- concept of an impartial judiciary. By members. Advertising rates and information are avail - able from American Lawyer Media, 1617 JFK Blvd., ry that would earn an “F” on any my reading, the chapter was a very Alex Ross Suite 1750, Philadelphia, PA. 19103-9655. Telephone: (215) 557-2300.

2 FEBRUARY 2001 / BAR REPORTER An Open Letter to the Family of Benjamin Levy

Editor’s note: Benjamin Levy, a former mem- Committee of TER and then ultimately would stop by the table. Ben would ber of the Association’s Board of Governors, to its Chancellorship. sneak a cookie here and there and I passed away on Jan. 11. The following tribute Ben chaired the compulsory arbitra- would yell at him. He told me that he was written by Association Assistant Secretary tion committee from 1991 to 1994. You was so happy with the new apartment Sayde Joy Ladov. must always forge a consensus, he that you had recently moved into. He would say. Let every one have their was excitedly helping to plan your Dear Susie, Cara and Howie: opinions but when the discussion is wedding, Cara, and would chat with over, speak with one voice. I remem- lawyers that he knew about job possi- I have a confession to make: I was bered those words as I picked up the bilities for you, Howie. He said his in love with Ben. If truth be told, I gavel to chair my first meeting as Chair health was stable but that he was anx- think I fell in love with him the first of the Compulsory Arbitration iously awaiting the heart transplant moment I met him. I no longer Committee in 1995. Ben was elected to that would allow him to be a grandfa- remember if I met Ben at a Tau Epsilon the Board of Governors of the ther in the years to come. He would Rho meeting or a meeting of the Philadelphia Bar Association for a positively glow during these discus- Compulsory Arbitration Committee of three-year term in 1994. He served sions, and I realized that all of Ben’s the Philadelphia Bar Association-I with distinction. Ben took a hard stand activities and interest took a back seat know it was not through his other on trade issues, always reminding the to you, his family. loves, the Temple Law Alumni Chancellor that part of the I hope you understand why I Association or the Philadelphia Folk Benjamin Levy Association’s mission was to create a adored Ben and why I consider him a Festival. All I know is that I was imme- Society, Ben knew what would fly and better work and business environment mentor and a friend. Last year when diately struck by his fastidious appear- fall with the membership. He taught for lawyers. Ben ran for the Board my father died, Ben yelled at me for ance, from to his French-cuffed shirts me that the event had to be perfect but based on his strong Bar resume and not reaching out to him. I told him right down to his welcoming smile and the cost had to be within the financial his years of service to TER. He was the that I knew with his own health chal- impatient finger drumming. Ben and I ability of the member. Ben felt passion- first Board candidate on whose cam- lenges, his plate was full. He told me hit it off immediately. He took me ately about the causes he believed in. I paign I actively worked. I ran for and that it was never too full to be there under his wing and infused me with remember a TEK Retreat where we won my own seat on the Board a year for a friend. That was Ben! I know that his boundless energy. Ben was never welcomed members from around the later and became an officer three years you must get letters like this all the low key about anything. His excite- country. Ben told them about the suc- later. time from people who knew Ben. ment level was always in overdrive but cesses of our chapter and how he and Ben and I spent Bar election day Please add this one to the stack and it was always positive. Maybe that’s others revitalized our membership. By together in December as we had in add my name to the legions that will why I loved him so. the time the members from Detroit past years. We staffed the TER table, remember him with love and respect. As a past Chancellor of the local and Cleveland left, they were convert- checking in our members and prowl- graduate chapter and a past national ed members of the Ben Levy fan club. ing for new members. I would bring Very truly yours, Chancellor of the Tau Epsilon Rho Law Ben pushed me onto the Executive pounds of cookies for the people who Sayde Joy Ladov

PRIMAVERA The Commission also includes four in the May primary and November the public interest. I hope that you’ll continued from page 2 non-lawyers selected from among per- general elections. And I think we can look for the Commission’s ratings in sons “of recognized standing, judgment all agree that voters should make accu- the spring and in the fall and that you Lawyers Division; the chair of the and independence who have demon- rate and informed decisions about the will support the Commission’s findings Women’s Rights and Municipal Courts strated their interest in the administra- candidates. and share them with others. Committees and the Presidents of the tion of justice in Philadelphia.” Members of the Commission and So now you know what the its investigative division work very Carl S. Primavera, partner in the law firm of Kl e h r, Barristers’ Association, the Hispanic Bar H a rrison, Harvey, Branzburg and Ellers LLP, is Commission is all about; what it does hard and perform a valuable service in Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. His Association and the Asian American e-mail address is ch a n c e l l o r @ p h i l a ba r. o r g . Bar Association. The Board of the and how it does it. Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Without the independent, objec- and the Board of the Association of tive assessment of the Judicial Defense Counsel also designate one Commission, Philadelphia voters each from among their own board would have little or no guide to the members to serve on the Commission. qualifications of the judicial candidates

ASHCROFT States must bring to the office an continued from page 1 understanding of this nation’s rich diversity and a sense of inclusiveness law enforcement officer in the United assuring everyone that the words States. We must be assured that he will “equal protection of the law” mean uphold and defend the Constitution what they say. In his Inaugural address and the law and that he will enforce President Bush pledged: “I will work to the law fairly, uniformly and without build a single nation of justice and prejudice. opportunity.” That is a goal that we all Unfortunately, the former Senator’s share. record and past statements cast doubt I urge you to examine this nomina- on his commitment to civil rights, tion scrupulously; to take whatever reproductive rights, gay rights and care and time that is necessary and to even free speech. These are serious thoroughly consider its potential impli- matters that give rise to very real and cations and ramifications. legitimate concerns. Even as I write Respectfully, there are unanswered questions and Carl S. Primavera lingering doubts. Chancellor An Attorney General of the United

BAR REPORTER / FEBRUARY 2001 3 4 FEBRUARY 2001 / BAR REPORTER Bar Leaders Take to Airwaves

Association Chancellor Carl S. Primavera (left photo) tapes the first of his year-long series of Legal View segments for 950 WPEN-AM. Primavera’s broadcasts can be heard week- days at 11 a.m. James E. Elam IV, chair of the Young Lawyers Division (right photo) poses with CN8’s Carla Showell-Lee. Elam taped a segment for “Comcast Newsmakers,” which was shown during January on CNN Headline News.

