2023 News Releases

Dec. 1, 2023

• PBA President Issues Statement on Passing of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Oct. 30, 2023

• Pittsburgh Lawyer to Receive PBA Government Lawyer of the Year Award

Oct. 24, 2023

• Philadelphia Lawyer and Montgomery Bar Association Meditation Team to Receive PBA Quality of Life/Balance Awards

Oct. 18, 2023

• Cumberland County Lawyer Eric L. Brossman Receives PBA Sell/Clark Award Recognizing Extraordinary Contributions in Business Law

Sept. 25, 2023

• PBA Judicial Evaluation Commission Recaps Its Ratings of Appellate Court Candidates

Sept. 6, 2023

• Judges Clark and Hayden to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at Pennsylvania Bar Association Minority Attorney Conference in October

Aug. 29, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Commends Determination of Court Paving Way for Enforcement of Professional Rule Prohibiting Knowing Harassment and Discrimination

July 27, 2023

• York County Lawyer Sara Austin Receives PBA Solo and Small Firm Section Award

July 20, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Honors Jeffrey A. Marshall With Excellence in Elder Law Award

July 19, 2023

• PBA Judicial Evaluation Commission Releases Ratings for Judicial Retention Candidates, Recaps Ratings for All Appellate Court Candidates Appearing on General Election Ballot

June 26, 2023

• Penn State Law Student Receives Bednarik Scholarship from Pennsylvania Bar Foundation

June 21, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Names Lawyers for 2023-24 Bar Leadership Institute Class

May 30, 2023

• PUC Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille to Receive PBA Christianson Award

May 25, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Announces 2023-24 Chairs for Committees and Sections

May 16, 2023

• Pittsburgh Chairman Alfonso Frioni Jr. and Commissioner Robert Krebs to Receive Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Law Section Award

May 9, 2023

• Penn State Law Student Selected as Winner of PBA Intellectual Property Writing Contest

May 8, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Presents Awards for Outstanding Leadership, Extraordinary Service and Long-standing Membership

May 5, 2023

• Dauphin County Lawyer Alaina C. Koltash to Serve as Immediate Past Chair of Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division

May 3, 2023

• Philadelphia Lawyer Tyesha C. Miley to Serve on Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors
• Philadelphia Lawyer Riley H. Ross III to Serve on Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors
• Tioga County Magisterial District Judge Cummings to Serve on Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors
• Erie County Lawyer Tina M. Fryling to Serve on Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors
• Armstrong County Lawyer Richard L. Manilla to Serve on Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors

May 2, 2023

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

May 1, 2023

• Lehigh County Lawyer Nancy Conrad to Serve as President-elect of the Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Franklin County Lawyer Kristen B. Hamilton to Serve as PBA Vice President
• Allegheny County Lawyer Jay N. Silberblatt to Serve as Pennsylvania Bar Association Immediate Past President
• Centre County Lawyer Kelly A. Mroz to Serve as Pennsylvania Bar Association Treasurer
• Allegheny County Lawyer Jacqueline B. Martinez to Serve Second Year as Pennsylvania Bar Association Secretary
• Philadelphia Lawyer James A. Wells to Serve as Chair of Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates

April 26, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Selects Two Lawyers for Outstanding Pro Bono Service

April 25, 2023

• Lackawanna County Lawyer Michael J. McDonald to Serve as President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to Be Presented to PBA Disability Services Committee
• York County Assistant Public Defender Sandy Feliz to Receive Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Houston Rising Star Award

April 24, 2023

• Senior Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General Paul D. Edger to Receive PBA Young Lawyers Division Service Award
• Pittsburgh Lawyer Nathan S. Catanese to Receive PBA Trailblazer Award for Probate and Trust Law

April 20, 2023

• Retired Philadelphia Judge A. Michael Snyder to Receive PBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Award
• Attorney Mária Zulick Nucci to Be Honored with PBA LGBTQ+ Public Policy Award

April 19, 2023

• Harrisburg Lawyer to Receive PBA Commission on Women in the Profession Norton Award

April 18, 2023

• Triquetra Law in Lancaster Selected for PBA’s WIP H. Robert Fiebach Award

April 17, 2023

• Philadelphia Lawyer Lynn A. Marks to Receive PBA Award for Professional Impact on Women in the Legal Profession

April 12, 2023

• Lackawanna County Judge Terrence R. Nealon to Receive PBA Civil Litigation Professional Excellence Award

April 10, 2023

• Commonwealth Court Prothonotary Michael F. Krimmel to Receive Pennsylvania Bar Association Award for Leadership in Administrative Law
• Pennsylvania Bar Association to Honor Nine Law Students with Business Law Award

April 4, 2023

• PBA Workers’ Compensation Section Announces Names of Lawyers Newly Certified in Area of Workers’ Compensation Law

March 28, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission Issues All Ratings for Candidates Seeking to Fill Seats on Pennsylvania Appellate Courts

March 27, 2023

• Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia County Wins Pennsylvania Bar Association Statewide Mock Trial Competition

March 21, 2023

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

March 7, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Condemns Violence Against Lawyers and Judges

March 3, 2023

• Retiring PBA Executive Director Barry Simpson Presented with Chief Justice John P. Flaherty Award
• Pennsylvania Bar Association Honors Butler County Bar Association Executive Director Janis Hackett
• Monroe County Lawyer Hillary Madden Receives Pennsylvania Bar Association Award for Leadership
• Local Bar Associations Receive Awards from the Pennsylvania Bar Association

March 2, 2023

• 2023 PBA Statewide Mock Trial Competition Draws 245 Teams from 208 High Schools

Feb. 24, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission Releases Second Round of 2023 Ratings for Potential Candidates to Fill Seats on Pennsylvania Appellate Courts

Feb. 17, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission Releases 2023 Ratings for Potential Candidates to Fill Seats on Pennsylvania Appellate Courts

Jan. 30, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Association President Issues Statement on Memphis Beating Death

Jan. 25, 2023

• Chief Counsel for Pa. Department of Environmental Protection to Receive PBA Environmental and Energy Law Section Lifetime Achievement Award

Jan. 20, 2023

• PBA President Issues Statement on Investiture of Chief Justice Debra Todd

Jan. 11, 2023

• Heather Townsend Receives Pennsylvania Bar Foundation McDonald Memorial Scholarship for Trial Advocacy

Jan. 4, 2023

• Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Names Two Stoudt Memorial Scholarship Award Recipients

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