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Commonwealth Court President Judge to be Honored by Pennsylvania Bar Association for Leadership in Administrative Law

HARRISBURG (March 20, 2015) � The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Administrative Law Section will present its James S. Bowman Award to Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania President Judge Dan R. Pellegrini during a PBA luncheon on March 25 at the Harrisburg Radisson Hotel, Camp Hill.

The James S. Bowman Award honors a lawyer who is making a significant impact on the practice of administrative law and who is demonstrating leadership in mentoring administrative law practitioners.

Pellegrini was elected to serve as a judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 1989 and became its president judge in 2012.

A Pittsburgh native, Pellegrini holds degrees from Duquesne University and Duquesne University School of Law.

After service as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army, he became an assistant city solicitor for the City of Pittsburgh in 1973.

In 1976, he became first assistant city solicitor and was responsible for major litigation, real estate matters and tax appeals. He was named deputy solicitor in 1978 and became responsible for all of the legal matters arising out of Renaissance II, the second major revitalization and redevelopment of Pittsburgh�s downtown.

Following his appointment as city solicitor in 1982, Pellegrini moved to prevent mergers and takeovers that would have damaged the city�s economy and took an active role in ensuring stable public utility rate structures. He was instrumental in the continuing success of Renaissance II and was particularly active in devising a solution to municipal finance problems caused by overburdening Pittsburgh with tax-exempt properties.

Pellegrini holds memberships in the American, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County bar associations. He has been a trustee and executive committee member for the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers and a member of the American Association of Appellate Court Judges.

He has lectured for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the education arm of the PBA, and he also has lectured extensively in other states about municipal law issues.

Founded in 1895, the Pennsylvania Bar Association strives to promote justice, professional excellence and respect for the law; improve public understanding of the legal system; facilitate access to legal services; and serve the 27,000 lawyers who are members of the association.