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In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Kathleen Wilkinson, past president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and past chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. She was also the first female president of the Villanova J. Willard O'Brien Inn of Court. This episode was recorded at the American Bar Association/National Conference of Bar Presidents meeting in Louisville, Kentucky.  You can find Kathleen in the Philadelphia office of Wilson Esler.   To learn more about NCBP, visit https://ncbp.org YouTube https://youtu.be/wuKaCJ-N1EU

This week Steve and Yvonne interview Jordan Strokovsky of Strokovsky LLC (https://actionafterinjury.com/).   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review   View/Download Trial Documents   Case Details: Jordan won his client a $30 million recovery against Temple University Hospital in one of the largest medical malpractice cases in Pennsylvania's history. Despite the hospital's denial of wrongdoing, Jordan refused their offer of $3 million and prepared tirelessly for court to ensure a just outcome for his client. The hospital admitted fault and the jury awarded $25.9M to Jordan's Mr. Parks ($6M for future medical costs and $20M for pain and suffering) after a comprehensive investigation and a hard-fought trial. The hospital hired three law firms in an attempt to overturn the verdict and offered a settlement less than the awarded amount. Jordan's client refused to settle, and Jordan won every argument against the big firms. The court refused the hospital's request to reduce the verdict, and $3.7 million in delay damages were added. The total recovery now exceeds $30 million, including over $600,000 in interest. No appeal was filed.   Guest Bio: Jordan Strokovsky Jordan Strokovsky is a trial lawyer serving the catastrophically injured in a diverse range of cases, including medical malpractice, birth injury, truck accidents, fires, explosions, plane crashes, premises liability, product liability, workplace injuries, toxic torts, civil rights, car accidents, and sexual assault.  His hard work ethic, integrity, and compassion earn him the trust of his clients and the respect of his opponents. These attributes have also helped him obtain significant verdicts and settlements. For good reason, many lawyers refer or seek to co-counsel their serious injury and wrongful death cases with Jordan. Jordan handles countless catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases and routinely handles cases pro bono to help his community. His volunteer work includes taking a civil rights case to verdict with the Volunteer Attorney Panel of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, representing victims of sexual abuse with the Support Center for Child Advocates, and successfully handling various cases from Philadelphia VIP. He has been recognized by the court for his service and was a featured volunteer by Philadelphia VIP. As an animal lover and dog owner, Jordan has also championed animal rights causes, helping establish that pets should not be viewed as property under the law. He also serves on the Pennsylvania Association for Justice Board of Directors and has previously served on boards for non-profits that help animals, homeless people, and refugees. Jordan is the former co-chair of the State Civil Litigation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association and was proud to help implement town halls at the start of the pandemic, which allowed the court and legal community to communicate during those uncertain times. He now co-chairs both the Civil Rules and Wellness Committees at the bar association. Jordan has served as an adjunct law school professor and occasionally speaks at seminars to other personal injury lawyers.  He is also regularly asked by news outlets to provide legal commentary. Jordan graduated from Widener University Delaware Law School as Valedictorian of his class, where several of his professors would comment that his academic performance and mind for the law were among the most impressive they had ever seen. While in school, he interned with three Philadelphia judges: the Honorable M. Faith Angell (E.D. Pa), the Honorable Arnold L. New (Common Pleas), and the Honorable Paul P. Panepinto (Common Pleas) and used these internships as opportunities to get in the courtroom and watch many trials. He was also a member of the Law Review. After his commencement speech at graduation, the Governor of Delaware declared that he would never want to follow Jordan in speaking again. While practicing law full-time, Jordan obtained a Master of Law in Trial Advocacy at the nationally renowned Temple University Beasley School of Law LL.M. Program in the Spring of 2018, where he received special recognition from the faculty for his trial performances and was a jury favorite—earning the highest scores from the jury at his showcase trial. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

This episode features Deborah Gordon Klehr, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Education Law Center (ELC). During the conversation we explore the founding and purpose of the ELC, who can access resources and assistance from the Center, and ways in which individuals can support the Center's work. Klehr is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law school. In addition to her work at the ELC, Klehr currently serves as a member of The American Law Institute and co-chairs the Philadelphia Bar Association's Legislative Liaison Committee and the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Education Law Committee. She is a member of the Forum of Executive Women and in 2022, was named to Pennsylvania's Law Power 100 and Metro Philadelphia's Education Power Players List.  Additional information about the Education Law Center and its resources can be found at https://www.elc-pa.org. 

