Adopted December, 1999
- Resolution Raising Membership Dues 5% With No Dues Increase if Paid Timely
- Adopting Procedures for Reporting Instances of Bias in the Philadelphia Legal System
- Endorsing Model Employer Policies 1999 for Parenting Lawyers
Adopted November, 1999
- Adopting the Lawyer Fee Dispute Resolution Program
- Incorporating the Fee Disputes Committee Program Into the Operating Rules of the Fee Disputes Committee
Adopted October, 1999
- In Support of Proposed Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code to Exclude Certain Damages From Gross Income in Employment and Civil Rights Cases
- Directing that a New Computer Internet Website Be Constructed with the Technical Assistance of Hubbard Online of Chicago
- In Support of House Bill No. 1717, Printer's No. 2103 to Amend the Pennsylvania Protection From Abuse Act
Adopted September, 1999
- Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to Reject S.B. 5, Known as the "Lawsuit Abuse/Civil Justice Reform Act"
- Calling for an Amendment to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and the Implementation of Federal Civil Rights Legislation to Include Protection on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Adopted August, 1999
Adopted June, 1999
Adopted May, 1999
Adopted April, 1999
Adopted March, 1999
- Endorsing Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Forms for Sale or Lease of Property in Philadelphia
- Support for the Proposed Medical Consent Act
- Supporting Adoption of Proposed Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct 1.17
Adopted February, 1999
- Endorsing JuriStaff, Inc. as the Association's Career Planning and Placement Service
- Supporting Proposed Legislation Limiting Handgun Purchases To Once Monthly, the "Anti-Gun Trafficking Act"
Adopted January, 1999
- Endorsing ABA Recommendations on Developing and Supporting Pro Bono and Low-Cost Legal Services Projects for Kinship Care Providers, and Enacting Laws and Implementation of Public Policy that Provide that Sexual Orientation Shall Not Be a Bar to Adoption
- Urging Adoption of the Report and Recommendation of the Federal Courts Committee on the Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence
Adopted December, 1998
Adopted November, 1998
- Incorporate the Fee Disputes Committee Mediation Program Into the Operating Rules of the Fee Disputes Committee
- Encouraging Law Firms to Support Secretaries Seeking Certification as Professional Legal Secretaries
- Urging the State Justice Institute to Help Fund Gender Fairness Programming for the Pennsylvania State Courts
Adopted September, 1998
- Urging that the Criminal Justice Center be Renamed the "Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice"
- Adopting New Experience Requirements for the Lawyer Referral & Information Service
Adopted July, 1998
- Opposing the Proposed Illegal Foreign Political Contributions Act
- Urging Adoption of Revised Comment to Model Rule of Professional Responsibility 8.4
- Supporting Passage of S.B. 1262 Amending the Deficiency Judgment Act
Adopted May, 1998
Adopted April, 1998
- Endorsing Proposed Mission Statement of Special Committee to Respond to Attacks on the Judiciary
- Urging Congress to Slow the Pace of Bankruptcy Reform Legislation
- Urging Establishment of a Permanent International Criminal Court
- Supporting a Federal Bankruptcy Filing Fee Waiver Program
Adopted March, 1998
- Urging Repeal of 42 U.S.Code, Section 1320a-7b(a)(6)
- Opposing Proposed Legislation Establishing Presumption of Joint Custody
- Supporting Amendment of Pennsylvania Definition of Small Corporation
- Opposing Proposed Amendment to the Protection From Abuse Act
Adopted February, 1998
Adopted November, 1997
- Calling for a Moratorium on Capital Punishment
- Increasing Public Interest Section Dues
- Re Landlord/Tenant Task Force Report
Adopted October, 1997
- Opposing Proposed Religious Freedom Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- Supporting the Creation of an Ad Hoc Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Gender Fairness in the Philadelphia Legal System
- Urging Rejection of an ABA Proposal Regarding Specialization
Adopted September, 1997
Adopted July, 1997
- Opening a Working Capital Management Account
- Opposing Proposed American Bar Association Resolution Restricting Political Contributions by Attorneys
Adopted May, 1997
- Regarding Pennsylvania's Proposed Rules of Evidence
- Regarding the Filing of an Amicus Curiae Brief in Litigation re New Jersey's Bona Fide Office Requirement
- Supporting Creation of a Racial and Gender Fairness Advisory Committee for the First Judicial District
Adopted April, 1997
- Support for a Pennsylvania Standby Guardianship Act
- Support of Legislation to Create a Pennsylvania Commerce Court
- Support for Changes to the Taxation of Pennsylvania Small Business Enterprises
Adopted March, 1997
- Request for Representation on First Judicial District's Administrative Governing Board
- Appointment of Counsel in Dependency Proceedings
- Opposition to Flat Fee Directive Proposed by the First Judicial District's Administrative Governing Board
- Opposition to Fee Directive Proposed by the First Judicial District's Administrative Governing Board
- Recommendations for a Model Court-Connected Divorce and Custody Mediation Program in Pennsylvania
- Creation of a Committee on the Legal Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men
Adopted February, 1997
- Commemorating Legal Line and Legal View
- Supporting Amendment of Rules of Professional Responsibility to Prohibit Sexual Harassment
Adopted December, 1996
Adopted November, 1996
Adopted October, 1996
- Development of Sister Program with Bar Association of Lyon, France
- Opposing Abolition or Change to Pennsylvania No-Fault Divorce Law
- Office Space for Worker's Compensation Judges and Staff
- Request for Centralization of Workers' Compensation Hearings
Adopted September, 1996
- Commenting on Proposed Medical Negligence Legislation
- Board of Governors Seats for Association of Law Firm Administrators and Philadelphia Association of Paralegals
- Chancellor's Stipend
- Support for the National Constitution Center
- Purely Technical Changes to Board of Governors Resolutions
Adopted July, 1996
Adopted June, 1996
- Statewide Commission on Dispute Resolution
- Protection of State Civil Rights
- Creating Task Force to Examine Landlord-Tenant Court Procedures
Adopted May, 1996
- Maintenance of Free Bar Association Membership
- In Memoriam: Michael K. Smith, Esq. (1963-1995)
- Regarding Appointment of Minority Members of the Board of Governors
- The Institutions of Purely Public Charity Act
Adopted April, 1996
- Medical Records Confidentiality Act
- Pa. Unauthorized Practice of Law Legislation
- Supporting the Guaranteed Fee System
Adopted March, 1996
Adopted February, 1996
- Amendment of Rules of Professional Discipline
- Composition of Insurance Programs Committee
- Supporting Mandatory IOLTA
- Award of Excess Class Action Funds
- Allow Discovery in Domestic Relations Matters
Adopted November, 1995
Adopted October, 1995
- Privileged Documents in Divorce Mediation
- Opposing Proposed Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment
Adopted September, 1995
Adopted July, 1995
- Affirmative Action Policies and Remedies
- Bar Examiner's Inquiries on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse/Dependency
Adopted May, 1995
- Urging Retention of Social Security Attorney Fee Program
- State Funding for Drug and Alcohol Treatment
- Resolution Opposing PA House Bills 1154, 929 and 908 Restricting Tenant Rights
Adopted April, 1995
- Commitment to Address Unmet Legal Needs of Children at Risk
- Federal Funding for Capital Case Resource Centers
- Oklahoma City Bombing
Adopted March, 1995
Adopted February, 1995
- Restoration of Pennsylvania Legal Services Funding
- Restoration of Federal Legal Services Corporation Funding
- Free Bar Membership for New, Unemployed Lawyers