BAR REPORTER / FEBRUARY 2001 5 10th Anniversary of the Public Interest Section Organizations at Heart of Section’s Wor k by Sue Wasserkrug At the heart of the Public Interest predatory lending, utilities), land- interest organizations earns as much as Section are the many organizations lord/tenant disputes and public hous- first-year associates at the larger local In its 10-year history, the Bar whose missions revolve around pro- ing problems, employment and unem- law firms. Many of the organizations Association’s Public Interest Section viding legal services to low-income ployment compensation, government have annual budgets that are less than has helped hundreds of people in individuals. Two dozen public interest benefits and Social Security, tax and annual profits per partner at many Philadelphia who otherwise would organizations provide legal services to estate planning. firms! have gone without legal services. the poor and other vulnerable and Often organizations collaborate on Chancellor Carl Primavera has indi- The 10th anniversary of the Public under-served populations in work that results in reforms that bene- cated that the Association intends to Interest Section is an opportunity to Philadelphia: children, the elderly, peo- fit their clients. They often play a key “create a buzz in the Philadelphia legal honor the work of Philadelphia’s pub- ple with disabilities, people with role in changing unfair laws or creating community and to promote awareness” lic interest community. HIV/AIDS, women, lesbians and gay new laws, through representation of of public interest work at quarterly According to its bylaws, the Section men, the homeless and immigrants. clients or through participation in the meetings, Chancellor’s forums, and “promotes the interest of the members Some of these organizations address legislative process. other events, all year long. of the Association who address the a broad range of legal issues for low- All of these public interest organiza- Additionally, this year’s Public Interest legal needs and rights of the poor, income clients; others focus their tions are nonprofit entities. Because Section Annual Dinner promises to be minorities, victims of abuse, persons efforts on a particular legal issue, while their income is not derived from a particularly noteworthy event. with disabilities, the homeless, and yet others respond to the varied legal clients, they must raise money from concerns of a particular community. other sources: donations, grants, and, Sue Wasserkrug is coordinator for the Bar’s Delivery of other members of our society who Legal Services Committee. Her e-mail address is often lack advocates to speak for them.” Many offer direct representation in and for some, government funds. As a s w a s s e r k r u g @ p h i l a ba r. o r g Through its 10 committees–Civil out of court, while others focus on out- result, the business of protecting their Rights, Delivery of Legal Services, Law reach, advocacy and policy work. clients’ rights becomes a constant For more information Firm Pro Bono, Law School Outreach, Although most public interest organi- struggle. Most organizations do not A list of organizations can be Legal Rights of Children, Legal Rights zations employ staff attorneys to carry have the funds to hire sufficient staff to found on the Public Interest of Persons with Disabilities, Problems out most of their work, many rely on address the needs of all potential Section’s page of the Bar’s Web of the Homeless, Public Interest the pro bono efforts of the private bar. clients. The funds that are available are site, www.philadelphiabar.org., Continuing Legal Education, Rights of What all of these organizations have spread exceedingly thin: office equip- where you can also find more the Hearing Impaired and Women’s in common is a commitment to pro- ment is often outdated, and staff information about the Section Rights–the Section provides endless viding legal services to those who can- salaries are low. Not a single employ- and contact information for pro opportunities for its public interest and not afford to hire an attorney, to pro- ee–from support staff through execu- bono opportunities. private sector members to collaborate viding a voice in court–and in the tive director–of Philadelphia’s public on areas of shared concern. Over the community–for those who are disad- years, the Section has sponsored vantaged and underrepresented. numerous activities that highlight the Attorneys at these organizations ensure work of public interest attorneys, access to justice for individuals who Career Planning and Placement including seminars, brown bag lunch- would otherwise have no advocate. es, CLE courses, receptions and other The organizations handle cases involv- from programs for students, and an annual ing nearly all types of civil legal issues, dinner and presentation of the Andrew including domestic relations (custody, Hamilton Award for Public Interest support, divorce, protection from Advocacy. abuse), consumer issues (bankruptcy,

Talley Recognized as Emerging Leader Upcoming workshops:

Audrey C. Talley, Vice Chancellor of the Association, has been named one • “Internet Job Searching,” Feb. 7 of the region’s top 40 emerging leaders • “Preparing a Cover Letter,” Feb. 14 by the Philadelphia Business Journal. • “Interview Techniques,” Feb. 21 Talley, a securities lawyer and part- • “Job Search Strategy,” Feb. 28 ner in the business finance department at Drinker, Biddle & Reath, will become • “Résumé Drafting,” March 7 Chancellor in 2003. All workshops are held on Wednesdays at noon Allen Greenberg, editor of the Business Journal, said the individuals Bar Headquarters, 10th floor, 1101 Market St. chosen “are helping to shape the local No reservations required! economy as well as the region’s social and political agenda.’’ Career counseling and résumé review services The 40 people on the list include by appointment, entrepreneurs, city officials, and execu- Mondays from 9 to 11 a.m. and Fridays from 1:30 to 4 p.m. tives from the health care, real estate at Bar Headquarters. Audrey C. Talley and entertainment sectors as well as Check out JuriStaff’s job postings leaders of nonprofit organizations. the Association’s first award to women at Bar Headquarters, www.juristaff.com, “I think I’m a consensus-builder,’’ lawyers for high achievement (The and on the Bar’s Placement Hotline: (215) 238-6329. Talley told the Business Journal. “I’m also Sandra Day O’Connor Award), gave well-known for being able to juggle a Talley the best advice she said she’s lot of things and follow through. If I’m ever gotten: “Define yourself.” Learn more at in charge and something needs to get Association member Mark L. done, it’s going to get done.’’ Alderman, chairman of Wolf, Block www.juristaff.com or www.philadelphiabar.org U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Schorr & Solis-Cohen, was also spot- or call JuriStaff at (215) 751-9100, ext. 301. Sandra Day O’Connor, who presented lighted as an emerging leader.

6 FEBRUARY 2001 / BAR REPORTER Make Networking Work for You and Your Clients by James E. Elam IV Networking and learning to be a good lawyer are not mutually exclusive. Most people see my efforts to encourage them to attend the month- YLD UPDAT E You still have to master the fine art of being a good practitioner. ly happy hours sponsored by the YLD as my way of filling an otherwise empty room. To the contrary, see it for beyond what you may offer. They and learning to be a good lawyer are what it is opening your eyes to a fan- won’t forget that you referred them to not mutually exclusive. You still have tastic opportunity. The YLD happy an accountant or financial advisor to master the fine art of being a good hour-like alumni functions, lunches that solved a problem for them. practitioner. But that’s only one part with college friends or any other Clients may need family law counsel- of success. A good lawyer, besides forum in which you interact with oth- ing, workers’ compensation counsel- drafting great contracts and briefs, ers-are opportunities to network and ing, or guidance in some other field in should be able to achieve results out- promote yourself and your practice. which you do not have expertise but side of the margins. Regardless of the nature of your busi- during the course of litigation. It may one of your contacts does. Further, the So stop by the next YLD happy ness, the ability to generate and sus- also ease tension at the settlement unwritten benefits of knowing a hour. Who knows who you’ll run into? tain new business will eventually be table and lead to relaxed deadlines. judge, for example, can be worth far the means by which your success is Knowing your opposing counsel on a more than your hourly rate to a client. James E. Elam IV, associate in the law firm of Dilworth Paxson LLP, is chair of the Young Lawyers Division. His measured. personal level also is a reminder that The ability to offer a good referral e-mail address is elamje@dilworthlaw. c o m . The rule of thumb is that a contact practicing law should not be a per- speaks volumes about your practice. made today generally can result in sonal fight, but rather two In this volatile market, networking business for you in about five years. lawyers/firms doing their jobs. can also provide career options for That means, young lawyer, that you Networking has other benefits. Being you, allowing you to see other oppor- Happy Hour had better start now if you are look- familiar with opposing counsel in a tunities that may be available for you. Set for YLD ing to make partner. Even beyond the transaction may mean less tedious Learning about other opportunities The YLD February Happy goal of partnership, having contacts in proceedings during the execution of can also help you determine the mar- Hour will be held Thursday, Feb. your field of expertise can mean ben- that transaction. It may also allow you ket value for your services. Like the 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Oasis, 1709 efits in many ways. to further serve your client by finding old saying goes, knowledge is power. Walnut St. This month’s Happy For example, having contacts at a him or her financing for a loan, ven- Please do not take this to mean Hour is sponsored by JuriStaff. firm on the other side of litigation ture capital, or a buyer/seller for a that you can network your way to a may mean a less treacherous path business. Clients often need services successful legal career. Networking

