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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
Get your credits with us during August Compliance Month.
Share your experiences with us in 300-500 words to be featured in the Fall issue of The Philadelphia Lawyer magazine!
Email communications@philabar.org with your article and headshot by Aug 12.
The Philadelphia Bar Association invites you and your guests to join our delegation for an eye-opening journey at this pivotal moment in U.S. - Cuba relations.
You do not want to miss this opportunity to experience the best of Cuba while earning CLE credits!
Spaces are still available! Deadline to register is September 7.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Lilly, 2024 recipient of the David M. Rosenblum Law Student Leader Award 🎉
Thank you to our host and sponsor, Ballard Spahr, and thank you to our event co-host, Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association.
We hope you enjoyed socializing with your colleagues and learning more about the benefits of becoming an LRIS panel member!
Features
Our Spring 2024 edition highlights pro bono experiences submitted by members of the Bar Association, honors Frank McClellan, and dives deep into restrictive NIL rules for high school athletes.
A roundup of the latest activity taking place in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Around Our Community
The Mary Philbrook Public Interest Award Selection Committee is seeking nominations for the 2024 Mary Philbrook Public Interest Award!
The MaryPhilbrook Public Interest Award is given each fall at a gala celebration in Camden, to honor an inspiring lawyer or judge and to nurture a sense of joy and community among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends committed to social justice and women’s empowerment. This year’s event in October 2024 (date TBD) will mark our 39th annual celebration! Please consider nominating a colleague or friend.
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:
Avis & Budget Summer Special
Unlock summer savings with Avis and Budget’s Summer Sale! Use your Philadelphia Bar Association membership now to August 15th and receive up to 35% off PLUS a complimentary upgrade when you pay now.
Don’t miss out on this hot deal – book your summer exploration today!
Get your members-only offers sent directly to your phone by texting PHILABARABG to 833.344.0228.
Decisis is a fast, reliable legal research tool powered by LexisNexis - free for Philadelphia Bar Association members - a $1788 value! Search all courts and jurisdictions (Need a case outside Pennsylvania? Find it with Decisis™.)
To access the benefit login with your member account.
Philadelphia Bar Association members can get a free 30-minute financial consultation with an experienced financial advisor backed by our team of specialists. Our Roundtable™ approach includes tax professionals, risk management, retirement income planning, and more.
Featured CLEs & Events
Crank up your cranium! Join us for the same fierce competition you’ve enjoyed over the years against your friends and colleagues! Achieve eternal glory by having your team’s name engraved on the coveted Quizzo Championship trophy.
**Advanced registration is required by Tuesday, July 23 at 5:00pm**
This program focuses on key issues of ethics and professionalism that are essential for all attorneys admitted to practice law.
What is the difference between race and caste? Does federal employment law cover caste?
This 40 min crash course will be a primer on caste where you can learn about terms, caste discrimination in South Asia and in the US, and activism to end caste apartheid. Our discussion will feature Professor Sonja Thomas, an associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Colby College, where she teaches courses on South Asian feminisms, transnational feminisms, gender and human rights, feminist theory, and postcolonial and native feminisms.
**Advanced registration is required as spots are limited**
Join us afterward for the YLD School Supply Drive and Happy Hour!
