Honored

The Pennsylvania Bar Association children's rights committee named Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Judge Nathaniel C. Nichols of Media as its Child Advocate of the Year.

Nichols is set to receive the award at a luncheon ceremony during the committee's spring training program, “Current Issues for Child Advocates 2018,” taking place April 20 at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in Mechanicsburg.

The award recognizes the accomplishments of lawyers and judges who are advocates for children within the commonwealth or who are involved with child advocacy.

Nichols has been serving as the primary judge for both Juvenile Dependency Court and Juvenile Delinquency Court in Delaware County since his election in 2011.

Prior to that, he was associate dean of students and a professor at Widener University School of Law, an attorney in private practice and managing attorney at the Delaware County Legal Assistance Association.

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Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl sponsored once again the Hong Kong Association of Southern California.

On March 3, Leech Tishman served as the corporate banquet chair at the HKASC's 26th Chinese New Year Gala.

During the event, Leech Tishman intellectual property practice group partner Danton K. Mak received multiple commendations for his service in the community and as president of the HKASC.

Elected and Appointed

Barley Snyder partner Jill Welch was named to the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Dutch Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Welch is a member of the firm's employment practice group.

She counsels companies in handling workplace challenges and helps clients resolve disputes, claims, cases and litigation in all aspects of labor and employment law.

As an employment law counselor, Welch assists in developing employment policies, employee handbook provisions, noncompete and restrictive covenants and severance agreements, and has assisted companies through difficult layoffs and reductions in force.

Speakers

Joanne Murray, a partner of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn and chair of the firm's business and finance practice group, is a scheduled panelist at the April 11 Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce panel discussion “Planning for Each Stage of Your Career and Business” sponsored by the women in business committee.

The program is set to focus on establishing, growing and planning an exit strategy for businesses or careers.

Murray counsels business owners as they face the financial, legal and operational challenges that are an inevitable part of the life cycle of a business.

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Furia Rubel Communications Inc. president and CEO Gina Rubel, is set to present “Social Media: Ethics, Errors and Establishing Guidelines” for Pennsylvania government finance officers at their annual meeting on April 25 in State College at the Penn Stater Conference Center.

During the program, Rubel, a marketing and crisis management expert and attorney, will discuss ways that Pennsylvania government finance officers can embrace social media to implement ethical and effective social media tactics.

Rubel founded Furia Rubel Marketing and Public Relations, a strategic planning and integrated marketing agency, in 2002.