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May 2005 The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association Vol. 34, No. 5 Bar’s Judicial Commission Recommends 22 for Primary

by Jeff Lyons

A total of 22 candidates have receiv- ed the rating of “Recommended” by the Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention for the Court of Common Pleas and Municipal Court in the May 17 primary election. Chancellor Andrew A. Chirls said that the full list of “Recommended” and “Not Recommended” candidates is available on the Association’s Web site at www.philadelphiabar.org. The Commission on Judicial Select- ion and Retention is independent and non-partisan and includes lawyers and non-lawyers. Among its members are the chief public defender, the president judges of the Common Pleas and Mun- icipal Courts, and representatives from Asian, Hispanic and African-American

Photos by Jeff Lyons legal groups. Chancellor Andrew A. Chirls presents a gold box to Immediate-Past Chancellor Gabriel L.I. Bevilacqua at the Association’s April 11 The ratings by the 30-member Jud- Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon. The box is a replica of the one given to Andrew Hamilton for his successful defense of printer John Peter icial Commission follow extensive Zenger. The box, which is given only to former Chancellors, is inscribed with the message, “Acquired not by money, but by character.” continued on page 13 Dowd Lampoons DeLay, Web check √ Politics in Washington For the list of findings on judicial candidates, visit by Jeff Lyons Bevilacqua at the event. Chancellor Andrew A. Chirls presented Beliva- www.philadelphiabar.org Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer Prize-win- cqua with a gold box, a replica of one ning columnist for The New York Times, presented to Andrew Hamilton for his In This Issue ... took on the Bush administration and defense of John Peter Zenger in 1735. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in The box, annually presented to the 5 LRIS on TV biting remarks at the Association’s past Chancellor, carries the inscription, April 11 Quarterly Meeting and “Acquired not by money, but by char- 6 Bench-Bar 2005 Luncheon. acter.” The Association also honored Im- Dowd told the more than 500 peo- 9 Bar Foundation mediate-Past Chancellor Gabriel L.I. Maureen Dowd continued on page 18 11 Jenkins Law Library

KNIPES-COHEN COURT REPORTING 215-928-9300 ROBERT J. MARANO, Esq., MARKETING DIRECTOR COURT REPORTING • VIDEOGRAPHY • VIDEOCONFERENCING 400 Market Street, 11th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Phone: 800-544-9800 • 215-928-9300 • Fax: 215-627-0555 PHILADELPHIA 2MAY 2005 / BAR REPORTER Litigation is a Good Sign All Over the World by Andrew A. Chirls tive dispute resolution systems work. throughout the society. The doors to a Article 45 of the 1997 Polish Constit- new societal system were opened, and May is the month of Law Day - a FRONTLINE ution is just part of the explanation for people lost no time in passing through time to honor and observe the impor- this growth of litigation. That provision those doors. tance of our laws and our justice sys- requires, “Everyone shall have the right Dr. Tomasz Sieniow, a professor in tem. Here in Philadelphia we don’t to a fair and public hearing of his case, the Department of European Union simply have Law Day, we have Law without undue delay, before a compe- Law at the Catholic University of Week. We sponsor a whole week of tent, impartial and independent court.” Lublin (just renamed John Paul II public outreach activities. That’s not too different from what our University), told me that Polish courts Our Young Lawyers’ Division leads own Constitution of Pennsylvania pro- had been given some tasks “purely the way by arranging for visits to our vides for us: “All courts shall be open; administrative in their nature (e.g. land schools, where we discuss law as a and every man for an injury done him registration and company registry), and peaceful form of conflict resolution. in his lands, goods, person or reputa- for many years judges were spending This year, Law Day focuses on the an independent justice system. This tion shall have remedy by due course quite a lot of their time dealing with value of the jury system. contrasts sharply with the absence of of law, and right and justice adminis- paperwork and not enough time ‘judg- But in truth the law is a part of our such approaches in many modern tered without sale, denial or delay.” ing.’ There was not an office of Clerk of lives all the time. In a democracy, every societies. Neither we nor the Poles can take the Court until recently.” day is Law Day. In Poland, the numbers bear wit- this kind of constitutional rule as a And this is where the Polish Parlia- Just ask the people of Poland, who ness to the dramatic changes that are guarantee that our rights will be pro- ment stepped in. To reduce the backlog are nurturing a new constitutional taking place. The Polish Ministry of tected or that our courts will be up to of cases, Parliament is now constantly democracy. Justice reports that since 1990 there has the tasks given to them. It takes input increasing the number of judicial posi- Recently, thanks to the Jagiellonian been a constant growth of caseload in from professionals, scholars and citi- tions to the point where these posi- Law Society, I had a chance to meet Polish courts. Starting from 2 million zens to help make the courts function tions have reached 10,000 in 2004 com- with members of the Polish Supreme cases a year in 1990, the caseload well, along with the hard work and pared to fewer than 5,000 in 1990. Court and two Polish law professors reached 9.7 million cases filed in 2004. dedication of judges and court person- So now, judges in Poland are doing who were visiting Philadelphia. They That’s almost five times as many nel. more of what they’re supposed to be were here to learn about how to man- cases as when free enterprise and The growth of the Polish legal sys- continued on page 8 age their growing legal system, and I democracy were born anew in that tem is not just the product of constitu- also learned from them. What I heard land. And the courts in Poland are tional guarantees making the judiciary was the story of how the rule of law resolving cases at a healthy pace. The independent. According to one profes- becomes rooted in a society. The story leaders of the justice system want to sor I spoke with, this process had start- demonstrates a thirst for the civilized make the system go faster, and they ed a few years earlier when free enter- and fair resolution of disputes through were here to learn about how alterna- prise and free markets were introduced Editor-in-Chief Molly Peckman, Esq. Board Unanimously Opposes Federal ID Law Associate Editors Sunah Park, Esq. by Genna Viozzi the Bar’s concerns that the Real ID Act Lawrence S. Felzer, Esq. will nullify current PA laws and regula- Heather J. Holloway, Esq. Sending a clear message that the tions that govern drivers’ licenses, thus Stacey Z. Jumper, Esq. Web Asima Panigrahi, Esq. Philadelphia legal community is opp- overriding the cooperative approach √ osed to legislative action that would between federal and state governments check Contributing Editor hinder the rights and safety of immi- called for in the Intelligence Reform Richard Max Bockol, Esq. The full text of Chancellor And- grants in the United States, Chancellor Act of 2004. In addition, he points out Andrew A. Chirls has asked Pennsyl- that implementing the Real ID Act rew A. Chirls’ letter to Sens. San- Advisory Editors Bruce H. Bikin, Esq. vania’s U.S. Senators Rick Santorum would be disregarding “decades of torum and Specter, as well as the Merih O. Erhan, Esq. and Arlen Specter to vote against the established law on burden of proof and resolution, can be found online Marc W. Reuben, Esq. Real ID Act of 2005 (H.R. 418). standard of evidence in asylum and at www.philadelphiabar.org. Director of Publications and New Media The Real ID Act of 2005, passed by similar cases.” Mark A. Tarasiewicz the U.S. House of Representatives on Pointing out a less-publicized issue supremacy and due process.” Feb. 10, proposes legislation that would of the legislation, Chirls said Section In other business at the March 31 Managing Editor Jeff Lyons make it exponentially harder, and often 102 of the Real ID Act would allow the meeting, Marla A. Joseph, Marsha impossible, for immigrants and asylum Secretary of Homeland Security to seize Levick and Deborah Weinstein were Copy Editor seekers to receive drivers’ licenses, forc- property within 100 miles of any U.S. unanimously approved as the newest Kate Maxwell ing them out of the country due to lack border. members of the Association’s Nomi- Associate Executive Director of proper identification. “This includes a large swath of land nating Committee. The Nominating for Communications and Public Policy Daniel A. Cirucci At its March 31 meeting, the Bar’s in Pennsylvania,” Chirls wrote. “Seizure Committee seeks and recommends Board of Governors unanimously of land without regard to law and due qualified candidates for elected Executive Director Kenneth Shear passed a resolution opposing the Real process violates principles of judicial Association positions. 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PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / MAY 2005 3 Chancellor’s Forum Panel: Reform U.S. Immigration Programs by Jeff Lyons where undocumented workers could get visas. “We’re pleased the president Many immigration laws in the Un- brings this up every once in a while.” ited States are broken and need to be She said U.S. Sens. John McCain (R- fixed, a pair of experts told an audi- Ariz.) and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass) ence of nearly 100 people at a Chan- are working on a bill that was to be cellor’s Forum on immigration law on introduced in the near future. While April 20. the details of the new legislation are “The Impact of Immigration Reform: sketchy, Waslin said there are a num- What You Need to Know about Current ber of things to expect from the pro- Proposals No Matter What Kind of Law posal. You Practice” featured panelists Mich- “We expect to have a new tempo- elle Waslin, senior immigration policy rary work visa system. But the govern-

