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The Causeway
The Monthly Newsletter for the Franklin County Bar Association
January 2019
"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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FCBA Office and F.C. Law Library CLOSED for New Year's Day - Tuesday, January 1st
YLD Happy Hour @ Roy-Pitz Brewing Company - Thursday, January 3rd
YLD Business Meeting - Friday, January 4th
YLD Game Night - Tuesday, January 15th
FCBA Board of Directors Meeting - Friday, January 18th
Spanish for Lawyers Lunch & Learn - Friday, January 25th
YLD Business Meeting - Friday, February 1st
YLD Happy Hour @ GearHouse Brewing Company - Thursday, February 7th
Introduction to Immigration Lunch & Learn - Friday, February 15th
YLD Game Night - Tuesday, February 19th
YLD Business Meeting - Friday, March 1st
YLD Happy Hour @ Relax Lounge - Thursday, March7th
FCBA Board of Directors Meeting - Friday, March 15th
YLD Game Night - Tuesday, March 19th
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FCBA Presents Forest Myers with
2018 Edmund C. Wingerd Jr. Award
Forest Myers was honored with the Edmund C. Wingerd Jr. Award during the annual Admissions Ceremony of the Franklin County Bar Association held on December 7, 2018.
The Wingerd Award is bestowed upon a FCBA member who has shown commitment to community and the highest standards of professionalism and service to his or her private clients and the needs of the underprivileged.
"Throughout his career, Forest has been an example for all of us to follow with his involvement in both the county and statewide bar associations, not to mention all of the committees and boards on which he has served. Forest actively champions to improve the practice of law and the legal profession, as well as increasing access to justice for all while encouraging others to do the same. Forest continues to engage attorneys of our bar association, particularly our Young Lawyers' Division, to take an active role in our bar and our community. I truly believe that the description of the Wingerd Award depicts Forest and his career perfectly." said FCBA President, Kristen Hamilton, who presented the award.
Mr. Myers is a sole practitioner located in Shippensburg, focusing on real estate, title insurance, wills, trust and probate. He is a graduate of Penn State University and the Dickinson School of Law. He is a past president of both the Franklin County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Myers served from 2007 until 2010 on the PBA Board of Governors as the unit county bar association governor. He has been a PBA zone delegate since 2003 and has served on the PBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and the PBA Client and Community Relations Committee. In addition, Myers is a long-time member of the PBA Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee. He is a former member of the PBA Professionalism Committee and the PBA Real Property Probate and Trust Section's Estate Planning Committee.
Mr. Myers was selected by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to serve on its Interest On Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Board which oversees the interest earned on funds deposited to lawyer's trust or escrow accounts. This board distributes over $13 million annually to legal service providers across Pennsylvania to enable them to provide legal services to our citizens who are not able to afford a lawyer.
Active in his community, Myers was board president of the Shippensburg Area School District from 1983 to 1985. He is a former drive chair of the Shippensburg United Way. He also served as a member of the Shippensburg Park Commission.
Forest is supported fully by his wife Becky, a very talented artist, in all of these endeavors and quite often accompanies him to events or hosts them at their home. Becky and Forest enjoy a love of travel, family and all things Penn State.
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FCBA Admits Ten New Members
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Pictured left to right: Enoch H. Jones, Sarah K. Ikena, Christopher J. Mosebrook, Thomas E. Robins, Brady Johnson, Justin G. George, Brittany R. Henderson, Laken D. Lynch, Adam H. Fennen, and Brendan M. Sullivan
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The Franklin County Bar Association admitted 10 new members at its Admission Ceremony held on Friday, December 7, 2018.
The new members admitted were Adam H. Fennen, of Weigle and Associates, P.C.; Brittany R. Henderson, of Franklin County Legal Services; Brendan M. Sullivan, of Franklin County Legal Services; Laken D. Lynch, law clerk to Honorable Shawn D. Meyers; Justin G. George, of Salzmann Hughes, P.C.; Brady Johnson, of Salzmann Hughes, P.C.; Sarah K. Ikena, of the Franklin County Public Defender's Office; Thomas E. Robins, of the Franklin County Public Defender's Office; Enoch H. Jones, the Franklin County Public Defender's Office; and Christopher J. Mosebrook, the Franklin County Public Defender's Office.
