We will also recognize 2024 Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Award recipient Danielle Banks, partner at Stradley Ronon and Association Diversity Chair, and 2024 Cheryl Ingram Advocate for Justice Award recipient Stephanie Haynes, former executive director of Philadelphia Family Pride.
We will also honor the 2024 Eve Biskind Klothen Law Student Pro Bono Distinction Award recipients.
Look for us at #38 and #39! Voting is open now through June 7.
News
The Philadelphia Bar Association has entered into an annual partnership agreement with Alevistar Legal Search, a Philadelphia-based legal search firm specializing in Attorney placements. The partnership will give Association members access to Alevistar’s extensive expertise in the legal hiring market, including search, management and retainment strategies.
Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor Jen Coatsworth released a statement celebrating the Jewish community and condemning anti-Semitism at the conclusion of Yom HaShoah and as the U.S. begins its annual celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month.
🗣 Call for submissions for The Philadelphia Lawyer 📖
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Submit your articles along with your headshots to communications@philabar.org by May 13!
Come one, come all! Join your fellow Probate and Trust, Tax, and Young Lawyers attorneys for a spring open house, complete with beer, wine, and light hors d'oeuvres. Meet and greet the leaders of the Sections and our YLD! Learn about the various subcommittees each Section offers and different volunteer opportunities available!
The Philadelphia Bar Association is seeking a dynamic part-time attorney to join our team of intake staff attorneys who handle calls from the public to our Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) call line.
Celebrate individuals and groups making a positive impact on our community!
Achievement Award
To be presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting on December 10, 2025
Description: The Award recognizes significant accomplishments in improving the administration of justice (preferably in Philadelphia.)
Deadline: Friday, November 7, 2025
This year marks the 45th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Run/Walk!
Stay tuned for registration information!
Features
A roundup of the latest activity taking place in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
On March 8, 2024, the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Women in the Profession (“WIP”) Committee held a special meeting to commemorate International Women’s Day 2024. The theme this year is to “Inspire Inclusion,” and WIP had the opportunity to present two dynamic speakers to share their experiences and advice as women progressing in the profession.
As you may recall, in Neves v. WCAB (American Airlines), 232 A.2d 996 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2020), the Commonwealth Court expanded Claimants’ counsel’s entitlement to a contingency fee to include 20% of medical benefits. While the Court found that a 20% fee on medical and/or indemnity benefits is reasonable per se, the deduction of the 20% fee on medical benefits was not automatic.
Our Winter 2024 edition honors women trailblazers, profiling 97th Chancellor Jen Coatsworth and remembering U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Temple University President JoAnne A. Epps, and longtime Bar Association staff member Elaine Lippe.
Perspectives
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and hopefully, the warm weather and sunny blue skies are enough to boost your mood. However, for many, the change in season is not enough to sustain long-term mental wellness.
Public Interest Spotlight
We are driven by a deep sense of duty to advocate for those most vulnerable and to amplify their voices in a system that often seems immovable. Our clients remind us of what justice and equality looks like for real individuals, outside the theoretical ideals described in laws and textbooks.
Around Our Community
The passage by the legislature of Act 61 in December 2023 amended Title 20 of the PA consolidated statute to establish a right to counsel in all guardianship proceedings among other things.
Benefits and Partner Spotlight
Our Annual Partners and other benefit providers give Bar Association members access to discounts from local and national retailers, for legal and professional services and more!
DISCOUNTS INCLUDE:
Philadelphia Bar Association members get FREE access to Decisis, a comprehensive, intuitive legal research tool powered by LexisNexis. Get a world-class citator and 24/7 customer support. Getting started is easy!
Whether you have mountains of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in front of you or a case requiring the analysis of ESI stored (or hidden) within various devices or accounts, you need a cross-functional team with technical and legal expertise who can zero in on the most relevant evidence, reconstruct the story behind it and streamline ESI review. bit-x-bit’s eDiscovery and digital forensics teams apply state-of-the-art technology and in-depth technical know-how to get you to the critical findings faster.
Let us show you how we can support your efforts. As a Philadelphia Bar Association member, you’re entitled to a 5% discount on eDiscovery and digital forensics services.
If you love clowns, Corteo is the show for you. Taking its title from the Italian word for "cortège," or procession, Corteo offers a parade of brilliant entertainments in a carnivalesque atmosphere.
Philadelphia Bar Association members can get up to 20% discounted tickets! The show is from May 30 - June 2, 2024 at The Liacouras Center.
Featured CLEs & Events
Join us in-person to enjoy hors d'oeuvres and drinks while networking with judges and colleagues.
Advanced registration will be required.
Please join the Family Law Section after work for our first ever Quizzo Fundraiser: Family Sitcom Edition! No need to bring a team with you, or any specific knowledge—teams will be formed the night of the event and fun will be had regardless of your trivia expertise!
Come together with the Philadelphia Bar Association's Women in the Profession & Wellness Committees, alongside the Villanova Law Women's Network, for an evening of Wine, Chocolate, & Cheese Tasting!