analyst for National Council of La Raza Photo by Jeff Lyons ment must make sure that the system and Katherine Newell Bierman, senior Katherine Newell Bierman (left), senior staff attorney with the National Asian Pacific works and can be used by employers. staff attorney with the National Asian American Legal Consortium, speaks at the April 20 Chancellor’s Forum on Immigration as They have to make sure there are ade- Pacific American Legal Consortium. The Michelle Waslin, senior immigration policy analyst for National Council of La Raza, looks on. quate labor protections so immigrant program was moderated by Chancellor have moved to accept immigrants, off- suspends the writ of habeas corpus. workers aren’t exploited,” she said. Andrew A. Chirls and was co-sponsor- ering drivers licenses and in-state tui- The Real ID Act would allow people to Waslin also expects the new law to ed by the Public Interest Section and tion at colleges. Other states have taken be deported before a final decision on have a reduction of family backlogs, so the Pennsylvania Immigration and Cit- an opposite approach, Waslin said, as their status is reached in the courts,” families split between two countries izenship Coalition. evidenced by groups of “minutemen” she said. can be reunited. “All sides of the immigration debate gathering on the U.S.-Mexico border to Bierman said the USA Patriot Act, “We also assume the new bill will recognize the current system is broken. watch out for illegal immigrants. put into place after the terrorist attacks have tough enforcement and adequate People are dying trying to get into this “The federal government is the only of 2001, have some parts that are “quite resources for the Immigration Service country and there are people living in body that can make changes to immi- scary for immigrants and naturalized and Department of Homeland Security,” fear trying to stay here,” said Waslin, gration law. But we see a lot of stagna- citizens. But some of the scariest things she said. who added that there are more than 11 tion,” she said. outside the Patriot Act are administra- Bierman said reform was more than million undocumented immigrant Bierman said the proposed Real ID tive decisions being made,” she said. just a matter of immigration rights. “It’s workers in the United States. Act was the reason she agreed to be a Waslin said President Bush has out- a matter of civil rights and human Waslin said some local governments panelist at the event. “The Real ID Act lined a plan for immigration reform rights,” she said.

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PHILADELPHIA 4MAY 2005 / BAR REPORTER Federal Bench-Bar Conference June 10 by Jeff Lyons Golf Reservations The Association’s Federal Tee times are available following Courts Committee and the the Federal Bench-Bar Confer- Pennsylvania Bar Institute will ence for an additional charge. present the annual Federal Contact Stephanie Krzywanski Bench-Bar Conference on at [email protected] or Friday, June 10 at Ashbourne at (215) 238-6360 for more Country Club in Cheltenham, information. Pa. The conference, which fea- olutely fantastic. Each of the tures 3 substantive CLE cred- issues we’ve decided to add- The LRIS commercial is being shown on Bravo, CourtTV, FOXNews, TNT and the Food Network in households its, begins with registration ress is current. The people with Comcast cable television in Philadelphia and Lower Bucks County. and breakfast at 7:45 a.m. and we’ve asked to participate on concludes at 11:55 a.m. with a the panels are leading lawyers reception and luncheon. and judges who have insights Now Playing: LRIS Ads on Cable TV The program begins with to share with the people who The Association’s Lawyer Referral and Infor- in the METRO newspaper in February and remarks from Federal Courts attend,” he said. “And you get mation Service is “moving further into the 21st March, which Ladov said added to the increase Committee Chair Abbe F. Flet- three substantive credits for century” with advertising appearing on cable in calls the service has received. man, Committee Vice Chair learning and socializing,” Bizar television. “We also will be sponsoring shows in October and conference planner Stev- said. “A professionally produced commercial is to and November on Lifetime and other cable en E. Bizar and U.S. District Former Committee Chair begin airing April 18 on Comcast networks channels,” Ladov said. Court Chief Judge James T. Howard D. Scher will chair the Bravo, CourtTV, FOXNews, TNT and the Food “When you watch an episode of ‘Law and Giles. first program, “The E-Trail Network,” LRIS Committee Chair Sayde J. Ladov Order’ in the Philadelphia area, you’ll hear ‘this “This will be a great oppor- from the Boardroom to the told the Board of Governors March 31. episode of ‘Law and Order’ brought to you by tunity for attorneys to social- Courtroom: Electronic Discov- She said members who live in the metropoli- the Philadelphia Bar Association Lawyer Referral ize with district and magis- ery and Evidence” with pan- tan area will see the ads. “They are tasteful, app- and Information Service’ with the phone num- trate judges who preside over elists Elizabeth K. Ainslie, Lar- ropriate and very well done. They will hopefully ber. We’re trying to brand LRIS rather than have our cases,” Bizar said. ry Turner and Dorothy P. Wat- attract the kind of demographic callers to LRIS someone go to the Yellow Pages. We want them “The program that we’ve son and U.S. District Court that we are looking for,” she said. LRIS advertised to call LRIS for all of their legal needs,” she said. assembled this year is abs- continued on page 14 P ARALEGAL @

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PHILADELPHIA 6MAY 2005 / BAR REPORTER ATribute Appellate Courts Committee to a Caring Judge Discusses Issues Colleague Over Merit Selection by Asima Panigrahi from a small group of highly educated by Joan C. Arnold people chosen through the political Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge process?” he asked. Standing five feet 2 inches, with eyes Correale F. Stevens offered observations The discussion also included the of blue, and a halo of strawberry blond on the proposed merit selection of highly debated topic of the Superior curls, Barbara W. Freedman was not Barbara W. Freedman appellate judges at the April 13 meet- Court’s practices regarding unpub- your stereotypical image of a tax law- tice were recognized and she was elect- ing of the Association’s Appellate lished opinions. Judge Stevens noted yer, but for more than 25 years she ex- ed a Fellow of the American College of Courts Committee. that these opinions can generally not emplified the best that one could be. Tax Counsel. Under a merit selection process, a be relied upon. The panel can vote, Barbara died in a plane crash on April But what will be missed most is the committee would issue a list of however, to convert an opinion from 7 and the Philadelphia Bar community personal impact Barbara had on peo- approved nominees, and the governor unpublished to published, and attor- is lessened by her absence. ple. In the days after her death, her would then decide which of these can- neys should not hesitate to request this Physical impressions notwithstand- friends would meet and reminisce. I didates are to be appointed as judges. because panels will generally agree to ing, Barbara was the quintessential tax realized that whenever they thought The public would have the opportunity do so. lawyer. Evidencing a significant schol- about Barbara, a physical change that to vote for these candidates in subse- Many at the meeting said they arly interest in the field, she also had a occurred. Their faces became more quent retention elections. strongly oppose the idea of unpub- strong practical streak. She took seri- relaxed, their worry lines subsided, and “How representative will the app- lished opinions due to the frustration ously her role as a problem solver and a small smile played on their lips. To ointments be under this system?” Judge of finding a case that is on point to excelled at it. Barbara enjoyed the jig- have known her was a joy. She was Stevens asked, noting that there is a their issue and then not being able to saw puzzle that a tax practice presents. selfless, caring and giving. While others risk of undue influence by professional cite it. Judge Stevens then asked if the She reveled in probing the issues, not may see the positions of responsibility groups and various interest groups. He solution was to publish everything and only to reach a completed picture, but in the tax profession as their due, she also said attempts to be politically cor- if that was a practicable option. One also to expand her own knowledge and was honored to be elected. rect by making appointments based on attendee suggested that perhaps these abilities. In doing so, she also caused That Barbara cared deeply about race and gender may go against the opinions could be published online. others to improve. There were no ped- others was evident in all that she did. desires of the voters. He said that the antic displays of knowledge, or pride- Asima Panigrahi, clerk to Philadelphia Court of Common One colleague remembers Barbara in voters should dictate the diversity of Pleas Judge Denis P. Cohen, is an associate editor of the filled statements of experience, but ev- law school, bringing her then-small the judiciary. “Should our judges come Philadelphia Bar Reporter. ery time I spoke with Barbara, I came children, Avi, Noam and Reena to the away a better lawyer. library during finals to hand out Hanu- Challenges thrilled Barbara. She kkah gelt. She continued this approach started her career as a clerk to U.S. Dis- by checking in with colleagues to make trict Court Judge Raymond Broderick sure they were OK, and offering assis- Save the Date and then moved into the tax depart- tance if needed. Her approach to others ment at Dechert. She was trained as a made it well near impossible to refuse tax generalist, and developed a special- when she asked you to undertake a 2005 Bench-Bar ty in employee compensation. Contin- task. After all, knowing that Barbara uing in her challenges, she opened her would certainly do it if you asked her, own law firm, as a tax boutique. It was how could you decline when she asked Conference the time of the savings and loan deba- you? cle, and Barbara was hired by the Reso- Over the years, the personal conver- Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 lution Trust Company to handle the sations were frequently about her fam- termination of all of the benefits plans ily, her husband, and their children, in the distressed banks. Her organiza- and religion and the important role it The Quarter at Tropicana tional skills, technical knowledge and played in her life. To this she added a incredible people skills made that task new dimension – her recent devotion Atlantic City, NJ manageable. After mastering running to flying. It was startling when she first her own firm, Barbara sought new announced that she was going to challenges, and moved her practice to become a pilot, but it was quickly Duane Morris in the late 1990s. viewed as consistent with her character. Barbara’s commitment to the legal It was a challenge, a complex skill to be tax community was impressive. At the mastered, and it absorbed her. She time of her death, she was the chair of absolutely loved flying, and the atten- the Philadelphia Bar Association Tax dant feeling of freedom. In the week Section. She was the co-chair of the before her death, she co-piloted a heli- Philadelphia Tax Conference, and was copter for the first time. When asked if actively engaged in planning for the she was afraid, she provided a rational, fall conference. well-thought-out explanation of why She was a long-time member of the she should not be afraid. As always, Real Estate Discussion Group, a group focused and prepared. of tax professionals that meet regularly Barbara’s funeral was very crowded, to discuss partnership and real estate which was no surprise to the attendees. tax issues. She was active in the ABA The size of the crowd probably would Tax Section, frequently attending the have been a surprise to Barbara, who meetings, sometimes with her husband, would not have seen it as her due. But Allan, and speaking on various techni- it was. We will miss her terribly. cal panels. Barbara’s activities in the tax community and her excellence in prac- Joan C. Arnold is a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP.