The ceremony, held in historic Courtroom One of the Franklin County Courthouse, included words of advice to the new admittees from the Honorable Carol L. Van Horn, Pennsylvania Bar Association President Charles Eppolito, Franklin County Bar Association President Kristen B. Hamilton and Young Lawyers Division Chair Brandon Copeland.
Kristen Hamilton, Franklin County Bar Association's president said "This practice of formally admitting members to our bar association and having them sign the registry is my favorite time of the year. It is always exciting to see new faces, have new energy and of course, knowing that the Franklin County Bar Association is continuing to grow. It is also wonderful to see all the attorneys who are already members who make time in their schedules to come and welcome these new members. It is always my hope all new admittees take the opportunity to continue in our bar's deep-rooted tradition of pro bono service and actively participate in our bar association for the betterment of our profession and our county."
Brandon Copeland, Young Lawyers division Chair, said "The Young Lawyers Division is happy to welcome all of the new admittees to our Bar Association. We invite all the new admittees
to become actively involved in the Young Lawyers Division and help our Association continue to grow."
***Scroll to the bottom of the newsletter to see more pictures from the ceremony.***
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Lunch & Learn Series on Immigration
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Join us on February 15th at 11:30 a.m. for the 1st CLE in the Introduction to Immigration Continuing Legal Education Series
Lunch & Learn
Introduction to Immigration: What do all these acronyms mean?
FCBA Office
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
1 CLE substantive credit
FCBA Member cost: $25
Non-member cost: $35
Member's staff/law clerk:$10
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Introduction to Immigration Continuing Legal Education Series
Have you considered adding immigration law to your practice or simply interested in learning more about this hot topic? The Introduction to Immigration CLE Series will provide you with a basic understanding of immigration law and is intended for practitioners who have no or very little immigration law experience. Immigration law is a complex topic. This CLE series will provide the basic groundwork to assist someone in starting to learn the various components of the system. The following are a list of sessions with brief descriptions:
- Introduction to Immigration: What do all these acronyms mean?
- Session 1 will focus on laying the groundwork necessary to understand the various aspects of immigration with a specific focus on providing background on all of the terms and acronyms used within immigration.
- Introduction to Family Immigration: My family member is a U.S. citizen, what do I do?
- Session 2 will look at basic family immigration cases including the petition process and adjustment of status versus consular processing.
- Introduction to Naturalization: Basics of Applying for Citizenship
- Session 3 will introduce you to the naturalization process. It will help you to identify issues that may cause problems for someone in their naturalization process.
- Introduction to Employment Immigration I: Nonimmigrant Visas
- Session 4 will look at temporary visas like student visas where the person is coming for a specific purpose with plans to return to their home country.
- Introduction to Employment Immigration II: Immigrant Visas
- Session 5 will discuss the process an employer must do in order to petition for a green card for an employee.
- Introduction to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Custody and Unaccompanied Minors
- Session 6 will provide information for situations when custody and immigration meet for children who entered or attempted to enter the U.S. without a parent or guardian.
- Introduction to Crimmigration: Will that criminal conviction make my client removable?
- Session 7 will focus on the cross section between criminal law and immigration and with a specific focus on evaluating the immigration impact of a criminal conviction.
- Introduction to Humanitarian Immigration: Asylum, VAWA, and Visas for Victims of Crimes
- Session 8 will discuss the various types of visas and immigration process for those seeking protection whether that protection be from persecution, domestic violence, or because the person was a victim of a crime.
Our facilitator: Brittany Henderson is an Attorney with Franklin County Legal Services. Prior to joining Franklin County Legal Services, Ms. Henderson worked for a nonprofit organization in West Virginia providing immigration legal services to low-income immigrants and their families. She also worked with refugees resettling in the state. She previously worked for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and for Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez as an immigration fellow. Ms. Henderson graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 2012 with her law degree and a Masters of Law in international law. In law school, she participated in the Immigration Clinic where she argued in front of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, interned with the Miami Immigration Court, and interned with an immigration legal services nonprofit that serves unaccompanied immigrant minors. Prior to law school, Ms. Henderson attended Shepherd University where she majored in Political Science and Spanish. Ms. Henderson is a member of AILA and is fluent in Spanish. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York.
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FCBA YLD Donates 40 Blankets to Project Linus
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Pictured l-r: Amber Chase; Nikki Sipe, YLD immediate past Chair; Brandon Copeland, YLD Chair; Krystal MacIntyre, YLD Community Outreach Chair; and Victoria Beard, YLD Vice Chair.
