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          • +Jan
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            • Michaela E. Zanis Receives Pennsylvania Bar Foundation McDonald Memorial Scholarship for Trial Advocacy
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          • +March
            • Pennsylvania Bar Association Honors County Bar Association Executive Directors
            • Philadelphia Environmental Attorney David G. Mandelbaum to Receive PBA Environmental and Energy Law Section Lifetime Achievement Award
            • PBA President Kathleen Wilkinson’s Statement on Ukraine: Ways to Help and a Call for Action
            • PBA President Issues Statement on the Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
            • Fourteen Schools Advance to Pennsylvania Bar Association Statewide Mock Trial Championship this Week
            • Pennsylvania Bar Association Pledges Continued Support for Professional Rule Prohibiting Knowing Harassment and Discrimination
            • Abington Heights High School Wins Pennsylvania Bar Association Statewide Mock Trial Competition
          • +April
            • Erie Attorney Christine H. McClure to Be Recognized for Her Significant Professional Impact on Women in the Legal Profession
            • Radnor Attorney Virginia Hinrichs McMichael to Receive PBA Commission on Women in the Profession Norton Award
            • PBA President Issues Statement on Confirmation of Judge Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
            • Hershey Attorney Jonathan Stepanian to Receive PBA New Civil Litigation Professional Excellence Award
            • Pittsburgh Lawyer Lisette M. McCormick to Receive PBA Civil and Equal Rights Champion Award
            • Pittsburgh Lawyer Mary Kate Coleman to Be Recognized with PBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Award
            • Havertown Lawyer Daniel J. Siegel to Receive Pennsylvania Bar Association Clarity Award
            • Philadelphia Lawyer Gerald L. Shoemaker to Be Honored with PBA LGBTQ+ Public Policy Award
            • Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to Be Presented to PBA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
            • Philadelphia Attorney Brandon J. Jordan to Receive Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Houston Rising Star Award
          • +May
            • State Bar Association President Encourages Wellness Today and Everyday
            • Pennsylvania Bar Association to Honor Nine Law Students with Business Law Award
            • Allegheny County Lawyer Jay N. Silberblatt to Serve as PBA President
            • Philadelphia Lawyer Kathleen D. Wilkinson to Serve as 2022-23 Immediate Past President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association
            • Lackawanna County Lawyer Michael J. McDonald to Serve as PBA President-elect
            • Lehigh County Lawyer Nancy Conrad to Serve as PBA Vice President
            • Westmoreland County Lawyer Antoniono to Serve Third Year as PBA Treasurer
            • Allegheny County Lawyer Jacqueline B. Martinez to Begin Term as PBA Secretary
            • Dauphin County Lawyer Jonathan D. Koltash to Serve as Chair of Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates
            • PBA Honors Retired Acting Consumer Advocate of the Pa. Office of Consumer Advocate
            • Montgomery County Lawyer Patrice M. Turenne Named Chair of PBA Young Lawyers Division
            • York County Lawyer Jennifer A. Galloway Named Chair-elect of PBA Young Lawyers Division
            • Cumberland County Lawyer Paul D. Edger to Serve as Immediate Past Chair of PBA Young Lawyers Division
            • Schuylkill County Lawyer Eric M. Prock to Serve on PBA Board of Governors
            • Lackawanna County Lawyer Sean P. McDonough to Serve on PBA Board of Governors
            • Cambria County Lawyer Christopher G. Gvozdich to Serve on PBA Board of Governors
            • Clearfield County Lawyer Adrianne Peters Sipes to Serve on PBA Board of Governors
            • Senior Judge Cheryl L. Austin to Serve on PBA Board of Governors
            • Dauphin County Lawyer Matthew M. Haar to Serve on PBA Board of Governors
            • Montgomery County Lawyer Colin J. O’Boyle to Be Honored with Service Award from the PBA Young Lawyers Division
            • PBA Presents Awards for Outstanding Leadership, Extraordinary Service and Longstanding Membership
            • PBA’s Longest-serving Executive Director Announces Retirement Plan
            • PBA President Issues Statement on Presumed Racially Motivated Killings in Buffalo, New York
            • Pennsylvania Bar Association Presents Community Service Award to Cumberland County Attorney Hannah R. Suhr
          • +June
            • Pennsylvania Bar Association Announces 2022-23 Chairs for Committees and Sections
            • Pennsylvania Bar Association Names Lawyers for 2022-23 Bar Leadership Institute Class
            • Pennsylvania Bar Association President Issues Statement on Recent Supreme Court Ruling
          • +August
            • Montgomery County Lawyer Jennifer Ellis Receives PBA Solo and Small Firm Section Award
            • PBA Workers’ Compensation Law Section to Honor Harrisburg WCOA Director Joseph DeRita
          • +September
            • President Judge Emerita Mary Hannah Leavitt to Be Honored by Pennsylvania Bar Association for Leadership in Administrative Law
            • Pittsburgh Attorney Thomas C. Welshonce Named Child Advocate of the Year by Pennsylvania Bar Association
            • State’s Three Largest Bar Associations File Joint Amicus Brief in Support of Professional Rule Prohibiting Knowing Harassment and Discrimination
          • +November
            • Hershey Lawyer Christine Brann to Receive First PBA Medical Marijuana and Hemp Law Award
            • Bucks County Lawyer to Receive PBA 2022 Government Lawyer of the Year Award
            • Montgomery County Lawyer Mark R. Ashton to Receive Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Award
            • Philadelphia Lawyer Arthur N. Read Honored by PBA for Pro Bono Immigration Work
        • +2021
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            • Statement on Violence at U.S. Capitol
            • High School Mock Trial Launch
          • +Feb
            • PBA JEC Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Ratings
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            • Statement on Sen. Greenleaf’s Passing
            • Birdsall Award Presented to Burdge
            • Flaherty Presented to Hoffmeyer
            • County Bar Recognition Awards
          • +March
            • Statement on Retirement Transition Plan by Chief Justice Saylor
            • Report on Legal Lessons Learned During Pandemic
            • Technology Is Key to Maintaining Legal System
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