DOCSLIB.ORG

Achieving Equal Access to Justice for the Disadvantaged and Underserved

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Achieving Equal Access to Justice for the Disadvantaged and Underserved Achieving Equal Access to Justice for the Disadvantaged and Underserved Community Legal Services of Philadelphia Annual Report FY2013 Board of Trustees Michael D. LiPuma, Esq. Karen L. Forman, Esq. Mark S. Schwartz, Esq. President Public Interest and Clinical Regional Housing Legal Services Programs University of the Glenside, PA Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, Esq. District of Columbia Vice President David A. Clark School of Law Delores Shaw Washington, D.C Community Representative Robin Blumenfeld Switzenbaum, Philadelphia, PA Esq. Marilyn Heey Secretary Reed Smith LLP Barbara T. Sicalides, Esq. Philadelphia, PA Pepper Hamilton, LLP Michael S. Bomstein, Esq. Philadelphia, PA Treasurer Wayne Jacobs Ex-Oenders for Community Bernard W. Smalley, Sr., Esq. Empowerment Tucker Law Group, LLP Ruth Blair Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Community Representative Philadelphia, PA Carlton L. Johnson, Esq. Erica Smith-Klocek, Esq. Archer & Greiner, P.C. Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP Michael S. Bomstein, Esq. Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Pinnola & Bomstein Philadelphia, PA John P. Lavelle, Jr., Esq. Joseph A. Sullivan, Esq. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Pepper Hamilton, LLP Jeanne M. Boone Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Community Representative Philadelphia, PA Jason Leckerman, Esq. Robin Blumenfeld Ballard Spahr Andrews Switzenbaum, Esq. Edward F. Chacker, Esq. & Ingersoll Berger & Montague, PC Gay Chacker & Mittin Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Chancellor, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1999 Michael D. LiPuma, Esq. Joseph A. Tate, Esq. Philadelphia, PA Law Oces of Michael LiPuma Dechert LLP Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Alan M. Feldman, Esq. Feldman, Shepherd, Yvette Long Thane C.J. Trotman, Esq. Wohlgelernter, Tanner Welfare Rights Organization Law Oces of J. Mark Pecci, II and Weinstock Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Chancellor, Philadelphia Bar Association, 2006 Thoai Nguyen Kay Kyungsun Yu Philadelphia, PA Southeast Asian Mutual Ahmad Zaarese & Smyler Assistance Association Philadelphia, PA Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, Esq. Coalition, Inc. (SEAMAAC) Toll Public Interest Center Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Louis S. Rulli Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania Law School Brian P. Flaherty, Esq. Philadelphia, PA Cozen O’Connor Philadelphia, PA 01 Fifty years ago, Gideon v. Wainwright guaranteed the right to counsel for low-income criminal defendants. While that decision helped people accused of a crime, poor people who need a lawyer for civil mat- ters have no such guarantee. In this “civil justice gap,” people who face homelessness, hunger, or abuse have no legal right to representation. Imagine that your landlord illegally evicts you, and 100,000 people whose coverage was erroneously you become homeless. You are the victim of an dropped, helped tens of thousands of children in abusive nursing home. Your employer pays you day care get nutritious meals, and contributed to less than minimum wage or does not pay you over- the passage of a bill to address outrageous delays time, or just stops paying you altogether. You do for those in need of unemployment compensation. business with a predatory lender and your house is You can read about these victories and more on in foreclosure. In all of these situations, you are not our redesigned website, which launched in May. On guaranteed legal representation. top of that, our advocacy work has been featured All over Philadelphia, thousands of low-income in a variety of national media sources, including people face circumstances like these. Community NPR, MSNBC, BBC America, The Washington Post, Legal Services helped 12,300 people in similar and The New York Times. situations this year, but only 20% of low-income People and organizations that support CLS are households who need a lawyer are actually able to an invaluable part of our success. From the Capital obtain representation. Campaign, to our annual Bar Campaign, to spread- Many in the legal community have worked ing the word about the work that we do, you have together to address this justice gap. Community been true champions for justice. Many of our Legal Services helped lead the Philadelphia Bar supporters