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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

Erin K. Aronson, Esq. to Serve on Editorial Board of Pennsylvania Bar Association Civil Litigation Section Doylestown, PA – Erin K. Aronson, Esq., an attorney in the firm’s Litigation practice group, will serve on the Editorial Board of Civil Litigation Update, the newsletter of the Civil Litigation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Ms. Aronson practices in the areas of Litigation, Real Estate, Labor and Employment and Banking law at Eastburn and Gray, PC. She earned her law degree, cum laude, from Villanova University School of Law in Villanova, Pennsylvania, where she was Managing Editor of Symposia for Villanova Law

MacMinn and Donnelly Present Program at Bucks County Bar Association Antheil Maslow and MacMinn partners William MacMinn and Thomas Donnelly will present a seminar on piercing the corporate veil in Pennsylvania to the civil litigation section of the Bucks County Bar Association on Wednesday February 14, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. at the Bucks County Bar Association.  The seminar will focus on recent decisions relating to traditional common law piercing of the corporate veil and individual liability in a corporate setting as well as AMM’s experience with developing case law identifying a shift in fiduciary obligations of corporate officers and directors

Fox Rothschild and Westfield Insurance Foundation Support Bucks County Housing Group  WARRINGTON, Pa – February 6, 2018 – The Warrington office of Fox Rothschild LLP partnered with Westfield Insurance Foundation to raise funds for the Bucks County Housing Group (BCHG). BCHG, a private, nonprofit social service organization, aids low to medium income families in attaining permanent housing and financial security. Fox’s team was led by partners John J. Haggerty and Carrie B. Nase-Poust, who serves on the board of BCHG. “We are thrilled to partner with Westfield Insurance Foundation, a tremendous likeminded organization that recognizes the importance of positively impacting

Hill Wallack LLP Promotes Two Attorneys  Princeton, NJ February 2, 2018 — Hill Wallack LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of two of its attorneys. Ozge Otarsi-McCue and Cassi Martin have been made Counsel to the firm. Ms. Otarsi-McCue is in the Princeton, NJ office and Ms. Martin is in the Yardley, PA office. Ms. Otarsi-McCue is a member of the Banking & Financial Services, Real Estate and Creditors’ Rights/Bankruptcy practice groups. Ms. Otarsi-McCue has specialized knowledge in complex financial transactions and focuses her practice in representing lending institutions and borrowers in connection with commercial, construction and purchase money

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