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Firm Supports Diversity Initiative
This summer Goldberg Katzman again will participate in the Capital Area Managing Partners' (CAMP) Diversity Initiative. This year marks the sixth year for the CAMP Program. Attorney Royce Morris coordinates the program at Goldberg Katzman. Through this program, minority first-year law students are provided the opportunity to engage in "substantive legal work" alongside a mentoring attorney. Interns experience day-to-day life at the firm as well as attend client meetings, depositions, mediations and other hearings. Interns also are given research and drafting assignments.
Morris, Lock Recognized as "Super Lawyers"
Philadelphia Magazine has named Royce L. Morris and Joshua D. Lock "Super Lawyers" for 2010 for Pennsylvania. This honor applies to only 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania and is bestowed on attorneys who have "achieved a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement."
Recipients are determined through a multi-stage process that takes nine months and involves surveying every attorney in the state who has been in practice for five years or more. The final awards are then made by an independent panel. Recipients are publicized statewide through numerous publications.
Kogan Elected Chair of PBA’s Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
Arnold B. Kogan was elected Chair of the Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law of the Pennsylvania Bar Association at the Section’s Annual Meeting held in Hershey on May 13, 2010, in conjunction with the PBA’s Annual Meeting. Mr. Kogan also participated as a speaker in the Section’s program on Financing 2010 dealing with issues and financing of commercial property in the current real estate climate. Mr. Kogan addressed the issues related to incomplete construction, the reduced demand due to high unemployment both nationwide and in Pennsylvania, and the looming defaults in the commercial mortgages due to poor underwriting and the large number of performing loans reaching maturity that are unable to be refinanced due to the loss of market value and increased underwriting standards requiring greater equity in the property.
Kogan Again Testifies Before House on HB 1322
Arnold B. Kogan, as the head of the Section’s Task Force on HB 1322 relating to Adverse Possession, worked with the PA House Urban Affairs Committee and the Housing Alliance to modify the bill to protect property rights while providing a tool to prevent and reduce blight. Kogan worked with the Committee’s staff to increase the protection of the property owners by requiring the adverse possessor who wants to take advantage of the shorter 10-year period provided in the bill to file a quiet title action giving the record owner one year in which to file an ejectment action and prove that owner’s status as record owner and thus cure (stop) the adverse possession. Kogan also worked with the Committee’s staff to narrow the scope of the bill to exclude common interest ownership property (condominiums, cooperatives and planned communities). The revised bill remains limited to single-family, residential properties on one acre or less, continuously occupied for at least 10 years by the adverse possessor. Kogan testified before the Committee on the revised bill and explained the changes and how property owners are protected under this revision. The bill was approved by the Committee as revised. Kogan also presented the Section’s position in support of the revised bill to the PBA Board of Governors and House of Delegates and secured their support.
Weber Gives Seminar on Medical Records Law
Tom Weber presented the morning session of a full-day seminar on "Medical Records Law" in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The seminar was held on March 23, 2010 and was sponsored by Lorman Education Services. Weber discussed the legal requirements for proper record-keeping by healthcare professionals to ensure legal compliance and risk management benefits. Geared primarily to attorneys practicing in healthcare-related fields and members of the healthcare industry, the seminar was recorded for further distribution throughout the Commonwealth.
Morris Recognized as “Super Lawyer”
Philadelphia Magazine has named Royce Morris a “Super Lawyer” for Pennsylvania for 2010. This honor applies to only 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania and is bestowed on attorneys who have “achieved a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.”
Morris Popular Panelist and Speaker
Royce Morris was a panelist at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Minority Conference held in Philadelphia on March 18-19, 2010. Attorney Morris participated in a panel discussion on “Race, Diversity and Criminal Justice: A View from the Trenches.” At the event, he was given an award of special recognition from the PBA Minority Bar Committee for his "outstanding contribution to the legal community." In February, Morris presented a seminar on the topic “Updates on Federal and State Sentencing: Everything You Need to Know but Are Afraid to Ask.” The event was held on February 19-20, 2010 in Gettysburg and was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Brenner to Judge Swimming and Diving Championships
Tom Brenner has been selected as Chief Judge for the 2010 District 3 Swimming and Diving Championships. Tom has also been selected to officiate at the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Bucknell University in March.
Jennifer Mundy Coaches Harrisburg's SciTech High School's Mock Trial Team
Harrisburg's SciTech High School is participating in the 26th Annual Pennsylvania Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition for 2010. Jennifer Mundy will be coaching the team. The competition, which commenced in 1984, is sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA). It provides high school students with firsthand experience of the American judicial system. The Mock Trial Competition is one of a series of law-related and civic education programs conducted and sponsored by the PBA.
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