are attorneys who started law school Association’s Civil Gideon Task Force since its with the public interest sector in mind, and found inception. This year we have taken another import- a dierent path—but still dedicate a significant ant step: participating in statewide hearings about share of their labors to increase access to justice by the importance of legal aid. The impetus for the funding the mission of Community Legal Services. hearings came from legal services leaders articu- As the 50th year since Gideon v. Wainwright lating the impact of continued cuts in funding from ends, we begin to look forward to our own 50th traditional sources. The clients featured in this anniversary in 2016. To date, CLS has served more annual report all participated in the hearings, testi- than a million clients who could not aord to pay fying about how CLS helped them access justice for legal representation, and who would have faced and secure basic necessities. a variety of devastating outcomes without dedi- This year has been a good example of how CLS cated, knowledgeable attorneys on their side. Our continues to achieve in spite of funding challenges; advocates have worked tirelessly to fight for our we ended the year with memorable highlights and clients’ most basic needs: food, shelter, and safety. successes. Over the course of the year, we opened We are proud of the work we’ve done and are our new-from-the-ground-up North Philadelphia redoubling our eorts as we look toward our half- Law Center (see feature on page 12), negotiated century mark. Thank you for supporting our work the opportunity to get Medicaid reinstated for and for helping to ensure equal access to justice. Catherine C. Carr, Esq. Executive Director 02 HEALTH He was treated for frostbite in his feet and was honor- “I had not been seeking treatment for PTSD ably discharged. Mr. Clay received a small disability and was focused mostly on my frostbite injuries pension from the Veteran’s Administration (VA), but … Today I am doing much better. I receive treat- the amount was negligible and fluctuated from month ment every week at the VA. I now volunteer to help to month. other veterans; I counsel them and talk to them on Mr. Clay worked several jobs after his time in the the phone.” Army, but his condition worsened, and he was forced Mr. Clay received six weeks of inpatient treatment to resign. Mr. Clay was also experiencing symptoms for his PTSD. During that time, his attorney gathered of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was living his medical information and worked diligently with solely on his pension when he received a letter from the VA staff to secure a fair pension. Mr. Clay hoped the VA saying it would be cut in half. his attorney could prevent the cut to his monthly pen- “I would fill out forms stating that my condi- sion; he was thrilled to learn that his attorney was able tion had not improved, but it seemed like they did to get the original pension amount quadrupled. Addi- not listen to me. The process was so confusing, I tionally, he received a lump sum for the payments the always became frustrated and gave up.” VA should have been making to him over the years. Mr. Clay went to the VA office to explain his con- “I am not afraid to leave my home anymore. I dition, but to no avail. He heard about CLS and met am able to spend time with friends and family. I am with an attorney, who filed an appeal of the decrease the happiest I have been since leaving the Army. My in his pension. The attorney also connected Mr. Clay quality of life has increased immensely...” with a counselor to help with his PTSD. “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.” — Mayo Clinic 03 My quality “of life has increased immensely since seeking help from Community Legal Services.” “ Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.” — Mayo Clinic 04 Bar Campaign Donors— Law Firms, Businesses and Individuals ADR Options, Inc. Eckert Seamans Cherin Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Reed Smith LLP Anapol, Schwartz, & Mellott, LLC Branzburg LLP Rosen Schafer & DiMeo Weiss, Cohan & Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Kline & Specter, P.C. Ross Feller Casey, LLP Winkler, Eisenberg & Feldman PC Ms. Lauren A. Kobylarz Rust Consulting, Inc. Jeck, P.C. Archer & Greiner, P.C. Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C. Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Emmanuel Law Firm Ballard Spahr LLP Kovler & Rush, P.C. Barrett & Bendesky, P.C. Mr. Leonard Evelev and Mr. Todd I. Baylson Langer, Grogan & Sandals & Associates, P.C. Mrs. Helen Evelev Bazelon Less & Diver P.C. Saul Ewing LLP Feldman & Pinto Feldman, P.C. Langsam Stevens Schnader Harrison Segal Feldman, Shepherd, The Beasley Firm, LLC The Honorable Benjamin & Lewis LLP Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Berger & Montague, P.C. Lerner Weinstock & Dodig Seeger Weiss LLP Blank Rome Leventhal Sutton & Fine, Kaplan & Black, Segal McCambridge Gornstein Bochetto & Lentz, PC RPC Singer & Mahoney, Law O¡ce of Michael Ltd. Boni & Zack LLC Fineman Krekstein & LiPuma Law O¡ces of Paul Harris, P.C. Sheller, P.C. Littler Mendelson P.C. Boni, P.C. Flitter, Lorenz, P.C. Sidko, Pincus & Green Law O¡ces of Arline Borghese Law Firm Fox Rothschild LLP Silverman & Krain Jolles Lotman Patrick J. Brennan, M.D. Francis & Mailman, PC Solo & Zervanos, PC Lundy Law Brookman, Rosenberg, The Fullam Firm, P.C. Solomon, Sherman Brown & Sandler Margolis Edelstein & Gabay Galfand Berger, LLP Buchanan Ingersoll & Markowitz & Richman Spear, Greenfield & Gay Chacker & Mittin Rooney PC Marshall, Dennehey, Richman, P.C.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 2015 Annual Report
    NOTES FROM THE FIELD 32-Page Book for 2015 Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania THIS ANNUAL REPORT BOOK IS PROPERTY OF Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania PERTINENT COORDINATES Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania 330 Manor Road, Miquon, Pennsylvania 19444 40.070206, -75.252716 FOR INITIAL RECORDS GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, INC. (“GSEP”) OPERATES AS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CHARTERED BY THE NATIONAL GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS IN NINE COUNTIES: BERKS, BUCKS, CARBON, CHESTER, DELAWARE, LEHIGH, MONTGOMERY, NORTHAMPTON, AND PHILADELPHIA. THE GIRL SCOUT PROMISE ON MY HONOR, I WILL TRY: TO SERVE GOD AND MY COUNTRY, TO HELP PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES, AND TO LIVE BY THE GIRL SCOUT LAW. IN THE EVENT OF MISPLACEMENT IF FOUND PLEASE CONTACT @ IS HENCE, THERE ISN’T A HANDSOME REWARD WAITING. WWW.GSEP.ORG GIRL SCOUTS OUR MISSION: GIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. CONTENTS: 01. EXECUTIVE MESSAGE 06. TAKE THE LEAD 2015 02. MEMBERSHIP 07. THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS 03. LAND 08. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 04. CAMPAIGN FOR GIRLS 09. OUR FOOTPRINT 05. FINANCE THE GIRL SCOUT LAW: I WILL DO MY BEST TO BE HONEST AND FAIR, FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL, CONSIDERATE AND CARING, COURAGEOUS AND STRONG, AND RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT I SAY AND DO, AND TO RESPECT MYSELF AND OTHERS, RESPECT AUTHORITY, USE RESOURCES WISELY, MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, AND BE A SISTER TO EVERY GIRL SCOUT. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. PRINTED APRIL 2016. EXECUTIVE MESSAGE This has been a year marked by big changes and great accomplishments at Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2018
    2018 Annual Report 4 A Message from the Chair 5 A Message from the Director & President 6 Remembering Keith L. Sachs 10 Collecting 16 Exhibiting & Conserving 22 Learning & Interpreting 26 Connecting & Collaborating 30 Building 34 Supporting 38 Volunteering & Staffing 42 Report of the Chief Financial Officer Front cover: The Philadelphia Assembled exhibition joined art and civic engagement. Initiated by artist Jeanne van Heeswijk and shaped by hundreds of collaborators, it told a story of radical community building and active resistance; this spread, clockwise from top left: 6 Keith L. Sachs (photograph by Elizabeth Leitzell); Blocks, Strips, Strings, and Half Squares, 2005, by Mary Lee Bendolph (Purchased with the Phoebe W. Haas fund for Costume and Textiles, and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection, 2017-229-23); Delphi Art Club students at Traction Company; Rubens Peale’s From Nature in the Garden (1856) was among the works displayed at the 2018 Philadelphia Antiques and Art Show; the North Vaulted Walkway will open in spring 2019 (architectural rendering by Gehry Partners, LLP and KXL); back cover: Schleissheim (detail), 1881, by J. Frank Currier (Purchased with funds contributed by Dr. Salvatore 10 22 M. Valenti, 2017-151-1) 30 34 A Message from the Chair A Message from the As I observe the progress of our Core Project, I am keenly aware of the enormity of the undertaking and its importance to the Museum’s future. Director & President It will be transformative. It will not only expand our exhibition space, but also enhance our opportunities for community outreach.
