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From the Editor
by Deborah Weinstein
Briefs and In Memoriam

Workers' Compensation
Helping hands can sometimes cause headaches.
by Daniel Vincent DiLoreeto
Personal Finance
How's your credit? Score and, payment history determine loan eligibility.
by David I. Grunfeld
Take My Law Degree - Please!
For many, a career in the law is incredibly rewarding. But one-third of lawyers say they would choose another career if they could.
by Abita L. Allen and Alex Barnett
Martinis
The simple words "dry martini" supply an indelible joy to those happily beguiled by the thought of snappy and bracing refreshment.
by Marc W. Reuben
You Can Fight City Hall - The Case of the Pope's Platform
A young attorney files a lawsuit against the city's decision to construct and pay for a platform for Pope John Paul II during his 1979 visit to Philadelphia.
by M. Kelly Tillery

Opening Family Court to the Public
For many years, domestic relations proceedings in Philadelphia were closed to anyone but litigants and their lawyers.
by Carol E. Tracy, Terry L. Fromson and Seth F. Kreimer
Embracing the Challenge
Meet Scott F. Cooper, 83rd Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Tweeting and Texting During Trial: Social Media's Siege on the Courts
How Facebook, Twitter and blogs complicate jury service.
by Michael Petitti
Observations
Words go to war.
by Michael Carrol
Technology
Avoid social media blunders when you go online
by Dan Giancanterino
That Was Then - 1993