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doing: hearing and deciding cases; dispensing justice and resolving disputes. At the same time Legal Clinic for Disabled Poland is also working to introduce some ADR mechanisms, to simplify procedures without Honors Volunteers impairing due process guarantees. Bernadette Sparling (left) and Lisa The promise of an independent judiciary in a Washington hold their White Hat Awards pre- free society is just an aspiration until the people sented at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled’s charged with making it happen get down to Third Annual Spring Celebration and Silent work. In Poland, a society based on law seems Auction on April 7 at the Comisky Conference to be working. According to Professor Sieniow, Center at Blank Rome LLP. Other White Hat “Litigation is a good sign.” Those five words pro- Award winners included Ronald Fisher, vide not just a powerful Law Day message but Jeffrey Lichtman, Juliet Sarkessian and also an apt answer to those who, bemoaning a Joyce Collier. “litigation explosion,” would curtail access to justice in our own country. Worried about living in a country with too much litigation? Think about the alternative. Let’s celebrate that it’s a free country, where wrongs are righted in our independent courts.

Andrew A. Chirls, a partner at WolfBlock, is Chancellor of the Bar Foundation’s 17th Annual Golf Classic June 27 Philadelphia Bar Association. His e-mail address is chancellor@phil- abar.org. The Philadelphia Bar Foundation the Association’s Young Lawyers metal spikes are prohibited. will hold its 17th Annual Golf Clas- Division can play for a discounted The event will feature a silent sic on Monday, June 27 at the Phila- cost of $295. The price includes auction and raffle with prizes Lawyer Referral Service Seeks Attorneys delphia Cricket Club in Flourtown, greens fees, golf cart, lunch, refresh- donated by prominent area retailers The Lawyer Referral and Information Ser- Pa. ments and dinner and cocktails fol- and restaurants. Raffle tickets are vice is seeking attorney members who prac- Last year’s event raised more lowing the event. $10 each or six for $50. Raffle tickets tice employment law, ADA, pension law, edu- than $112,000. Proceeds from the Both of the Cricket Club’s cours- may be purchased in advance or on cation law, elder law, civil rights, entertain- event go directly to more than 25 es (Militia Hill and Wissahickon) the day of the event. ment law and intellectual property. For more public interest law agencies that will be available for play. The For more information, contact information or to join LRIS, contact Associa- help the area’s neediest residents. Cricket Club requires all players to Melissa Engler at the Philadelphia tion Director of Public and Legal Services The general fee for play is $375. wear collared shirts. Mid-length Bar Foundation at (215) 238-6347 or Charles J. Klitsch at (215) 238-6326. A limited number of members of Bermuda shorts are permitted and by e-mail at [email protected].

PHILADELPHIA 8MAY 2005 / BAR REPORTER Success Grows From Access to Justice Effort by Edward F. Chacker Yes, I want to support Equal Access to Justice For me it’s always the same. It’s the BAR FOUNDATION and become a member of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation! forsythia. Each year it’s the first splash Together we continue to make a dif- of yellow buds announcing the renewal General Membership - One year ference in the lives of the people of of spring, soon followed by the blooms Attorneys...... $100______other______Philadelphia. of flowers and the fullness of the trees. Paralegals...... $50 ______other______There are so many success stories This miracle is only possible when we Hamilton Circle Membership (a pledge of $1,000 per year for 10 years) ______that are only possible because of these have enough rain and snow melting membership gifts. Last year, these gifts into the ground to nurture the roots Please bill my allowed us to provide grants to 28 ____American Express ____Visa _____MasterCard and strengthen the plants. direct providers of legal services. Your Bar Foundation has a similar When I wrote this column last year, Card number______Expiration date ______process that comes each May and I told you about Donna. Donna was a makes other flowers bloom. It’s called 12-year-old who was being bounced Cardholder name ______the Access to Justice campaign. It’s an around the foster care system so much opportunity for Philadelphia lawyers to Amount ______that she ran away and spent five days become members of the Bar Found- by herself on the streets of Philadel- ation with a gift of $100. Last year, the Send your tax-deductible contribution to the Philadelphia Bar Foundation at 1101 Market phia. Donna’s mom was drug addicted rains were strong and 555 of you be- Street, 11th floor, Philadelphia PA 19107 and suffered from physical and mental came members. Last year we printed illness. One of our grantee’s volunteer the names of these members in this Name______lawyers stood by Donna’s side when newspaper acknowledging their gifts. she went to court. She is now in a Firm/Company______Many of these individuals were from home with a family who loves her. firms and we listed the firm name with Donna got what every child in this Address______a list of its members. We will do the same this year. continued on page 10 City______State_____ Zip______

E-mail ______Looking for a special way to remember someone? The Philadelphia Bar Foundation is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization. Your contribution is deductible as allowed by law. For information, call (215) 238-6347. A copy of the official registra- tion and financial information may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by call- Births ¥ Deaths ¥ Marriages ¥ Anniversaries ing toll-free, within Pennsylvania, (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. Making Partner ¥ Passing the Bar

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PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / MAY 2005 9 Comprehensive Bar Survey Being Mailed by Daniel A. Cirucci the Association a comprehensive pic- more accurate picture of the area’s tabulated by an independent third ture of the profession in the five-coun- legal community. party. More than 1,500 area lawyers will ty area and also help the Association Because the survey has been mod- The Association is expected to make soon be receiving a survey in the mail prepare for the future so it may better eled after comprehensive surveys con- a contribution to the Philadelphia Bar from the Association. All those who serve area lawyers. ducted by the Association every five Foundation for each completed survey receive the survey are urged to com- Those who will receive the survey years since 1990, the results will serve received. plete it promptly. will be selected at random from among as a point of comparison with the pre- All individual surveys responses Recipients may complete the survey all attorneys in the five counties. Bar vious studies and identify trends and remain completely confidential. Results on paper or online by entering a spe- leaders anticipate that a true random developments in the profession. The of the survey are expected to be cial code. Attorney’s responses will give sample will help give the Association a survey results will be professionally reported this summer.