    [Show full text]
  • Castille to Receive Bar Medal at Bench-Bar I by Jeff Lyons
    Philadelphia ® The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association Vol. 43, No. 9 September 2014 Castille to Receive Bar Medal at Bench-Bar I By Jeff Lyons NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER TO HOST P Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille will receive the Philadelphia Bar Association’s highest honor, the Castille Bar Medal, at the Bench-Bar & Annual Conference on Friday, Oct. 17 at Borgata in Atlantic City, N.J. )e Bar Medal is given at the discre- tion of the Chancellor and only when it is felt that someone has contributed to the justice system and/or the community in a manner that is sustained, extraordinary and worthy of emulation. continued on page 10 Former Chancellor Heim to Receive Inaugural Pollak Award Nov. 8 I By Amy B. Ginensky Foundation’s mission of securing access to justice and Leslie E. John for all is far from accomplished and that there is much more required to be done by all of us. F. T ’ We, the co-chairs of the event, along with Co- growth and accomplishments the Philadelphia Chair Albert S. Dandridge III, Chancellor-Elect Bar Foundation will be celebrating on Saturday, of the Philadelphia Bar Association, and our Philadelphia Bar Association Nov. 8 at the Andrew Hamilton Gala at the honorary chair, Harold Berger, whose brother Annual Gold Sponsors National Constitution Center. As befitting a David was the Foundation’s first president, hope 50th anniversary, the Foundation is planning on that you will attend or, if you cannot join us, to gathering a record number – 750, to be exact – otherwise show your support for the Founda- of lawyers and other supporters to mark the oc- tion in its 50th year.
    [Show full text]
  • Pennsylvania ENERGY STAR Fact Sheet
    PENNSYLVANIA April 2017 ® Families and businesses are saving with the help of ENERGY STAR Pennsylvania is home to more than 519 businesses and organizations participating in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program: 81 manufacturers of ENERGY STAR certified products 32 companies supporting independent certification of ENERGY STAR products and homes 83 companies building ENERGY STAR certified homes, three of which are committed to building 100% ENERGY STAR as well as many businesses, school districts, governments, and faith-based groups using ENERGY STAR resources to reduce energy waste in their facilities. Across the state of Pennsylvania 5,654,291 customers are served by ENERGY STAR utility partners U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh, PA. 22,107 homes have earned the ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR Certified in 2016. 19,501 buildings (nearly 1.8 billion square feet) have been benchmarked using EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager State Spotlights 1,033 buildings have earned the ENERGY STAR for superior efficiency, including 284 schools, 16 hotels, 7 hospitals, Air King America offers one of the most complete lines of 274 office buildings, and 4 industrial plants ENERGY STAR qualified ventilation products on the market including Bathroom Exhaust Fans, Continuous Operation Exhaust Fans, Inline Exhaust, Under Cabinet and Chimney Recent Partner of the Year Winners Range Hoods. Air King America Brandywine Realty Trust “It’s an honor to be recognized again by the EPA for our EnergyCAP Inc innovative energy efficiency solutions that are helping our Liberty Property Trust customers save energy and money every day.” – Craig North Penn School District Adams, President and CEO, PECO PECO PPL Electric SEPTA's Headquarters in Center City Philadelphia, built in Ricoh USA, Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • BEST USE of Technology BEST CLIENT/LAW FIRM
    AMERICAN LAWYER INDUSTRY AWARDS The Finalists BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY REGIONAL LITIGATION DEPARTMENTS In the name of client service, the finalists for this award OF THE YEAR implemented technology in new and exciting ways. They created There are all-star lawyers practicing all across the country, as an interactive, web-based platform that allows lawyers to quickly our regional litigation finalists show. The work done by these and clearly analyze a case from beginning to end, used automation firms’ litigation departments was performed well beyond the to bring transparency to deal-making and revamp a matter given jurisdiction, but it was done in each case by lawyers management system, and more. FINALISTS: Akin Gump Strauss based within those jurisdictions. Taken as a whole, this group of Hauer & Feld; Kirkland & Ellis; McGuireWoods; Morgan, Lewis litigation practices demonstrates the excellent work being done & Bockius; Norton Rose Fulbright; Reed Smith; Seyfarth Shaw. across the legal spectrum. CALIFORNIA: Cooley; Covington & Burling; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Morrison & Foerster; BEST CLIENT/LAW FIRM TEAM O’Melveny & Myers; Sidley Austin. GEORGIA: Greenberg The best examples of a client and law firm team are true Traurig; King & Spalding. FLORIDA: Carlton Fields; Holland & partnerships, those in which both sides benefit from a shared Knight. NEW JERSEY: Blank Rome; Marshall Dennehey Warner vision and execution. The finalists for this award work together so Coleman & Goggin. PENNSYLVANIA: Akin Gump; Dechert; seamlessly that the law firms function as extensions of the legal Greenberg Traurig; Morgan Lewis. TEXAS: Gibson Dunn; departments—and in some cases have lawyers embedded within Morgan Lewis; Susman Godfrey; Vinson & Elkins.
