The Causeway
The monthly newsletter for the Franklin County Bar Association
"The law is a causeway upon which, so long as he keeps to it, a citizen may walk safely" Robert Bolt, playwright
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Continuing Legal Education Offered by FCBA via Zoom |
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Ellen’s Top Practice Management Tips, 2 ethics credits
June 24th
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A pinch of wisdom, a cup of common sense, a gallon of good advice. This seminar includes a soupcon of top practice management tips in all areas of management; extracted from Ellen’s extensive repertoire of seminars.
Ellen Freedman, CLM
A law practice administrator and management consultant for over 30 years, Ellen Freedman helps lawyers and law firms improve their bottom line and work more efficiently. Through her company, Freedman Consulting, Ellen provides hands-on assistance to attorneys in solo to mid-size firm environments. Through her work with the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Ellen remotely assists its 27,000+ members through a Hot Line, publishing, and creation and presentation of MCLE. Ellen is considered by many to be the single most valuable member benefit offered by the PBA exclusively to help attorneys run their practices more profitably and/or efficiently.
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Small Estate Petition: Is this a dead procedure? 1 substantive credit
June 22nd
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The settlement for small estates via petition was a tool for practitioners where there was a small asset held in the decedent’s name that was unable to be transferred under other sections of the Pennsylvania Estate and Fiduciaries Code, or a small estate that needed an alternative to the standard probate procedure. With the new rule modifications that went into effect on October 1, 2020, will practitioners continue the practice or will more be probating estates in order to meet the necessary requirements of information needed in for the petition? Please join Attorney Alexandra M. Sipe, Esq. of Bybel Rutledge, LLP in discussing the options surrounding these rule changes and how these changes alter the landscape of this practice area.
Alexandra M. Sipe, Esquire
Alexandra M. Sipe, Esq. joined the firm of Bybel Rutledge, LLP in October 2020 to start and chair the Wealth, Estate Trust Planning and Administration Division. Previously she owned and operated Maxwell Sipe Law Offices, LLC; a boutique estate planning and administration firm in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.
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Do you have a suggestion for a CLE? Know a great speaker? Would you like to present a CLE for FCBA members? Please contact Amelia director@franklinbar.org
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Save the Dates - Bench Bar Conference |
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The Bench Bar Committee will be hosting a Judges' Panel via Zoom on Friday, October 8, 2021. We will not be scheduling an in-person conference this year, based on your feedback from our BBC survey.
The Bench Bar Committee is planning an in-person Bench Bar Conference on Friday, October 7, 2022.
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Support the FCBA YLD's Race Against Poverty Team |
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The FCBA YLD is proud to participate in this year's Race Against Poverty. The FCBA YLD has sponsored a race team every year since 2014.
We hope you can join us for the 11th Annual Race Against Poverty, June 1st - 7th!
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This year's race is a virtual event. You can walk or run anytime during the event. Sign up by May 10th to guarantee you will receive a shirt during the scheduled T-shirt Pick Ups.
Proceeds go to support a local initiative called Circles, which is seeing families move out of poverty into long term stability.
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2020's YLD Race Against Poverty Team met at Antrim Township Park to Race together while being socially distanced. |
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You can support the Race Against Poverty by bidding on auction items and purchasing items from the merch store. The auction and merch store are new this year. |
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Avoiding Legal Malpractice program on June 9 from 9 AM - 11 AM |
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The PA Bar Association is offering a new Avoiding Legal Malpractice program on June 9 from 9 AM - 11 AM. The program will be offered live online and if people are not able to attend the live program, it will be available on-demand a few days after the original program airs.
PBA looks forward to resuming the live, in-person programs in our county as soon as it is safe to do that. They highly value the opportunity to connect with members directly and provide this important program to help attorneys manage their risks and avoid legal malpractice while also earning ethics CLEs and the insurance discount (for those insured through USI Affinity.)
You can access information on the upcoming June 9 program here Unit county members may use the $50 unit county coupon benefit for this program, as always. It is one of the unit county member benefits and the code is printed on the coupon. And, if you are a ProPass subscriber, this program is part of your ProPass program.