Adopt-A-Shelter Program Volunteers Offer Ser v i c e s at Homeless Shelter in Honor of Dr. King by Jeff Lyons

Philadelphia lawyers provided free Where to call legal assistance to homeless families To learn more about HAP’s during a visit to the Caton Village Adopt-a-Shelter program, call Shelter last month to mark the birth- HAP Executive Director Marsha day of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King I. Cohen at 215-523-9590. Jr. Volunteers from the Association’s who aren’t as fortunate, particularly Young Lawyers Division and the children,” said Gregory B. Williams, a Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia, HAP board member and attorney at Inc., were joined at the Caton Village Fox, Rothschild, O’Brien & Frankel, visit on Jan. 15 with attorneys from LLP. the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) “We share some time and interact and Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis with the kids, and try to give them a LLP. Schnader has adopted the shelter sense of hope that they can overcome as part of HAP’s Adopt-a-Shelter pro- their situation,” said Williams, who gram. brought his 10-year-old daughter with The attorneys met with homeless him to Caton Village. families to identify their needs and “I’ve been bringing my daughter will handle potential cases to their with me to MLK events for the last conclusions. The attorneys also man- three years. I think it’s important to aged to have a little fun, participating get her involved and helping out with in storytelling and arts-and-crafts the less fortunate,” he said. with the children at the shelter. Caton Village, on Spring Garden “It’s a way to go out, particularly Street, is a comprehensive, long-term on Martin Luther King Day, and shed family shelter whose 60 residents are HAP board member Gregory B. Williams works on a craft project with children at the Caton some spirit of hope to other people primarily women with children. Village Shelter on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

BAR REPORTER / FEBRUARY 2001 7 Foundation Elects Officers, Board Member s by Heather M. Bendit Trustees that includes leading members terms: John G. Chou, Rochelle M. The Philadelphia Bar Foundation Since 1964, the Philadelphia Bar of the legal and business communities, Fedullo, Arthur S. Gabinet, Elaine M. has an endowment of $3.2 million, Foundation has raised millions of dol- each sharing the Foundation’s commit- Rinaldi, Rod E. Wittenberg and restau- which is largely the result of nearly 300 lars used to ensure that victims of ment to ensuring that everyone has ranteur Neil Stein. pledges to the Andrew Hamilton Circle. poverty, abuse and discrimination have equal access to justice. The following members will contin- The Foundation’s special events, equal access to legal representation. The following officers were elected ue to serve on the Board: Kenneth E. including a golf classic in June and the In this way, it is the embodiment of at the Annual Meeting held on Jan. 24: Aaron, Catherine Apothaker, Richard L. annual Andrew Hamilton Ball in the Philadelphia lawyer’s commitment Gabriel L.I. Bevilacqua will serve as Bazelon, Matthew J. Comisky, Anthony November, help raise over $300,000 for to equality and justice. Through its president of the Board for 2001; Gerald B. Creamer III, Jane L. Dalton, Doreen S. the Foundation’s annual grants pro- work, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation A. McHugh, Jr. will serve as president- Davis, Carl B. Everett, Joel I. Fishbein, gram. In 2000, the Foundation awarded acts as a good neighbor to the commu- elect; Edward F. Chacker will serve as Richard M. Golomb, Allan H. Gordon, nearly $400,000 of unrestricted support nity and demonstrates true commit- vice president, to be president in 2003; Roosevelt Hairston, Carol G. Huff, to 35 organizations providing counsel- ment of the legal profession in the Robert J. Simmons will serve as secre- Thomas G. Kessler, Sayde J. Ladov, ing and legal representation to chil- public interest. Each time a member of tary; Norman J. Weinstein will serve as Robert D. Lane, Jr., William L. Leonard, dren, people with disabilities, people our community benefits from the legal assistant secretary; Gregory H. Antoinette Marsh, Francis P. Newell, living in poverty, people of color, and system through the work of the profes- Mathews will serve as treasurer, and Carl S. Primavera, Wendy J. Rose, people vulnerable to abuse and dis- sion and the Foundation, the profes- Cheryl L. Gaston will serve as assistant Sherrie R. Savett, Kenneth Shear, crimination. sion grows in stature as well. treasurer. Molly Peckman was Madeline M. Sherry, Brett Studner, John appointed as the YLD representative. S. Summers, Audrey C. Talley, Paul A. Heather M. Bendit, director of the Bar Foundation, can As the Philadelphia Bar Foundation be reached at (215) 23 8 - 6334 or by e-mail at hben - enters its 37th year, it stands on the The following individuals were Tufano, David Unkovic, J. Scott Victor d i t @ p h i l a ba r. o r g firm footing of an exciting Board of elected to the Board for three-year and Binney Wietlisbach.

BOARD at (the Wanamaker Building). We know The AdHoc Committee on Election An Ad Hoc Committee dissenting continued from page 1 how to manage it...But it may be the Reform appointed by the Board on report embracing Internet voting, best way rather than having everyone Nov. 21, 2000, came up with the declaring “such a bylaw amendment over at the (Park Hyatt) and doing it Primavera Amendment, leaving would give our busy members the Member an absentee ballot upon certi- there,” Seidel said. Internet voting out of the mix because flexibility of voting in a manner most fication by the Member of the “We’re talking about having a room of security and legal concerns. convenient and meaningful to them. Member’s inability to vote and the rea- sufficiently big enough to accommo- According to Board Counsel Beaser, We recommend adoption of this son therefor. The form of such certifica- date people to come in, cast a ballot non-profit corporations in amendment as the approach best able tion shall be prescribed by the and walk out. If that’s what we’re talk- Pennsylvania are not currently permit- to improve voter participation by all Association. An absentee ballot shall ing about, we can do that at the ted to use Internet voting. our members.” not be issued later than 24 hours Quarterly Meeting, and we can abide before the time scheduled for the com- by the bylaws,” Association executive mencement of voting. An absentee bal- director Ken Shear said. lot shall not be counted unless it has “We always spoke about the hours been received at the office of the and the machinery for the bylaw vote Association no later than 10 a.m. on being the same as the annual election the day of the election and in such process that we have. The issue that we manner as to preserve the confidential- left for a better day is “will it be part of ity of the Member’s vote. The Judge of a quarterly meeting?” Ken said it Elections shall count the absentee bal- would not be a burden to hold the lots after the polls have been closed. vote at the quarterly meeting,” Some on the Board were concerned Primavera said. that members weren’t being given the The bylaw discussion centered opportunity to vote on the status quo around three main issues. What action and keep balloting as it currently is. if any the board would take in adopt- “We need to give members the right ing the majority report, how to get the to say ‘we like it the way it is,’” said Primavera amendment published so it Board member Scott Cooper. “That could be considered at the next meet- choice falls out.” But Board counsel ing and how the issues and other Lawrence J. Beaser said that if the two amendments, including the Primavera bylaws are voted down, the current amendment, shall be submitted to the method of voting will remain in place. members. Board member Richard S. Seidel The issue of changing the method was concerned about the logistics of voting was brought up in December about voting at the quarterly meeting. 1999 by immediate-past Chancellor “Voters are going to be deciding Doreen S. Davis. In her address to whether we keep procedures the way members at the Annual Meeting, Davis they are or if we change them. We appointed a task force to examine the don’t want to influence their decision Bar’s nomination and election process by making something more difficult by so that participation in Bar governance putting us in a building where we would expand. haven’t voted before, by having things In July 2000, the task force submit- being logistically different in terms of ted a written report, recommending how people get to the voting machines, that voting be allowed in person, by where they would stand, how long mail ballot and by Internet voting. This they’d be in line,” he said. was followed by a bylaw amendment “We have done this every year over signed by more than 440 members.