    [Show full text]
  • Chancellor's Reception
    2/02 PBR With ads 2/4/02 11:35 AM Page 1 ® February 2002 The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association Vol. 31, No. 2 Chancellor’s Reception Pro Bono Task For c e to Hold Hearing The Philadelphia Bar Association’s Pro Bono Task Force will hold a public hearing on the delivery of pro bono legal services on Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the 11th floor Conference Center of Associa- tion headquarters, 1101 Market St. The hearing will be an open forum for both attorneys and members of the public to provide oral testimony regarding their ideas and opinions concerning the deliv- ery of pro bono legal services in Philadel- phia. Task Force co-chair Seymour Kurland stressed that “this hearing is open to any- one who has an interest in pro bono. We want a full and complete airing of all views on the subject.” And co-chair Aretha Delight Davis stated: “We really want to hear from as many people and as many points of view as possible. We want to Association Chancellor Allan H. Gordon and make sure that all observations, sugges- his wife Sharon are joined by Philadelphia tions and ideas are thoroughly heard and Common Pleas Court President Judge considered.” F rederica A. Massiah-Jackson during the The mission of the Task Force is to Chancellor ’s Reception on Jan. 8 at Loews examine how the Philadelphia legal com- Philadelphia Hotel. Hundreds of Association munity can improve the pro bono deliv- members and well-wishers attended to con - ery of legal services to the needy, disad- gratulate Gordon, who took office on Jan.
    [Show full text]
  • Celebrating the Anniversaries of Greater Lehigh Valley Companies
    MILESTONES Celebrating the Anniversaries of Greater Lehigh Valley Companies AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO LEHIGH VALLEY BUSINESS Victaulic. .................................................................................................................4 Olympus Corporation of the Americas ...............................................................6 ® 65 E. Elizabeth Ave. VNA of St. Luke’s Home Health ...........................................................................7 Suite 400 Bethlehem, PA 18018 Deiter Bros. Heating Cooling Energy ..................................................................8 610-807-9619 Edwards Business Systems .................................................................................9 fax 610-807-9612 www.LVB.com Discovery Federal Credit Union ......................................................................... 10 Publisher Buckno, Lisicky & Company ............................................................................... 11 Michael O’Rourke [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE The Yurconic Agency ...........................................................................................12 ext. 4112 Kitchen Magic ......................................................................................................13 Office Manager Allied Personnel Services ...................................................................................15 Cheryl Gaydos Nazareth Pallet Company Inc. ...........................................................................16 [email protected] ext.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 LCLD Fellows Accountability Partners