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2021 Penn State Solar Law Symposium
June 15th & 17th
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Penn State Solar Law Symposium
Utility-Scale Solar Development
For Lawyers, Landowners & Others
An Online Legal Educational Symposium
Presented by
Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law in University Park
Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research
Penn State Dickinson Law
Penn State Extension
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 12:00pm – 3:30pm
Thursday, June 17, 2021, 12:00pm – 3:30pm
This symposium is geared for both beginning and intermediate levels of knowledge about photovoltaic electrical generation for the grid and is designed in a progressive manner, each session building upon the knowledge gained in the last. Upon completion, an attorney, landowner, government professional, educator or other interested attendee will have a well-rounded understanding of the legal facets of the proliferation of utility-scale solar development project proposals in Pennsylvania, across the region, and throughout much of the United States.
Click on the link below to learn more and to register.
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Changes to COVID Policy at Franklin County Law Library and FCBA |
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The Franklin County Law Library and Franklin County Bar Association have changed the operating policy for our office. Please see below. You are no longer required to wear a mask if you are fully vaccinated. Also, we will begin scheduling in-person CLEs and offering hybrid virtual/in-person committee meetings.
Franklin County Law Library
The Franklin County Law Library is open. Mondays and Wednesdays are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment please call 717-267-2071.
Procedures
- Everyone over the age of 2 is required to wear a mask, unless fully vaccinated. *
- Everyone is asked to use the hand sanitizer located at the front desk or wash their hands in the bathroom when entering and exiting the Law Library.
- DO NOT use the Law Library if you are experiencing an elevated temperature of 100 or greater, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell. These are symptoms of COVID-19.
- Staff and visitors are always expected to maintain proper social distancing and avoid physical contact.
- Surfaces will be cleaned between visitors. Please be patient when waiting to use Law Library equipment, including computers, the copier, and books.
Please visit www.franklinbar.org/find to learn more about the legal research tools that are available for you to use from home.
FCBA members may access the Law Library after hours (if you have keys).
* Disposable masks are available. Please inform staff if you are unable to wear a mask due to a medical reason. We will make accommodations for you to use the Law Library safely.
FCBA Conference Room 1
Conference room 1 will be available for members and non-member attorneys.
- A maximum of ten (10) people are allowed in the conference room.
- Persons using the conference room will be asked to follow the same safety procedures as the library patrons. i.e. hand washing, wearing mask (if unvaccinated), etc.
- In-person CLEs and FCBA meetings may be scheduled in conference room, up to the room’s capacity.
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Press Releases, Memos and Important Notices |
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39th Judicial District Memos and Information |
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Franklin County Information |
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The Disciplinary Board
of the Supreme Court of PA
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The Pennsylvania Judiciary has provided updates at the link below regarding county-by-county court operations and proceedings. They continue to monitor developments regarding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on court operations.
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Guardianship Tracking System Online Workshops offered by AOPC - April, May & June |
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Please see below for a brochure regarding the next round of GTS Guardian Workshops for court-appointed guardians. This series offers sessions in April, may & June.
Guardians who participated in any of the prior workshop/webinar sessions will not need to attend since the material being presented is essentially the same. This series is again being offered exclusively as ‘Online Workshops’. The online webinars have been very successful and convenient for the guardians since various dates and times are being offered to accommodate their schedules, and also travel is not required.
The guardians will need to register online so that the trainers can appropriately plan and staff the sessions based on the number expected to participate.
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I Raise My Right Hand to Death, by Stephen Kulla |
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FCBA member Stephen Kulla has published his second book. I Raise My Right Hand to Death is available on Amazon and at Kulla, Barkdoll & Stewart, P.C. in Waynesboro. Congratulations, Steve! |
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John M. Sharpe, Jr. Memorial June 12, 2021 |
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The memorial service for John M. Sharpe, Jr. will be held on Saturday, June 12th at 1:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of Falling Springs.
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Coffee Corner
"Coffee Corner" is a periodic column in The Causeway by Bar members Annie Gómez Shockey, Brandon Copeland, and Victoria Beard.
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Check back next month for a new Coffee Corner article. |
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Franklin County Bar Association
100 Lincoln Way East, Suite E, Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-267-2032
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