More than 600 people attended the Association's Annual Meeting Luncheon on Dec. 4, 2007 at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. Chancellor-Elect A. Michael Pratt outlined his plans for 2007 and the Association presented four of its most prestigious awards.
Chancellor Elect A. Michael Pratt with Stephanie Resnick, who will serve as Chair of the Association's Board of Governors in 2008.
(Photos by Jeff Lyons)
The Philadelphia Bar Foundation presented the 29th Annual Andrew Hamilton Gala "Philadelphia Justice in Films" on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at Sherman Mills. The Bar Foundation presented its annual Morris Shuster Fellowships at the event, along with the Citizens Bank Pro Bono Award and the Philadelphia Bar Foundation Award. The Andrew Hamilton Gala, the social event of the season in the legal community, raises money for grants to law-related programs in the Philadelphia area that assist the indigent, elderly and disabled, as well as abused women and children.
(Photos by Mark Garvin)
More than 200 people attended the Young Lawyers Division Lawyerpalooza on Oct. 25, 2007 at Kildare's Headhouse Square. Attorneys who also moonlight in bands entertained the crowd.
(Photos by Stephanie Mensing)
More than 120 people attended the Young Lawyers Division A-Scare-Ium at the Aquarium on Oct. 20, 2007 at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, N.J. Children were encourage to wear their Halloween costumes. Activities included Aquarium tours, pumpkin decorating, a picnic lunch and an animal show.
Julie and Anabelle LaVan.
(Photos by Jeff Lyons)
Nearly 400 judges and attorneys gathered at the Association's Annual Bench-Bar Conference on September 28 and 29 at Bally's in Atlantic City.
Philadelphia Municipal Court President Judge Louis J. Presenza and Sunah Park at the grand reception on Sept. 28. The grand reception had a western theme and was sponsored by USI Colburn Insurance Service.
(Photos by Jeff Lyons)
The Young Lawyers Division and the Minorities in the Profession Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association, along with the Barristers Association, South Asian Bar Association, Asian American Bar Association of the Delaware Valley and the Hispanic Bar Association of Philadelphia, hosted a joint happy hour on July 25 to present minority bar scholarships.
More than 250 people attend the "summer soiree" at Marathon Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street.
(Photos by May Mon Post)
The Philadelphia Bar Foundation's Annual Golf Classic is a perennial favorite among Bar members and an important source of support for the Foundation's annual grants program. The 2006 Golf Classic netted more than $80,000. This year's event raised $93,000.
The 18-hole tournament was held June 26 at the ACE Club in Lafayette Hill. Sponsors for the event included USI Colburn Insurance Service; LexisNexis; Citizens Bank; Kroll; Wilkie Lexus; Cozen O'Connor; Blank Rome LLP; Saul Ewing LLP; Merrill Lynch; The Haverford Trust Company; Johnnie Walker; Chartwell Investment Partners; Oppenheimer; Reliable; LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.; Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP; Tactix Real Estate Advisors, LLC; Spectrum Furniture; Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP; The Scullin Group, Inc.; and Christopher's.
(Photos by Jeff Lyons)
Nearly 800 runners and walkers took part in the Bar Association's 28th Annual 5K Run/Walk along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on Sunday, May 20, 2007. The event raised more than $100,000 for the Support Center for Child Advocates.
(Photos by Jeff Lyons)
Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss delivered the keynote address at the Association's March 26, 2007 Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. More than 500 people attended the event. (Photos by Jeff Lyons)
From left, Chancellor Jane Dalton and Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Shelley Robins New chat with actor Richard Dreyfuss before the Quarterly Meeting.
The YLD March 1 happy hour was held at North Bar & Lounge and sponsored by Trial Graphix. (Photos by Brian Chacker).
Phil Martelli, head coach of the St. Joseph's University men's basketball team, was the keynote speaker at the Young Lawyers Division Annual Meeting on Feb. 21, 2007. YLD Chair Alan Nochumson also presented his plans for the year and the YLD also presented its annual Craig M. Perry Service Award to Thomas A. Spratt Jr; the YLD Vision Award to LexisNexis; and the F. Sean Peretta Service Award to Immediate-Past Chancellor Alan M. Feldman at the event. More than 120 people attended the event at the Doubletree Hotel on Broad Street.
Young Lawyers Division Chair Alan Nochumson (from left) is joined by Phil Martelli, Immediate-Past YLD Chair Michael B. Hayes and YLD Chair-Elect Scott B. Sigman at the YLD Annual Meeting on Feb. 21, 2007 at the Doubletree Hotel.
(Photos by Jeff Lyons.)
A delegation of Middle Eastern judges, lawyers, law professors, legal scholars and ministry of justice representatives met with Chancellor Jane L. Dalton, Chancellor-Elect A. Michael Pratt and Association Executive Director Kenneth Shear on Feb. 7 at Bar Association offices. The delegates, representing Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Gaza, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Tunisia and Yemen, toured the U.S. to learn about the Rule of Law, from the principles of judicial independence to court management. The visit was part of the State Departments International Visitor Leadership Program. (Photos by Jeff Lyons.)
Mark K. Kessler accepts the Business Law Section's Dennis H. Replansky Memorial Award from 2006 Section Chair Albert S. Dandridge III at the Section's Jan. 16 Annual Reception. (Photos by Mark Tarasiewicz)
More than 600 well-wishers waited patiently in line to greet new Chancellor Jane L. Dalton at the Jan. 9, 2007 Chancellor's Reception at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. (Photos by Jeff Lyons)
Chancellor-Elect A. Michael Pratt, Chancellor Jane L. Dalton and Vice Chancellor Sayde J. Ladov gather at the Jan. 9 event.
