Philadelphia Bar Association - Speaker Programs

YLD Live, Lunch and Learn program on June 15 featuring a panel discussion of the process of starting and forming a non-profit, with Wendy Smith, Laura Schwingel, Teresa Rodriguez, Henri Marcial, Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena and Matthew Olesh.

Law School Outreach Brown Bag Lunch Program on May 28 featuring representatives of the Military Assistance Project, Homeless Advocacy Project, Juvenile Law Center and Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.

Panel on May 27 discussing current trends in laws regarding LGBT discrimination protections in the workplace, featuring representatives from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations and Fair Housing Commission, Mazzoni Center and Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.

Law Firm Laboratory program on May 20 discussing practical approaches to creating an online marketing strategy for smaller law firms.

Nellie Fitzpatrick, city's new director of LGBT Affairs, at the April 29, 2015 meeting of the LGBT Rights Committee and the Criminal Justice Section.

YLD program on fair funding for Philadelphia schools on April 29, 2015, featuring Pa. Sen. Vincent Hughes, Rob Dubow and Deborah Gordon Klehr of Education Law Center.

Former Gov. Ed Rendell's keynote remarks at Workers' Compensation Section Martha Hampton Award Luncheon on April 24, 2015.

Mark Luschini and Brendan Tierney of Janney Montgomery Scott offer their 2015 outlook for the global economy at the April 23, 2015 CLE program presented by the Private Equity and Venture Capital & Mergers and Acquisitions Committees.

Marty Festenstein and Carol Huff at the "X, Y, Z's of Real Estate Program Series" on April 22, 2015 on "How Does Design Influence Profitability and Viability for the Legal Workplace of the Future?"

Resume writing with Louise Polis and Amy L. Weiss at the April 2, 2015 meeting of the Government and Public Service Lawyers Committee.

Justice Jane Greenspan (Ret.) and Judith Meyer on what is involved in becoming and being a successful mediator at the April 1, 2015 meeting of the ADR Committee.

Interactions between lawyers and the media with Gina Passarella, Gina F. Rubel and Nikki Johnson-Huston at a March 31, 2015 meeting presented by the Women in the Profession Committee, Bar-News Media Committee and Law Practice Management Committee

The newest Eastern District judges talk about their experiences on the bench at the March 18, 2015 meeting of the Federal Courts Committee.

Mindfulness and meditation in the practice of law, presented by the Young Lawyers Division on March 12, 2015.

The Insurance Programs Committee CLE program "Conflicts of Interest: Recognizing Them, Waiving Them and Knowing When You Can't" March 11, 2015.