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city deserves and can have with your Judge Bernstein support - a place she can call home. Come this winter when the forsythia Meets With Committee turn brown and the flowers become dormant your Bar Foundation will still Administrative Law Judge Linda Bernstein (center) be renewing the spirit for the many meets with Social Security Disability Law Benefits who need our help. Unfortunately, the Committee Co-Chairs Karen K. Weisbord and Jeffrey S. needs of the less fortunate do not have Lichtman before the Committee’s April 15 meeting. At a season to be dormant. the meeting, Judge Bernstein addressed a variety of Become a member of the Philadel- issues including the status of the hearing office and phia Bar Foundation. No other contri- interaction between attorneys and the Office of Hearing bution supports the broad Philadelphia and Appeals staff and administrative law judges on public interest legal community, and issues such as providing and receiving records, touches as many lives. Make the flow- reviewing cases for favorable decisions prior to hear- ers bloom. ings and communication between counsel and judges. Edward F. Chacker, a partner at Gay, Chacker & Mittin, P.C., is immediate-past president of the Philadelphia Bar Photo by Jeff Lyons Foundation and a member of the Foundation’s Board of

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PHILADELPHIA 10 MAY 2005 / BAR REPORTER Renovations Complete at Jenkins Law Library by Jeff Lyons The Law Library Company of the City of Philadelphia was founded in When it came time to renovate the 1802 by some of the most prominent Jenkins Law Library, library director lawyers of the time. They formed a cor- Regina Smith had one thought in mind poration so they could jointly purchase – make the library a destination for a collection of legal materials with

lawyers. which to practice law. Shares of stock Photo by Jeff Lyons “We wanted to make the library a continued on page 18 Library director Regina Smith says the renovations at Jenkins Law Library cost $1.2 million. place where someone on their way to Federal Court could stop in and have a cup of coffee and relax,” she said of the facility at 833 Chestnut St. The library has added more com- fortable seating, a spacious reading room, more natural light and new wir- MAY ed carrels to provide easy access to the Internet. They’ve also raised the ceiling height to 12 feet, which allows the CLE COURSES library to display more artwork. The renovations, which cost $1.2 million, were included in the lease that May 10 Privacy • The CLE Conference Center Jenkins recently renewed at 833 Chestnut St. The project began last May 11 In Pursuit of an Independent Judiciary: The Writings of Justice Nix The CLE August and was completed in April. The CLE Conference Center Conference Center One of the most noticeable differ- ences is all the extra natural light that Wanamaker Building th filters into the facility. There are large May 12 Pennsylvania Divorce Code: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow 10 Floor, Suite 1010 windows along the western and north- The CLE Conference Center ern sides of the library. Smith said the library’s 41 employees now all have May 17 Compulsory Arbitration Seminar • The CLE Conference Center Philadelphia Bar ready access to the brighter conditions, Association and the staff has been concentrated May 18 Third Annual Nonprofit Institute • The CLE Conference Center th into one area. 11 Floor The improvements also include Conference Center wireless zones throughout the library, May 19 Developments in Legal Opinion Letters • The CLE Conference Center 1101 Market St. which will allow visitors to connect to the Internet with their laptop comput- Environmental Business Risks and Insurance Solutions ers. Smith said there’s a new conference The CLE Conference Center center that can accommodate as many as 50 people. “The computer learning May 20 Equitable Distribution of Pensions 2005 • The CLE Conference Center center, where we hold our CLE semi- nars, has been increased in size to fit 20 Call PBI people, where it used to hold 16,” said May 23 Legal Issues Affecting Military Personnel Smith. (Live via Videoconference) • The CLE Conference Center Customer Service at “We replaced all the furniture. 800-247-4724 Everything’s new but the stacks,” she May 24 Litigating Roadway Defect Cases • The CLE Conference Center to register for a said, adding that the idea of renovation was to get more public space. course or for more In Harm’s Way: Officers and Directors of Corporations that Are Another new feature is a leisure information. reading area with a lending collection Insolvent or in the Zone of Insolvency • The CLE Conference Center of fiction donated by Harold Cramer, Register online at former Chancellor of the Bar May 25 Immigration Issues in Family Law Cases: An Inside Look at How U.S. www.pbi.org Association and chair of the Board at Immigrations Law Since 9/11 Have Impacted the Family Law Practice Jenkins. The CLE Conference Center The Pennsylvania Bar The 38,000-square-foot library occu- Institute is an pies most of the building’s 12th floor. May 26 High-Yield Real Estate Debt Structures: Structuring and Allocating The library also has added 1,700 square Subordinate and Pari-Passu Debt in Securitized Loan Transactions accredited CLE feet in the concourse of the building’s provider. basement, which contains older treatis- The CLE Conference Center es and items from before 1950. The library also has a coffee bar, and Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Education: An Attorney’s Toolbox for visitors are permitted to bring their Diagnosis, Programs and Placement • The CLE Conference Center coffee out into the public areas. Smith says the library had about May 31 Federal Sentencing Since Booker and Fanfan 20,000 live visitors last year and app- Philadelphia Bar Association roximately 100,000 virtual visitors to its Web site, www.jenkinslaw.org. She said the library has about 9,000 dues-pay- ing members.

PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / MAY 2005 11 Bike-a-Thon Team Seeks Riders, Volunteers by Jeffrey Abramowitz ion in Whitemarsh Township at 8 a.m. Hammonton, N.J. Web The Bar Association Team will be Rest stops along the route in New If you know someone who has can- √ hosting a night at the Camden River- Jersey are at Cherry Hill East, Indian cer or has lost his or her fight against sharks on Friday, May 13. All registered Mills Deer Club, South Egg Harbor Fire cancer there is no better way to honor check riders or volunteers will be entitled to Station and the Estell Manor School. their continued courage or memory To register for the American Cancer four complimentary tickets for the Volunteer mechanics from local bike than by becoming a sponsor of the Society’s 2005 Bike-a-Thon, visit game. Tickets will be distributed on a shops, SAG wagons, repair/first aid American Cancer Society’s Bike-a-Thon www.acsbike.org. first-come, first-served basis. Anyone patrols and safe return transportation and making a dedication in your loved interested should e-mail requests to are also part of the event. one’s honor or memory. The theme for than 170 riders and raised more than WKALAW@aol.com. Volunteers are $86,000. But in 2005, many in our also needed to assist at the Bike-a- Jeffrey Abramowitz is co-chair of the Association’s Bike- this year’s event, set for Sunday, July a-Thon Committee. 10, is “Who Are You Riding For?” We all Philadelphia Bar family lost their lives Thon Expo scheduled for Saturday, July know someone touched by this disease, to this dreaded disease and many more 9, at Dave & Busters on Columbus and now it is time to act. bravely continued their battle against Boulevard and on the day of the event. For More Information In January, the Association’s Board cancer. Despite all of our efforts, one The ride begins at 7 a.m. at the Ben It’s not too late for your firm to have its of Governors unanimously passed a thing is clear: We all need to do more! Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia and name and logo on the Philadelphia Bar resolution authorizing the continuation Spring is here and Sunday morning stretches 62.5 miles to Lenape Park in Team jersey. For information call Jeff- of the Philadelphia Bar Association training rides have begun. Cyclists of Mays Landing, N.J. There are also start- rey Abramowitz at (215) 568-4980 or Bike-a-Thon Team for 2005. In our first all ages and ability are welcome to join ing points at Cherry Hill High School e-mail [email protected]. year as a formal team we had more us starting at SEPTA’s Spring Mill Stat- East and Mazza’s restaurant in

Save May 15 for 26th Annual Charity Run 26th Annual Bar Charity Run Entry Form & Fees Photo by Jeff Lyons Nearly 700 runners and walkers took part in the 25th anniversary Charity Run, raising $90,000. by Manny D. Pokotilow ton LLP; RatnerPrestia; Raynes, Berkowitz at (215) 567-2010, McCarty, Binder, Ross & Mun- extension 132, or by e-mail at The 26th Annual Philadel- dy; Reed Smith LLP; Sandals [email protected]. The phia Bar Association 5K (3.1 & Associates, P.C.; Semanoff, deadline for team registration mile) Charity Run and Walk Ormsby, Greenberg & Torchia, is May 7. will take place on Sunday, LLC; WolfBlock; and Wood- The event concludes with May 15 to provide the annual cock Washburn LLP are join- an awards ceremony that incentive for getting back in ing the Run as legal sponsors. takes place at the finish line shape after a long winter. The Buchanan Ingersoll PC, Cozen after the run with post-run net proceeds for the event will O’Connor, DrinkerBid-dle, Fox activities featuring a variety of benefit the Support Center for Rothschild LLP and Pelino and refreshments and giveaways Child Advocates. Lentz are supporting the Run that are fun for the entire The Bar Association is as legal supporters. family. being joined by Wawa, Firs- Now in its 26th year, the For more information Trust, Iron Mountain, The Legal Charity Run and Walk is one about the event, contact Eric Intelligencer, JuriStaff, Inc., and of the oldest and most res- S. Marzluf at (215) 567-2010, USI Colburn Insurance Serv- pected run/walks in the city. extension 130 or by e-mail at ice as sponsors. In addition, The event attracts all ages [email protected]; the law firms of Akin Gump in both open and Bar Assoc- Tom Bell at (215) 887-2050, Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; An- iation competition with aw- extension 107 or by e-mail at apol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, ards being made in age [email protected]; or Sandra Feldman and Smalley, P.C., groups from 13 and under to Lavini at (215) 925-1913, Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg, 80 and over. extension 126 or by e-mail at LLP; Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, The event has team com- [email protected]. Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.; Mar- petition for both law firms shall, Dennehey, Warner, Cole- and companies. Information about the team competition Manny D. Pokotilow, a partner at Caesar, man & Goggin; Neil A. Morris Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd., Associates, PC; Pepper Hamil- can be obtained from Michael is co-chair of the Charity Run Committee.

