Board Resolutions
Adopted December 2018
- In Memoriam: Seymour Kurland
- Resolution Adopting the 2019 Restatement and Changing the Trustee of the Philadelphia Bar Association Pension Plan
Adopted November 2018
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Opposing Proposed Rules Expanding the Definition of “Public Charge” for Immigrants
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Opposing Proposed Rules Limiting Access to Fee Waivers for Indigent Immigrants
Adopted September 2018
Adopted August 2018
Adopted July 2018
Adopted June 2018
- Resolution in Support of Senate Bill 95, Printer’s No. 741, to Protect Free Speech from Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
- Resolution Opposing Any Legislation to Arm Teachers or School Personnel
Adopted May 2018
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Opposing the Use of Risk Assessment Tools to Determine Criminal Sentences
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Opposing H.R. 4508, the “PROSPER” Act
Adopted April 2018
Adopted February 2018
- Resolution of the Philadelphia Bar Association Approving Amendments to the Bylaws of the Public Interest Section
- In Memoriam: Honorable Thomas N. O’Neill, Jr.
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Regarding Proposed Rule Changes With Respect to Incarceration of the Indigent for Failure to Pay in Summary Cases
Adopted December 2017
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Regarding 2018 Budget
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Urging the President to Nominate and the Senate to Confirm Highly Qualified, Diverse Individuals to Fill Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary and the Department of Justice
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution to Adopt the 2017 Pro Bono Task Force Report
Adopted November 2017
Adopted October 2017
Adopted September 2017
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution to Eliminate the Chancellor’s Stipend
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Supporting the Creation of a Statewide Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission
Adopted June 2017
Adopted May 2017
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution on a Pennsylvania Bill Establishing an Advisory Committee for Youth Courts
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Regarding Pennsylvania House Bill No. 1250 PN 1494
Adopted April 2017
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Against Reinstatement of Mandatory Minimum Sentences
- Resolution to Amend Philadelphia Bar Association Bylaws Article IV to Clarify Important Dates in Bar Elections
Adopted March 2017
- Resolution Opposing Senate Bill No. 273, Printer's No. 259, and House Bill No. 14, Printer's No. 32, on "Sanctuary Campuses"
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Supporting Adoption by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court of a Requirement for Bias Elimination CLE Credit
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution Regarding Proposed Amendments to Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15