8 FEBRUARY 2001 / BAR REPORTER Alumni Group Honors Wofford

Hon. Denis P. Cohen (left), newly appointed to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, recently presented the Boston College Law School Robert F. Drinan Award to former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford, D-Pa. The award is named after the school’s former dean, the Rev. Robert F. Drinan, who also served as a member of Congress. The award is given to a person whose life and career exemplifies the high ideals of the Rev. Drinan. Judge Cohen is president of the Philadelphia Area Chapter of the Boston College Law School Alumni Association. At right is the association’s immediate-past Chancellor, Doreen S. Davis.

Susan Schrenk Schrenk Named Controller at Bar Association Susan Schrenk was recently named as controller of the Philadelphia Bar Association. As controller, Schrenk is responsible for the financial management of the Bar Association, Bar Foundation and Bar Association affiliates: Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, Senior Citizen Judicare Project and the Homeless Advocacy Project. She is responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, cash management, accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll. She works closely with staff accountant Joan Weingrad and bookkeeper Sue Dang. Before joining the Bar Association in November 2000, Schrenk was a finance director for Virtua Health in New Jersey. She graduated from Glassboro State College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and received her Masters degree in Finance from Rowan University.

BAR REPORTER / FEBRUARY 2001 9 Bar Officers, Board Members Set for 2001 Association Officers Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Carl S. Primavera Phone: (215) 985-9699 Chancellor Fax: (215) 985-0912 260 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Scott F. Cooper Phone: (215) 569-1663 One Logan Square Fax: (215) 568-6603 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-6998 Phone: (215) 569-5487 Allan H. Gordon Fax: (215) 569-5555 Chancellor-Elect One Liberty Place, 22nd Fl. Dale G. Larrimore Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 2100 Arch St., 5th Fl. Phone: (215) 851-9700 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 851-9701 Phone: (215) 567-2693 Fax: (215) 567-3049 Audrey C. Talley Vice Chancellor Mary F. Platt One Logan Square, 123 S. Broad St., 24th Fl. 18th & Cherry Sts. Philadelphia, Pa. 19109 Board of Governors Reorganizes Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 772-7280 Phone: (215) 988-2719 Fax: (215) 772-7620 The Association’s Board of Governors reorganized and welcomed guests at the Bar Leaders Retreat on Jan. 13 Fax: (215) 988-2757 at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia. Shown together immediately following the reorganization are (from left): Anita Santos new Board vice chair Jeffrey M. Lindy, Board chair Rochelle M. Fedullo and Chancellor Carl S. Primavera. Carl Tobey Oxholm 1424 Chestnut St. Secretary Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 1620 Locust St. Phone: (215) 925-8200 Public Interest Section 2000 Market Street, 10th Fl. Phone: (215) 981-3808 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 925-0508 Marilyn Heffley Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 981-3870 (215) 732-7200 1650 Market St., #2500 Phone: (215) 299-2817 (215) 546-3277 Section Representatives Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 299-2150 Todd M. Berk Business Law Section Phone: (215) 851-8224 1429 Walnut St., 7th Fl. Joseph A. Sullivan Ann Mulé Fax: (215) 851-1420 Sayde J. Ladov Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 1600 Market St., Ste. 3600 10 Penn Center, 17th Fl. Assistant Secretary Phone: (215) 557-7777 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 1801 Market St. Workers’ Compensation Section 1311 Spruce St. Fax: (215) 557-1617 Phone: (215) 751-2353 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Jack B. Katz Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-5601 Fax: (215) 751-2205 Phone: (215) 977-6430 1731 Spring Garden St. Phone: (215) 545-7960 Rudolph Garcia Fax: (215) 977-6733 Philadelphia, Pa. 19130-3893 Fax: (215) 732-2633 1500 Market St., 38th Fl. Kathleen D. Wilkinson Phone: (215) 567-7955 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Ste. 1130 East, Criminal Justice Section Fax: (215) 567-6809 Gregory H. Mathews Phone: (215) 972-1961 Independence Square West Isla Fruchter Treasurer Fax: (215) 972-1841 Philadelphia, Pa. 19106 70 N. 17th St. Ex Officio Members 1339 Chestnut St. Phone: (215) 627-6900 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Philadelphia Bar Association FC-1-8-15-1 Richard S. Seidel Fax: (215) 627-2665 Phone: (215) 972-4042 Kenneth Shear Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 1604 Locust St., 3rd Fl. Fax: (215) 972-4037 Executive Director Phone: (215) 973-3811 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Honorary Members 1101 Market Street Fax: (215) 973-8576 Phone: (215) 985-9699 Edward F. Chacker Family Law Section 11th Fl. Fax: (215) 985-0912 1731 Spring Garden St. Lise Fisher Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911 Cheryl L. Gaston Philadelphia, Pa. 19130-3893 1525 Locust St., 15th Fl. Phone: (215) 238-6338 Assistant Treasurer Denise Joy Smyler Phone: (215) 567-7955 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Fax: (215) 238-1267 1515 Arch St., 16th Fl. 215 S. Broad St., 2nd Fl. Fax: (215) 567-6809 Phone: (215) 731-1300 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-1595 Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 Fax: (215) 731-1303 Philadelphia Bar Foundation Phone: (215) 683-5116 Phone: (215) 732-4080 Doreen S. Davis Gabriel L.I. Bevilacqua Fax: (215) 683-5097 Fax: (215) 732-3449 123 S. Broad St., 24th Fl. Probate & Trust Section President Philadelphia, Pa. 19109 Stanley A. Pelli 1500 Market St., 38th Fl. Board Members Deborah Weinstein Phone: (215) 772-7380 One Penn Center, Ste. 1100 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Rochelle M. Fedullo 1515 Market St., 9th Fl. Fax: (215) 731-3771 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 972-8448 Chair Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Phone: (215) 564-6400 Fax: (215) 972-1823 The Curtis Center Phone: (215) 851-8403 Andrew A. Chirls Fax: (215) 564-6852 Independence Square West Fax: (215) 851-8383 1650 Arch St., 22nd Fl. Philadelphia Bar Education Center Ste. 1130 East Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Real Property Section G. Bradley Rainer Philadelphia, Pa. 19106 Jane L. Dalton Phone: (215) 977-2472 Nina Segre President Phone: (215) 627-6900 1650 Market St., Ste. 4200 Fax: (215) 405-2572 123 S. Broad St., 24th Fl. 344 W. Front St. Fax: (215) 627-2665 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Philadelphia, Pa. 19109 P.O. Box 319 Phone: (215) 979-1830 Young Lawyers Division Phone: (215) 772-1500 Media, Pa. 19063 Jeffrey M. Lindy Fax: (215) 979-1020 James E. Elam Fax: (215) 772-7620 Phone: (610) 565-3700 Vice Chair 1735 Market St., Ste. 3200 Fax: (610) 565-1596 1760 Market St., Ste. 600 Albert S. Dandridge III Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Tax Section Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 1600 Market St., Ste. 3600 Phone: (215) 575-7158 Wayne R. Strasbaugh The Philadelphia Lawyer Phone: (215) 575-9290 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 575-7200 1735 Market St., 51st Fl. Joel H. Slomsky Fax: (215) 972-5390 Phone: (215) 751-2000 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Editor Fax: (215) 751-2205 Marla A. Joseph Phone: (215) 864-8328 1500 JFK Blvd., Ste. 1204 Stuart J. Agins 510 Walnut St., Ste. 400 Fax: (215) 864-9399 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 1604 Locust St., 3rd Fl. Linda F. Rosen Philadelphia, Pa. 19106 Phone: (215) 587-9090