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The FCBA YLD hosted a handmade blanket drive from October 8th - December 7th, 2018. Over the 2 month period, our YLD collected blankets and made blankets from donated materials and kits. Our community outreach chair, Krystal MacIntyre, scheduled several crafting days, during which YLD members cut and tied material to make blankets over their lunch hour. YLD Chair, Brandon Copeland, promoted the blanket drive to our Bar members and Board of Directors. The FCBA YLD has donated 40 blankets to the Franklin County chapter of Project Linus.
Thank you to our members who donated blankets and materials!
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Spanish for Lawyers/Español para Abogados! (Fall 2018-Spring 2019)
Mark your calendars! The next Spanish for Lawyers CLE will be held on Friday, January 25th and will be Spanish for Lawyers: Immigration.
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
ONLINE CLEs
The Franklin County Bar Association is pleased to announce that we are partnering with Axom Education
www.axomeducation.com
to offer Pennsylvania Distance Learning CLE courses online. All of the FCBA's current courses can be found at https://www.axomeducation.com/franklin
and you can also browse courses from other bar associations across Pennsylvania as well! (You do not need to be a member of the bar association offering the course to enroll.) We will be continuing to add new courses over the next few months, including more sessions from our popular Spanish for Lawyers series. Attorneys with Pennsylvania licenses may complete up to six of their twelve required CLEs each year as distance learning courses, which may include both of the two ethics credits required.
You may view the the first Spanish for Lawyers CLE for $10 and earn 1 CLE credit -OR- you may watch the CLE for FREE with no credit by visiting:
https://www.axomeducation.com/franklin
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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2019 membership Dues & Find a Lawyer Directory
Your invoice for the 2019 membership dues have been sent. Thank you for making your payment on-time, by February 15th. If you have any questions about your invoice, please contact Amelia Ambrose at 717-267-2032.
The application for the 2019 Find a Lawyer directory is now online. This stream-lined process reduces paperwork (no insurance certificate to mail in) and allows you to pay online, if you choose the addition listings. Don't forget, each member receives one FREE listing! https://www.franklinbar.org/apply/
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Because of YOU
Lives are being impacted in amazing ways!
Many thanks to all of you who gave your time, talents, and financial support, and all of you who participated in the Race Against Poverty 5k this past year. Thank you for making this work possible!
Click the video above to see some of the exciting accomplishments from this past year. We celebrate the great things going on in our community, and look forward to the year ahead. Click here to watch the video.
The FCBA YLD is a proud sponsor of the Race Against Poverty.
SAVE THE DATE: June 7, 2019 is the 9th Annual Race Against Poverty.
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Amazon Smile for FCB Foundation
Did you know you could make a donation to the FCB Foundation when you shop at Amazon?
CLICK HERE to select FCB Foundation as your charity.
You shop. Amazon gives.
- Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
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- Support your charitable organization by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com
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Press Releases, Memos and Important Notices
Please CLICK HERE
to read the memo regarding the Orphans' Court Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2019.
MEMORANDUM
To: All Practicing Attorneys - 39th Judicial District
From: Mark Singer, District Court Administrator, 39th Judicial District
RE: Court Appointments
CC: The Honorable Carol L. Van Horn, President Judge, 39th Judicial District
Aimee Cook, Deputy Court Administrator, 39th Judicial District
Date: December 17, 2018
New Rule Provides Direction to Attorneys with Unclaimed Funds in their IOLTA Account
After several years of receiving calls from attorneys seeking guidance on the ethical distribution of unclaimed and unidentifiable funds in their IOLTA trust account, the IOLTA Board is pleased to share that recently adopted Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15(v) provides such guidance. It is an especially common question when an attorney is winding down a law practice in preparation for retirement or when his or her attempts to contact a former client are unsuccessful.
The new rule provides that after reasonable efforts have been undertaken to reunite funds in an IOLTA account with their rightful owner for at least two years, any unidentifiable or unclaimed funds may be transferred to the IOLTA Board for safekeeping. The funds may be reclaimed if the rightful owner is identified or located at a later time.
There are currently five vacancies on Pennsylvania Supreme Court boards and committees and they have been posted on the
UJS website.
