Pictured above at the ceremonial bill signing of House Bill 917/Act 12 of 2024, also known as Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act (from left): PBA Family Law Section members Robb Bunde and Carolyn Zack, who played crucial roles in drafting and advocating for the act; PBA Legislative Director Anna King; Rep. Melissa Shusterman; Gov. Josh Shapiro; David Vitali; Tim Clawges; Rep. Liz Hanbidge; Rep. Kate Klunk and Rep. Tina Davis

PBA Family Law Section Chair Hillary Moonay and Immediate Past Chair Darren Holst testified before the State House Judiciary Committee in support of HB 2018, which proposes reducing custody hearing factors from 16 to 12. View or read the June 18 testimony. Above, from left: Rep. Tim Briggs, PBA Legislative Director Anna Malcein King, Moonay, Montgomery County Judge Daniel Clifford, Luzerne County Judge Tarah Toohil and Holst.

From left: PBA President Mike McDonald, President-elect Nancy Conrad, U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and PBA Past Presidents Kathleen Wilkinson and Tom Wilkinson meet to talk about the issues in Rep. Scanlon’s Capitol Hill office during the 2024 ABA Day on the Hill program.

From left: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) Board President Regina Foley, PBA Past President Tom Wilkinson, PBA President-elect Nancy Conrad, PBA President Mike McDonald, PBA Past President Kathleen Wilkinson and PLAN Interim Executive Director James DeAngelo prepare to visit all 19 offices of the Pennsylvania federal legislative delegation during the 2024 ABA Day on the Hill program.

From left: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) Board President Regina Foley, PBA President-elect Nancy Conrad, PBA Past Presidents Kathleen Wilkinson and Tom Wilkinson and PLAN Interim Executive Director James DeAngelo at U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Capitol Hill Office during the 2024 ABA Day on the Hill program.

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