10 FEBRUARY 2001 / BAR REPORTER Bar’s Sections, Committees Reorganize... Fax: (215) 587-9111 Family Law Fax: (610) 526-2814 12th Fl. Fax: (215) 851-8383 Michael L. Viola and Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Philadelphia Bar Reporter 1525 Locust St., 15th Fl. Charles F. Forer Phone: (215) 567-2010 Election Procedures Bruce H. Bikin Philadelphia, Pa., 19102 1515 Market St. 9th Fl. Fax: (215) 751-1142 Henry J. Lunardi Editor Phone: (215) 546-3100 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 200 E. State St., Ste. 108 123 S. Broad St., 24th Fl. Fax: (215) 546-1929 Phone: (215) 851-8406 Charter & Bylaws Media, Pa. 19063 Philadelphia, Pa. 19109 Fax: (215) 851-8383 Ralph S. Pinkus Phone: (610) 566-3131 Phone: (215) 772-1500 Probate and 1515 Market St. Fax: (610) 566-3232 Fax: (215) 772-7620 Edmund L. Harvey, Jr. Edward A. Pereles Ste. 1000 1835 Market St. 1016 Clinton St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Environmental Law Philadelphia Association of Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Ste. B Phone: (215) 523-5320 David Kurland Paralegals Phone: (215) 567-2030 Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 Fax: (215) 523-5339 Independence Mall West Alex F. Angelo Fax: (215) 567-0588 Phone: (215) 627-5678 and Ste. 100 1600 Market St., David Unkovic Philadelphia, Pa. 19106 37th Fl. Public Interest Appellate Courts Centre Square West Phone: (215) 592-3691 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Michael J. Carroll Howard Bashman 1500 Market St., 38th Fl. Fax: (215) 592-3227 Phone: (215) 751-2605 1424 Chestnut St. 123 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Fax: (215) 751-2416 5th Fl. 24th Fl. Phone: (215) 972-7750 Federal Courts Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Philadelphia, Pa. 19109 Fax: (215) 972-1928 Don P. Foster ABA Delegates Phone: (215) 981-3722 Phone: (215) 772-1500 3000 Two Logan Square Francis P. Devine III Fax: (215) 981-0437 Fax: (215) 772-7620 City Policy 18th & Arch Sts. 1800 One Liberty Place and Andrew A. Chirls Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Real Property Marcia Berman 1650 Arch St., 22nd Fl. Phone: (215) 981-4405 Phone: (215) 864-7033 Nina Segre 1515 Arch St., 17th Fl. Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 981-4750 Fax: (215) 864-7123 123 S. Broad St., 24th Fl. Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Phone: (215) 977-2472 Philadelphia, Pa. 19109 Phone: (215) 683-5009 Fax: (215) 977-2346 Fee Disputes Lawrence J. Beaser Phone: (215) 772-1500 Fax: (215) 683-5069 Arthur N. Brandolph One Logan Square Fax: (215) 772-7620 Civil Rights 1600 Market St., Ste. 3600 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-6998 Bar-News Media Janet F. Ginzberg Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 569-5510 Tax Saul H. Segan 1424 Chestnut St., 5th Fl. Phone: (215) 751-2025 Fax: (215) 832-5510 Wendi L. Kotzen 225 S. 15th St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Fax: (215) 751-2205 One Liberty Place Lewis Tower, 12th Fl. Phone: (215) 981-3700 and PBA Zone 1 Governor 1650 Market St., Ste. 2500 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Fax: (215) 981-3745 Linda F. Rosen Nancy H. Fullam Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 732-4000 1620 Locust St. One Liberty Place Phone: (215) 851-8135 Fax: (215) 540-9505 Compulsory Arbitration Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Ste. 5050 Fax: (215) 851-1420 and Jeffrey L. Dashevsky Phone: (215) 732-7200 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Stephen A. Sheinen 1315 Walnut St., 12th Fl. Fax: (215) 546-3277 Phone: (215) 563-8300 Workers’ Compensation 1617 JFK Blvd., Ste. 1010 Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 Fax: (215) 563-6130 Hon. Martin Burman Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 546-4488 Fidelity Award 72 Lancaster Ave., 2nd Fl. Phone: (215) 568-5300 Fax: (215) 732-6220 Brenda Frazier-Clemons Board Counsel Malvern, Pa. 19355 Fax: (215) 568-0709 and 577 City Hall Lawrence J. Beaser Phone: (610) 436-3595 Andrea M. Deutsch Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 One Logan Square Fax: (610) 436-1713 Brennan Award 2100 Arch St., 5th Fl. Phone: (215) 686-2064 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-6998 and Thomas G. Wilkinson Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 686-2034 Phone: (215) 569-5510 Jeffrey S. Gross 1900 Market St., 3rd Fl. Phone: (215) 567-2693 and Fax: (215) 832-5510 1101 Market St., # 2710 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 567-3049 Paul A. Tufano Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 Phone: (215) 665-2000 1901 Market St., 45th Fl. Parliamentarian Phone: (215) 629-7225 Fax: (215) 665-2013 Delivery of Legal Services Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Francis P. Newell Fax: (215) 629-5940 and Carl Tobey Oxholm III Phone: (215) 241-3825 123 S. Broad St., and Marjorie Stern Jacobs 2000 Market St., 10th Fl. Fax: (215) 241-2624 24th Fl. Niki Ingram 2000 Market St., 10th Fl. Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Philadelphia, Pa. 19109 1845 Walnut St., 19th Fl. Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 299-2817 Government and Public Phone: (215) 772-7310 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 299-2014 Fax: (215) 299-2150 Service Lawyers Fax: (215) 772-7620 Phone: (215) 575-2704 Fax: (215) 299-2150 and Cheryl L. Gaston Fax: (215) 575-0860 Joseph A. Sullivan, Esq. 1515 Arch St., 16th Fl. Section Chairs Business Litigation 1600 Market St., Ste. 3600 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Business Law Young Lawyers Division Darryl J. May Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 683-5116 Ann C. Mulé James E. Elam 1735 Market St., 51st Fl. Phone: (215) 751-2353 Fax: (215) 683-5097 10 Penn Center, 17th Fl. 1735 Market St. Ste. 3200 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 751-2205 1801 Market St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 665-8500 Insurance Programs Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 575-7158 Fax: (215) 864-8999 Diversity Arthur W. Lefco Phone: (215) 977-6430 Fax: (215) 575-7200 George W. Overton 1900 Market St. Fax: (215) 977-6878 Charity Run 1700 Market St., Ste. 3000 3rd Fl. Committee Chairs Thomas A. Bell Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Criminal Justice Alternative Dispute 2000 Market St., 10th Fl. Phone: (215) 246-2100 Phone: (215) 665-4188 Stanley R. Krakower Resolution Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 246-2144 Fax: (215) 665-2013 1101 Market St., Ste. 2300 Kathleen L. Daerr-Bannon Phone: (215) 299-2122 and Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 Two Penn Center Plaza Fax: (215) 299-2150 Deborah Weinstein International Law Phone: (215) 440-7400 Ste. 200 and 1515 Market St., 9th Fl. Enid H. Adler Fax: (215) 440-7979 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Manny D. Pokotilow Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 1500 Swedesford Road Phone: (215) 563-9300 1635 Market St. Phone: (215) 851-8403 North Wales, Pa. 19454

