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The Causeway
The Monthly Newsletter for the Franklin County Bar Association
September 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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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
Lunch & Learn: Spanish for Lawyers - Friday, September 28th
YLD Happy Hour @ Roy-Pitz Brewing Company - Thursday, October 4th
YLD Business Meeting - Friday, October 5th
Mason Dixon Heartwalk - Sunday, October 2nd
YLD Games Night - Tuesday, October 16th
YLD Happy Hour @ GearHouse Brewing Company - Thursday, November 1st
YLD Business Meeting - Friday, November 2nd
FCBA Office and F.C. Law Library CLOSED for Veterans Day - Monday, November 12th
YLD Games Night - Tuesday, November 20th
FCBA Office and F.C. Law Library CLOSED for Thanksgiving - Thursday, Nov. 22nd - Friday, Nov. 23rd
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EDMUND C. WINGERD JR. AWARD
We are seeking nominations for the 2016 Edmund C. Wingerd, Jr. Award winner. Please consider nominating one of the many outstanding attorneys in the Franklin County Bar Association. The
Board of Directors will consider all nominations received in the Bar office by Friday, September 14,
2018. Please return the nomination information by mail, Courthouse mailbox or via email.
EDMUND C. WINGERD JR. AWARD
Selection Criteria
The Edmund C. Wingerd Jr. Award was created in 2002 to honor the integrity, professionalism,
discretion, commitment to client and commitment to community that distinguished the law
practice of the late Edmund C. "Ted" Wingerd, Jr.
An Edmund C. Wingerd Jr. Award recipient will be selected every two years by the Franklin
County Bar Association, of which Ted Wingerd was a member for nearly 55 years. The winner
will be selected in September for formal recognition in December.
It is the goal of the Edmund C. Wingerd, Jr. Award to recognize those attorneys in the Franklin
County Bar Association who carry on the honorable tradition of private client solicitor -
someone who thoroughly understands and honors the needs of his or her clients and consistently
demonstrates professional and personal deportment in addressing and serving those needs.
Along with those characteristics, Edmund C. Wingerd, Jr. Awardees must exhibit a commitment
to their community; a commitment to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in
the practice of law; and a recognition of and commitment to serving the needs of the
underprivileged.
Previous winners:
2002 - Thomas Steiger, Sr.
2004 - LeRoy Maxwell, Sr.
2006 - John Sharpe
2008 - Denis DiLoreto
2010 - Thomas J. Finucane
2012 - Jay L. Benedict, Jr.
2014 - Phil Cosentino
2016 - Edward Steckel
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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.
The heart walk will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at the Antrim Township Community Park. Check-in is at 12:00 and the walk starts at 1:30. Fun times will be had by all!
The YLD has historically been very active to support this cause, since 2008, the YLD has raised over $16,000.00 to support the American Heart Association. Our fundraising goal this year is $1,500.00. Even if you can't make it to the walk, please consider donating, and share with your friends and family. If you do not want to make a contribution through the website, we can also accept donations directly, which we will account for on our fundraising site to show the progress towards our goal. Please contact Krystal MacIntyre for more information. Every little bit helps!
Krystal MacIntyre, Esquire
DiLoreto, Cosentino & Bolinger, P.C.
330 Lincoln Way East
P.O. Box 866
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Phone (717) 264-2096
Fax (717) 264-2508
kmacintyre@dcblaw.com
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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Upcoming Women in Need events
2nd Annual Don Moats Allstate Benefit Ride for WIN
Come out and support WIN on September 15th, 2018!
The ride starts at M&S Harley Davidson in Chambersburg with a planned route of approximately 80 miles (1.5 hours). Motorcycles and cars are welcome!
Pre-Registration is available or from 9:00-10:15 am the day of the event. The ride will be leaving M&S Harley at 10:30 am.
Fee: Donations to Women In Need.
New this year! Everyone is invited to join us at Hoss's Restaurant in Chambersburg at 12:30 pm. Hoss's will donate a portion of your check to Women In Need.
For early registration or for your Hoss's dinner card call or email Don Moats Office: 717.264.8888 | kimberlyfox@allstate.com
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Thursday, October 4th
YLD Happy Hour at Roy Pitz Brewing Company
Join the FCBA YLD for Happy Hour at Roy Pitz in Chambersburg, starting at 4:30 p.m. We will be accepting donations for WIN as part of their Purple Purse campaign.
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Saturday, October 27th
Beyond the Mask
Save the Date - More information coming soon!
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Spanish for Lawyers/Español para Abogados! (Fall 2018-Spring 2019)
Our first Lunch & Learn will be held on Friday, September 28th in the FCBA Office. The CLE will begin at noon, lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Please email Amelia at director@franklinbar.org to reserve your spot. This first CLE will be
"An Intro to Basic Legal Terminology in Law Offices and Courts".
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
October's CLE will focus on Criminal Law and the date will be announced soon.
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
November 1st are at GearHouse Brewing Company
September 6th and December 6th are at The Relax Lounge
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 September 18th.