PHILADELPHIA 12 MAY 2005 / BAR REPORTER Panel: Real Issues Limited in Judicial Campaigns by Shira J. Goodman and even general statements about crime, for example, could later call The need to raise large sums of their impartiality into question. money to finance campaigns, sparse The audience of citizens, lawyers media coverage of judicial races and and representatives of diverse interest low turnout for judicial races work to groups challenged the panelists to limit public discourse about real issues solve the problems of the influence of and confine judicial campaign dialogue money in judicial elections and the to sound bites on controversial issues, lack of real information for the voters. a panel of experts said at an April 6 Citizens pleaded for more detailed forum on communicating with judicial media coverage of judicial elections, candidates. better and earlier evaluations of judi- The forum, sponsored by Pennsyl- cial candidates by the Bar Association, vanians for Modern Courts, featured and an end to the system of buying a panelists Judge Anne E. Lazarus, Phila- position on the bench through contri- delphia Court of Common Pleas and butions to political parties and officers. Ethics Committee Chair of the Pennsyl- Chancellor Andrew A. Chirls told vania State Conference of Trial Judges; the audience that the Commission had pollster G. Terry Madonna; Zach Stal- Photo by Jeff Lyons released the majority of its ratings Panelists at the April 6 forum on communicating with judicial candidates included (seated, berg, CEO of the political watchdog much earlier than in previous years from left) Judge Anne E. Lazarus, G. Terry Madonna, Carrie Budoff and (standing, from left) group Committee of Seventy and for- and in time for the political parties to Zach Stalberg, moderator Lynn A. Marks and Bilal Abdul Qayyum. mer executive editor of the Philadelphia have the information as they made Daily News; Bilal Abdul Qayyum, co- dicial elections and the challenges vot- large campaign donors participate as their endorsements. chair of Men United for a Better Phila- ers face in the voting booth. lawyers or litigants. “We were delighted that the citizens delphia; and Carrie Budoff, a political PMC Executive Director Lynn A. Judge Lazarus pointed out the dan- of Philadelphia are so concerned about reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Marks moderated the forum. She said gers in resorting to sound-bite cam- the judicial selection process and PMC hoped to provoke discussion that rather than focusing on candi- paigning, explaining that the Code of pleased that PMC’s concerns about the about how to improve campaign dis- dates’ personal opinions about select Judicial Conduct, which regulates the influence of money and the lack of in- course so that voters would have “hot- button” issues, citizens, interest behavior of judges and candidates for formation available in judicial elections meaningful information to use when groups and the media should question judicial office, imposes limits on candi- are shared by the public. We will work selecting candidates for the bench. A candidates about matters more rele- date speech. Candidates must be wary together in the future to continue the standing-room-only crowd attended vant to service on the bench, such as of the prohibition against “committing education process and reform Pennsyl- the forum, held at Temple University’s their ex-perience in the legal world; or appearing to commit themselves vania’s judicial selection system,” Marks Center City Campus, which transform- matters of judicial administration; how with respect to cases, controversies or said. ed into a resounding critique of judi- to eliminate bias from the justice sys- issues that are likely to come before Shira J. Goodman is associate director of Pennsylvanians cial elections. The panelists provided tem; and whether the candidate would the court.” She said that candidate for Modern Courts. important insights into the state of ju- consider recusing from cases in which statements about controversial issues

RATINGS Thomas Nocella Judge Susan I. Schulman continued from page 1 YLD Hosts ‘Meet the Candidates’ Event Meredith Seigle-DiClaudio Ira B. Shrager study and investigation by the David C. Shuter Commission’s 120-member in- Leon W. Tucker vestigative division that inclu- Sandjai Weaver des 40 non-lawyer members. Marvin L. Williams Candidates found “Recommen- The following candidates, ded” satisfied a cumulative rev- listed alphabetically, were found iew of criteria including qualifi- “Recommended” for elec- cations such as legal ability and tion to the Municipal Court: training, trial experience, char- Judge Charles J. Cunningham acter and integrity, judicial tem- Joyce Webb Eubanks perament, mental and physical Judge Nazario Jimenez capacity and community Sharon Williams Losier involvement. Beverly N. Muldrow

Photos by Genna Viozzi The following candidates, Judge Bradley K. Moss District attorney candidates (from left) Lynne Abraham, Louis Schwartz and Seth Williams appeared listed alphabetically, were found Thomas Nocella at the Young Lawyers Division’s Meet the Candidates Networking Event on April 20 at the Public “Recommended” for elec- David C. Shuter House. Abraham and Williams are running in the Democratic primary on May 17. Schwartz, a tion to the Court of Common Karen Y. Simmons Republican, is running unopposed. Candidates for the Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court and Pleas: The following candidates City Council also attended the event, which was cosponsored by the Young American PAC. Judge Glenn B. Bronson were found “Not Recomm- Ann M. Butchart ended” for election to the Linda A. Carpenter Court of Common Pleas: Jewish Law Day Celebration May 18 Robert P. Coleman Christian H. Clemente Judge Charles J. Cunningham Vivienne A. Crawford The Louis D. Brandeis Law Society will be honored at the event, which will also Joyce Webb Eubanks Cateria R. McCabe sponsor the 23rd Annual Jewish Law Day on include remarks by Professor Suzanne Last Ellen Green-Ceisler Michael L. Nix Wednesday, May 18 at the Jewish Community Stone of the Cardozo School of Law. She will Marilyn Heffley Judge Walter J. Olszewski Services Building, 2100 Arch St. from 5:15 to 7 discuss “Jewish Law and the Death Penalty.” Sharon Williams Losier Joseph J. O’Neill p.m. A reception will follow. Admission is free, Thomas Martin Judge Frank Palumbo A group of 30 Jewish women judges will but please RSVP to [email protected]. Judge Bradley K. Moss Lisette Shirdan-Harris

PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / MAY 2005 13 Spring in Full Swing With Law Week, YLD Auction by Natalie Klyashtorny attorneys will provide free legal ad- vice to members of the public at The Web One of the things that the YLD has Gallery mall on Market Street between √ always prided itself on is our commit- YLD UPDATE 12 and 2 p.m. To volunteer, contact ment to public interest and community John Papianou or Andrew Duffy at check service. This month, we highlight that [email protected]. Volunteers are also Tickets for the YLD Spring Fling are commitment with two of our biggest needed for LegalLine on Wednesday, $35 per person and are available events of the year. May 4. Contact Scott Mayer, Damon online at www.philadelphiabar.org. We are kicking off the month of Roberts at [email protected] May with our annual award-winning gov or Bonnie Richards at brichards- able to bid on great prizes such as art program, Law Week, taking place dur- @efm.net. and photography pieces, sports memo- ing the week of May 2. Law Week fea- Law Week will culminate on Friday, rabilia, gift certificates to spas and tures a series of programs designed to May 6 with the “Lawyer for a Day” pro- restaurants and other unique prizes. celebrate the American legal system gram, where attorneys escort groups of Plus, there is another most-compelling and to educate the public about their Pauline Manos at pmanos@feldman- high school students to observe pro- reason to attend. rights and responsibilities as citizens. pinto.com. ceedings in City Hall and the Criminal All proceeds from the Spring Fling This year’s theme is “The American In “Stepping Out for Seniors,” attor- Justice Center. Contact Scott Sigman at will benefit the Philadelphia Bar Jury: We the People in Action.” neys will talk to high school seniors [email protected] or May Mon Foundation, the charitable arm of the Law Week will feature programs from Girls High about the legal impli- Post at [email protected]. Bar Association, which provides grants such as “Lawyer in the Classroom,” dur- cations of turning 18, including being To further contribute and give back that are necessary to the survival of le- ing which attorneys will travel to area eligible to be called upon for jury duty. to our community, I invite all of you to gal services organizations. schools to discuss with students the To volunteer, contact Scott Mayer at join the YLD on Wednesday, May 11 for As members of the legal profession, legal profession and importance of jury [email protected] or Shanese the Spring Fling cocktail party and live we are privileged to have blessings and service. To volunteer, contact John Johnson at [email protected]. At and silent auction. This event will take resources that most other members of Papianou at [email protected] or the Law Fair on Wednesday, May 4, place on the 33rd Floor of the Loews our society do not and, as such, it is Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market St., our duty to give back and assist those FEDERAL BENCH-BAR opments with the topic, “Are the which has one of the best 360-degree without hope. You can make a differ- Federal Courts More Efficient at views of the city. Tickets for the event, ence by supporting the Bar Foundation continued from page 5 Resolving Disputes Than Arbitration which runs from 6 to 9 p.m., are $35. and joining us for a great time at the Judges Anita B. Brody and Gene E.K. Panels? The Case For and Against a Not only will you be able to enjoy Spring Fling on May 11. Pratter. ‘Rocket’ Docket.” The panel will be great food, a three-hour open bar and music while enjoying breathtaking Natalie Klyashtorny, an associate at Saul H. Krenzel & Bizar will chair the second panel chaired by Amy B. Ginensky and will Associates, is chair of the Young Lawyers Division. “Rule 23: Recent Developments and feature former Chancellor Abraham C. views of Philadelphia, you will also be Changes (Arbitrability of Class Actions, Reich and Judith P. Meyer as well as the Impact of Amchem, Rule 23 Am- U.S. District Court Judges Harvey Bartle endments, and the 2005 Class Action and Juan R. Sanchez with reports by Fairness Act).” Panelists include U.S. Chief Judge Giles, Clerk of Court District Court Judges Eduardo C. Rob- Michael Kunz and U.S. Bankruptcy reno and Stewart L. Dalzell along with Court Chief Judge Diane Sigmund. attorneys Joseph C. Kohn, Barbara Tuition, which includes breakfast Mather, Kenneth Trujillo and Ellen and lunch, is $149 for members of the Meriwether. 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PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / MAY 2005 15 Career Corner Recruiting an Alternative to Practicing Law by James LaRosa and Gary Mintz openings. A good recruiter can make years, good recruiters can make as more than 100 phone calls on a daily much, and in some cases more, than he Question: I am a 6th year basis. or she made as attorneys. The difficult associate at a large Philadel- Not only must legal recruiters be part is that a substantial majority, if not phia firm. I am considering a comfortable with people, he or she all, of a recruiter’s salary is commission career in legal recruitment. Career questions? must also be good with people, as based. There can be months where you Send your career questions to James LaRosa at Can you tell me what a career another responsibility of legal recruit- are making placements every week and JuriStaff, Inc., at [email protected] or call in legal recruiting is like? ing is interviewing candidates for bringing home very large commission JuriStaff at (215) 751-9100. You can also send What type of skills and per- potential opportunities. To be a good checks. On the other hand, there can your questions to [email protected] sonality traits are important interviewer, a legal recruiter needs to be months of no placements and no to being a good legal recrui- career, but it is not for everyone. have good listening skills, be able to commissions. As a recruiter, you must ter? How can I become a recru- Generally, there are two main aspects put people at ease and give people a be able to handle (mentally and finan- iter? With what type of candi- to a recruiter’s job; finding open posi- sense of trust and be trustworthy. cially) the good months as well as the dates will I be working? How tions and finding qualified candidates Another important attribute is the bad. much money can I make? to fill those open positions. Finding ability to deal with rejection. Along There are a number of legal recruit- Answer: For the right person, legal open positions is the sales aspect of with making all those phone calls ment agencies in Philadelphia. If you recruiting can be a good career alter- legal recruiting. On a daily basis a comes the inevitable candidate rejec- are truly interested in becoming a legal native to the practice of law. Many recruiter will call on and meet with law tion. Even the best recruiters must deal recruiter, you may want to call a num- legal recruiters (particularly attorney firms and corporations to find orders with rejection on a daily basis. Good ber of these agencies and inquire recruiters) are former practicing attor- for the recruiter to work on. A recruiter recruiters do not shy away from rejec- about potential openings. Even if there neys. Legal recruiting allows attorneys is constantly on the lookout for new tion because they know that eventually is not an opening at the moment, the to stay involved and up-to-date with clients and new opportunities. they will find a candidate who is both job market appears to be heating up the legal community while at the same The other part of the job involves interested and qualified for the posi- and as a result, there should be plenty time not having the rigors involved in finding candidates to fill the positions tions they are trying to fill. Another of opportunities for new recruiters. the everyday practice of law. As they are working on. Recruiters find important quality is persistence. Can- didates who are not interested in opp- James LaRosa, Esq. and Gary Mintz, Esq. are recruiters recruiters deal on a daily basis with qualified candidates either through with JuriStaff, the exclusively endorsed legal staffing both law firms and candidates, it is cold calling, referrals from other candi- ortunities in January may very well agency of the Philadelphia Bar Association. LaRosa can change his or her mind in April. be reached at 215.751.9100 x302 or via e-mail at very important for a legal recruiter to dates or contacts and responses to [email protected]; Mintz can be reached at be aware of what is happening not advertising of open positions. Legal recruiting can be a very lucra- 215.751.9100 x315 or via e-mail at [email protected]. only locally but also nationally in the From the large number of cold calls tive field. Your first year may be diffi- legal community. you probably receive on a weekly ba- cult as you are learning a new profes- Legal recruiting can involve the sis, I am sure you can guess that one of sion and new skills. But after a few recruiting of legal secretaries, parale- the most important skills necessary for gals, associate attorneys, in-house being a good legal recruiter is being attorneys and partners. There is also comfortable with people and talking permanent and temporary recruiting. on the phone. A good recruiter must Most attorneys starting out in legal enjoy dealing with and interacting recruiting will generally begin recruit- with people on a daily basis, since a ing associate attorneys either on a per- major part of a legal recruiter’s day manent or temporary basis. involves calling qualified candidates on Legal recruiting can be an exciting the phone to discuss potential job