The first vacant position is on the
Disciplinary Board. Applicants must be members of the Pennsylvania Bar and be knowledgeable about the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct and Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement.
The second vacancy is on the
Juvenile Court Procedural Rules Committee. Applicants should be knowledgeable about the Pennsylvania Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure and experienced in juvenile law practice in Pennsylvania, including dependency and delinquency matters.
The third and fourth vacancies are on the
Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security Board. One available position is for a lawyer-member while the other is for a non-lawyer member. Lawyer applicants should be knowledgeable about the practice of federal or state law in Pennsylvania and about a lawyer's duties to clients. Non-lawyer applicants should have an interest in supporting public trust and confidence in the legal profession.
The final vacancy is on the
Board of Law Examiners. Applicants must be members of the Pennsylvania Bar or jurists. In addition, applicants should be knowledgeable about law school curriculum, legal practice and attorney ethical obligations. Please note that law school faculty may not serve on this Board. Additionally, applicants should not apply for a membership position if, during that position's term of service, they will have immediate family members who will be taking the bar examination or seeking membership in the Pennsylvania Bar.
Applications are due by Jan. 31, 2018.
AOPC Press Releases:
2017-2018 Session Wrap-Up
Legislative Victories for the Pennsylvania Bar Association
The 2017-2018 legislative session ended officially on November 30th. This e-mail is to provide you with a quick summary of PBA's legislative victories from this past session.
The PBA achieved its first major victory in late 2017. Act 78 is known as the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act. The act amends the Pennsylvania Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act and is based on a set of amendments to the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission in 2014.
In the area of Family Law, the PBA led the effort to pass legislation that establishes criteria for third party standing in custody matters where no parents have any form of care and control of a child. Act 21 of 2018 also amends a provision in existing law regarding partial physical custody standing provision for grandparents that was considered vulnerable to constitutional challenge.
The PBA was at the forefront of legislation to update Pennsylvania's Arbitration Act of 1980 and to standardize collaborative law practice in Pennsylvania. Act 55 of 2018 contains both the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act (RUAA) and the Pennsylvania Collaborative Law Act (PCLA). The RUAA was first introduced to the state legislature in 2007 by former Representative Glen Grell. This legislation was developed and approved by the Uniform Law Commission to streamline arbitration laws throughout the country. The PCLA addresses collaborative law which is a process to resolve disputes, outside of court litigation, in matters involving family relations, mostly in the context of divorce and custody, but also in the areas of business law and estates law.
Late in the session, the PBA achieved yet another victory with Act 164 of 2018 which amends the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act to address the backlog of untested rape kits in Pennsylvania.
In addition to the passage of PBA initiatives (which if not for the PBA, likely would not have achieved final passage), the PBA also had many other successes. For example, the PBA amended bills regarding digital assets and adverse possession and blocked legislation which would change the calculation of alimony from a formulaic approach to a case-by-case approach.
We are proud to report that there was no legislation passed this session which would impose a sales tax on legal services and that all advertising legislation included carve outs for county legal journals. With the start of the new legislative session in January, we will continue to be vigilant regarding these two important issues.
Please consider making a contribution to the PABAR-PAC, which is important to our legislative work. Click "Contribute today!" to make a contribution.
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Need PA CLE credits? The Franklin County Bar Association is now offering online CLE courses!
The Franklin County Bar Association is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Axom Education to offer online courses for PA CLE!
Our first online course, which we hope to expand to a series, is
Spanish for Lawyers: An Intro to Basic Legal Terminology in Law Offices and Courts, presented by Renu Urvashi Sagreiya, Esq. It's available now for $10 for 1 PA substantive credit or free for noncredit at:
This course is being offered at a discount rate as part of an effort to expand access to legal services for Spanish speaking clients. The course is taught in Spanish and designed for attorneys with basic Spanish skills to improve their knowledge of legal terminology and concepts.
The next compliance deadline is December 31st for Group III. PA attorneys are permitted to complete six of their twelve required credits each year through online CLE, and both ethics credits can be completed online. For more information on CLE requirements, or to check your credits needed for the year, visit
https://www.pacle.org/faq#distancelearning
You may also be interested in these other new courses from bar associations around PA. You don't need to be a member of the sponsoring bar association to take the course. Check out the full list of other available courses at
www.axomeducation.com
Malpractice Avoidance 2018
$30, 1 PA ethics credit, from the Westmoreland Bar Association
This course includes a discussion of recent trends in legal malpractice and a detailed discussion of recent PA cases, along with helpful practice pointers to assist attorneys in minimizing malpractice risk.
