2019 Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee Cabinet
Chair
Michaella Tassinari
Robert J. Casey Jr. & Associates
1500 Market Street
Suite 2500 West
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 841-3040
michaella.tassinari.kfyk@statefarm.com
Chair-Elect
Hillary Ladov
Goldberg Segalla, LLP
1700 Market St.
Suite 1418
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(267) 519-6846
hladov@goldbergsegalla.com
Vice Chair
Andre Jamar Webb
German, Gallagher & Murtagh, P.C.
200 S. Broad Street
The Bellevue, Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 545-7700
webba@ggmfirm.com
Secretary
Catelyn McDonough
Anapol Weiss
One Logan Square
130 N. 18th Street, Suite 1600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 735-1130
cmcdonough@anapolweiss.com
Treasurer
Ernest Holtzheimer
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads
1735 Market Street
21st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 772-7426
eholtzheimer@mmwr.com
Financial Secretary
Arly Smith-Pearson
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
718 Arch Street
Suite 300N
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 981-3834
aspearson@philalegal.org
2019 Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee
Term Ending December 31, 2019
Robert H. Bender, Jr.
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads
123 South Broad Street, 24th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19109
(215) 772-7595
rbender@mmwr.com
Eli Klein
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 963-4794
eli.klein@morganlewis.com
Negar Kordestani
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square
130 North 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998
(215) 569-5500
nkordestani@blankrome.com
Hillary Ladov
Wade Clark Mulcahy
1515 Market St., Suite 2050
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(267) 239-5526
hladov@wcmlaw.com
Catelyn M McDonough
Anapol Weiss
One Logan Square
130 N. 18th Street, Suite 1600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 735-1130
cmcdonough@anapolweiss.com
Stephanie Stecklair
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP
1835 Market Street
Suite 1400
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-569-4144
sstecklair@klehr.com
Andre Jamar Webb
German, Gallagher & Murtagh, P.C.
200 S. Broad Street
The Bellevue, Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 545-7700
webba@ggmfirm.com
Tianna K. Kalogerakis
Kang Haggerty & Fetbroyt LLC
123 S. Broad Street
Suite 1670
Philadelphia, PA 19109
(215) 525-1145
tkalogerakis@khflaw.com
Term Ending December 31, 2020
Jessica L. Amoroso
Center for Public Health Law Research,
Beasley School of Law, Temple University
1819 N. Broad Street, Barrack Hall
Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19122
jessamoroso19@gmail.com
Kevin Patrick Dermody
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 963-5000
dermodykp@gmail.com
Franz Espanol
Beazley Group
Two Liberty Place
50 S. 16th, 27th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 446 8445
franz.espanol@beazley.com
Jahlee Hatchett
Philadelphia District Attorney's Office
3 South Penn Square
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 686-8740
jahleeh@gmail.com
Ernest Holtzheimer
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads
123 South Broad Street, 24th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19109
(215) 772-7426
eholtzheimer@mmwr.com
Joanna Klein
City of Philadelphia Law Department
1515 Arch Street
15th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 683-5115
joanna.klein@phila.gov
Jason W. Poore
White and Williams LLP
One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 864-7000
poorej@whiteandwilliams.com
Arly Smith-Pearson
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
718 Arch Street
Suite 300N
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 981-3834
aspearson@philalegal.org
Term Ending December 31, 2021
Alia Al-Khatib
Justice at Work
990 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 733-0878
aal-khatib@justiceatworklegalaid.org
Raphael F. Castro
Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano
2005 Market Street
18th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 568-7500
rcastro@pondlehocky.com
P. Michael Jones
Philadelphia VIP
1500 Walnut St, Ste 400
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 532-9651
PMichaelJones11@gmail.com
Andrew Napier
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square
130 North 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 569-5500
napier.aa@gmail.com
Courtney M. O'Brien
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square
130 North 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 569-5663
cobrien@blankrome.com
Michael J. Rugnetta
Christie & Young, P.C.
1880 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 587-1600
rugnetta@gmail.com
Melissa Ruth
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 1500
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 557-2900
mruth@mdmc-law.com
Jordan L. Strokovsky
Strokovsky LLC
1500 Market Street
12th Floor East Tower
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 317-6545
jordan@actionafterinjury.com
Minority Bar Representatives
Term Ending December 31, 2018
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania
Aleena Sorathia
Ahmad Zaffarese LLC
One South Broad Street
Suite 1810
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 496-9373
asorathia@azlawllc.com
Barristers Association
TBD
Hispanic Bar Association
Melissa A. Martinez
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Centre Square West
1500 Market Street, 38th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 972-8572
mmartinez@saul.com
LGBT Rights
Andrew Michael Slom
The Law Offices of Andrew M. Slom, Esq., LLC
1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 1250
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(267) 328-4783
andrew@slomlegal.com
National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division
Ashley A Myers
Allstate
1601 Cherry Street
Suite 1210
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(267) 591-1767
Amyev@allstate.com
South Asian Bar Association of Philadelphia
TBD
Section Liaisons
Term Ending December 31, 2018
Business Law Section
Kristen J. Capriotti
Reed Smith LLP
Three Logan Square
1717 Arch Street, Suite 3100
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 851-8100
kcapriotti@reedsmith.com
Criminal Justice Section
TBD
Family Law Section
Kathryn L. Sullivan
Cordell & Cordell
1601 Market Street
Suite 2230
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 600-1125
ksullivan@cordelllaw.com
Probate and Trust Section
Erica A. Russo
Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C.
