Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary Event May 2

As May marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, join members of the Philadelphia Bar Association and The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia as we host a commemorative event in honor of this historic occasion on Friday, May 2 at Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, 419 S. 6th St. | read more

Chancellor's Forum with Sam Katz on Documentary May 16

Join civic entrepreneur Sam Katz for a discussion of his newest venture as a documentary filmmaker at a Friday, May 16 Chancellor's Forum. In 2008, Katz realized that Philadelphia was the only large American city that lacked its own historical documentary programming. Since then, Katz has worked to build and expand History Making Productions (HMP), an Emmy-Award winning production studio. | read more

Chief Judge McKee to Deliver Keynote at June 9 Quarterly; O'Connor Award to Judge Moss

Chief Judge Theodore A. McKee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit will deliver the Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Memorial Public Interest Lecture at the Philadelphia Bar Association's June Quarterly Meeting and Luncheon on Monday, June 9 at 12 p.m. at the Hyatt at The Bellevue, Broad and Walnut streets. Judge Sandra Mazer Moss (ret.), a longtime jurist on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and now a distinguished neutral with Dispute Resolution Institute, will be presented with the Association's Sandra Day O'Connor Award at the event | read more

YLD Sponsors Essay Contest for High School Juniors, Seniors

Entries are now being accepted for the 2014 Edward F. Chacker Essay Contest. A $1,000 college scholarship will be awarded to a Philadelphia high school junior or senior (public, private, parochial or charter school) who writes the winning essay on the question: Did the Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education, accomplish the goal of equal protection under the law for all citizens regarding public education? | read more

Remembering the Legacy: Brown v. Board of Education - 60 Years Later

As May marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, join members of the Philadelphia Bar Association and The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia as we host a commemorative event in honor of this historic occasion. | read more

The School District of Philadelphia Support Our Schools Campaign

The Support Our Schools Campaign is designed to partner law firms, lawyers and other interested individuals and organizations with one of more than 200 Philadelphia public schools, serving more than 135,000 children daily. | read more

Written Testimony of William P. Fedullo Chancellor, Philadelphia Bar Association Before the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee

Chancellor William P. Fedullo testifies in support of Senate Bill 979, which would establish the Pennsylvania Center for Effective Indigent Defense Legal Representation... | read more

Chief Justice Castille Asks Lawyers to Support Access to Justice for All

During his final year on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D. Castille is making his last formal plea to lawyers to support the Commonwealth's civil legal aid programs by providing pro bono service through direct representation and financial contributions. | read more

Register Now for 35th Annual Bar Association 5K on May 18

The 35th annual Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Run/Walk will be held Sunday, May 18 with more than 1,000 runners and walkers expected to participate. The 5K benefits the Support Center for Child Advocates.

The 5K begins at Memorial Hall (4231 North Concourse Drive) in Fairmount Park at 8:30 a.m. The 5K Walk begins at 8:35 a.m. The registration fee for Bar Association members is $35. General registration for the 5K Walk is $35. There is no fee to compete in the Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney 200-Yard Kids Dash. Children ages 5 to 10 will love running in this free, non-competitive event. All participants will receive a race give-a-way. Child-friendly activities will be offered all morning. Registration is required for each child. A parent or guardian must be present. | read more

JoAnne Epps Accepts the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Diversity Award

Temple University Beasley School of Law Dean JoAnne Epps accepts the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Diversity Award at the Philadelphia Bar Association's Quarterly Meeting & Luncheon on March 11, 2014 at the Hyatt at The Bellevue in Philadelphia. | read more

Lawyer Reentry Needs Assessment

The Philadelphia Bar Association is considering devising a program that will address the needs and skills of attorneys who have left the practice of law and are now looking to re-enter the workforce. | read more

Statement by Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor William P. Fedullo on the Passing of Former Chancellor Donald C. Marino

"This is a difficult loss for Philadelphia's legal community as well as for me personally," said William P. Fedullo, Chancellor of the 13,000-member Philadelphia Bar Association. | read more