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PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / MAY 2005 17 what shewrites. of when Republicans rule”because brotherly love. They hatemycolumn Office, mybrothersarenotfullof a Republican presidentisintheOval share oflawyers andjudgesinit.When Catholic Republicans thathasafair from afamilyof“conservative Irish Marriott Downtown thatshecomes ple inattendanceatthePhiladelphia she said. ing thelegalsystemasadatingtool,” wearing inappropriateoutfitsandus- have theAllyMcBealvariety, been b muckraking journalist.Even ifIhad lawyer, arespectable to become nota that “mydad’sdyingwishwasforme said. longer have aWhite Housepass,” she junior,’ which may explainwhyIno dent. The headlinewas‘A babysitter for vicepresi- tee, picking himselftobe W’s vicepresidentialselectioncommit- Mr.column about Cheney, theheadof tion in2000. their debutattheRepublican conven- President BushandDick Cheneymade thisiswhere Philadelphia because judges aroundthecountryonhot days inthe stateLegislature,” shesaid. cavorting inAustinduringhissalad known as“HotTub Tom” forhis T hands ofaformerexterminatorfrom jurisprudence now restspartlyinthe template thatthefutureofAmerica’s old Dick. It’safrighteningthingtocon- realize Imay hardon have too been that I’ve gottentoknow Tom DeLay, I was an‘avuncular Tom Delay,’ butnow continued frompage1 QUARTERLY MEETING 8MAY 2005/BARREPORTER 18 exas, whoearlyinhiscareerwas ecome alawyer, Iprobablywould the legislativeprocess. organizationsmighthelpin the organizationsandhow interest learn abouttheworkofpublic opportunity forlegislatorsto The meetingpresentedan Josephs alsoattendedtheevent. Vitali. StateRep.Babette Chirls; andstateRep.GregS. Leach; ChancellorAndrewA. Pennsylvania, stateRep.Daylin tive directoroftheACLU Frankel,legisla- Larry from left) the meetingwere(standing, Committee onMarch23.Alsoat ofLegalServices Delivery met withmembersofthe Manderino andMarkB.Cohen ed fromleft)JoshShapiro,Kathy Pennsylvania lawmakers(seat- Do Do “A “I washeretowelcomethemwitha “Now, ‘HotTub Tom’ wantstoput t thetime,IwrotethatCheney wd saidherfamilyreminds wd said she had a soft spot for wd saidshehadasoftspot Legislators MeetwithCommittee Law studentsfromTemple, Penn,VillanovaandRutgers-CamdenwererecognizedattheQuarterlyMeetingfortheirprobonoeffort A. PrimbeforetheApril11QuarterlyMeetingandLuncheon. with BoardmembersMarlaA.Joseph,RudolphGarciaandJoseph Board ofGovernorsViceChair(fromleft)Daniel-PaulAlvameets said. branch ofgovernment foryears,” she b violence againstthem.Mr. has DeLay withsomuch an endangeredspecies, seat atatimewhenjudgesarealready several times inthepastyear. scolded by theHouseEthicsCommittee a siegeofbadpublicity. was DeLay cause atthesametimehaswasunder upasachampion ofSchiavo’sspoke case ofTerri Schiavo. ShesaidDeLay sions by judgesnottointervene inthe een itching totakeonthethird D Do eLay wasaharshcriticofthedeci- wd said DeLay andotherhard- wd saidDeLay v islative district inHoustontopay for the Johnson SpaceCenterinhisleg- licans’ decisiontocutthebudgetfor she said. lar viewwhenitcomestoevolution,” c judiciaryasa think ofanindependent sional majority. against thePresidentandcongres- judges whomakedecisionsthatgo andpunishmentof the impeachment line Republicans have demanding been harming affectationandhave asimi- eterans’ programs, Dowd saidDeLay eterans’ programs,Dowd Angered over somefellow Repub- such“Those moves whosupport Chancellor JaneL.DaltonbeforetheApril11event. KathleenD.WilkinsonandVice with AssociationSecretary MarshaA.Levickmeets Board ofGovernorsmember(fromleft)

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PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / MAY 2005 19 Some Television Has Too Much Reality by Marc W. Reuben professional boxing for the masses, humanizing pieces for the numerous which had been followed by radio and newspapers he graced in his career. Reality television, as it is embraced television for decades by 1960 and had Fighters, in the era of shared affections, by the ruling unwashed, consists of peo- ARTS & MEDIA been enshrined in the short prose of were characters in a human comedy. ple who have too much time on their immortals like Red Smith. Smith saw their vulnerable side as well hands and too little imagination watch- Boxing had been a major source of as their skill in the ring. He made heroes ing their reflections on a screen. The aff- competition from ancient days, and it of palookas who punched and drank airs of the local shopkeeper, stuck on an was a particularly bloody form of com- their way through life, and often ended island with a variety of barbers and bat, in which footwork played a major out of the spotlight. To Smith, the life in counter clerks, is interesting to those role in the protection of a good fighter. the ring was a source of endless legend, who like to gawk at their images in shi- He who could out-dodge and out- told with a highly developed human ny glass. There is little, if any, value in weave his opponent frequently landed insight. His prose was the kind of affec- the snippets of human nature seen on the necessary blows while suffering rel- tionate respect that Americans had for millions of screens by millions of Babb- atively little damage himself. This was contenders and knockabout. It was the its. Those who profess an interest in this ile Griffith was a boxer in the age of the understood by even the most limited competition and the way the competi- vacuous nonsense are disposed to mis- Friday Night Fights (or was it Saturday- intellects. The ability to emerge from a tion was honored that brought millions take gossip for news and piddling for so many years have passed) and black- good fight with few bruises was the of ordinary men and women to the eventfulness. and-white television. He was an immi- mark of a fine boxer. sport. It had a cache that made it ap- Recently television provided us with grant from the Virgin Islands who had Red Smith, perhaps the greatest pealing to all sorts of fans. Tuxes and a recollection (“Ring Of Fire”) of an event fought his way to a championship bout writer of American short prose after H.L. evening gowns at ringside were not un- that caught reality in a manner not against Benny “Kid” Paret in March 1962. Mencken, glorified the soul and pecu- heard of. comprehended by modern viewers. Em- His fight with Paret marked the nadir of liarities of boxing and boxers with his continued on page 21 Bar Association Night With the Phillies June 22

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PHILADELPHIA 20 MAY 2005 / BAR REPORTER ARTS & MEDIA after what seemed like an eternity, the slighted by a glancing phrase - ended those who still feel the romance of the bout was ended and the unconscious up pulverizing his opponent. The actu- sport. continued from page 20 Paret was laid on a stretcher and al event was seen as a lesson in bad Reality television just about began Griffith was, in addition to being a removed. He never woke up. The referee skills, and even today it seems that night in 1962. The only thing tele- scrappy fighter, a gay man - so we are weekly fights were removed from the that way. Some safeguards were adopt- vision had broadcast that had as much told in the film. He was fighting in an viewing schedule and have not reap- ed by various state boxing commis- real drama was the Army-McCarthy era when homosexuality was openly peared since that time. sions and the sport reinvented itself hearings, which turned out to be a reviled, and especially so in sporting Watching the film and listening to after TV networks shunned regular staged series of hysterical rantings. circles. At the weigh-in before the fight, Griffith and Paret’s surviving family broadcasts. With the exception of won- Griffith-Paret was real. The stakes Paret had made a disparaging com- talk, I was reminded of the fight derful local boxing matches the sport turned out to be life and death, and ment about Griffith’s sexual orientat- dream-scene from the old movie “The is, for the most part, no longer the the results have touched sport ever ion. This information comes years after Quiet Man,” in which John Wayne province of commoners. The shock of since. the fact, but it colors the vivid events relives his ringside slaughter of a fel- Paret’s death set the sport to a different Men have died in sporting compe- of that March evening more than 40 low boxer. “I didn’t go there to fight ring among spectators. titions for centuries. Death has its years ago. him. I went there to kill him.” Killing, in The lasting effects of the Griffith- romantic attributes. But the events of The fight itself was unforgettable. the case of this script, did not mean Paret fight marked a decided turn for that frightful night in Madison Square Not even the slow motion re-telling of murder. It was sporting language for the worse in boxing lore. Writers still Garden unintentionally touched all of the fight provides the shock that view- an uneven bout in which one side is seize upon boxing as an eventful con- us, for good and ill, and became a part ers felt as the punches rained on the clearly more advantaged than the test worthy of romantic reporting, of history more than entertainment or unconscious Paret, who remained on other and the sporting element of the although nothing is as it was and audi- sport alone. That is reality. his feet and against the ropes as fight is missing. ences have drifted away from regular Griffith delivered blow after brutal What viewers saw that eventful bouts. If you want to see real boxing, night was a well-matched bout, in you are well advised to see it in local Marc W. Reuben, a sole practitioner and advisory editor blow. People at ringside were scream- to the Philadelphia Bar Reporter, has been writing about ing for the referee to stop the fight, and which one fighter - high on hype and venues where it still is practiced by the arts since 1973.

