Author: Deb Donahue

During the month of February, members who bring a non-BCBA member to a CLE will receive a coupon redeemable for a one-hour CLE. Visit BCBA and fill out a chance to win the “Members Only Raffles” weekly raffles. A new raffle, one per (full) week for the month of February. Our business community loves BCBA members too. Using the BCBA App, check out discounts offered by local businesses exclusively to BCBA members. No BCBA App on your smart phone? Use this link and follow directions to download.

LOCAL ATTORNEY SELECTED TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NORTH WALES, PA, February 1, 2018 – Steven F. Fairlie, Esquire has been nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award among America’s Top 100 Attorneys for Pennsylvania which is awarded to less than .5% of all attorneys. Mr. Fairlie has also been selected among America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys and America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators for Pennsylvania in 2017. He is one of just a handful of attorneys to receive all three awards. Steven F. Fairlie, Esquire has been designated a Pennsylvania “SuperLawyer” in both Personal Injury and Criminal Defense by

The Plain English Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association has been charged with promoting the use of plain English in the law to bridge the gap between the legal profession and the general public. One of the avenues the committee has chosen to accomplish this task is to award the use of plain language in legal writing by recognizing examples of clear legal writing in documents.  The committee will present the Clarity Awards during the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Bar Association held in Hershey, May 10, 2018.  It is hoped that the publication of these examples of plain English

JEFFREY BRAHIN is pleased to announce that he has been named a Super Lawyer for 2017 in the specialized areas of Business Litigation and Civil Litigation. Super Lawyers, a Thompson Reuters Business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers for more than 70 practice areas. To be rated as a Super Lawyer, attorneys must be nominiated by his or her peers and/or based on skill and professional achievement.  The nominees are then selected by a research team at Thompson Reuters. Each year, no more than five per cent of the lawyers in Pennsylvania are selected to receive this honor. The

Joel D. Rosen Appointed to the Hepatitis B Foundation Board of Directors Norristown, PA, January 30, 2018– High Swartz partner, Joel D. Rosen has been re-appointed Board of the Directors for the Hepatitis B Foundation for a 3 year term. Joel is also Chairman of the Board. The Hepatitis B Foundation is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure and improving the quality of life for those affected by hepatitis B worldwide. Their commitment includes funding focused research, promoting disease awareness, supporting immunization and treatment initiatives, and serving as the primary source of information for patients and their

Volpe and Koenig, P.C., Welcomes New Associate PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 31, 2018) – Volpe and Koenig, P.C., an intellectual property law firm headquartered in Philadelphia with an office in New Jersey, announced today that Dae Gunn Jei has joined the firm. Dae Gunn is based out of the firm’s headquarters in Philadelphia. Dae Gunn focuses his practice on patent prosecution, procurement and litigation in the electrical and mechanical arts. Before joining Volpe and Koenig, P.C., he was an associate at Morgan Lewis and Bockius, LLP. He began his patent career at Samsung Electronics in Korea. Dae Gunn earned his law

Time magazine’s cover this week (January 28) features 48 of the record-breaking number of women running for political office in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, whether for governor, Congress, state legislature, or school board. One of those women is BCBA’s own Rachel Fingles.  Rachel is running for the Bensalem School Board. Rachel Fingles, Esq.

Curtin & Heefner LLP is pleased to announce that Steve Santarsiero has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Public Sector and Environmental Law sections. Mr. Santarsiero has most recently served the Commonwealth as the first Chief Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania for Environmental Protection. In that position he oversaw the prosecution of environmental crimes and led the Attorney General’s efforts in fighting the federal government’s attempts to roll back key environmental regulations. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s office, Mr. Santarsiero represented the 31st Assembly District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives where he served for four

Melanie Wender has joined the Board of the Bucks County Bar Foundation. Melanie Wender, an associate at Williams Family Law, P.C., concentrates her practice in all aspects of Pennsylvania divorce and family law in Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties. She deals with family law and all issues surrounding the complexities of divorce, such as equitable distribution, custody and support. Melanie Wender, Esq.

Jamie M. Jamison Served as a Faculty Member at the PBA Family Law Section Winter Meeting Jamie M. Jamison, Esquire of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn in Doylestown, PA served as a faculty member for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Continuing Legal Education program entitled “Case Law Updates” at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section Winter Meeting in New Orleans, LA on January 14, 2018. The program provided family law practitioners with updates on the recent case law developments in equitable distribution, custody, and support matters. The panel discussed the impact of the recent decisions on daily family law practice. Ms.