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Angela Giampolo, the owner of Giampolo Law Group, which services the LGBTQ community for all of their legal needs. Learn More Angela Giampolo is the founder of Caravan of Hope, an initiative that seeks to alleviate the burdens and stress experienced by the most vulnerable in the LGBTQ community. Caravan of Hope also seeks to ensure that the LGBTQ people living in rural communities have access to the resources they need to thrive. Throughout June and for Pride Month, Angela took an RV cross-country providing pro bono legal services to underserved and underrepresented LGBTQ individuals. Her services included everything from transgender name changes and gender marker changes to wills, uncontested divorces, and getting started on adoption. Angela, also known as the Philly Gay Lawyer, is an expert on LGBTQ legal issues and has been featured as a leading expert on national media, including NPR, CBS, Fox News and NBC. She's provided insight as a legal columnist for the Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia Business Journal and Philadelphia Gay News. She is also a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association.

On episode 59, Greg is joined by the iconic BRIAN SIMS!!!Brian Sims is a distinguished civil rights advocate and public policy expert from Philadelphia, PA. A 5-term member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Sims became the first out LGBT member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly when he was elected in 2011. He has extensive experience lecturing internationally to corporations and universities about the policy and legal implications of diversity and the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.In addition to serving in the State House, Sims, who is the former staff counsel for policy and planning at the Philadelphia Bar Association, served as Special Counsel to the Philadelphia-based law firm of Saul Ewing LLP and serves on a number of non-profit & public interest Boards.Prior to taking public office, Sims was a member of the national campaign board of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and chairman of the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia. He also instructed and lectured regularly at the Center for Progressive Leadership.He holds a bachelor of science degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, a juris doctor degree in International and Comparative law from the Michigan State University College of Law, and completed Fellowships at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in 2013 and Stanford's Graduate School of Business in 2018.In 2000, Sims, the son of two retired Army lieutenant colonels, came out to his football team after helping to lead them to the Division II national championship game as their captain. He remains the only former NCAA football captain to have ever come out, and is one of the most notable collegiate athletes to do so in any sport.Today he continues to serve on the Boards of the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, Campus Pride, and the GLSEN Sports Advisory Council and as a contributor to The Huffington Post, The Advocate, and Philly.com. Sims also appears regularly on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews," "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell," "The Rachel Maddow Show," and "The Ed Show" as well as NPR's "Fresh Air with Terry Gross," and "Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane."CONNECT WITH BRIAN SIMSTwitter - InstagramSUPPORT THIS SHOW

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Roberta “Bobbi” Liebenberg, senior partner at Fine, Kapan and Black, to discuss steps law firms can take to achieve better diversity within their organizations. Learn More Bobbi is a senior partner at Fine, Kapan and Black, a law firm in Philadelphia. She is also a principal in The Red Bee Group, a women-owned consulting group devoted to helping clients attain DE&I objectives. In her law practice, Bobbi focuses her practice on antitrust, class actions, and complex commercial litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. She has devoted considerable time and effort throughout her career to the advancement of women in the profession. She has researched and co-authored groundbreaking, widely cited empirical studies on the underrepresentation of women litigators as lead counsel, the disproportionately high rate of attrition of senior women lawyers, and the effect of the pandemic on women lawyers. Bobbi has served as chair of numerous organizations devoted to gender equality in the profession, including the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, the ABA Gender Equity Task Force, the ABA Presidential Initiative on Achieving Long Term Careers for Women in Law, DirectWomen (the only organization devoted to increasing the number of women attorneys on corporate boards), the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations' respective committees on women in the profession, and the Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness. In recognition of her professional accomplishments and contributions to gender equality for women lawyers, Bobbi has received numerous prestigious awards and honors, including the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award from the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession; the Sandra Day O'Connor Award and Sonia Sotomayor Diversity Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association; the Lynette Norton Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association; the Florence K. Murray Award from the National Association of Women Judges; the Hortense Ward Courageous Leader Award from the Center for Women in Law at the University of Texas School of Law; the Martha Fay Africa Golden Hammer Award from the ABA's Law Practice Division; and Lifetime Achievement Awards from Corporate Counsel and Inside Counsel, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Legal Intelligencer.  She was named by Pennsylvania's Governor as a "Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania,” and The National Law Journal named her as one of the “50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America” and one of the “Elite Women of the Plaintiffs' Bar.”

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record Deborah Willig, the managing partner of Willig, Williams & Davidson, who talks about today's fight for the rights of union workers. Deb shares that unions and workers today are in the fight of their lives, battling to retain jobs, increase wages, protect benefits, and strengthen the right to organize. Learn More A lifelong champion of workers, Deborah Willig has represented unions for more than four decades. She has negotiated on behalf of museum workers, the National Women's Soccer League Players Association, teachers, firefighters, teamsters, hospitality workers and so many more. Deb has shattered the glass ceiling for women and gay lawyers repeatedly. She was the first woman chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association and has been recognized for her work and advocacy with many lifetime achievement awards.