100 Four Falls Corporate Center
Suite 300
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
(610) 940-5407
erusso@htts.com
Public Interest Section
Mary Kate Kalinich
Women Against Abuse Legal Center
100 South Broad Street
Suite 501
Philadelphia, PA 19110
(215) 686-7082
mkalinich@womenagainstabuse.org
Real Property Section
Richard J. Slavin
Larsson & Scheuritzel P.C.
1500 Market Street
Suite 3510W
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 656-4216
slavinrj@gmail.com
State Civil Litigation Section
Sarah Adams
Robert J. Casey Jr. & Associates
1500 Market Street
Suite 2500 West
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 841-3005
sarah.adams.fbnk@statefarm.com
Tax Law Section
Dominique B.E. Ward
City of Philadelphia Law Department
1515 Arch Street
15th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 686-0524
dominique.ward@phila.gov
Omeed Firouzi
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
718 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 981-3833
ofirouzi@philalegal.org
Workers' Compensation Section
TBD
Association Liaisons
Term Ending December 31, 2018
American Bar Association
TBD
Louis D. Brandeis Law Society
Caitlin B. Cherkin
Previtera & Schmimmel, LLC
100 N. 18th Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(800) 580-9136
Caitlin@psfamilylawyers.com
Brehon Law Society of Philadelphia
TBD
First Judicial District
Seth Allen
First Judicial District, Law Clerk to the Hon. Abbe F. Fletman
Room 229, City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 686-2636
seth.allen@courts.phila.gov
The Justinian Society of Philadelphia
Marisa R. De Feo
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Centre Square West
1500 Market Street, 38th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 972-1976
marisa.defeo@saul.com
Pennsylvania Bar Association of Defense Counsel
TBD
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers
TBD
Philadelphia VIP
Turner N. Falk
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nix Courthouse 201
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(267) 571-9796
tnfalk@gmail.com
Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia
TBD
Support Center for Child Advocates
TBD
Board Observer
TBD
Committee Liaisons
Term Ending December 31, 2018
Appellate Courts
TBD
City Policy
TBD
Delivery of Legal Services
Amy Dudash
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 963-4861
amy.dudash@morganlewis.com
Federal Courts
TBD
Immigration Law
Katelyn Hufe
Gian-Grasso, Tomczak, & Hufe, P.C.
111 S. Independence Mall E.
Suite 815
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 437-0392
katelyn@gthpc.com
Intellectual Property
Jessica H. Watkins
Ballard Spahr LLP
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 864-8633
watkinsjh@ballardspahr.com
International Law
Esuga Abaya
DLA Piper US LLP
One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, Suite 4900
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 656-3300
esuga.abaya@dlapiper.com
Large Firm Associates
Michael C. Witsch
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads
1735 Market Street
21st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 772-1500
mwitsch@mmwr.com
Medical Legal
Alison J. Russell
White and Williams LLP
One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 864-6835
russella@whiteandwilliams.com
Military Affairs
TBD
Wellness
Candice Kearney
Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg LLC
1601 Market Street, 16th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 561-4300
kearney@bbs-law.com
Women in the Profession
Melissa Ruth
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 1500
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 557-2900
mruth@mdmc-law.com
Immediate Past Chair
Vincent N. Barbera
White and Williams LLP
One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 864-7137
barberav@whiteandwilliams.com
Law School Liaisons
Term Ending December 31, 2018
Drexel Law School
TBD
Rutgers Law School – Camden
TBD
Temple Law School
TBD
University of Pennsylvania
TBD
Villanova Law School
TBD
Widener Law School
TBD
Philadelphia Bar Association Liaisons
Director of Meetings & Special Events
Tracey McCloskey
Philadelphia Bar Association
1101 Market Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-238-6360
tmccloskey@philabar.org
Senior Managing Editor, Publications
Tom Rogers
Philadelphia Bar Association
1101 Market Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-238-6345
trogers@philabar.org
Meetings Coordinator
Dawn Petit
Philadelphia Bar Association
1101 Market Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-238-6367
dpetit@philabar.org