Philadelphia Bar Association Report on Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Attached is the Report and Recommendations of the Philadelphia Bar Association on the Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Promulgated for Public Comment in August, 2013. | read more

Philadelphia's First Judicial District Court Seeks Law School Graduates for Judicial Fellowship Program

Philadelphia judges are seeking to host law school graduates as judicial fellows to provide the graduates with substantive legal experience while benefitting the court system with additional legal talent, as part of the First Judicial District's Judicial Fellowship Program. | read more

Discounted Tickets for Please Touch Museum, 76ers

Philadelphia Bar Association members can take advantage of specially discounted tickets at two Philadelphia institutions – the Please Touch Museum and the Philadelphia 76ers - for a day out with the family or a night out with friends and colleagues. | read more

Women's Wit and Wisdom May 5

Join leaders from Philadelphia and across the country when Vision 2020 honors ABA Past President Laurel Bellows at its "Women's Wit and Wisdom Luncheon" on Monday, May 5, 2014, at Noon, at the Hyatt at the Bellevue, Philadelphia. | read more

Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors Unanimously Passes Marriage Equality Resolution

The Philadelphia Bar Association's Board of Governors unanimously adopted a resolution calling for marriage equality in Pennsylvania. | read more

Philadelphia Bar Association Announces 2014 Officers

The 13,000-member Philadelphia Bar Association – the oldest association of lawyers in the United States – has announced its 2014 slate of officers and members of the Board of Governors, elected by the Association's membership. | read more

Philadelphia Bar Association Welcomes New Director of Communications and Marketing

The Philadelphia Bar Association, the oldest association of lawyers in the United States, welcomes Meredith Z. Avakian-Hardaway as its new director of communications and marketing. | read more

Inaugural Address of William P. Fedullo, 87th Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association

On Dec. 10, 2014, William P. Fedullo, 87th Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, delivered the following address at the Bar Association's 2013 Annual Meeting. | read more

Large Firm Management Committee Releases Report on Economic Impact of the Legal Industry in the City of Philadelphia

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Special Notice to Members of the Philadelphia Bar Association

It has come to the attention of the Association that in at least one instance a representative from the broker for Swiss Re, the previously endorsed malpractice carrier for Philadelphia Bar Association members, appeared in person at a law firm with an "automatic renewal quote" in hand, indicating that the renewal was requested. | read more

Philadelphia Bar Association Selects Mark A. Tarasiewicz as New Executive Director

The Board of Governors of the 13,000-member Philadelphia Bar Association, the oldest association of lawyers in the United States, today announced the selection of Mark A. Tarasiewicz as the Association's new executive director. He will assume the duties of executive director on January 1, 2014. | read more

Philadelphia Bar Receives Grant From ABA Access to Justice Commission Expansion Project

The Philadelphia Bar Association announced on March 21 that it has received formal approval from the American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education for a grant as part of the ABA’s Access to Justice Commission Expansion Project. | read more

New Professional Liability Insurance Coming for Bar Members

With the new year comes an exciting change to the Philadelphia Bar Association's Insurance Program - a new and much-improved lawyers' professional liability product offering. | read more

Get One Month Free with Lawyer Profiles

Association members can now showcase their professional profile on the website of the oldest association of lawyers in the United States and receive one month free. | read more

Bar Association Launching Online Classified Advertising

Attorneys looking for jobs and employers looking to fill vacancies will have a new resource available on the Philadelphia Bar Association website. | read more

Philadelphia Bar Association Historical Society Launches "Chancellors of the Philadelphia Bar Association" Highlights Video

The Philadelphia Bar Association Historical Society unveiled on Sept. 22 a "highlights" video of interviews with past Chancellors of the Association as part of its 2010 Chancellors' video project. | read more

Free One-Year Bar Memberships Now Available

Attorneys working full-time for a federal, state or local governmental agency or a public interest agency who have never before been members of the Philadelphia Bar Association are now eligible for a free-one year membership in the Association. | read more