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The Causeway
The Monthly Newsletter for the Franklin County Bar Association
August 2018
"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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YLD Happy Hour @ The GearHouse Brewing Company - Thursday, August 2nd
YLD Business Meeting - Friday, August 3rd
YLD Games Night - Tuesday, August 21st
FCBA Office and F.C. Law Library CLOSED for Labor Day - Monday,September 3rd
YLD Happy Hour @ Relax Lounge - Thursday, September 6th
YLD Business Meeting - Friday, September 7th
YLD Games Night - Tuesday, September 18th
FCBA Board of Directors Meeting - Friday, September 21st
YLD Happy Hour @ Roy-Pitz Brewing Company - Thursday, October 4th
YLD Business Meeting - Friday, October 5th
YLD Games Night - Tuesday, October 16th
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Mason Dixon Heartwalk
Join the FCBA YLD team on Sunday, October 7th to raise money and awareness for the care and prevention of heart disease.
The FCBA YLD's Heart Walk team is being led by Krystal MacIntyre. Since 2008, we have raised over $16,000 to support the American Heart Association.
Imagine the impact if we reduce death and disability from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20 percent by 2020! Our team is participating in the American Heart Association's Heart Walk to promote physical activity to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Please join our team. Help us reach this lifesaving goal by donating today. Together, we can make healthier, longer lives possible for everyone. Why? ... Life, life is why.
Join our team or donate by CLICKING HERE.
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Adams County Bench Bar Conference
The Adams County Bar Association is holding a Bench Bar Conference on September 14, 2018. Franklin County Bar members are invited to attend at the member rate of $100.
To register, send this completed REGISTRATION FORM and a check made payable to to the Adams County Bar association to Cecelia Brown, Adams County Law Library, 117 Baltimore Street, Room 305, Gettysburg, PA 17325, no later than August 17, 2018.
The conference will be held on September 14th, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Liberty Mountain Resort. The conference is $100 for FCBA members and includes breakfast, lunch, and up to 6 CLE credits.
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Spanish for Lawyers/Español para Abogados! (Fall 2018-Spring 2019)
We will be announcing the CLE dates by the end of the summer. Because this is series of lunch & learns, each session will cost only $5 per participant. (example - If you or your staff attends 5 sessions the cost would be $25.) There is a scholarship available for members or their staff to help cover the CLE costs. If you would like to attend the CLE and require financial assistance, please contact Amelia Ambrose director@franklinbar.org
Latinos currently comprise 17% of the United States population. In Chambersburg, PA particularly, Latinos have become a burgeoning minority population in recent years, presently sitting at 18%. According to the Chambersburg Hispanic American Center (CHAC), a local non-profit that bridges the language and cultural divide that sometimes hinders new Latino residents from accessing services for which they are
eligible, Latinos in Chambersburg come from 19 different Spanish-speaking countries. In CHAC's first year, 2000, there were only 108 visits. Last year, there were more than 1,300 visits by more than 400 different individuals seeking employment, housing, medical help, social work, and importantly, legal services.
In response to the growing need for Spanish-speaking attorneys and support staff, I plan to develop an immersive, multi-session course, "Spanish for Lawyers". The course will cover commonly used Spanish phrases and words in courtrooms and law offices. This course will help students communicate with Hispanic clients regarding legal matters that include contracts, wills, trusts, estates, business law, criminal law, housing, immigration, tort, landlord-tenant, education law,
family/juvenile law, public benefits, elder law, bankruptcy, tax, name change and real estate law. Students will receive comprehensive glossaries of terms.
This course is geared towards those who have some minimal exposure to Spanish, either through high school/college coursework or international travel. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced students are welcome. Sessions will be once a month during the lunch hour at the Franklin County Bar Association conference room. Between classes, students will utilize videos, readings, recordings, e-flashcards, and Duolingo for Schools, a FREE app for mobile, tablets, and desktop. Duolingo lessons give each student personalized feedback and practice, preparing them to
get the most out of classroom instruction. As your teacher, I can track and grade all my students in one place through Duolingo's brand new online dashboard!
About the Instructor!
Renu Urvashi Sagreiya grew up in Ambler, PA. Her ease in picking up
languages stems from her experience growing up bicultural and bilingual in Hindi-English. She began learning Spanish at the tender age of 9 in 1997, and has continued studying it through elementary, middle, and high school. Ms. Sagreiya has Latino relatives (Puerto Rican and Colombian) in her family and loves practicing with them, especially her cousin's 3 kids. Ms. Sagreiya graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 2010 from Agnes Scott College with a B.A. in Sociology & Anthropology and a Minor in Spanish. There, she was selected to work as a Spanish Department Tutor.
After undergrad, she served extensively with the Latino immigrant community, both at a predominantly Hispanic high school in Philadelphia, PA as well as at a domestic violence agency in Boston, MA. She graduated from Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law with honors in 2017. During law school, she used her Spanish often, especially at the Defender Association of Philadelphia, where she worked as an interpreter/translator for PDs. She also assisted in leading a Spanish "Know Your Rights" presentation and legal clinic in Gettysburg, PA during her 2016 co-op at HIAS. Ms. Sagreiya sincerely hopes that this course will assist attorneys and support staff to provide linguistically and culturally competent services to Latinos of Franklin County. In her free time she likes kayaking, birding, beachcombing, museums, pets, 76ers and Scrabble.
