Please use this form to indicate your Committee Preference. You may submit this application by clicking on the "submit" button below. Alternatively, you may print the form (using the "print" command on your browser) and either fax it (717-238-7182) or mail it to: Maria Engles, PBA, P.O. Box 186, Harrisburg, PA 17108.

I would like to join the following committee(s):

Law Student Division & Membership
The Law Student Division and Membership Committee aim to increase PBA exposure in Pennsylvania's law schools, focus on obtaining new PBA members, and enhance the activity of current PBA YLD members.

Mock Trial
One of the largest in the nation, the PBA/YLD Mock Trial Competition gives over 290 high school student teams from across the state the opportunity to act as lawyers and witnesses in simulated civil trials before actual judges and panels of juries. Lawyers volunteer to assist students as team advisors, scorekeepers and regional coordinators. Each year, the winning team goes on to represent Pennsylvania in the national competition.

At Issue
At Issue is the award-winning quarterly newsletter of the PBA/YLD. The newsletter is designed to provide commentary on and analysis of issues, trends and views that are important to young lawyers. The articles are written in an engaging feature style and photos are frequently displayed of events involving young lawyers.

YL Fellows
The YL Fellows program is designed to recognize past young lawyer members and to provide a link from the YLD to the big bar. Although still being formulated, the YL Fellow program may include a debate, reception and other recognition. Any funds obtained from the YL Fellow program will be used to fund public service or bar leadership programs.

Wills for Heroes
"Wills for Heroes" provides free basic estate planning documents to first responders in Pennsylvania. The program is cosponsored by the PBA YLD. "Wills for Heroes" provides police, fire and emergency medical personnel - those on the frontlines for our personal safety - the tools they need to prepare adequately for the future. Programs are staffed by lawyer volunteers and are conveniently offered to first responders at meeting halls and police and fire stations.

Voices Against Violence
The PBA Voices Against Violence Program is a call to action program for young lawyers to help end domestic violence. Through education of young lawyers about domestic violence who then take the message to other professionals the goal of which is to acknowledge, respond to and end domestic violence.