    2020 LCLD Fellows Accountability Partners Find your name in the left hand column. Every 2020 Fellow is listed alphabetically by last name. Scroll across the table ( ) to find the name(s) of your Accountability Partner(s). You can find the contact information for your Accountability Partner(s) in the Fellows Directory. Accountability Partner #1 Accountability Partner #2 Accountability Partner #3 Last Name First Name Current Employer Last Name First Name Current Employer Last Name First Name Current Employer Adkins Wendy Jackson Kelly PLLC Mundrati Keerthi Federal Home Loan Banks Adlakha Rajeev Vorys, Sater, Seymour Richeson Marques Squire Patton Boggs Sanchez Barbara Nestle USA, Inc. and Pease LLP Aga Tamatane Venable LLP Aniagolu Asari Lockheed Martin Weinstein Lauren MoloLamken LLP Corporation Ahmad Mahmood Johnson Controls Salman Tanya Michael Best & Friedrich Johnson Dale Molson Coors Brewing LLP Aiken Khelin Baker & McKenzie LLP Wray Trish Duke Energy Lawler Katherine Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Alabre Rither Blank Rome LLP Sow Halima MetLife, Inc. Ali Shahira Workday, Inc. Israni Ankush Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Alikian Ara Delta Dental Khan Adil Greenberg Traurig, LLP Martin Candace Apple Inc. Almeida Nelly Milbank LLP Meeks Marquest Major League Baseball Guzior Dustin Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Almonord Anne- Arent Fox LLP Daniel Jemar ViacomCBS Inc. Carmene Anderson Heather The Walt Disney Proctor Amy Irell & Manella LLP Pride Tricia Hinshaw & Culbertson Company LLP Aniagolu Asari Lockheed Martin Aga Tamatane Venable LLP Weinstein Lauren MoloLamken LLP Corporation Arnedo Cariza Facebook, Inc. Sharma Dhruv McGlinchey Stafford PLLC Chiang Angel Dropbox, Inc. Aronson Lauren Crowell & Moring LLP Taylor Ajana Fannie Mae Stanford Keisha Jenner & Block LLP Atluri Srikala Hewlett Packard Silverstein Alan Potter Anderson & Lim Peter Cozen O'Connor P.C.
    [Show full text]
  • Board of Directors Directory and Biographical Information
    2018 Board of Directors Directory and Biographical Information Updated October 2017 OFFICERS Board Chair Wesley R. Payne, IV, Esq. Partner White and Williams, LLP 1650 Market St., One Liberty Place, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215.864.7076 [email protected] Wesley Payne has over 28 years of experience representing insurance carriers and insureds in first and third-party litigation matters. His ten years as a trial and managing attorney for a major insurance carrier provides him with additional insight with respect to evaluating and seeking creative and cost-effective solutions to complex litigation issues, particularly asbestos, general litigation and coverage matters. Mr. Payne is Chair of the firm's Diversity Committee and Chair of the firm's Homeless Advocacy Group, a former member of the Operations, Budget and Executive Committees, and a former coordinator of the litigation associates luncheon training program. He received his JD from University of Maryland School of Law in 1988 and BA, cum laude, from Washington Lee University in 1985. Vice President Karen A. Zurlo 306 Mountainview Drive Wayne, PA 19087 610.651.7850 | c: 484.431.7429 [email protected] Karen A. Zurlo, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and an affiliate of the Center for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. Her research interests include gerontology, retirement, financial well-being, health, life course development, intergenerational issues, social welfare policy, psychosocial interventions and international social work. Karen received a bachelor of science in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany, an MBA from the University of Florida, an MSW and a Ph.D.
