PBA News & Information
11 Selected for New Bar Leadership Institute
PBA President Gretchen A. Mundorff has re-launched the Bar Leadership Institute to strengthen the association's ongoing efforts to recruit the next generation of PBA leaders. Click here for more on the program, including the names of the 11 participants named to the new BLI class.
PBA Members, Nominate Writers for the 2010 Schnader Awards
Nominate journalists for the 31st Annual William A. Schnader Print Media Awards for excellence in law-related writing. Find out more about the awards. Get the nomination form. Nominations deadline: Aug. 13.
PBA 2010 'Celebrate the Constitution' Program Kicks Off Sept. 17
Sept. 17 is National Constitution Day and the kick-off of this year's PBA "Celebrate the Constitution" program, when Pennsylvania lawyers and judges visit schools across the commonwealth to help teach students about the Constitution and to participate in mock Constitution signings. The "Celebrate the Constitution" program is funded through the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. Find out more.
Nominations Sought for PBA Leadership Positions in 2011-12
The PBA Nominating Committee is accepting nominations for the PBA leadership positions of vice president, House of Delegates chair, secretary and treasurer during the 2011-12 bar year. Click here for information on the nominations process. Nominations deadline: Oct. 18.
Stellwag Memorial Portrait Unveiled
A portrait of late PBA Executive Director Emeritus Ted Stellwag was unveiled at a recent luncheon at the PBA Maclay Mansion in Harrisburg. The portrait of Stellwag, who passed away last year, was commissioned by a committee of past PBA presidents. Shown with the portrait are, from left, PBA President Gretchen A. Mundorff and Stellwag's son, Patrick, and widow, Ann. For more event photos, click on the Facebook icon at right.
Keep Your Info Current in the PBA's 2011 Lawyers Directory
The editors are requesting the assistance of all PBA members to ensure the accuracy of the information to be included in the 2011 Pennsylvania Bar Association Lawyers Directory & Product Guide. Click here for more on changing your entry. Deadline for changes: Sept. 17.
New on the Website
• The PBA Appellate Advocacy Committee, which promotes communication and cooperation between lawyers who practice before the state and federal appellate courts and members of the judiciary, has posted an interactive chronology of events in a typical appeal in state Superior Court. The timeline was prepared by the court's prothonotary, Karen Bramblett, and staff attorney, Jeanne Rensberger. Click here for information and a link to the timeline.
• The PBA Minority Bar Committee recognizes the achievements of its members through the "Rising Star Program" posted in the committee's area of the website. Click here for more on the program, currently featuring Arlene Rivera Finkelstein.
Quality of Life/Balance Committee Seeks PBA Member Input Via New Listserv
The PBA Quality of Life/Balance Committee has launched a new, association-wide listserv to encourage member dialogue about the challenges of maintaining a healthy balance between lawyers' personal and professional lives. Click here for information.
PBA 'Preferred Partner' Program Recognizes Product/Service Providers
PBA members receive value-added benefits from an array of companies whose products and services help lawyers manage and grow their practices. To identify vendors offering special benefits to PBA members, the ads placed in PBA publications by those vendors will now carry the new "Preferred Partner" stamp. The product and service benefits of PBA membership are selected and monitored by PBA members and the PBA Member Services Department.
'Coffee Break' Webinars
LexisNexis®, a PBA "Preferred Partner," offers "Coffee Break" webinars. They're fast, effective and, best of all, they're on the house! Click here for the current schedule.
Lawyer Magazine Takes APEX 2010 Award
The PBA Communications Department has won an APEX 2010 Award for Publication Excellence for The Pennsylvania Lawyer magazine. This is the second consecutive year the magazine has received the award. Want to be part of this award-winning publication? Click here for the writer guidelines. Click here for some upcoming topics you may want to write about.
Save the Dates for PBA Events!
� Young Lawyers Division Summer Meeting/New Admittee Conference, July 30-Aug. 1: Seven Springs Mountain Resort; get the event brochure.
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Click on the Facebook icon at right and follow the prompt to sign up for the PBA Facebook page. To become a fan of the PBA Young Lawyers Division's Facebook page, go to the YLD page, click on the Facebook icon and follow the prompt to sign up.
PBA Ethics Opinions and Resources
Access to the opinions of the PBA Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee and the PBA Ethics Hotline are benefits of PBA membership. Click here for members-only access to the opinions, information on the Ethics Hotline and contact information on PBA Ethics Counsel Victoria White, Esq. Click here for the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct.
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