BAR REPORTER / FEBRUARY 2001 11 ...and Welcome Bar Members’ Input Phone: (215) 699-4839 Fax: (215) 925-1596 Fax: (215) 731-3771 and Fax: (215) 699-4839 Mid-Size Law Firm Karen K. Weisbord and Legal Rights of Children Management Pension 128 Chestnut St., 2nd Fl. Peter J. Tucci Arthur B. Jarrett David B. Pudlin Paul S. Kimbol Philadelphia, Pa. 19106 1650 Market St. # 2500 21 South 12th St. One Logan Square, 27th Fl. 4000 Bell Atlantic Tower Phone: (215) 592-1111 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Stephen Girard Building Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 1717 Arch St. Fax: (215) 592-0160 Phone: (215) 851-8130 7th Fl. Phone: (215) 496-7004 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 851-1420 Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 Fax: (215) 568-0300 Phone: (215) 994-2603 Sole & Small Firm Phone: (215) 751-9865 Fax: (215) 994-2222 Management Labor and Employment Fax: (215) 568-6511 Military Affairs Richard F. Furia Law Margaret M. Foley Problems of the Homeless 1717 Rittenhouse Square Scott F. Cooper Legal Rights of Lesbians & Two Logan Square, Ste. 1565 John M. Dayton II Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 One Logan Square Gay Men 18th & Arch Sts. 1900 Market St. Phone: (215) 985-4500 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Daniel J. Anders Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 985-2824 Phone: (215) 569-5487 3000 Two Logan Square Phone: (215) 656-4104 Phone: (215) 496-5162 and Fax: (215) 569-5699 18th & Arch Sts. Fax: (215) 656-4119 Fax: (215) 496-6729 Joseph A. Prim and Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 and 1500 Walnut St., Ste. 900 David Zalesne Phone: (215) 981-4009 Minorities in the Michael D. LiPuma Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 260 S. Broad St. Fax: (215) 981-4750 Profession 1709 Spruce St. Phone: (215) 735-1155 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 and Eduardo Otero Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 790-0556 Phone: (215) 569-4140 Tiffany L. Palmer 128 Chestnut St., Ste. 302 Phone: (215) 732-3120 Fax: (215) 568-6603 1315 Spruce St., Ste. 301 Philadelphia, Pa. 19106 Fax: (215) 790-1366 State Civil Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 Phone: (215) 238-9975 William P. Fedullo Large Firm Management Phone: (215) 731-1447 Fax: (215) 238-9972 Professional Guidance 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. Jeremy D. Mishkin Fax: (215) 731-1544 and Gene E.K. Pratter # 1C-41 123 S. Broad St. John Paul Simpkins 1650 Market St., Ste. 4200 Philadelphia, Pa. 19130 24th Fl. Legal Rights of Persons 42 South 15th St., Ste. 1300 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 235-6500 Philadelphia, Pa. 19109 with Disabilities Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Phone: (215) 979-1170 Fax: (215) 235-6504 Phone: (215) 772-7246 Thomas H. Earle Phone: (215) 568-8040 Fax: (215) 979-1020 and Fax: (215) 772-7620 1315 Walnut St., Ste. 400 Fax: (215) 568-2467 and Bradley K. Moss Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 Francis J. Martin, Esq. 1600 Market St., Ste 3600 Law Firm Pro Bono Phone: (215) 238-8070 Municipal Court 1818 Market St., Ste. 3520 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Amy B. Ginensky Fax: (215) 238-1525 Jon C. Sirlin Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Phone: (215) 751-2305 1717 Arch St., Ste. 4000 1529 Walnut St., Ste. 600 Phone: (215) 977-1132 Fax: (215) 751-2205 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Legislative Liaison Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Fax: (215) 977-9902 Phone: (215) 994-2935 Lynn A. Marks Phone: (215) 864-9700 Traffic Court Fax: (215) 994-2222 1717 Arch St., Ste. 3700 Fax: (215) 864-9669 Professional Gerald W. Spivack and Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 and Responsibility 1500 Walnut St., Ste. 405 Philip J. Katauskas Phone: (215) 994-5196 Linda W. Johnson Scott Lee Vernick Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 3000 Two Logan Square Fax: (215) 994-2222 1424 Chestnut St. 2000 Market St., 10th Fl. Phone: (215) 546-0005 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 and Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fax: (215) 546-5269 Phone: (215) 981-4314 Joseph C. Vignola Phone: (215) 981-3727 Phone: (215) 299-2860 Fax: (215) 981-4750 1429 Walnut St., 14th Fl. Fax: (215) 981-0436 Fax: (215) 299-2150 Women in the Profession Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Rochelle M. Fedullo Law Week Music & Theater Wing Rights of the Hearing The Curtis Center Allan H. Gordon Medico-Legal Robert J. Simmons Impaired Independence Square West One Liberty Place, 22nd Fl. Michael F. Barrett 540 Pennsylvania Ave. John J. Jacko III, Esq. Ste. 1130 East Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 1650 Market St., 34th Fl. Ste. 202 Buchanan Ingersoll Philadelphia, Pa. 19106 Phone: (215) 851-9700 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Fort Washington, Pa. 19034 1835 Market St., 14th Fl. 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12 FEBRUARY 2001 / BAR REPORTER P E O P L E Social Security Committee David Richman, a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP, has been awarded the Honors Judge firm’s William R. Klaus Public Adminstrative Law Judge Vincent M. Service Award for McConnell of the Social Security his work in Harris v. Administration holds a replica of the City of Philadelphia, L i b e rty Bell presented to him by Mike the federal class Silver, Chairman of the Social Security action lawsuit that Disability Committee. McConnell fought against received the Liberty Bell from the overcrowding and Committee as a “thank you” for serving poor conditions in for six years as adminstrative law judge Philadelphia’s prisons. and playing an active role in the committee’s functions. McConnell retired at Philip L. Hinerman, a partner in the the end of January. The bell contains the Philadelphia office following inscription: “In grateful recog- of Fox Rothschild nition for the kindness, civility and com- O’Brien Frankel, passion demonstrated to claimants and LLP, has been their representatives during your tenure appointed to the as an adminstrative law judge in Pennsylvania Bar Philadelphia. Association’s Task Force on Multijurisdictional Practice of Law. The new task force will formulate regula- Colleagues of Louis W. Fryman at Gerald S. Segal, Arline Jolles tions regarding out-of-state practition- Fox Rothschild O’Brien & Frankel LLP partner in Segal, Lottman recently ers in Pennsylvania courts. have established the Louis W. Fryman Wolf, Berk, Gaines appeared twice on Scholarship Fund at the Walnut Street & Liss, has been WPVI-TV’s “Sunday Margaret Theatre. The scholarship will provide a selected by Live” program with Gallagher middle-school-age child an annual Philadelphia Mayor host Wally Kennedy Thompson, a part- grant for a semester of theater arts John Street to serve to discuss the presi- ner with Schnader study. on the city’s dential election Harrison Segal & Airport Advisory controversy and the Lewis LLP, has been David G. Board. electoral college vote versus the popu- elected to serve on Concannon, of lar vote. the Board of Feldman & Pinto, Jonathan E. Directors of the P.C., was recently Rinde, a partner at Hon. Joseph D. O’Keefe has been Mental Health Association of admitted to mem- Manko, Gold appointed to the Orphans’ Court Southeastern Pennsylvania. bership in the Sea- Katcher LLP, has Procedural Rules Committee by the Space Symposium, been appointed to Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He Sunah Park has a group of industry serve as a member will serve the remainder of an unex- been elected presi- leaders and their of the Delaware pired term that runs until Dec. 31, dent of the Asian- government counterparts in the aero- River Basin 2001. American Bar space and oceanographic communities. Commission’s Association of the newly established Howard M. Goldsmith lectured Delaware Valley. Michael D. Watershed Advisory Council. The before the Pennsylvania Bar She is an associate Benjamin, sole Council will advise the Commission on Association’s Family Law Section on and member of the practitioner, has the development of a new comprehen- behalf of the Pennsylvania Bar Family Complex Civil been elected to sive plan for the Delaware River Basin. Law Section and the Pennsylvania Bar Litigation Practice Group at Thorp Reed serve a second Institute on the topics of juvenile & Armstrong, LLP. term as vice chair H. Robert Fiebach, co-chair of the dependency and involuntary termina- and chair of collec- Commercial Litigation Department and tion of parental rights. B. Christopher tions of the chair of the Professional Liability Lee, a member of Historical Society Practice Group at Cozen and O’Connor, Jacoby Donner, P.C., of Pennsylvania. has been elected state delegate from has been elected to Pennsylvania to the American Bar the Board of Association. As leader of the state’s Names Are News Trustees of The Nelson A. Diaz, a partner in the law delegation, Fiebach will serve on the “People” highlights news of Architecture and firm of Blank, Rome, Comisky and ABA nominating committee for a members’ awards, honors or Design Charter McCanley, and the first Latino appoint- three-year term that begins at the close appointments of a civic or com- High School of ed general counsel for the U.S. of the ABA’s August 2001 meeting munity nature. Philadelphia. Department of Housing and Urban . Send information to Managing Development, will receive the John F. Gullace, a partner with Editor, Philadelphia Bar Reporter, Robert Ross of Kline & Specter has American Bar Association 2001 Spirit of Manko Gold & Katcher, has been Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 been appointed to the Pennsylvania Excellence Award. The award will be appointed to serve as the Chair of the Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107- Supreme Court’s Civil Procedural presented by the ABA Commission on Montgomery County Bar Association’s 2911. Fax: (215) 238-1267. E-mail: Rules Committee. He will complete an Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Practice Diversification Committee and [email protected]. unexpired term that ends June 30, Profession on Feb. 17 during the ABA as Vice-Chair of the Environmental Photos are welcome. 2002. Midyear Meeting in San Diego. Law Committee.

