Sharon Pinkenson, Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, to Speak at YLD Annual Meeting, March 31

On March 31, hear from the woman who has helped bring more than 200 film, television and video productions to the City of Philadelphia. Sharon Pinkenson, executive director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, will share her inside knowledge of the film industry and discuss new projects slated for the city at the Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, to be held at Table 31 in the Comcast Center, 1701 JFK Boulevard, at 12 p.m. | read more

Ginsburg Writing Competition

Entries are now being accepted for the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Eighth Annual Legal Writing Competition in honor of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. | read more

FJD Training Session on E-Filing Rescheduled for April 22

The First Judicial District training session on electronic filing scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 17 has been postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, April 22. | read more

Bar-News Media Committee Lunch Program April 22

The Association' s Bar-News Media Committee program “How and When to Share Your Opinion with the Press – Submitting to Editorial Pages” will take place April 22.

Members will hear from editorial page editors from several area newspapers. Panelists will include Bernard Dagenais, Editor of the Philadelphia Business Journal; Hank Grezlak, Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Legal Intelligencer; Lisa Hostein, Executive Editor of the Jewish Exponent; Irv Randolph, Managing Editor of The Philadelphia Tribune; and Guy Petroziello, Editorial Page Editor, Bucks County Courier Times. Additional panelists will be announced. The program will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Bar headquarters, 1101 Market St., in the 11th Floor Conference Center. | read more

CNN's John King to Speak at March 17 Quarterly Meeting

On the heels of being announced as host of CNN's new primetime news program "John King, USA," CNN Chief National Correspondent John King will address Bar members at the Association's Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon on Wednesday, March 17. | read more

Save the Date for Bench-Bar and Annual Conference 2010

The Philadelphia Bar Association’s popular Bench-Bar and Annual Conference is returning in 2010, moving back to The Borgata in Atlantic City, N.J. for the weekend of Oct. 15 and 16. | read more

Haiti Relief Effort Donation Resources

Click here for a list of donation resources to support humanitarian relief efforts currently underway in Haiti. | read more

The Inaugural Address of Scott F. Cooper, 83rd Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association

On Dec. 8, 2009, Scott F. Cooper, 83rd Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, delivered the following address at the Bar Association’s 2009 Annual Meeting. In his remarks, Cooper laid out his vision for ensuring the the Association, and the profession, “stand strong at the epicenter of our world-class city.”
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Listen to Podcasts of Dec. 8 Annual Meeting

Podcasts of Chancellor Scott F. Cooper's remarks to Bar membership as well as presentation of the Wachovia Fidelity Award, Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award and the Chancellor's Diversity Award at the Dec. 8, 2009 Annual Meeting are available at philadelphiabar.org.
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Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association Announces Election Results for 2010 Cabinet, Executive Committee

The Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the Philadelphia Bar Association has elected its 2010 Cabinet and Executive Committee. | read more

Judge Annette M. Rizzo, Joseph A. Sullivan of Pepper Hamilton LLP and André L. Dennis of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP Awarded Philadelphia Bar Association Awards at Annual Meeting and Luncheon, Dec. 8

The Philadelphia Bar Association awarded its prestigious Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award to Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Annette M. Rizzo, its Wachovia Fidelity Award to Joseph A. Sullivan, director of pro bono programs at Pepper Hamilton LLP, and its Chancellor’s Diversity Award to André L. Davis, a partner with Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP, at its Annual Meeting and Luncheon, Dec. 8 at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia. | read more

Philadelphia Bar Association Announces Annual Election Results

During its Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 8, the Philadelphia Bar Association held its Annual Election of Bar officers and members of the Board of Governors. | read more

Volunteer Attorneys Sought for Annual Mock Trial Competition in January and February 2010

The Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the Philadelphia Bar Association and Temple University's Legal Education and Participation Program (LEAP) are seeking volunteer attorneys to act as judges at the annual John S. Bradway High School Mock Trial Competition, held in Philadelphia in January and February 2010. | read more

Free One-Year Bar Memberships Now Available

Attorneys working full-time for a federal, state or local governmental agency or a public interest agency who have never before been members of the Philadelphia Bar Association are now eligible for a free-one year membership in the Association. | read more