Gina Rubel goes on record with Maria Feeley, the Chief Legal Officer of Washington and Lee University, to discuss the important role of the general counsel in times of crisis and GC's expectations of outside counsel. Learn More Maria Feeley is the Chief Legal Officer of Washington and Lee University, a nationally ranked private liberal arts university established in 1749 with an endowment valued at over $2 billion. She is also Chair of the Board of Trustees of Rosemont College, a private college celebrating its 100th anniversary, ranked #7 as a Top Performer in Social Mobility in this year's U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges Rankings in the Regional Universities North category, up from #15 last year. Rosemont is the only college in the Philadelphia region in the Top 10. Prior to joining Washington and Lee, Maria served as Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and - for two years - as Interim Athletics Director of the University of Hartford, an institution with seven colleges offering over 100-degree programs, students from 48 states, 63 countries, and a robust Division I Athletics program. There she was responsible for oversight of the Office of General Counsel, Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Title IX Compliance, Athletics Department, Office of the Secretary, Compliance and ERM Programs. As Athletics Director, she oversaw a budget of over $22 million, managed over 75 full time employees and 17 Division I Athletics Programs, launched new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives and a new Varsity Esports Program, funded and built a new Esports arena, and celebrated the men's basketball team's first ever NCAA Tournament appearance and America East Championship win. Prior to joining Hartford, she served as the Chief Legal Officer of Florida A&M University, one of the largest HBCUs in the country. From 2007 through 2017, Maria was a partner in the Am Law 100 law firm Pepper Hamilton, where she chaired the Women's Initiative, was vice chair of the Diversity Committee, and was on the Hiring and Contributions Committees. She was a senior legal consultant for FGIS, a risk management company former FBI Director Louis Freeh founded, and Pepper acquired. With FGIS, she served as a senior consultant for the Deepwater Horizon Economic Claims Center in connection with the largest court-supervised settlement program in U.S. history following the BP oil spill. In 2014, the Pennsylvania Governor appointed her to the State Ethics Commission, an independent agency which enforces the Ethics Act, and certain provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Law, Gaming Act, and Medical Marijuana Act. Philly Biz named her a “Top Business Attorney;” Profiles in Diversity Journal honored her in its 10th Annual WomenWorthWatching® issue; The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly named her one of Pennsylvania's 25 Women of the Year in 2008; she received the Philadelphia Bar Association's Peretta Award, was appointed Philadelphia liaison to the ABA's Commission on Women, co-chair of the 2010 ABA Women in Law Leadership Academy Programming Committee, Zone 1 Delegate to the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates; she was elected to the Board of Governors of the 13,000 member Philadelphia Bar Association, appointed to the Committee on Judicial Selection and Retention, and chaired the Association's Women in the Profession Committee, Annual Bench Bar Conference, Women's Rights Committee, Sandra Day O'Connor Award Committee, and Drafting Committee for the Development of a Call to Action and Best Practices for the Retention and Promotion of Women Lawyers. Maria obtained her JD from Washington and Lee University where she served as senior articles editor for the Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice f/k/a Race and Ethnic Ancestry Law Digest. She obtained her BA, cum laude, in Mathematics and History from Rosemont College, where she received a full-tuition academic scholarship, was inducted into the Delta Epsilon Sigma national honor society and was an adjunct business law professor from 2006 through 2015.

In this throwback episode, host Patricia Baxter is joined by cohost Oliver Brooks to welcome their guests. Two well-respected and widely used mediators, Judge Michael Snyder, the newly elected Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, and Barbara Lyons. Judge Snyder has been mediating cases at The Dispute Resolution Institute since 2014 after retiring from the bench and Barbara Lyons has been mediating cases for over 25 years at the Bucks County Mediation and Arbitration Center. What do you think? Let us know! We want to hear from you!

Odia Kagan is a Partner and Chair of GDPR Compliance and International Privacy at Fox Rothschild LLP. Odia advises clients on how to design and implement their products and services, consummate their M&A transactions, and engage third-party vendors in the US and abroad. More than 80 companies have benefited from her in-depth knowledge of privacy and data security regulations and emerging information technologies. Odia holds multiple certifications, including Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO). She is also a Chapter Chair for OneTrust PrivacyConnect and a Member of the Business Law Section Executive Committee for the Philadelphia Bar Association. Previously, Odia was a Member of the Publications Advisory Board for IAPP. In this episode… It seems like vehicles, phones, and even refrigerators are getting smarter with every passing day. However, the convenience of smart technology comes at a price: your data. At the end of the day, who's holding the information you're freely giving up? Take autonomous vehicles as an example. Those amazing AI chauffeurs know a lot about you — and it's hard to pinpoint exactly who owns that data after it's been collected. Is it the manufacturer? The dealer? You? How can you protect your privacy from a world that's consistently mining for more information? In this episode of She Said Privacy/He Said Security, Jodi and Justin Daniels sit down with Odia Kagan, Partner at Fox Rothschild LLP, to discuss how to protect your privacy and security in a world that's digging for data. Odia talks about the importance of transparency from autonomous vehicle companies, the rise of zero-party data, and how privacy laws are being enforced. Stay tuned.

