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Small law firm in eastern Montgomery County seeking a full-time associate attorney to join our well-established practice. We are looking for an attorney who is entrepreneurial and a team player. We offer a cordial work environment, with salary and incentives, health benefits and 401(k). The ideal candidate will have: 1-3 years general practice experience or experience in estate planning and administration, real estate or civil litigation. Pennsylvania bar admission The ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks while maintaining strong time management skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as client contact is a major part of the job Excellent organizational

Blue Bell, PA – Erin K. Aronson, Esq. will serve as faculty at a NBI webinar on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The seminar is entitled, Transgender Student Rights: Interpreting Legal Grey Areas, and Ms. Aronson will specifically discuss bullying and harassment, and student record issues arising under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) in the context of transgender students. Ms. Aronson is an attorney with Eastburn & Gray PC, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She is a member of the education and school law practice group, in which she advises clients regarding a wide array of issues, including school discipline,

Darwin IP Advisors (darwinipadvisors.com) is pleased to announce the completion of an intellectual property transaction between Commence Bio, Inc. (California and Maryland) and SanBio, Inc. (California and Tokyo, JP).  We are excited about the redeployment of this innovative Mesenchymal Stromal Cell (MSC) technology and know-how that may lead to future anti-inflammatory therapies and cancer cell immunotherapies developed by SanBio.   SanBio, Inc. is appreciative of the efforts provided by Darwin IP Advisors to complete this transaction in an efficient and timely manner.

(PERKASIE, Pa.) Grim, Biehn & Thatcher of Perkasie, Pa., is pleased to welcome attorneys Julieanne E. Bateman, Mitchell H. Baylarian and Ian W. Peltzman to the firm. Julieanne E. Bateman, a resident of Philadelphia, Pa., received a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University and a law degree from Catholic University.  Her areas of practice include civil litigation, employment law, domestic relations, and criminal law. Prior to joining the firm, Bateman was an assistant district attorney in Franklin County, Pa. and clerked for the Honorable Robert O. Baldi in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. Mitchell H. Baylarian, a resident

Norristown, PA – November 19, 2018   High Swartz, a law firm located in the Greater Philadelphia Area, proudly sponsors a local Montgomery County organization—Montgomery Child Advocacy Project (MCAP). On Saturday, November, 17, 2018, MCAP held its’ 8th annual Salute to Heroes Dinner Dance & Silent Auction, which honored Sarah Klein, the first known gymnast victim of former Olympics Women’s Gymnastics Team doctor Larry Nassar. MCAP fights to end and prevent child abuse and neglect in Montgomery County through legal services, advocacy, and education. Volunteer attorneys, called “MCAPs”, represent children and are trained by the organization to meet with them,

Please note that the BCBA Office will be closing early today due to weather.  The Office will close Thursday, November 15 at 1 PM.  Have a great day and be safe!

Please note that today’s Criminal Law CLE “Working with Non-Citizen Defendants” has been CANCELLED due to the expected weather. This CLE will be rescheduled with the presenter.  New date to follow!

The House of Representatives returned to Harrisburg today to elect new members of leadership in both the Republican and Democratic Caucus for the 2019-2020 Legislative Session.  Due to retirements, vacancies existed in the following leadership positions: Majority Leader:  Due to the retirement of Representative Dave Reed Democratic Whip:  Due to the retirement of Representative Mike Hanna Democratic Chair of the House Appropriations Committee:  Due to the retirement of Representative Joe Markosek. The Republicans elected their Leadership this morning and the Democrats elected their Leadership this evening. Below is a chart of the 2019-2020 Leadership team and who currently holds those

The Senate returned to Harrisburg to effectively wrap up legislative activities for the 2017-2018 Legislative Session, which officially ends on November 30.  Unlike the activities in the House of Representatives yesterday, the Senate’s internal caucus leadership elections did not provide the same level of excitement as the leadership teams for the upcoming session remained unchanged. Additionally, Senator Joe Scarnati was selected as the President Pro Tempore Nominee, but an official vote will occur when the new 2019-2020 Legislative Session officially begins on January 1, 2019. Please find below a listing of the Republican and Democratic Leadership Teams for the upcoming

NORTH WALES, PA – November 13, 2018 A seminar sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute entitled “The Law of Guns in Pennsylvania” was taught by Steven F. Fairlie, Esquire, of the North Wales law firm Fairlie & Lippy, P.C. The seminar was held in Philadelphia and was simulcast to over 20 cities in Pennsylvania. The seminar explained the full cycle of firearms law under Pennsylvania and federal law from consummating a firearms transaction to using a firearm in a lethal force encounter involving the Castle Doctrine to the firearm’s ultimate lawful disposition. For more information, contact Gina Rochford at Fairlie