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40 Philadelphia Bar Rep. 1 (2011)

handle is hein.barjournals/phlbrrpr0040 and id is 1 raw text is: B 0a The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association Vol. 40, No. 1 January 2011 Building Membership, Long-Range Planning Among Garcia's Goals Chancellor Rudolph Garcia is applauded following his remarks at the Annual Meeting Luncheon on Dec. 7. * ByJeff Lyons A FOCUS ON LONG-RANGE PLANNING, A QUARTERLY MEETING with a U.S. Supreme Court justice and enhancing member- ship value are among Rudolph Garcia's goals for 2011, the new Chancellor told Bar Association members at the Dec. 7 Annual Meeting Luncheon. Our bar is the oldest association of lawyers in the United States. We were formed decades before the ABA and all of the other state and local bar associations in this country. And throughout the changing times, we have continued to grow and thrive. Today, we are one of the largest and most respected metropolitan bars in the world. For more than two centuries, we have promoted justice, professional excellence and respect for the rule of law. So, leading this great organization is more than just a privilege, it's an enormous honor, said Garcia, a share- holder with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, failing to plan is like planning to fail. So I am forming a Long-Range Advisory Council, to focus continuously on our long-term goals, Garcia told the 400 people gathered at the Hyatt at The Bellevue. This could include issues like whether we should buy our continued on page 13 Research Tool Fastcase Available in 2011 * By Michael Petitti PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS PRACTICING AT firms with full Philadelphia-office membership in the Bar Association will soon enjoy the newest member benefit at no cost: Fastcase, the leading next-gen- eration legal research service that puts a comprehensive national law library and powerful searching and visualization tools at users' fingertips. The online service will be available for member access in the first quarter of 2011. What sets Fastcase apart from traditional legal research services is its ap- proach to search results, said Chancellor Rudolph Garcia, who announced the new member benefit during his inau- gural speech at the Association's Annual Meeting Luncheon on Dec. 7. In addi- tion to the usual list of cases in response continued on page 9 Wilkinson to Become Chancellor in Jan. 2013 * ByJeff Lyons KATHLEEN D. WILKINSON, A PARTNER with Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, will serve as Vice Chancel- lor of the Philadelphia Bar Association in 2011 after running unopposed in the Tuesday, Dec. 7 Annual Election. Wilkin- son will serve as Chancellor-Elect in 2012 and Chancellor in 2013. Jacqueline G. Segal, a partner with Fox Rothschild LLP was elected assistant sec- retary on Dec. 7. The following candidates for Bar offices ran unopposed and began serving in their positions on Jan. 1: Sophia Lee, secretary; Joseph A. Prim Jr., treasurer; and Wesley R. Payne IV, assistant treasurer. The following five candidates for Board of Governors were elected on Dec. 7 and began serving their terms on Jan. 1.: Brian S. Chacker, Nikki Johnson-Huston, Scott W. Reid, Gina Furia Rubel and Marc J. Zucker. The following seven candidates for the Young Lawyers Division Executive Com- mittee were unopposed and began serving their terms Jan. 1: Jo Rosenberger Altman, Edward E Beitz, Anthony H. Chwastyk, Joshu Harris, Brielle M. Rey, Christopher Sharp and Todd H. Zamostien.

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