Brian Sims - Out Pennsylvania State Representative/ Montrose Center Law Harrington Senior LGBT CenterWe speak with Out Pennsylvania State Representative, Brian Sims of the 182nd District. State Representative Brian K. Sims is a distinguished policy attorney and civil rights advocate from Center City Philadelphia. The former staff counsel for policy and planning at the Philadelphia Bar Association, he recently stepped down as both the president of the board of directors of Equality Pennsylvania and as chairman of Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia (GALLOP). He also has extensive experience as a guest lecturer.Guest: Brian Sims, PA State Rep. 182nd Districthttps://www.pahouse.com/Sims/We speak to the Montrose Center about the soon to open Law Harrington LGBT Senior Center. The Law Harrington Senior Living Center will be open to all seniors who meet the income guidelines, offering specific services and programming for LGBTQ seniors and seniors living with HIV. The facility will be an affordable, LGBTQ-affirming senior living center featuring 112 one- and two-bedroom independent living apartments for low-income individuals and couples who are 62 years and older. The building itself is estimated to open in 2021 and will bring additional affordable housing opportunities to the residents of Houston's Third Ward neighborhood.Guest: Kennedy Loftin, Chief Development Officer Montrose Centerhttp://www.montrosecenter.org/seniorhousing/

Gina Rubel is the President and CEO of Furia Rubel Communications, an award-winning, woman-owned public relations and marketing agency that specializes in high-stakes public relations, reputation management, crisis planning, and incident response support for lawyers and law firms. Gina founded Furia Rubel in 2002, making it the first Pennsylvania marketing and public relations agency with a niche in the legal industry.  Gina has written two books on public relations for lawyers and currently works with clients in 28 states and five countries. She founded and co-chairs the Philadelphia Bar Association's Law Firm Risk Management Committee and was recently inducted into the College of Law Practice Management as a fellow. Gina is also the host of the popular podcast, On Record PR. In this episode… We've all heard this argument before: law is a practice, not a business. There is often a heavy resistance in the legal industry when it comes to marketing and public relations, but, according to Gina Rubel, this can be detrimental to the future of your practice and your present business. Gina is the President and CEO of Furia Rubel Communications, one of the top legal marketing agencies in Pennsylvania. After starting her career in law as a judicial clerk and later diving into litigation, she noticed that there was a space in the industry that needed to be remedied: communications.  Join Elise Holtzman on this episode of The Lawyer's Edge as she sits down with Gina Rubel, the President and CEO of Furia Rubel Communications. Gina talks about her transition from a career in law to a career in communications, her strategies for crisis and reputation management, and the importance of internal training when it comes to public relations. Keep listening.

In this episode, we talk with two advocates for juveniles who have been working intensely to end youth sentenced to life without parole. They also support other youth to get out of the juvenile justice system, once and for all. John Pace is the Juvenile Life Without Parole (“JLWOP”) Reentry Coordinator with the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project. In this role he coordinates efforts to garner the necessary resources to support former juvenile lifers returning home. As a former juvenile lifer himself–John spent 31 years in prison, beginning at age 17–he was actively involved in numerous initiatives while incarcerated to help support his personal transition back to the community and that of other juvenile lifers. John is a certified paralegal and a former member of the Para Professional Law Clinic (PPLC) at Graterford prison. In 2014, he became a certified instructor in the Inside-Out Pedagogy, which teaches the art of facilitating dialogue. While incarcerated, John earned his Associates Degree and Bachelor’s Degree from Villanova University, with minors in sociology and criminal justice. John Pace was named the first-ever recipient of the Raymond Pace Alexander Reentry Star of the Year Award in June 2018 in recognition of his tremendous accomplishments since returning home from prison.Contact: jpace@ysrp.org; 267-703-8053Joanna Visser Adjoian, Esq. is co-founder and Co-Director of the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project. At YSRP, she leads the reentry team for youth and Juvenile Lifers, does policy advocacy work, and works with her Co-Director and Director of Operations on fundraising, communications and other aspects of the organization’s operations.Prior to co-founding YSRP, Joanna served as Associate Director and Staff Attorney of the Toll Public Interest Center at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she oversaw the Center’s 26 student pro bono projects, offered guidance to more than 100 student leaders, and directly supervised students in new and existing pro bono initiatives. Before joining the Toll Center, Joanna she advanced efforts to end the practice of sentencing children to life in prison without parole, including co-authoring an Amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark case of Miller v. Alabama. Joanna is a 2014 Echoing Green Fellow, a 2016 Claneil Emerging Leader Fellow, a 2016 recipient of the Penn Law Young Alumni Award, and a 2017 recipient of the Penn Law Alan Lerner Rising Star Award. She was honored to receive the 2018 Shepherd of Peace Award from Good Shepherd Mediation Program, the 2019 Haddon, McClellan, and Richardson Award from the Temple University Black Law Students Association, and the 2019 F. Sean Peretta Service Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Young Lawyer Division. Along with Lauren Fine, she is the 2018 recipient of the American Constitution Society David Carliner Public Interest Award. Joanna is a published author, including articles in The ChampSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/posts/35274155)

