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To Combat Stress, Make Time for Self-Care

Laurie Besden, Esquire, Executive Director at Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) presented this December 21 ethics CLE. No job in the legal profession is nine-to-five, but now the lines are blurred – we respond to… Read More

Posted: February 1st, 2022
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PA Super Lawyers 2021

PA Super Lawyers 2021

We are honored to have all of our attorneys named to the 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list (pp. 43, 70-72). Attorneys are chosen through nominations from PA lawyers, research of periodicals, databases and interviews; all nominees’… Read More

The Prom (Netflix) vs. Happiest Season (Hulu)

The Prom (Netflix) vs. Happiest Season (Hulu)

Review of Happiest Season and The Prom, by Jennifer Dumin To our family law clients searching for queer-friendly viewing this holiday season, here’s my take! I love a cheesy rom-com as much as the next… Read More

Posted: December 23rd, 2020
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Zoom for Hearings

Zoom for Hearings

Zoom is now a part of our daily vernacular. We Zoom regularly with friends and family and, for many professionals, we are now using Zoom and other virtual platforms for work purposes. A number of… Read More

Posted: December 16th, 2020
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How to Prepare for a Virtual Hearing

How to Prepare for a Virtual Hearing

Everyone has been adjusting to the new reality of virtual hearings. This brings with it a whole new set of challenges, both technical and substantive. Judges now have to assess credibility through a computer screen…. Read More

Posted: December 11th, 2020
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Eileen Murphy Gets the Chair!

Eileen Murphy Gets the Chair!

  We’re very proud of Eileen Murphy, who took over as the Philadelphia Bar Association Family Law Section Chair on December 7, following in Joni Berner (1994), Margaret Klaw (2002) and Megan Watson’s (2012) footsteps…. Read More

Posted: December 7th, 2020
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We Won! PA Bar Fiebach Award

We Won! PA Bar Fiebach Award

The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Commission on Women in the Profession (WIP) presented their 2020 H. Robert Fiebach Award today, virtually, for our history of promoting women in law. We are particularly flattered because, although… Read More

Posted: November 6th, 2020
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