    [Show full text]
  • NEAL D. COLTON 3060 GRAND BAY BLVD. #126 LONGBOAT KEY, FL 34228 [email protected] 941.552.9747 610.291.5075 (Mobile)
    NEAL D. COLTON 3060 GRAND BAY BLVD. #126 LONGBOAT KEY, FL 34228 [email protected] 941.552.9747 610.291.5075 (mobile) EDUCATION: Temple University School of Law, J.D. (1970) Columbia University Graduate School of Business, M.B.A. (1967) University of Pittsburgh, A. B. (1965) BAR ADMISSIONS: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1983) United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1986) United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2004) United States District Court for the Eastern District of PA (1971) United States District Court for the Middle District of PA (2002) United States District Court for the Western District of PA (2005) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1971) State of New York (2003) United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2003) United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2003) EMPLOYMENT/EXPERIENCE: September, Mr. Colton was a Shareholder and Senior Member of Cozen O’Connor as well as 1995 to 2015 Co-Chairman of Cozen O’Connor’s Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group prior to his retirement. Mr. Colton’s practice involved a broad range of corporate and litigation matters with special emphasis in international and domestic insolvency, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, restructuring, reorganization, nonprofit and tax-exempt organization, aircraft financing and aviation matters. He actively represented corporate debtors, secured and unsecured creditors’ committees, foreign representatives, landlords, equipment lessors and investors in large Chapter 11 cases throughout the United States, including debtor-in-possession lenders. He represented purchasers of entire businesses or business segments of troubled or failing enterprises both in and out of Chapter 11, institutional mortgagees in major commercial real estate insolvencies and restructurings as well as LBO’s both in and out of Chapter 11.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2014 of Philadelphia |
    Community Legal Services Annual Report 2014 of Philadelphia | PAGE 6 PAGE 8 PAGE 10 PAGE 12 Board of Trustees | 2013 – 2014 C OMMUNITY L EGAL SERVICES OF PHILADELPHIA Officers Michael D. LiPuma, President Thoai Nguyen Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, Vice President Coalition, Inc. (SEAMAAC) Robin Blumenfeld Switzenbaum, Secretary Louis S. Rulli Dear Friends, Michael S. Bomstein, Treasurer University of Pennsylvania Law School When writing to you, I can’t Mark S. Schwartz help but think of gratitude. Regional Housing Legal Services Board Members As Executive Director of Dolores Shaw This year, veterans received the benefits Michael S. Bomstein they deserved. Philadelphia’s oldest and largest Pinnola & Bomstein Barbara T. Sicalides public interest law firm, I have Pepper Hamilton LLP had the privilege of witnessing Ruth Blair tens of thousands of clients helped CLS Executive Director Catherine C. Carr with Capital Bernard W. Smalley, Sr. Campaign Co-Chair Ed Chacker, Merck CEO Edward F. Chacker by our caring, expert staff at Tucker Law Group Ken Frazier, and former PA Governor Ed Rendell Gay Chacker & Mittin, PC Community Legal Services (CLS). Erica Smith-Klocek Arlene Rivera Finkelstein Every day, our clients express gratitude to our attorneys for helping them to keep Covance Toll Public Interest Center, their homes, obtain basic necessities, and take steps towards independence. University of Pennsylvania Law School Joseph A. Sullivan They express gratitude to us, and now I pass on gratitude to you. I know that Pepper Hamilton LLP Brian P. Flaherty these individuals have been helped because of your support. Please accept our Cozen O’Connor Robin Blumenfeld Switzenbaum thanks for giving us the resources to make justice possible for some of the most Berger & Montague, PC Karen Forman vulnerable people in Philadelphia and beyond.
    [Show full text]
  • Reliance Insurance Company in Liquidation No
    IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA : : : IN RE: : Reliance Insurance Company : NO. 1 REL 2001 In Liquidation : : : : REPORT OF THE LIQUIDATOR ON THE STATUS OF THE LIQUIDATION OF RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION Jessica K. Altman, Acting Insurance Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in her official capacity as Statutory Liquidator (“Liquidator”) of Reliance Insurance Company (“Reliance or Estate”), through her undersigned counsel, hereby submits this report on the status of the liquidation of Reliance, 1 pursuant to Pa. R.A.P. No. 3784(b), incorporating financial results and claims information through June 30, 2017 (“Report”). II. REPORT A. Financial Statements 1. Special Purpose Statement of Assets and Liabilities Reliance has prepared and attached as Exhibit A, a Special Purpose Statement of Assets and Liabilities showing the financial position of Reliance at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (“Statement”). The loss and loss expense reserves for class (b) claims shown on the Statement are presented on an estimated settlement value basis for reported claims with a timely filed Proof of Claim (“POC”). Pursuant to this Court’s Order issued on June 10, 2016, Reliance has established loss and loss expense reserves at estimated settlement value by discounting the medical and indemnity portion of workers compensation claims reserves to present value. Due to the inherent complexity of both the loss reserving process and the estimation of settlement value, the actual emergence of losses and the amounts ultimately included in any negotiated settlement with claimants, both insureds and Guaranty Associations (“GAs”), and the Notices of Determination (“NODs”) issued for those settlements may be significantly different than the estimates included in the Statement.
    [Show full text]