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2012 News Releases

Dec. 17, 2012
Updated 'Guide to Legal Issues for Pennsylvania Senior Citizens' Available from the PBA

Nov. 19, 2012
William H. Clark Jr. Receives Inaugural W. Edward Sell Business Lawyer Award from PBA Business Law Section

Nov. 15, 2012
Guise Named 'Government Lawyer of the Year' by the PBA

Nov. 9, 2012
PBA Announces Winners of 33rd Annual Schnader Print Media Awards

Oct. 18, 2012
Governor and General Assembly Proclaim 'Pro Bono Week,' Oct. 21 - 27, 2012, in Pennsylvania

Oct. 2, 2012
Application Period Opens for New Exam Leading to Workers' Compensation Law Specialty Certification

Oct. 1, 2012
Child Abuse Reporting Information Offered by the PBA and County Bar Associations

Aug. 29, 2012
Allentown Lawyer to be Honored by Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section

July 9, 2012
PBA to Present Community Service Award to Camp Hill Lawyer

June 7, 2012
PBA Names 2012-13 Chairs for Committees and Sections

May 31, 2012
Villanova Law Student Named Chair of Law Student Division for PBA Young Lawyers Division

May 22, 2012
PBA Public Utility Law Section to Honor Popowsky

May 21, 2012
PBA Issues Statement on Charges Lodged Against Supreme Court Justice

May 17, 2012
Lawyers Honored by PBA

May 11, 2012
PBA Task Force to Recommend Revisions to the Pennsylvania Code of Judicial Conduct

May 4, 2012
Harrisburg Lawyer to be Honored by PBA for Leadership in Administrative Law

May 3, 2012
Pagac to Serve on PBA Board of Governors
Ghilardi Appointed to Represent Interests of Pennsylvania Women Lawyers on PBA Board of Governors
Sudfeld to Serve on PBA Board of Governors
Goldsmith to Serve on the PBA Board of Governors

April 30, 2012
Franklin County Lawyer Myers to Become PBA President-elect
Susquehanna County Lawyer O'Connor to Become PBA Vice President
Lancaster Lawyer Creme to Become PBA Immediate Past President
Eppolito to Begin Second Year as Chair of PBA House of Delegates
Pittsburgh Lawyer to Serve Third Term as PBA Secretary
Epstein to Serve Second Term as PBA Treasurer
Berks County Lawyer Gurwitz to Become Chair of PBA Young Lawyers Division
Datorre to Become Chair-elect of PBA Young Lawyers Division
Allegheny County Lawyer to Become Immediate Past Chair of Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division

April 18, 2012
Thomas G. Wilkinson Jr. of Haverford to Serve as PBA President

April 13, 2012
Harrisburg Lawyer to Receive Michael K. Smith Excellence in Service Award from PBA Young Lawyers Division

April 12, 2012
Villanova University School of Law Professor Abraham J. Gafni to be Honored by the PBA

March 31, 2012
Scranton Preparatory School (Lackawanna County) Wins Statewide Mock Trial Competition

March 27, 2012
Pine Richland High School Advances to State Mock Trial Championship
Beaver Area High School Advances to State Mock Trial Championship
Altoona Area High School Advances to State Mock Trial Championship
State College Area High School Advances to State Mock Trial Championship
Nazareth High School and Scranton Preparatory School Advance to State Mock Trial Championship
J.P. McCaskey High School Advances to State Mock Trial Championship
Bensalem High School and Villa Maria Academy Advance to State Mock Trial Championship
Central High School and Overbrook High School Advance to State Mock Trial Championship
North Penn High School Advances to State Mock Trial Championship

March 14, 2012
Judge Gantman and Lawyer Doherty to be Honored by the PBA Commission on Women in the Profession

Feb. 24, 2012
Local Bar Associations Receive PBA Awards

Feb. 7, 2012
Pittsburgh Lawyer Eric W. Springer to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at PBA Minority Attorney Conference

Feb. 2, 2012
PBA Names Fredrick Cabell Jr. as Legislative Director

Jan. 19, 2012
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Accredits PBA Section as Certifying Organization in Workers' Compensation Law

Jan. 17, 2012
2012 Statewide Mock Trial Competition Includes More Than 300 Pennsylvania High School Teams