Judge Sandra Mazer Moss is a Distinguished Neutral at the Dispute Resolution Institute (DRI) in Philadelphia. Judge Moss joined the DRI in 2014, after a long and distinguished career with the First Judicial District of Philadelphia Civil Trial Division. While there, Judge Moss served as trial judge, judicial team leader, and most notably was the founder and first supervising judge of the Complex Litigation Center. Fondly referred to as the CJC, Judge Moss stewarded groundbreaking litigation programs designed to swiftly and fairly resolve asbestos, lead paint, breast implants, and other mass tort cases. Many of the protocols that she created have been adopted throughout the United States. They've also been the basis of her appointment as Chair of the State Judges Mass Tort Litigation Committee, where she served under the auspices of the Conference of Chief Justices. Judge Moss’s weighty accomplishments have been recognized by local and national organizations such as the Philadelphia Bar Association, where she received the William J. Brennan Distinguished Jurist Award. She's a graduate of the Beasley School of Law at Temple University and was given the alumni association’s inaugural Women's Champion Award. She has also been a president of their Inn of Court. In this episode… How can parties successfully navigate virtual arbitration and mediation? Join us as host Gina Rubel goes on record with Judge Sandra Mazer Moss to discuss best practices for virtual arbitration and mediation and lessons learned during COVID-19.

Rae Ritter is Director of Client Service and Marketing for LISI, a boutique digital marketing agency that primarily services law firms and lawyers. Rae provides digital marketing strategy and guidance, and she manages all aspects of the website design and development process from start to finish. With elevated client service as a car principle, she ensures that the websites are fully-optimized and draws on more than 15 years of experience in the legal marketing industry. Previously, Rae was the Senior Marketing Technology Manager at Ballard Spahr LLP, a national firm with 15 offices and more than 500 attorneys. During her tenure, she successfully led a new website build and complete rebranding of all marketing collateral. Additionally, she was responsible for the firm’s external website, blogs, client relationships management (CRM) database, email marketing, and social media strategy. Prior to Ballard Spahr, Rae was Marketing Technology Project Manager at Dechert LLP, an international firm with nearly 1000 attorneys. She managed the firm’s CRM database and spent a year seconded to the firm’s European offices deploying CRM using techniques that was tailored to the culture and languages of those offices. Rae has been an active member of Delaware Valley Law Firm Marketing Group and Legal Marketing Association for many years. Currently, she serves as the Communications Co-Chair for the Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association. Rae is a frequent speaker in these groups, plus the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Association of Legal Administrators. She presents training and educational sessions for lawyers and legal marketers on the following topics: LinkedIn Training for Lawyers and Marketers, both in group and one-on-one formats Project Management Essentials Social Media Check-up – What’s Missing From Your Law Firm Social Media Strategy? Other topics on website best practices on the LISI blog --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freeman-means-business/support

  Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by the Honorable Michael Snyder, Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar, to discuss the current state of law in our country as we grapple with the COVID-19 crisis. How has the pandemic affected the legal community? How will the legal industry continue to operate? And, what does the future of law look like?   In today’s episode, Judge Snyder joins Aaron to offer his perspective on the issues, legal and otherwise, that the country is facing as a result of the current pandemic. Aaron and Judge Snyder are tackling some of today’s toughest questions, talking about where things stand right now as far as the legal field and what the affects have been. The mission of the Philadelphia Bar has always been to serve the profession and the public by promoting justice, professional excellence and respect for the rule of law. Throughout the conversation, Judge Snyder explains his role as the Bar’s leader and the importance of law for the functioning of our Government and Democracy, as well as the significance of a positive attitude. Aaron and Judge Snyder discuss the ethical obligations of lawyers, especially today, and the need for adaptability, cooperation, and persistence. What is already changing? What needs to change?   A graduate of Temple Law, Judge Snyder is currently a distinguished neutral mediator and arbitrator at The Dispute Resolution Institute (DRI), working to resolve conflict across many different areas of legal practice. Before joining the DRI in 2012, Judge Snyder served as a Workers’ Compensation Judge for approximately 15 years. Prior to his appointment, Judge Snyder was engaged in private practice, representing Plaintiffs, Claimants, Employers, and Defendants. He has lectured extensively for the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, among many others. Additionally, Judge Snyder is an Adjunct Professor at the Temple University Beasley School of Law, and has been named Scholar in Residence at Temple’s Fox Business School.     To learn more about Judge Snyder please visit his bio page here. To learn more about the Philadelphia Bar please click here.     Host: Aaron Freiwald Guest: the Honorable Michael Snyder     Follow Good Law | Bad Law: YouTube: Good Law | Bad Law Facebook: @GOODLAWBADLAW Instagram: @GoodLawBadLaw Website: https://www.law-podcast.com