BAR REPORTER / FEBRUARY 2001 13 A call to arms at Dmitri’s Dmitri’s 2227 Pine St. Philadelphia (215) 985-3680 FEASTS TO FAMINE by Skinny D. Bockol

I’ve never spent more than half an hour at Dmitri’s without noticing the bartender, bartendress, host and hostess each hug at least two patrons. Multiple arms wrap around multiple others as if it were a cordial convention of cephalopods. And in a sense, it is. very routine, using their robes as the Allow me to discuss some differ- diversion, but turning just as pale, ences and similarities among ceph- when reversed by a unanimous deci- alopods, squid, octopi and calamari, all sion of the Superior or Supreme Court. SEC Chairman Visits Philadelphia of which must be devoured here. As you know, calamari’s most com- Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt (third from right) is joined by - Calamari is actually the inky broth mon “menu-meaning” is real squid as Association officials and members of the Business Law Section during a reception prior to a a frustrated squid secretes in order to food, often as ringlets of varying town meeting he addressed in January. Others at the reception, held in the Atrium at the place its foes in the double dark. The widths, sautéed, fried, or as raw ingre- Philadelphia Stock Exchange, are (from left) Merritt Cole, Treasurer, Business Law Section; ink congeals almost instantly into a dients marinated in lime, as céviche. Al Dandridge, Executive Committee, Business Law Section; Association Chancellor Carl S. virtual squid-like shape which holds - The squid is a cephalopod, with a Primavera; Ann Mule, Chair of the Business Law Section; Justin Klein, former Business Law the enemy’s attention while the real long, tapered body enveloping a slen- Chair and member of the Executive Committee; Audrey C. Ta l l e y, Vice Chancellor of the squid turns pale and jets away. I’ve Association; and Ron Long, Executive Committee of the Business Law Section. observed certain jurists re-enact this continued on page 15

