Scott Sigman of Bochetto & Lentz, P.C., will serve as Chair of the YLD in 2008. Other cabinet members are: Brian Chacker, Chair-Elect; Jocelyn Gabrynowicz Hill, vice chair; Jennifer Coatsworth, secretary; Abbie DuFrayne, treasurer; and Stephanie Mensing, financial secretary.
Click here for a full list of 2008 YLD Executive Committee members.
The Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association is accepting nominations for the Craig M. Perry Service Award. This award is presented annually to a young lawyer – 37 years old or younger or within the first three years of practice – who has devoted substantial time and energy to community-oriented activities, including, but not limited to, pro bono and charity work.
Perry was a member of the YLD Executive Committee who suffered an untimely death. He was very involved in community service and active in student-related and other YLD programs.
Nominations are encouraged and should include the individual’s name, address and a brief statement describing his or her qualifications. The deadline for nominations is Friday, January 25, 2008. All nominations should be submitted to Tracey McCloskey at the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market Street, 11th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 or tmccloskey@philabar.org.
The YLD is currently in need of volunteers as both coaches and judges for the 2008 John S. Bradway Philadelphia High School Mock Trial Competition, which is run by Temple University Beasley School of Law and the Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
The rounds of competition will take place from January 28, 2008 through March 1, 2008. If you have volunteered in the past, we thank you and hope that you will do so this year. If you have not yet volunteered for the Mock Trial Competition, we encourage you to do so and are confident the experience will be rewarding. As a coach, you would meet and communicate with the students to prepare for the competition. As a judge, you can choose to fill as many time slots as your schedule will allow and you do not need trial experience to participate.
All you need is a willingness to give some time and be wowed by the high school students. Click here to sign up as coach or judge.
Please contact Roberta West immediately if you have interest in coaching - we want all of the kids who are looking forward to the competition to be able to participate.
Up-close video interviews with the city's leading newsmakers are now available on the Bar Association's Web site. Read more...
Join the YLD on Tuesday, January 15 at PNC Bank, 1600 Market Street, 3rd Floor for "How to Build Your Law Firm From Scratch," featuring Alan Nochumson of Nochumson P.C.; Joseph A. Prim of Duca and Prim, LLP; Richard K. Washington, Jr. of R.K. Washington, Jr. & Associates, P.C.; and Adrian Harris of PNC Wealth Management.
The discussion will be moderated by May Mon Post of Cohen, Fluhr & Gonzalez, P.C. Registration begins at 5 p.m., followed by the presentation and a cocktail reception at 6:30.
There is no cost to attend this program, but registration is required. Sponsored by PNC Wealth Management.
Join the Law Practice Managment Division and Association of Legal Administrators for an Associate Training Program on Business Skills on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 8 a.m. in the 11th Floor Conference Center.
Guest speaker will be Stacy West Clark, President of Stacy Clark Marketing and Founder of Delaware Valley Law Firm Marketing Group.
The cost of the program is $25. Register here.
Up-close video interviews with the city's leading newsmakers are now available on the Bar Association's Web site. The Association has crafted a new series of quick, sharp video podcasts, which complement an already extensive audio podcast lineup. The Leadership Video Podcast Series features prominent Philadelphians discussing their roles as leaders, revealing who inspired them as leaders, and outlining what kind of leadership the city needs right now.
The series kicks off with an interview with A. Michael Pratt, the Association's new Chancellor, and also features interviews with Mural Arts Program Director Jane Golden, Wireless Philadelphia CEO Greg Goldman and School Reform Commission Chairwoman Sandra Dungee Glenn.
Accessing these videos is as easy as accessing the audio podcasts: Current subscribers to the Bar Association's "Hot Interviews with Very Cool People" audio podcasts will automatically receive these video podcasts. If you are not yet a subscriber, go the Association's Podcast homepage — and sign up.
The videos can be downloaded and viewed on a video iPod, or similar handheld device. Of course, with a simple click, Web site visitors can watch the videos directly on their computer.