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Press Releases, Memos and Important Notices
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Upcoming PBI CLEs at FCBA
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
September is here, school is back in session and Fall is in the air. With the change of the seasons also comes the opening of the U.S. Supreme Court term and the annual Red Mass. The Red Mass is a service that focuses on praying for guidance of law professionals and government officials in their everyday work.
October 1, 2018, marks the second year Father Robert Malagesi of Saint Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Waynesboro will be celebrating the Red Mass. Prior to being ordained, Father Robert Malagesi was a paralegal in the District Attorney's Office in Philadelphia for 14 years, which is partly why he has such an interest in offering a Red Mass for our local attorneys, politicians and civil servants. This year the Red Mass will begin at 12:00pm, followed by a light lunch in St. Andrew's School hall. After lunch the Young Lawyer Division will be put on a mock trial for the students of St. Andrew's. Keep your eyes peeled for a formal invitation to attend the Red Mass.
I would be remiss to write about our local Red Mass without talking about St. Thomas More since the Red Mass is associated with him. Given that we have an in-house historian, Brandon Copeland, I asked him to write the next portion of this article. After you read it, I'm sure you'll be glad Brandon wrote it instead of me. His writing style is much more captivating.
Sir Thomas More
by Brandon Copeland
It is July 6, 1535 and a man of conflicting loyalties walks to the scaffold. He is a person of profound faith, a lawyer of great skill, and one of the king's most effective and fiercely loyal councilors. And yet he is about to die on the orders of his former client, King Henry VIII of England. He had been sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered, a grisly traitor's death but in an act of questionable mercy his former client, perhaps recognizing his long and faithful service, has commuted his sentence merely to beheading. There would be no last minute reprieve as the condemned man good-naturedly forgives his executioner, before telling the assembled crowd that he was "the King's good servant, but God's first" in the few minutes left to him before the ax falls. His name is Sir Thomas More and by dying a martyr for his beliefs he would become the patron
saint of all lawyers, and a cautionary tale as well.
Thomas More was born on February 7, 1478, the son of a wealthy London lawyer and jurist. He showed great promise academically and received an Oxford education in the law. He quickly established himself as a prominent London lawyer and moved into government work. He was eventually elected to Parliament and earned a reputation for honesty and effectiveness. During this time, however, he was also pulled in a spiritual direction. He was a devout Roman Catholic and a talented theologian who fervently opposed the Protestant Reformation. He considered a religious life but was always drown back to the secular courts of power.
More's skills as a lawyer and administrator eventually brought him to the attention of King Henry VIII of England (1491-1547). Henry had little interest in the minutia of kingship and sought out able administrators to take the work from him so that he could enjoy life without the burdens of his position. More would eventually rise to the exalted station of Lord Chancellor, essentially taking on all of the day-to-day administration of the English government. Unfortunately, even this high office would not protect him from the power struggles
that were about to tear England apart.
The King, after being repeatedly refused an annulment by the Pope, was determined to form a new Church of England, with himself as the head. In this way, he would be able to obtain his annulment and marry his mistress, Anne Boleyn. This put Thomas More in a very difficult position. His role as Chancellor forced him to advocate for and support the King, but his allegiance to the Catholic Church would not allow him to work towards a division between England and the Church.
After much deliberation, Thomas More chose his faith over his client and politely refused to support the King both in seeking the annulment and his schism with the Catholic Church. More felt he had no choice but to resign as Chancellor and refuse to have any more public involvement with the King's annulment. Finally, he refused to take the Oath of Supremacy, which recognized the King as the head of the Church of England and the legitimacy of the annulment of his first marriage. This was too much for the autocratic King and he put More, his friend and former lawyer, on trial; after a deliberation of only fifteen minutes, More was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. He was executed five days later.
In 1935, four hundred years after his death, Thomas More was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church and named the patron saint of lawyers, adopted children, civil servants, politicians, and difficult marriages. In a profession where attorneys must always guard against conflicting loyalties, it is fitting that our patron saint died for his. His trial and execution also shows the importance of a fair and impartial court. More defended himself expertly and the evidence against him was weak. Unfortunately, the jury that convicted Thomas More contained, among others, the father, brother, and uncle of Anne Boleyn, the woman Henry VIII sought to marry, and for whom he sought to annul his existing marriage. With such partisan jurors, a fair trial was impossible. It should also be remembered that More had numerous opportunities to recant and save himself, and he knew that he was likely to be executed for his refusal to support the King's wishes. Yet he valued his faith and integrity more highly than his life, and was willing to die for his beliefs.
As lawyers, we are often forced to make difficult decisions about ethical issues, including how far our loyalty to our client should extend. Although it is unlikely that any of us will face a headman's ax based on our professional choices, it is important to remember that our decisions can have far-reaching consequences, for our clients, for our profession, and for us as individuals. As our patron saint, Sir Thomas More should simultaneously teach us the value of maintaining our integrity in the face of the conflicts that sometimes arise between that integrity and the desires of our clients.
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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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