The Philadelphia Bar Association is calling for law enforcement agencies and local governments to stop ICE agents from executing their duties and arresting illegal aliens. While they are working to keep illegal aliens in this country, American families are being torn apart by accidents and crimes caused by illegal immigrants. Then, ignore the media hysterics. There is no reason to panic over the stock market. Finally, another hate crime hoax. Why does anyone fall for them any more? Today's Sponsor: Call 800-CAR-6000 and mention code WHB, or visit https://Carsheild.com and use code WHB to save ten percent! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a law student motivated by social justice issues Tiffany ignored her professors’ advice to keep a low LGBT profile, instead launching a career where she’s helped countless people navigate the murky legal waters surrounding non-traditional families and births.Hear how she helped preserve a six-year mother-daughter bond when the former partner (the biological mother) cut off contact … how she prevented a well-known actress from backing out of motherhood after a surrogate birth … how she intervened when airport security stopped a gay couple with their newborn because no mother was present … and how along the way she won a seminal Pennsylvania Supreme Court case allowing people in non-traditional families to have full parental rights.Same-sex marriage has been profound nationally, and also personally for her 2-mom family. But we hear how it also forces people to come out if they want to register for benefits, risking workplace discrimination which is still not illegal.Asking “Am I doing enough?” after the 2016 presidential election she became a candidate for judge, winning a position in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas a week after we talked. She talks about her eye-opening campaign, and the kind of judge she aspires to be.Podcast website: https://nwphillypodcast.netMore about Tiffany Palmer:Jerner & Palmer, Attorneys at Law — Website, FacebookTiffany Palmer for Judge — Website, VideoLinkedInThomas Jefferson University bioArticles by Tiffany PalmerCommon-law marriage opens doors to legal rights for LGBT elders (Philadelphia Gay News, 2019)Surrogacy Attorney Tiffany Palmer answers questions about the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act (Jerner & Palmer, 2018)Baby S: Are You My Mother? - a Lesson in Contractual & Parental Responsibility (Path2Parenthood, 2016)8 Articles about same-sex marriage, adoption, and surrogacy (Philadelphia Bar Association, 2011-2015)Obergefell Brings Marriage Equality Nationwide, But Legal Questions Remain (Philadelphia Bar Association, 2015)The Winding Road to the Two-Dad Family: Issues Arising in Interstate Surrogacy for Gay Couples (Rutgers School of Law Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2011)

While lawyers stay busy practicing law, there are many legal professionals behind the scenes who make the trains run on time, from legal administrators aptly running the business of the law firm, IT experts protecting firms’ and clients’ intellectual capital, the CFO and her team to maintain and advise on firms’ finances and so many more non-lawyer functions. In my discussion with Mark Tarasiewicz, former Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association and now the Executive Director of Administration with Spector, Gadon & Rosen, I learned what a day in the life of a legal administrator looks like and Mark’s unique point of view of today’s law firm leaders’ greatest challenges.

Ernest D. Holtzheimer is an associate in Montgomery McCracken’s corporate and securities practice group. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, and other general corporate matters.  Ernie also serves as an editor of Montgomery McCracken’s Private Business Counsel blog. In addition, he is a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee. Ernie currently serves on the Executive Committees of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Business Law Section and Young Lawyers Division, and as a Business Law Fellow in the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section. As an active community member, Ernie serves on several nonprofit boards including the Special Olympics PA-Philadelphia Executive Advisory Board, The Spruce Foundation Board of Directors, and the Covenant House PA Associate Board. He is also an advisor to an institutional venture fund and an international angel investment group.  

