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43 Philadelphia Bar Rep. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.barjournals/phlbrrpr0043 and id is 1 raw text is: Bar ReDorter The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association Vol. 43, No. 1 School District, Law Firm Lab Among Fedullo's Plans for d14 Chancellor William P. Fedullo (second from left) joins Chancellor-Elect Albert S. Dandridge Ill, Immediate-Past Chancellor Kathleen D. Wilkinson and Vice Chancellor Gaetan J. Alfano before the start of the Dec. 10 Annual Meeting Luncheon. * By Jeff Lyons A COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOL District of Philadelphia as well as the es- tablishment of a Law Firm Laboratory will be two of the signature initiatives Chancellor William P. Fedullo will focus on during 2014, the new Chancellor told Bar Association members at the Dec. 10 Annual Meeting Luncheon. Fedullo, counsel to Rosen, Schafer, & DiMeo LLP has twice served as Chair of the Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, as well as Chair of the Campaign for Qualified Judges, Bar- News Media Committee and Co-Chair of the Historical Society. He has twice served as Co-Chair of the State Civil Litigation Section in addition to serving on the Board of Governors. He noted that 2014 will mark the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that has reverberated through the decades right up to the pres- ent time. 'Are we living up to the spirit of that ruling when we look at the problems faced by the School District of Phila- delphia and throughout Pennsylvania? Fedullo asked. So going forward, we will ask the tough questions that need to be asked but we will not stop there. We have reached out to the School District of Philadel- phia and to school Superintendent Dr. William Hite to find ways to help our public schools as they navigate their way through a difficult and critical period. I look out into the audience and I look at the dais behind me and I can say without fear of contradiction that the one thing we all have in common is that we all received a good education. Certainly a good enough education to help us to go to law school and become a lawyer. Many of you got this education through the School District of Philadelphia, Fedullo said. And I could give you scores of examples - but the point is: Is this same education and same opportunity avail- able to our children now? It breaks my heart when I see articles telling us that the school district needs paper and tissues and no. 2 pencils. We have to do more and do better, he said. Fedullo said he is appointing a task force headed by Judge John Younge and Jeff Lindy as co-chair to begin the funda- mental task of finding more ways to help public education in both the city and the commonwealth. So we will be talking not just today but throughout my year as chancellor and then Al's (Chancellor-Elect Albert S. Dandridge III) year and then Gaetan's (Vice Chancellor Gaetan J. Alfano) year about the things that matter in education and our voice will be strong because it is the voice of 13,000 lawyers. He said the Association will be speak- ing to fundamental issues such as the lack of an adequate and fair funding formula that is harming children everywhere continued on page 10 January 2014 Alfano to Become Chancellor in 2016 GAETAN J. ALFANO, a name partner of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Ras- panti, LLP and former Chair of the Board of Governors, will serve as Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar As- Gaetan J. Alfano sociation in 2016. Alfano ran unopposed and was elected by voice vote at the Dec. 10 Annual Meeting. He will serve as Vice Chancellor in 2014 and Chancellor-Elect in 2015 before becoming Chancellor in 2016. Alfano served on the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association from 2007- 2010 and was Chair in 2009. He was chair and vice chair of the Philadelphia continued on page 3 Lexsis~ Philadelphia Bar Association Annual Gold Sponsors -

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