YLD Election Information Meeting Sept. 24

The Young Lawyers Division is now accepting nominations from any voting member of the YLD interested in serving a three-year term on the Executive Committee. This year's YLD Executive Committee election will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

For those wishing to learn more about the YLD and the election process, an information session will be held on Monday, Sept. 24 at 12:30 pm in the 11th Floor Conference Center of the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St.

Each year, seven new members are elected to the YLD Executive Committee. Any voting member of the YLD is eligible for election provided that the term of office for which the individual runs shall not extend beyond his or her membership in the Division. A member is eligible if he/she is 37-years-old or less in the year 2015 or, if he/she is older than 37, not celebrating more than his/her third year of practice in 2015.

The Executive Committee manages and directs the business and activities of the YLD's approximately 3,000 members, including oversight of more than 30 committees in the areas of public service, law-related education and service to the legal community. Being on the YLD Executive Committee provides lawyers opportunities for leadership, networking, and personal and professional growth early in their careers.

The Nominating Petition and Personal Statement must be returned to Dawn Petit, Meetings Coordinator, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St., 11th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 or dpetit@philabar.org, no later than 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9.

Click here to print a copy of the nominating petition.

For a copy of the personal statement form, please click here.

21 Seminars, 6 CLE Credits at Bench-Bar at Revel

Register now for the Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2012 Bench-Bar & Annual Conference, featuring 21 CLE seminars, at the new beachfront Revel resort in Atlantic City, N.J., on Oct. 5 and 6.

The Bench-Bar & Annual Conference provides attendees with the opportunity to earn CLE credit while networking with colleagues and members of the bench. Hundreds of attorneys and judges are expected to attend. A total of 6 CLE credits are available.

In addition to a brand-new venue, this year's event will also offer an insider's view of the 2012 presidential election, as we welcome ABC News White House Correspondent Ann Compton as our Opening Plenary speaker. Additionally, at our Saturday breakfast, we'll hear from The Philadelphia Inquirer's national political columnist Dick Polman, offering his own special brand of election insights.

Sponsors for the 2012 Bench-Bar & Annual Conference include USI Affinity; Love Court Reporting; IAB Public Adjusters, Strategic Legal Solutions; CodeMantra; JAMS; M. Burr Keim Company; Robson Forensic; US Claim; Applied Discovery; Beau & Co.; FTI; Iron Mountain; Just Legal Inc.; Kroll Ontrack; LawCash; Lein Negotiation Counsel; Lexis Nexis; MCS e-Document Services; Mindy Cohen; National Forensic Consultants; O’Neill Consulting Corporation; Round Table Thompson Reuters Expert Witness Service; Ricoh; Signature Information Solutions; Special Counsel; ParenteBeard LLC; The Legal Intelligencer; and the First Judicial District. Special acknowledgement - Family Law Section, Real Property Section and Workers' Compensation Section. For sponsorship information, please contact Tracey McCloskey at 215-238-6360 or via email at tmccloskey@philabar.org. Learn more at benchbar.philadelphiabar.org.

Scholarship Providers Thanked for Donations

The Philadelphia Bar Association would like to thank the following law firms for providing scholarships to public interest and government service lawyers for the Bench-Bar & Annual Conference: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC; Duffy + Partners; Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP; Jeffrey S. Gross; Kovler & Rush, P.C.; Messa and Associates, P.C.; Pepper Hamilton LLP; Raynes McCarty; Real Property Section; Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C.; State Civil Litigation Section; Feldman & Pinto; Gay Chacker & Mittin, P.C.; Kolsby, Gordon, Robin, Shore & Bezar; Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin; Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano; Kline & Specter, P.C.; and Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP.

Managing a Crisis in a 24/7 World Sept. 27

The Bar-News Media Committee will present "Managing a Crisis in a 24/7 World: What To Do When 'You Know What' Hits The Fan on Thursday, Sept. 27. The event is being co-presented by the Philadelphia Public Relations Association.

Learn how to stop and issue from becoming a crisis; how to set up your internal crisis response team; how to manage in an age of 24/7 online communication; the tone and message of your crisis response; and what to do after the crisis ends. Speakers are Jeff Jubelirer, principal, Jubelirer Strategies and Joshua M. Peck, senior media relations manager, Duane Morris LLP.

The program begins at 12 p.m. in the 11th floor Conference Center of Bar Association headquarters, 1101 Market St. Lunch is available for $8 for members of the Philadelphia Bar Association and PPRA and $9.50 for non-members. Cancellations require 24 hour notice. Click here to register.

YLD to Receive LCD Founder's Award Sept. 28; Silent Auction Included

The Young Lawyers Division will receive the Legal Clinic for the Disabled's Founders' Award at the LCD 25th Anniversary Celebration and Auction on Friday, Sept. 28 at the Westin Philadelphia. The YLD co-founded LCD in 1987 along the the Pennsylvania Bar Association YLD and Magee Rehabilitation Hospital.

The YLD's fund-raising efforts and pro bono recruitment also helped LCD open its doors in 1990 and provide services to its first clients.

The event includes a silent auction. Among the items up for bid are four Park Hopper tickets to Walt Disney World in Florida; an eight-night, seven day stay at the Wyndham Cypress Palms Resort; and a Kazane 56 CM fixed-gear track bike, valued at more than $1,800!

Tickets are $135 and $95 for public interest attorneys and law students and can be purchased by contacting LCD Executive Director Linda Peyton at 215-587-3214 or at lpeyton@lcdphila.org or by clicking here.

APABA-PA Annual Banquet Oct. 12

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania will hold its annual banquet on Friday, Oct. 12 at Ocean Harbor Restaurant, 1023 Race St.

Patricia Shiu, director of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, will be the keynote speaker. Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor John E. Savoth and Pennsylvania Bar Association President Thomas G. Wilkinson Jr. will also be participating in the program.

A cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. and dinner begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $95 each or $900 for a table of 10. A portion of the proceeds from each ticket purchase ($40 for an individual, $400 for a table) will be donated to the Judge William Marutani Fellowship for first-year law students who are interested in entering the public interest/government sector.

To purchase tickets, please visit apaba-pa.org.