Sunday, May 15 Philadelphia Bar Association Charity Run – 8:30 a.m., West River Drive. Registration: CALENDAR OF EVENTS www.philadelphiabar.org. Monday, May 16 Public Interest Section Executive Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Note: While the following listings have been verified prior to press time, any scheduled event Young Lawyers Division Cabinet – meeting, 10th floor Cabinet Room. may be subject to change by the committee or section chairs. Tuesday, May 17 Monday, May 2 Board of Governors Cabinet – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Family Law Section – meeting, 4 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Wednesday, May 18 Tuesday, May 3 Workers’ Compensation Section Executive Committee – meeting, 10:30 a.m., 11th floor Philadelphia Bar Foundation Board of Trustees – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Committee Room. Compulsory Arbitration Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Committee Room South. Workers’ Compensation Section – meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center. Lunch: $7.50. Lunch: $7.50. Federal Courts Committee – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. Business Litigation Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center. Lunch: $7.50. LegalLine – 5 p.m., 11th floor LRIS offices. Wednesday, May 4 Thursday, May 19 Delivery of Legal Services Committee – meeting, 8:30 a.m., 10th floor Board Room. Family Law Section Executive Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Committee Room State Civil Rules and Procedures Committee – meeting, 12:15 p.m., 11th floor Conference South. Center. Lunch: $7.50. Professional Responsibility Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Thursday, May 5 Friday, May 20 Civil Rights Committee – meeting, 12:15 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Mid-Size Firm Committee – meeting, 8 a.m., 11th floor Conference Center. Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee – meeting, 12:15 p.m., 11th floor Committee Social Security and Disability Benefits Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Room South. Lunch: $7.50. Center. Lunch: $7.50. Environmental Law Committee – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor Conference Center. Lunch: $7.50. Monday, May 23 Philadelphia Bar Reporter Editorial Board – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Cabinet Room. Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Minorities in the Profession Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Committee Room South. Friday, May 6 Lunch: $7.50. Lawyer for a Day – 11th floor Conference Center. 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 24 Monday, May 9 Women in the Profession Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. Business Law Section Executive Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Wednesday, May 25 Tuesday, May 10 Medical Legal Committee – meeting, noon,10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. Criminal Justice Section Executive Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Committee on the Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor Wednesday, May 11 Committee Room. Appellate Courts Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center. Lunch: $7.50. Thursday, May 26 Nominating Committee – meeting, noon, 10th floor Board Room. Lawyer Referral and Information Service Committee – meeting, noon, 11th floor Committee Thursday, May 12 Room South. Legislative Liaison Committee – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room South. Board of Governors – meeting, 4 p.m., 10th floor Board Room. Lunch: $7.50. Monday, May 30 Committee on the Legal Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 11th floor Memorial Day – Bar Association offices closed. Committee Room. Lunch: $7.50. Tuesday, May 31 Friday, May 13 Criminal Justice Section – meeting, noon, 11th floor Conference Center. Lunch: $7.50. Women’s Rights Committee – meeting, 12:15 p.m., 11th floor Committee Room South. Lunch: $7.50. Unless otherwise specified, all checks for luncheons and programs should be made payable to the Philadelphia Bar Philadelphia Lawyer magazine Editorial Board – meeting, 12:30 p.m., 10th floor Board Association and mailed to Bar Headquarters, 1101 Market St., 11th fl., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911. Send Bar Association-related calendar items 30 days in advance to Managing Editor, Philadelphia Bar Reporter, Philadelphia Bar Room. Association, 1101 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-2911. Fax: (215) 238-1267. E-mail: [email protected].

PHILADELPHIA BAR REPORTER / MAY 2005 21 Show in Atlantic City, N.J., on Feb. 16. Judge Arlin M. Mitchell L. Their presentation, “Contract Writing & Adams, of counsel Bach, a member PEOPLE Legal Issues for the Hardscape with Schnader of Eckert Seamans Professional,” covered inclusion and Harrison Segal & Cherin and Mellott, exclusion clauses in contracts, insur- Lewis LLP and for- LLC, published "A Scott F. Cooper, ance and bonding issues, project docu- mer Chancellor of History of the a partner with mentation and the legal ramifications the Philadelphia Creation and Blank Rome LLP of failure to honor contracts and/or Bar Association, Jurisdiction of and assistant trea- guarantees. received the Penn- Business Courts in surer of the sylvania Bar Association’s President’s the Last Decade," a monograph co- Philadelphia Bar Nina L. Award on April 20. He was honored for authored with Lee Applebaum, in the Association, has Russakoff, an more than 60 years of outstanding November 2004 issue of The Business been elected to a associate with leadership and service as a lawyer, jur- Lawyer, the quarterly publication of the two-year term as a Hangley Aronchick ist, educator and civic leader. American Bar Association Business Law board member for the South Jersey Segal & Pudlin, has Section. Performing Arts Center in Camden. been appointed to Jennifer A. the Board of Brandt, a mem- Marvin J. Rudnitsky, managing Judge Myrna P. Field, administra- Directors of the ber of Cozen partner of Rudnitsky & Hackman, has tive judge of the Family Division of the Professional O’Connor, recently been appointed Chair of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Women’s Roundtable, an organization served as an in- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme has been reappointed to a three-year that provides networking, leadership, structor for a one- Court of Pennsylvania. term on the Domestic Relations educational and personal growth night course on Procedural Rules Committee by the opportunities to a diverse group of divorce at Haver- Joshua Bachrach, a partner at Pennsylvania Supreme Court. professional women in the greater ford Township Ad- Rawle & Henderson, LLP, was a speak- Philadelphia region who have five to ult School. Brandt also recently ap- er at the 2005 DRI Life, Health, Disabil- Adam G. 15 years of experience in their chosen peared on “It’s Your Call” with Lynn ity and ERISA Claims Seminar April 20 Silverstein, an career. Doyle on CN8, The Comcast Network, to 22 in Chicago. The seminar is a associate with Fox and discussed whether or not cheating nationally acclaimed forum for in- Rothschild LLP, has Lloyd Zane Remick, president of spouses should receive alimony. house and outside counsel represent- been appointed to Zane Management, was the keynote ing businesses, insurers, employee the Board of luncheon speaker at the International Frederick D. benefit plans and fiduciaries. Directors of Legal Festival and Events Planning Strober, manag- Aid of Southeastern Association where he spoke on “The ing partner of Saul Joseph M. Manko, Neil S. Pennsylvania and Fine Print in Hospitality and Tourism Ewing LLP, was an Witkes, Michael M. Meloy, Community Impact Legal Services, Inc. Contracts.” invited speaker Robert D. Fox, Jill Hyman during a March 30 Kaplan, Bart E. Cassidy, Brenda John A. Nixon, a partner with Blank James F. Kilcur, seminar sponsored Hustis Gotanda, and Jonathan Rome LLP, served as a faculty member a partner at Saul by the Eisenhower H. Spergel, partners with Manko, at the Annual ALI-ABA Course of Ewing LLP, recently Fellowship and in Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, served as fac- Study “Fundamentals in Employee addressed the conjunction with the Philadelphia ulty members for the 2005 Environ- Benefits Law” in San Antonio, Texas, National Academy Industrial Development Corporation. mental Law Forum in Harrisburg, Pa., from March 3 to 5. of Arbitrators in on April 6 and 7. Atlanta. Kilcur dis- Joseph V. Del George Martin, cussed factors that Raso, a partner Ronald J. a partner at Martin, may influence an with Pepper Shaffer, a partner Banks, Pond, arbitration case, other than the merits Hamilton LLP, has at Fox Rothschild Lehocky & Wilson, of the case and also spoke of various been elected execu- LLP, was a presen- served on the facul- advocacy techniques to achieve suc- tive vice president ter at the Winter ty for the Pennsyl- cessful results. of the National Legal Meeting of vania Trial Lawyers Italian American the National Association’s 23rd Shawn R. Foundation for a Council of Higher Annual Auto Law Farrell, a partner four-year term. Education Loan Seminar on April 8 in Pittsburgh. with Cohen, Programs held in March in Napa Seglias, Pallas, Daniel Segal, a Valley, Calif. Stanley S. Greenhall & founding member Cohen, adminis- Furman, has been of Hangley Henry Ian Pass, managing director trative partner at appointed a mem- Aronchick Segal & of Patriot Venture Capital Group, L.L.C., Fox Rothschild LLP, ber of the Board of Pudlin, was recent- has been reappointed to the Board of has been appointed the American ly honored by the Directors of the Entrepreneurs Forum to the Board of Dir- Society of Plumbing Engineers, Akiba Hebrew of Greater Philadelphia. ectors of the Com- Philadelphia Chapter. Academy at its munity College of Annual Gala Purim Philadelphia Louis W. Ball for his service as past president of Foundation. Names Are News Fryman, chair- Akiba from 1993 to 1995. He currently “People” highlights news of man of Fox serves on Akiba’s Board of Directors William R. Sasso, chairman of members’ awards, honors or Rothschild LLP, has and Executive Committee. Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, appointments of a civic or com- received the Edwin has been presented with LaSalle munity nature. Information may Forrest Business Joseph A. Gerber, a partner at University’s Charter Award for his civic be sent to Jeff Lyons, Managing Award for his Cozen O’Connor, received the Franklin contributions. Editor, Philadelphia Bar Reporter, patronage of the Award from the Philadelphia Chapter Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 arts. The award of the Chartered Property Casualty Robert A. Korn and William D. Market St., 11th floor, Philadelphia, was presented on March 12 in the Ben Underwriter Society on March 30 for Auxer of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Pa. 19107-2911. Fax: (215) 238-1267. Franklin Ballroom during the 196th outstanding achievement and contri- Reiter & Stein, PC, were presenters at E-mail: [email protected]. birthday gala of the Walnut Street bution to the insurance industry in the the Middle Atlantic Hardscaping Trade Photos are also welcome. 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