Insurance Committee - meeting, 11:30 a.m., 11th fl. Conference Center. Lunch: $7. Criminal Justice Section - executive committee meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Board of Governors Diversity Committee - noon, 11th fl. Committee Room. Lunch: $7. Family Law Section - Tea, Law and Cookies seminar, 11th fl. Conference Center. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Cost: $5 for section members, $10 for non-members. Topic: “Ask the Court.” Feb. 15 Women in the Profession Committee - meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room.Lunch: $7. Note: While the following listings have been verified prior to press time, any scheduled event may be subject to change by the committee or section chairs. Construction Contracts Committee - noon, 11th fl. Conference Center, rear. Lunch: $7. Legislative Liaison Committee - 12:30 p.m, 11th fl. Conference Center, front. Lunch: $7. Feb. 1 Civil Rights Committee, Public Interest Section - meeting, 12:15 p.m., 11th fl. Committee Feb. 16 Room. Judicial Commission - meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Environmental Law Committee - meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th fl. Conference Center. Lunch: $7. Social Security Disability Committee - meeting, noon, 11th fl. Conference Center. Intake Workers Group, Public Interest Section – meeting, 3 p.m., 11th fl. Committee Room. Feb. 19 Feb. 2 Presidents Day. Bar Headquarters Closed. Judicial Commission- meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Feb. 21 Feb. 5 Workers Compensation Section - executive committee meeting, 10:30 a.m., 11th fl. Public Interest Section Executive Commitee, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Committee Room. Family Law Section - meeting, 4 p.m., 10th fl. Board Room. Workers Compensation Section - meeting, noon, 11th fl. Conference Center. Lunch: $7. Family Law Section - executive committee meeting, noon, 11th fl. Commitee Room. Feb. 6 Federal Courts Committee - meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th fl. Conference Center. Lunch: $7. Professional Responsibility Committee - meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Lunch: $7. LegalLine, 5 p.m., 11th fl. LRIS Offices. Feb. 7 Feb. 22 Delivery of Legal Services Committee - meeting, 8:30 a.m., 10th fl. Board Room. State Civil Committee - meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Lunch: $7. Young Lawyers Division - executive committee meeting, noon, 11th fl. Conference Center. Board of Governors - meeting, 4 p.m., 10th fl. Board Room. Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee - meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Lunch: $7. LegalLine, 5 p.m., 11th fl. LRIS Offices. Feb. 23 Community Legal Services, 9 a.m. 11th fl. Conference Center. Judicial Commission - meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Feb. 8 Feb. 26 Small Business Committee - meeting, noon, 11th fl. Commitee Room. Appellate Courts Committee - meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Lunch: $7. Feb. 9 Feb. 27 Young Lawyers Division - cabinet meeting, 8 a.m., 10th fl. Cabinet Room. Criminal Justice Section - meeting, noon, 11th fl. Conference Center. Lunch: $7. Judicial Commission - meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Insurance Committee - meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Lunch: $7. Compulsory Arbitration Committee - meeting, noon, 11th fl. Committee Room. Lunch: $7. Feb. 12 Divorce/Equitable Distribution Committee - meeting, 4 p.m., 10th fl. Cabinet Room. Business Law Section - executive committee meeting, noon, 10th fl. Board Room. Law School Outreach Committee, Public Interest Section – meeting, 5:30 p.m., 10th fl. Feb. 28 Board Room. Insurance Committee - meeting, 11:30 a.m., 11th fl. Conference Center. Lunch: $7. LRIS Committee - meeting, noon, 11th floor Committee Room. Lunch: $7. Feb. 13 Fee Disputes Committee - meeting, noon, 11th fl. Committee Room. Unless otherwise specified, all ch e cks for luncheons and programs should be made payable to the Philadelphia Bar Association and mailed to Bar Headquarters, 11 01 Market St., 11th fl., Philadelphia, Pa. 191 07- 2 911. Send Bar Feb. 14 Association-related calendar items 30 days in advance to Managing Editor, Philadelphia Bar Reporter, Philadelphia Bar Association, 11 01 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 191 07- 2 911. Fax: (215) 238 - 12 6 7. e-mail: r e p o r t e r @ p h i l a ba r. o r g . Section Chairs meeting with Chancellor - 8:30 a.m., 10th fl. Board Room.

14 FEBRUARY 2001 / BAR REPORTER DMITRI’S immense that no one leaves without while its chops were being cooked. brates, or to ask them to dance. tomorrow’s lunch. The lamb is molten pink at its center, Obviously, you must cut them continued from page 14 Bluefish Greek Style ($14) is a huge turning browner toward the edges and down to manageable size. Once der chitinous support (removed for fillet of this thick velvety creature, dark at the bone. No need for fork and accomplished, the squid slides toward eating purposes), and a caudal fin on immersed in tomatoes as bright red as knife. The lamb-mignons separate at a your esophagus before you’ve removed each side, as well as 10 pencil-thin poppies, and olives as meaty as a skirt quiver of teeth, causing a gush of juice the fork from between your cheeks. arms. It’s smooth body is plated in steak. The fish is steaming, smelling that your tongue must shepherd. The taste is dusky and charred, alto- restaurants after having been sautéed sweet and wispy. A chunk collapses If you have nothing else, try the gether silkily marine. or grilled. Most Italian eateries serve a upon the slightest squeeze of palate, Grilled Squid. Seven five-inch-long An amber beer to wash down any bevy of one- to two-inch squid bodies pulsating for a second or two as your bodies appear among sides of escarole- remnants is a must. as standard fare, while many Greek heart races, then dissolves into a mist.. oil-and-garlic and vegetable-mashed I’ve never had dessert in the dozen dining establishments serve a fuller- Grilled Lamb ($13) could only be a rice. Either the plate’s design is too times I’ve visited. Seedless grapes are bodied squid, a size equal to that of a better bargain if the waitstaff had small, or the squid were engineered by offered gratis with your bill. famous Trojan horse. Dmitri’s Grilled sheared it and knitted you a sweater Jules Verne. You either eat the inverte- FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITUR Squid entrée ($13) is one of such Hellenic proportions, launching lips. - An octopus is also a cephalopod, a mollusk with a heavy head that has eight muscular arms. Moreover, each arm is equipped with two rows of suckers, with no alternates. There are those lawyers who succor suckers, and others less succumbed by them, who decline grilled octopus appendages peremptorily as if they were the limbs of an octogenarian juror with psoriasis. Dmitri’s Grilled Octopus appetizer ($8) is tenderized, oiled, dipped in wine vinegar, parsleyed, and then crisped to a char on an open grill. A call to arms. One enters this neighborhood nook at the beginning of a long tappy’s mahogany bar at left, with occasional tables-for-two-seating at right. Twenty yards ahead is an assortment of mar- ble-topped eating tables lit by candles; an area sounding louder than it should. Rustic brown walls flicker, flaunting childlike drawings of octopi. Sizzling sounds erupt from behind glass counters at the restaurant’s northern extremity, where Chef Chong Xiong fishes for culinary compliments. Owner Dmitri Chimes’ choice of chef in this open kitchen is brilliant. “Hua” Xiong does nothing less than repeated- ly and reliably create repasts of mirac- ulous Mediterranean modernity. The Mediterranean Plate combina- tion ($12) is the best starter for two, even if gluttonous. With doughy bread chunks, piles of pita and bowls of sea- soned olive oil, this could be your main meal. It’s difficult to imagine the mélange of mounds of tarama salada, baba ghanoush, huge purplish beets, hummus, tzatziki and skordalia. Nibble, nuzzle, nudge, nosh and gnarl. Your tongue whirls in frenzied felic- ity as tastes appear, disappear and reinvent themselves in calculated com- binations. The beets add a brisk bite; the hummus provides a warm coating of garlic; and the ghanoush is redolent of grainy, gooey eggplant. There is no cheaper carnival ride on a cornucopia. Grilled Vegetables ($7) brings a long bowl of slick blackened red and green peppers, cross-hatched onions, tomatoes and squash. Virgin olive oil trick- les from every morsel lubricating one’s mouth as if it were to eliminate squeaks. Instead your throat follows each swallow with a faint squeal. Dmitri’s entrées are so fresh and

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