In conversation with Sabrina Vourvoulias, journalist, short story author and novelist Introduced by Henry Cisneros A 1972 Temple University Law School graduate, Nelson Díaz was the first Puerto Rican lawyer admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar Association and became the state's first Latino judge and partner in a top-100 law firm. He was later appointed to a White House Fellowship by Jimmy Carter and as General Counsel to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by Bill Clinton. His honors include the Philadelphia Bar Association's Justice Sonia Sotomayor Diversity Award. From his childhood in a New York tenement to advocacy for human rights, housing reform, and neighborhood economic development, Not from Here, Not from There is a chronicle of Díaz's remarkable path toward the American Dream. (recorded 10/9/2018)

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Abe Reich, Partner and Chair Emeritus at Fox Rothschild and a Law Professor at the University of Pennsylvania to talk about legal ethics, specifically, how President Trump’s attorney may have violated various ethical rules that govern all lawyers.   Abe is a former Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association and currently teaches a course at Penn Law called “Ethics and Advocacy - From the Boardroom to the Courtroom.” A lawyer for over four decades, Abe has served as an expert witness and has represented lawyers in legal ethics matters, so we thought Abe was the perfect person to come in and discuss Michael Cohen. Most recently, Michael Cohen has been in the news for having recorded conversations with his then client, Donald Trump, and in the past, he allegedly settled a claim with Stormy Daniels without his client’s knowledge.   Aaron and Abe discuss what legal ethics are and what they mean for practicing attorneys. Abe explains that every lawyer, judge, and even Supreme Court Justice is bound by rules that set standards for what lawyers can and cannot do. Some of the rules Abe and Aaron discuss include: 1. an attorney cannot settle a case without their client’s consent, 2. they can’t agree to arbitration without a client’s consent, 3. they must act in their client’s best interest, and 4. they cannot help a client commit a crime.   To learn more about the ethical standards lawyers have to uphold visit the American Bar website: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/model_rules_of_professional_conduct_table_of_contents.html   Aaron and Abe go on to talk about what happens when a lawyer has been found in violation of these ethical standards and what Michael Cohen could be facing if he is found to have violated these rules of professional conduct. Abe tells us Cohen could be facing anything from fines to suspension, even disbarrment.   Join Aaron Freiwald and Abe Reich for this fascinating and enlightening conversation about lawyer ethics and Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal lawyer.   Host: Aaron Freiwald Guest: Abe Reich   Follow Good Law | Bad Law: YouTube: Good Law | Bad Law Instagram: @GoodLawBadLaw Website: https://www.law-podcast.com

In conversation with State Representative Brian K. Sims, former staff counsel for policy and planning at the Philadelphia Bar Association. Sims recently stepped down as both the president of the board of directors of Equality Pennsylvania and as chairman of Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia (GALLOP). Sarah McBride made history in 2016 as the first openly transgender American to address a major party convention. Also one of the first transgender people to work at the White House, she helped influence the Obama administration's stances on trans issues, served as an aide to Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, and currently serves as National Press Secretary at the Human Rights Campaign. McBride's trailblazing story has been featured in a variety of periodicals, including The New Yorker, the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, and Cosmopolitan. Tomorrow Will Be Different takes a deep dive into her tale of love, loss, and accomplishment as a doorway to a larger discussion of identity and LGBTQ rights. Watch the video here. (recorded 6/7/2018)

My good friend Maureen Farrell, Chair of the Solo Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association and Real Estate attorney joins us on the podcast today. We'll discuss the things you can do to prepare for a situation in which you have to give someone power of attorney, as well as how power of attorney and guardianship can affect custody. Contact Maureen: Email: maureen@maureenfarrell.com Phone #: 215-642-3586  Twitter: @maureenfarrell18 http://maureenfarrellaw.com/  

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast series Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by the Chancellor of the Bar in Philadelphia, Deborah Gross.   On this episode Deborah tells Aaron about The Philadelphia Bar Association, her initiatives as Chancellor of the Bar, and talks about lobbying in Pennsylvania and Washington. She starts off by explaining what the Philadelphia Bar Association is and what it’s importance is. She explains the Bar’s responsibilities in the legal world from investigating judge candidates, to providing continuing legal education, donating money and helping non-profit legal services, and providing support for lawyers.   She goes on to tell us about a project the Bar has been working on that will house over 20 legal non-profit companies to help them get affordable office-space, so they can better help their clients. This is one of her biggest missions as Chancellor; making sure this project continues moving forward and these non-profits get the help they need.   Finally, Deborah talks about her lobbying efforts in Harrisburg and how she has been working to reform hate crime laws in Pennsylvania. She explains PA’s hate crime statute is one of only 5 in the country that does not extend protection to cover individuals with disabilities, sexual identity, or gender identity. Her lobbying efforts have been spent trying to get an amendment to the hate crime statute out of committee and onto the floor so it can be voted on.   Join Aaron Freiwald and Deborah Gross for a great discussion about the Philadelphia Bar Association. And, to learn more about Deborah and the Philadelphia Bar Association visit www.philabar.org    Remember to tune in every Friday for new episodes of Good Law | Bad Law!   Host: Aaron Freiwald Guest: Deborah Gross   Follow Freiwald Law: Twitter: @FreiwaldLaw Facebook: @FreiwaldLaw Youtube: Good Law | Bad Law Instagram: @goodlawbadlaw Website: http://www.freiwaldlaw.com