A Primer on Real Estate Practice in Fayette County
$99, 3.5 PA substantive credits, from the Fayette County Bar Association
Though this introductory course on real estate and title practice includes some resources specific to Fayette County, any practitioner interested in title work in Pennsylvania will find helpful concepts and practice pointers in this course, which includes a downloadable ZIP file of more than 100 sample forms, letters, and other documents relating to real estate practice.
Social Security Basics
$30, 1 Substantive PA CLE, from the Butler County Bar Association
This course is designed to introduce the concepts associated with social security benefits, including length of marriage rules, spousal benefits, survivor benefits and resources.
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Upcoming PBI CLEs at FCBA
Wednesday, January 9: Getting the Deal Done, Video Replay, 3 substantive & 0 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Thursday, January 17: Elder Law Update 2018, Video Replay, 3 substantive and 0 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Wednesday, January 23: Practical Medicaid Planning 2019, Live via Simulcast, 3 substantive & 0 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Friday, February 1: My Client's Dead, Now What? 2019, Live via Simulcast, 3 substantive & 0 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Tuesday, February 12: Guardianship Practice & Procedure: The Rules Have Changed 2018, Video Replay, 2 substantive and 1 ethics credits. Please call PBI at 1-800-932-4637 for more information.
Wednesday, February 13: Truck Accident Litigation 2018, Live via Simulcast, 4 substantive & 0 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Wednesday, February 20: 23 Mistakes Experienced Contract Drafters USUALLY Make 2018, Video Replay, 5 substantive and 1 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Thursday, February 28: Estate & Elder Law Symposium - 2019, Live via Simulcast, 5 substantive & 1 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Tuesday, March 12: Public Contracting in Pennsylvania 2019, Live via Simulcast, 5 substantive & 1 ethics credits. Please call PBI at 1-800-932-4637 for more information.
Thursday, March 14: Key Mistakes to Avoid with Residential Agreements of Sale 2019, Live via Simulcast, 3 substantive & 0 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Wednesday, March 20: The Law of Arrest, Search and Seizure in Pennsylvania 2019, Live via Simulcast, 3 substantive & 1 ethics credits. Please call PBI at 1-800-932-4637 for more information.
Thursday, March 21: Civil Litigation Update 2019, Live via Simulcast, 5 substantive & 1 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Friday, March 22: Medical Marijuana & Hemp Law Symposium 2019, Live via Simulcast, 5 substantive & 1 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Wednesday, March 27: Using Social Media Effectively and Ethically in Your Practice 2019, Live via Simulcast, 2 substantive & 1 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
Thursday, March 28: How to Close an Estate 2019, Live via Simulcast, 3 substantive & 0 ethics credits. click here for more information and to register
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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.
* Please be advised Hannah Herman-Snyder, formerly of Griffie & Associates, and Amy Owen, formerly of Abom & Kutulakis, are now part of the law firm Johnson Duffie.
Johnson Duffie has 3 locations:
301 Market Street, P.O. Box 109, Lemoyne, PA 17043
26 State Avenue, Suite 102, Carlisle, PA 17013
183 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, PA 17201
You may reach them at phone: 717-761-4540 & fax: 717-761-3015
You may also use their new Courthouse mailbox for delivery.
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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 Annie Gómez Shockey, Brandon Copeland and Nikki Sipe.
by Annie Gómez Shockey
In August of last year I wrote an article highlighting some of our members and the community organizations in which they are involved. However, I only had enough room to touch on four of our members. Below is another small showcase of some more of our Bar Association members and of the great non-profit organizations and civic organizations in which they're involved.
