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24 Philadelphia Bar Rep. 1 (1995)

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Roundup Lillie, Davis named to lead

Family law
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the Family ourit   1no PhIl  I
pha Automated Recovrry En-
Isrentiil Nelwork  Iracking
Systen (I'AItI'N I  opter
network will he on line Feb. I at-
ter 18 ionths of Insallatioin and
court suff training fliPrimis iv
court adnm intrator for the lo.
mestc Relations  visiaon.
Herbert Weinman Jr. the sec-
tion' 1995 chair, appointed sev-
eral members to lead subcom-
mattles at the meeting Weiman
first appointed section Chair
Flrt Ned Hark as the sections
r'Presentative to h,  Assa
lion'% Long-Range Planning
Cionoee
Sheila Oliver and Karen Zeitz
will cochair the Adoption Com
mittee, and Fern Brown Caplan
and David Steerman will head
the Custody Committee. Jacque
tine Segal and Carolyn Zack will
co-chair the Domestic Violence
Conunittee and Phyllis Albert
and tase Fisher will lead the Stie-
cial Events/CLE Committee.
Elizabeth Jackson and David
kasnr will lead the Support and
Ahotony Committee
Volunteers also are needed to
lead the Small Offie Practice
and CIT Ethics subcomnmtees.
Weiman also announced three
new subcommittes-the Mem-
hership Committee. led by Ned
lark and Elaine Smith, and the
Surtogacy Committee, led by
Eiahbeth Gardner Leadership
remains open fur the new Alter
native Fees Committee.
This year. past Section Chair
JuniJ Flerner will be section tiai
son to the Bars Board of Gover-
nors leslie Lve Engel witl be
serve as haison to the Bars frg-
islative tiaison Committee and
Pam Boyle win be liaison to the
Young lawyers Division.
In other news. the Divorce and
Equitable Distributson commit-
tres hae merged This commit-
tee will hold foruins every other
month at Bar Headquarters. The
Monday. Jan. 23 session. from
3,30 to 5.30 p i.. wilt deal with
the Internal Revenue Service
and other tax issues.

Board of Governors this year
Hv I orlrti i_____________tr___________

lbi  heard of .ini-riors elentedt
harns- If tilw as i hir for 1995 and
1tireen S Iavs a vice chair at the
board s Jan 5 organizational meeting
Idilie is a partner in the law firm of
Hallard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll;
Davis is a partner in the law firm af
Monigomery McCradrien, Walker &
Rhoad& Both will nerve one-year
At the meeung the Board also ap-
proved a slate of appointments pre
seoled by Chancelkr Abrahmn C R,
HarokI Cramer J Penninglan Strau.
and William D Harrs were appointed
truste-s at the Jenkins law iUbrary
Henry I lunardi was appointed
judge of elections
Mark A Aronchick and Timothy I
trarson ill serve one-year terms as on
chairs of the Campaign for Qualified
Judges; Gerald Coenish will serve as
the campaign s treasurer
Appointed as new members of the
Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indi-
gent Program board of directors are
Steven Bragg. Sharon Eckstein.
thomas C. Jackson. Frank Scullin.
Michael K Smith. Audrey C. Talley.
Karen Jackson Vaughn and Norman
Weinstein All will serve one-year
terms
Retired  Ls   Magistrate Judgr

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Board honors departing officers, members
During a ceremony honoring inumediate past Chancellor Lawrence J.
Beaser (right) an the conclusion of the Dec. 22 Board of Gonernors
meeting. Chanceflor Abrahaum C. Reich displayed Beaser's ofacial
photo, which was hung on the 'Wall of Chancelloes' in de Bnard Roonm
at Bar Headquarters. A relaned story is published m page 3.

William F Hall Jr was appointed to
serve a four-year term on the Comanus-
sion for Judicial Selecton and Retea
tion Nonla-rs John t rofrk, -ice

president of PNC Bank NA. and Vi-
ma Dia. legislative coordinator of
Phldadelphias City Council. will serve
c--ntrd-n Wage '

Common Pleas mediation program
starts Jan. 30 at Arbitration Center
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by  Aln  H.Bernteincost of furiber Inogatton Disputie rv-                 ence log, and that case will he called
ltiun conferences. will be voluntary for a mnediation meeting when a media-
Beginning Jan. 30. alternative din,     and nonbinding                            tar becomes available The mediator
tue re-dotion conferences wilt be an       The mediator will help the parties      will meet with the partie together and
option for parties involved in Common     reach negotiated settlements by assist-   separately m an effort to help them
Pleas Court compulsory arbitration       iog litigants and their lawyers in evala-  rearh a settlenent
cases.ating the strengths and weakuese of                                             If the      is called foe arbitration
Under the new mediation prograt.       their c  ,. ntifying the issues and       dang the mediation conference the
both sides in a dispute can agree         finding area of agreement                 attorneys may stop the conference and
have a case submitted to a mediator,        The program will operate as follows     go to arbitratian if they agree that the
free of charge. Mediators will be avai-     Each morning, mediator     will be      conference has not keen effective in re
able at the new Arbitration Center on     available to parties at the Arbitration   solving the dispute Unless resolved by
the second floor of 1601 Market St        Center for ay arbitratins scheduled      mediation, alt ca   will proceed to w
one of the program's goals is to help  fur that day Counsel for beth sides        bitration on their arbitraun bring
clients and counsel arbiese prompt        wo want to participate in the dispute suntuaaa on PW                     9p

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