Kathleen Wilkinson, Partner at Wilson Elser, is well known throughout Pennsylvania’s legal community for her consummate legal skills and uncompromising dedication. It is fitting that Kathleen Wilkinson served as chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association in 2013. As only the sixth woman to lead this 13,000-member organization founded more than 200 years ago, Kathleen’s standing […]

On the July 15 episode of Boomer Generation Radio, Dr. David Bernstein, a gerontologist in Tampa, Florida, discusses his book, I've Got Some Good News and Some Bad News, You're OLD: Tales of a Geriatrician What to expect in your 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond with Rabbi Address. In the second half of the program, sponsored by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based manager of continuing care retirement communities, Rabbi Address chats about estate planning strategies with John Hook, a trust and estate attorney with Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP. [powerpress]   About the Guests Dr. David Bernstein [dropcap]D[/dropcap]avid Bernstein, MD is a highly respected physician who is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Geriatrics practicing in Clearwater, Florida. His 30 years of experience have provided him with opportunities to observe and empathize with thousands of adults as they age. His compassion and ability to see the souls of his patients has compelled him to share his stories in his book “I've Got Some Good News and Some Bad News You're OLD: Tales of a Geriatrician What to expect in Your 60s, 70s, 80s and Beyond” After growing up outside NYC, he went to college at Washington University in St. Louis where he was introduced to a slower paced Midwestern lifestyle while meeting young adults from all over the US and the world. After attending Medical school in Albany New York, he moved to Florida where he has spent 30 years treating aging patients. Dr. Bernstein has served as chairman of his hospital's Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee for twenty years helping to improve patient safety and outcomes. During this period of time, he also served on the board of the local Jewish Family service and as chairman. As an associate clinical professor in the department of medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, he has taught the skills he has acquired over the years to first and second year students. Dr. Bernstein has been a nursing home medical director for 20 years. He was responsible for addressing administrative and quality assurance issues. “When you give, you get back” he says about what his patients have told him and taught him about life and aging. His writing style of telling stories about his patients allows the reader to understand the complex emotions and struggles of growing older and losing independence. He lovingly tells these stories adding his own insights about this complex process. Dr Bernstein is an avid public speaker, addressing various medical topics with his colleagues and with the community at large with a focus on families facing the complex problems as they near the end of life. John Hook, Esq. [dropcap]J[/dropcap]ohn Hook provides estate planning and tax advice to high-net-worth individuals, executives, entrepreneurs and owners of closely held businesses. Having started his career at Stradley Ronon in the Tax Practice Group and obtaining his Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from New York University School of Law, a major emphasis of Mr. Hook's practice focuses on the tax implications of estate planning. Mr. Hook advises charitable organizations on the establishment and operation of a planned charitable giving program. Such advice includes forming the program, establishing policies and procedures, addressing corporate governance issues, describing the types of planned giving documents available to donors, providing organizations with sample documents, and providing specific advice to the organization when a donor expresses an interest in making a planned charitable gift. In addition, Mr. Hook counsels clients in the area of asset protection and the creation of offshore asset-protection vehicles – vital components of estate planning for high-net-worth individuals, executives and entrepreneurs. Mr. Hook is a past chair of the taxation committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Probate Section. In addition, he lectures frequently in the areas of wills, trusts and estate planning, with a focus on reducing or eliminating federal estate taxes. Consecutively since 2008, Mr. Hook has been included in The Best Lawyers in America, regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Selection for Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 1.8 million individual evaluations are reviewed. He was also recognized as a preeminent AV-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell. Notably, Mr. Hook represented a client in a record-setting auction sale of a rare pre-revolutionary pie-crust table attributed to the Garvan carver, which dates back to the early 1760s. Auctioned by Christie's on Oct. 3, 2007, the antique table sold for more than $6.7 million. Boomer Generation Radio airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts. Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store.

In this, the sixth week in the 4th Annual Franchise Legal Series on Franchise Today, host, Paul Segreto is joined by Lane Fisher, Partner at FisherZucker LLC. This is the fourth appearance by Lane in the annual Franchise Legal Series making him the only franchise attorney to participate in the event since the premiere broadcast in 2010. In this segment, Paul and Lane discuss Item 19, Financial Performance Representations with focus on having effective FPRs in broker networks. About Our Guest In private practice since 1989, Lane currently represents more than 75 franchise brands in business transactions and complex franchise litigation.  Lane is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and serves on the franchise law committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Philadelphia Bar Association and the American Bar Association's forum committee on franchising. In addition to chairing its membership committee since 2005, Lane serves as a member of the International Franchise Association's Board of Directors and is a past member of its executive committee and a past chair of the executive committee of the Supplier Forum Advisory Board. Lane also is a former chair of the Legal Symposium Task Force and serves on the FranPAC advisory board.