Tracy Ross is Chair of
the 11/30 Network
. The 11/30 Network is a vibrant group of young professionals who desire to be involved in the community through social, civic and professional opportunities. The 11/30 Network held its annual
First Responders Appreciation Day
on December 7, 2018, which is when they deliver care packages of goodies and cards that were handmade by area youth to local police departments, fire departments and first responders. Tracy is also on the Executive Committee at
Renfrew Museum & Park
located in Waynesboro. Renfrew's mission is to preserve, enhance, promote, and interpret the Royer family Pennsylvania German Farmstead, the Nicodemus and Bell collections and the surrounding park. In addition to these roles, Tracy is a member of the Board of Directors of
Women In Need
, the
Franklin County Bar Association
and of
Council for the Arts
. Tracy is the Chair of the Franklin County Legal Journal, a member of the
Penn State Mont Alto Advisory Board
and of the
PBA House of Delegates
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Tim Misner is currently on the Board of Directors of the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library located in Waynesboro. The Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library offers a lot more to the community than just a place to borrow books. The Library offers things like a Summer Reading Program, the Kids Kindgom, a Teen Center, Socrates Café, and Holiday Crafts. Tim also offers Pro Bono services for the local fire departments and ambulance companies.
Kristin Nicklas is a Board Member of the Franklin County 4-H Therapeutic Riding Center. The Franklin County 4-H Therapeutic Riding Center is a community program which offers therapeutic horse riding services for those with special needs. Kristin is also the Treasurer of the Franklin County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association. They just concluded their first annual "Polar Plunge" which was heavily supported and run by Penn State Mont Alto students. All proceeds went to support Penn State Dance Marathon (THON), which is a student-run philanthropy committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. Additionally, Kristin is a member of the Chambersburg Exchange Club.
Tucker Maxwell has been very involved in a multitude of civic and non-profit organizations over the years. The organization nearest and dearest to his heart is the Waynesboro YMCA where he is currently a member of the Board of Trustees. His dedication to this organization is readily apparent when one learns that he has been President of the Board of Directors not once, but twice. The mission of the YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Tucker is also a past President of the Waynesboro Rotary Club and the Franklin County Bar Association. He is on the advisory committee of the Franklin County Community Foundation. He is also very involved with the United Way of Franklin County including as a member of the Vice Presidents Club in 2017. Additionally, Tucker has given of his time and talents to Waynesboro Church of the Brethren and Trinity United Church of Christ.
As if those activities weren't enough, Tucker was on the Board of Directors of the Blue Ridge Summit branch of the First National Bank of Waynesboro. After some changes and mergers, this bank later became known as M&T Bank. As the entity of M&T Bank, Tucker served on the Regional Board of Directors. During all of this Tucker also served on the Board of Directors at Quincy Village for 9 years before it merged with Presbyterian Senior Living. He then joined the Board of Directors of Presbyterian Senior Living and just completed his service to that board a few years ago. Tucker was also a member of the Alumni Council at Juniata College.
For those of us in Waynesboro, it's no secret that Tucker has served as an Appalachian Trail Angel, which is a term of endearment given to people who have provided direct kindness and generosity to hikers. In fact, just a few days before Christmas of 2018 Tucker received a Christmas card from the first Appalachian Trail hiker to which Tucker opened his home. Last, but certainly not least, Tucker has been heavily involved in the Boy Scouts of America in large part due to the fact that he and his three sons were all Eagle Scouts. Tucker has served as a merit badge counselor, an Institutional Representative, and being the head of a local Explorer Post.
It's wonderful to learn about the many organizations that are supported by the donated time and talents of our Bar Association members. If you would like the organizations you're involved in to be highlighted in a future article please give me a shout.
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2018 Admission Ceremony photos
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Adam H. Fennen presented by Jerry A. Weigle
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Brendan M. Sullivan (left) and Brittany R. Henderson (right) presented by Phil Cosentino
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Laken D. Lynch presented by Judge Meyers
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| Justin G. George (left) and Brady B. Johnson (right) presented by Samuel Wiser |
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| Casey Bogner presented 4 new attorneys, l-r: Sarah K. Ikena, Thomas E. Robins, Enoch H. Jones, and Christopher J. Mosebrook |
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| President Judge Van Horn administered the attorneys' oath |
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| President Judge Van Horn administered the attorneys' oath |
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| Each new member signed the registry of attorneys. Tim Sponseller provided certificates to all the new attorneys. Mr. Sponseller is pictured with Sara Ikena. |
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| President Judge Van Horn shared her words of wisdom from the bench. |
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| FCBA President Kristen Hamilton welcomed our newest members. |
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| Pennsylvania Bar Association President Charles Eppolito spoke about our Bar's relationship with the PBA, encouraging our attorneys to be involved at side-wide level.
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| FCBA YLD Chair Brandon Copeland invited new members to particiapte in the many YLD activities. |
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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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