2022 News Releases

Dec. 12, 2022

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Praises Senator Toomey for Efforts That Protect Lawyer-Client Relationships

Nov. 30, 2022

• Philadelphia Lawyer Arthur N. Read Honored by PBA for Pro Bono Immigration Work

Nov. 16, 2022

• Montgomery County Lawyer Mark R. Ashton to Receive Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Award

Nov. 14, 2022

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Names Next Executive Director

Nov. 7, 2022

• Bucks County Lawyer to Receive PBA 2022 Government Lawyer of the Year Award

Nov. 3, 2022

• Hershey Lawyer Christine Brann to Receive First PBA Medical Marijuana and Hemp Law Award

Oct. 27, 2022

• Fayette County and Philadelphia Lawyers to Be Honored with PBA Quality of Life/Balance Award

Oct. 11, 2022

• Pittsburgh Lawyer W. Henry Snyder to Receive PBA Sell/Clark Award Recognizing Extraordinary Contributions in Business Law

Oct. 6, 2022

• Lancaster County Lawyer Elisabeth Shuster to Receive First PBA Commission on Women in the Profession Special Achievement Award

Oct. 1, 2022

• PBA President Issues Statement on Passing of Chief Justice Baer

Sept. 13, 2022

• State’s Three Largest Bar Associations File Joint Amicus Brief in Support of Professional Rule Prohibiting Knowing Harassment and Discrimination

Sept. 8, 2022

• Pittsburgh Attorney Thomas C. Welshonce Named Child Advocate of the Year by Pennsylvania Bar Association

Sept. 6, 2022

• President Judge Emerita Mary Hannah Leavitt to Be Honored by Pennsylvania Bar Association for Leadership in Administrative Law

Aug. 25, 2022

• PBA Workers’ Compensation Law Section to Honor Harrisburg WCOA Director Joseph DeRita

Aug. 19, 2022

• Montgomery County Lawyer Jennifer Ellis Receives PBA Solo and Small Firm Section Award

June 27, 2022

• PBA President Issues Statement on Recent Supreme Court Ruling

June 21, 2022

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Announces 2022-23 Chairs for Committees and Sections
• Pennsylvania Bar Association Names Lawyers for 2022-23 Bar Leadership Institute Class

June 7, 2022

• PBA President Issues Statement on Killing of Wisconsin Judge, Calls for Passage of Measures to Protect Personal Information of Judges

May 18, 2022

• 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

May 16, 2022

• Montgomery County Lawyer Colin J. O’Boyle Honored with Service Award from the PBA Young Lawyers Division

May 13, 2022

• PBA’s Longest-serving Executive Director Announces Retirement Plan

May 12, 2022

• PBA Presents Awards for Outstanding Leadership, Extraordinary Service and Longstanding Membership

May 9, 2022

• 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

May 6, 2022

• Cumberland County Lawyer Paul D. Edger to Serve as Immediate Past Chair of PBA Young Lawyers Division

• York County Lawyer Jennifer A. Galloway Named Chair-elect of PBA Young Lawyers Division

• Montgomery County Lawyer Patrice M. Turenne Named Chair of PBA Young Lawyers Division

May 5, 2022

• Dauphin County Lawyer Jonathan D. Koltash to Serve as Chair of Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates

• Allegheny County Lawyer Jacqueline B. Martinez to Begin Term as PBA Secretary

• Westmoreland County Lawyer James R. Antoniono to Serve Third Year as PBA Treasurer

• Lehigh County Lawyer Nancy Conrad to Serve as PBA Vice President

• Lackawanna County Lawyer Michael J. McDonald to Serve as PBA President-elect

• Philadelphia Lawyer Kathleen D. Wilkinson to Serve as 2022-23 Immediate Past President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association

May 4, 2022

• PBA Honors Retired Acting Consumer Advocate of the Pa. Office of Consumer Advocate

May 3, 2022

• Allegheny County Lawyer Jay N. Silberblatt to Serve as PBA President

May 2, 2022

• Pennsylvania Bar Association to Honor Nine Law Students with Business Law Award

May 2, 2022

• State Bar Association President Encourages Wellness Today and Everyday

April 28, 2022

• Philadelphia Attorney Brandon J. Jordan to Receive Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Houston Rising Star Award

April 28, 2022

• Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to Be Presented to PBA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

April 27, 2022

• Philadelphia Lawyer Gerald L. Shoemaker to Be Honored with PBA LGBTQ+ Public Policy Award

April 20, 2022

• Havertown Lawyer Daniel J. Siegel to Receive Pennsylvania Bar Association Clarity Award

April 20, 2022

• Pittsburgh Lawyer Mary Kate Coleman to Be Recognized with PBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Award

April 14, 2022

• Pittsburgh Lawyer Lisette M. McCormick to Receive PBA Civil and Equal Rights Champion Award

April 13, 2022

• Hershey Attorney Jonathan Stepanian to Receive PBA New Civil Litigation Professional Excellence Award

April 7, 2022

• PBA President Issues Statement on Confirmation of Judge Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court

April 7, 2022

• Radnor Attorney Virginia Hinrichs McMichael to Receive PBA Commission on Women in the Profession Norton Award

April 6, 2022

• Erie Attorney Christine H. McClure to Be Recognized for Her Significant Professional Impact on Women in the Legal Profession

March 30, 2022

• Abington Heights High School Wins Pennsylvania Bar Association Statewide Mock Trial Competition

March 28, 2022

• PBA Pledges Continued Support for Professional Rule Prohibiting Knowing Harassment and Discrimination

March 23, 2022

• Fourteen Schools Advance to Pennsylvania Bar Association Statewide Mock Trial Championship this Week

March 21, 2022

• PBA President Issues Statement on the Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court

March 15, 2022

• PBA President Kathleen Wilkinson’s Statement on Ukraine: Ways to Help and a Call for Action

March 10, 2022

• Philadelphia Environmental Attorney David G. Mandelbaum to Receive PBA Environmental and Energy Law Section Lifetime Achievement Award

March 4, 2022

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Honors County Bar Association Executive Directors

Feb. 25, 2022

• Local Bar Associations Recieve Awards from the Pennslyvania Bar Association

Feb. 8, 2022

• Michaela E. Zanis Receives Pennsylvania Bar Foundation McDonald Memorial Scholarship for Trial Advocacy

Feb. 1, 2022

• 2022 PBA Statewide Mock Trial Competition Draws 250 Teams from 203 High Schools

Jan. 26, 2022

• Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Names Three Stoudt Memorial Scholarship Award Recipients