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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTICE On October 16, 2017, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2071(e), and effective as of December 1, 2017, the judges of the United States District Court approved proposed amendments to the Local Rules and Forms of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The judges took this action having determined that the proposed amendments are the product of a bench-bar committee that worked over a three (3) year period conducting the first comprehensive review of the Local Rules and Forms in more than twenty (20)

Melissa M. Boyd Named to Board of Pennsylvania Chapter of AAML High Swartz divorce attorney to serve 3-year term leading the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (October 2017) –  High Swartz LLP is proud to announce that partner Melissa M. Boyd has been named to the board of governors of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and will serve a 3-year term that expires in 2020. Founded in 1962, the AAML is a national group of leaders in the practice area of domestic relations law. With 50 chapters and 1,600

    Bucks County Mediation and Arbitration Center’s, Barbara N. Lyons, Esq., among the  47 women featured in American Bar Association publication, “Grit, the Secret to Advancement: Stories of Successful Women Lawyers” – Book with 47 letters from women attorneys inspires others to use grit and growth mindset CHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2017 — The American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession has published “Grit, the Secret to Advancement: Stories of Successful Women Lawyers” to help female lawyers use grit and growth mindset to blaze their own trail to success in the legal profession. How many times have you asked yourself,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC NOTICE FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF AN INCUMBENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE   The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Thomas J. Rueter at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is due to expire on February 21, 2018. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the Magistrate Judge to a new eight-year term. The duties of a Magistrate Judge in this court include the following: (1) conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases;

Message from Judge James M. McMaster Court of Common Pleas Bucks County, Pennsylvania For those in attendance for the 2017 Bench Bar Conference, Breakfast with the Bench, Judge McMaster has provided the following information regarding the Bucks County Pre-Trial Supervision Program that helps get inmates that could not otherwise post bail get released from jail. The contacts at the Bucks County Adult Probation Office who are involved in the program are as follows: Brad Halter – Supervisor of Pre-Trial                     215-340-8016 Steve Direso – Helps run the program                   215-348-6663    

(Huntingdon Valley, PA: October 13, 2017)  Suburban law firm,  Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia, LLC welcomes two new lateral attorneys, Lisa A. Shearman and Jeffrey G. DiAmico. Lisa A. Shearman has over 25 years experience and concentrates her practice in family wealth management, estate planning, estate administration, tax planning and business succession planning. She is licensed to practice before the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars, and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. Lisa serves on the Board of Directors and as Vice-President of the Wills for Heroes Foundation, a national organization devoted to providing

The Honorable Robert J. Mellon, Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, has been selected to serve as a member of the Special Independent Prosecutor’s Panel established by the Act of November 3, 2016 (P.L. 1016, No. 131).  As required by the statute, the selection was made by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) from a list of all commissioned judges of the Superior Court and the courts of common pleas. The term of membership on the panel is three years from September 11, 2017. For more information, click here to read the letter from Thomas B. Darr,

Lisa A. Horne, Esq. was appointed to the State Roundtable by the Honorable Max Baer, Supreme Court Justice. The State Roundtable is convened by the Hon. Max Baer, and co-chaired by the Administrator of the Office of Children & Families in the Courts (OCFC) and the Department of Human Services (DHS)/Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) Deputy Secretary. The State Roundtable also consists of other pertinent state and national leaders that have specific expertise in dependency matters. During this statewide meeting, accomplishments are shared, LR co-chairs report on themes from the seven LRs, updates on initiatives are presented and upcoming

Williams Family Law Sponsors Kathleen M. Rotz Lung Cancer Research Fund 5K Bucks County family law firm funds water table for runners at local 5K fundraiser DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (October 2017) – Bucks County family law firm Williams Family Law, P.C. was pleased to support a 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Kathleen M. Rotz Lung Cancer Research Fund. Held at Tyler State Park, in Bucks County, on Sept. 30, 2017, the 3rd annual event sought to raise awareness and money for the work of the Dr. Evan Alley and his team at The Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine, which is

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 11, 2017) – Volpe and Koenig, P.C., an intellectual property law firm with offices in Philadelphia and Princeton, NJ, announced today that Ankit Aggarwal, Emily A. Denisco and Max S. Morgan have joined the firm. Ankit Aggarwal and Emily Denisco are based at the firm’s Philadelphia headquarters and Max Morgan is based in the firm’s Princeton, N.J., office. Ankit Aggarwal focuses on developing patent prosecution and portfolio optimization strategies for clients in the software, communications, semiconductor, content conversation and information analysis fields. Before joining Volpe and Koenig, P.C., he was senior IP and corporate counsel at a