Please contact Ms. Sagreiya at renu.sagreiya@alum.agnesscott.edu
Note: While the instructor serves as a Judicial Law Clerk full-time,
she is offering this course in an individual capacity as a member of
the FCBA and not as an employee of the 39th Judicial District.
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YLD Invites Bar Members to Join in the Fun
The FCBA YLD is inviting all FCBA members, regardless of age and years-in-practice to join us for our monthly social events.
The first Thursday of the month is Happy Hour, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at a rotating, downtown location:
October 4th is at Roy-Pitz Brewing Company
August 2nd and November 1st are at GearHouse Brewing Company
September 6th and December 6th are at The Relax Lounge *Updated*
The third Tuesday of every month we meet in the FCBA office, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., for Games Night. Our members bring table top games, board games, and card games. The evening is BYOB and we normally order pizza. Our next Games Night is August 21st.
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Press Releases, Memos and Important Notices
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Upcoming PBI CLEs at FCBA
Thursday, August 30: Advanced Storytelling and Persuasion Skills for Lawyers, Live via Simulcast, 6 substantive & 0 ethics credits click here for more information and to register
Tuesday, September 18: Drafting and Using Powers of Attorney, Live via Simulcast, 2 substantive & 1 ethics credits click here for more information and to register
Tuesday, September 25: New E-Filing Requirements & Other Guardianship Rules, Live via Simulcast, 3 substantive & 0 ethics credits click here for more information and to register
Tuesday, October 16: Family Law Update 2018, Live via Simulcast, 3 substantive & 0 ethics credits click here for more information and to register
Monday, October 22: The Law of Guns in PA 2018, Live via Simulcast, 5 substantive & 1 ethics credits click here for more information and to register
Tuesday, October 30: Auto Law Update 2018, Live via Simulcast, 3 substantive & 1 ethics credits Please call PBI at 1-800-932-4637 for more information
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Member News
We have volunteer openings:
The FCBA Member Resource Committee is looking for new members. Our committee is the Bar's version of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers. If interested in joining this committee, please contact Amelia Ambrose - director@franklinbar.org or 717-267-2032.
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Newsletter items deadline
The deadline to submit items for The Causeway is the 20th of each month
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Coffee Corner
"Coffee Corner" is a periodic column in The Causeway by Bar members Barb Townsend, Annie Gómez Shockey, and Nikki Sipe.
By Annie Gómez Shockey
We all know that many of our colleagues give back to the community of their time and talents but we often don't highlight that fact. So, below is a small showcase of some of our Bar Association members and of the great non-profit organizations and civic organizations in which they're involved.
Tom Steiger, Jr. is President of the Mercersburg Library Association, which operates the Fendrick Library. According to their website, the Mercersburg Library Association is a nonprofit association formally established in 1962 to continue the community library tradition that had been operating in Mercersburg since 1913. The stone house that the Fendrick Library occupies today was built in 1788 by Captain Robert Parker (1754-1799), a veteran of the Revolutionary War. In addition to being in this voluntary role, Tom is also on the Church Council of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mercersburg and on the PA Bar Association PAC Board.
Nancy Meyers is Chair of the Board of Directors of Summit Health. Summit Health recently signed an affiliation agreement with Wellspan Health, which is aimed at improving health across the region and enhancing the already-strong health care system locally in Franklin County. Both the Chambersburg and Waynesboro Hospitals are a part of Summit Health. Nancy is also the Treasurer of the Franklin County Bar Association.
Suzanne Trinh is currently the Vice Chair of the Chambersburg Hospital Board of Directors. The Chambersburg Hospital was established in 1895 and offers a full range of medical services. Suzanne also offers her time and talents as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Montessori Academy of Chambersburg, which was founded in 1988 based on the teachings and philosophy of Maria Montessori. According to their website, the Montessori Academy of Chambersburg is the only non-sectarian private school in the area. Last, but certainly not least, Suzanne is also on the Board of Directors for MidPenn Legal Services and will be joining the Advisory Committee for the Franklin County Foundation in January of 2019.
Elliott Sulcove is the Chairperson of the Salvation Army Advisory Board for Chambersburg. The Salvation Army in Chambersburg provides assistance to people throughout our area all year long via the thrift store, the soup kitchen and many other avenues. Last year alone the Salvation Army of Chambersburg provided 41,000 meals. Elliot is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Chambersburg Rod & Gun Club, which was founded around 1937 and took over its current location in the 1950s. The Chambersburg Rod & Gun Club provides a safe shooting experience at both indoor and outdoor ranges. Professor Elliot also teaches business law and health law at Shippensburg University, which was founded in 1871. Shippensburg University is a member of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.
It's amazing how many organizations are positively affected by just these four members of our Bar Association. I'll definitely be revisiting this subject in a future article so that we can learn about the many more organizations our members care about and for which they volunteer.
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Franklin County Bar Association
100 Lincoln Way East, Suite E, Chambersburg, PA 17201
director@franklinbar.org
717-267-2032
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