People in the News—May 17, 2018—Davis & Davis
James T. Davis, a founding partner of the law firm Davis & Davis, which maintains offices in Uniontown and Brownsville, began a three-year term on the Pennsylvania Bar Association board of governors.
May 17, 2018 at 09:00 AM
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Elected and Appointed
James T. Davis, a founding partner of the law firm Davis & Davis, which maintains offices in Uniontown and Brownsville, began a three-year term on the Pennsylvania Bar Association board of governors.
He is one of 12 zone governors who serve on the PBA board, Davis will represent Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland County lawyers.
Davis is a past president of the Fayette County Bar Association and the SWPA Trial Lawyers Association.
He is a National Board of Trial Advocacy-certified civil trial advocate and criminal trial advocate.
|Events
The Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel is scheduled to hold its annual Meeting & Golf Outing beginning at 8:30 a.m. on June 5 at the Union League Golf Club at Torresdale.
The meeting offers one ethics credit and two substantive CLE credits.
Price to attend is $145 and includes breakfast and lunch.
Golf and dinner are also available at an additional price.
For more information call 844-744-5600.
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On April 30 The Lawyers' Club of Philadelphia presented a CLE focused on “The Impaired Lawyer” featuring panelists: Link Christin, Brian Quinn and Abraham Reich.
The CLE was immediately followed by a reception for the judges of the Court of Common Pleas and Municipal Courts, during which a special honor was bestowed upon Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Administrative Judge Matthew D. Carrafiello.
For more information on The Lawyers' Club, visit: www.lawyersclubofphiladelphia.org.
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Narberth Community Theatre presented the final weekend of the world premiere run of “A House Divided.”
The full-length musical about the Lincoln family's struggles during their years in the White House was created and co-authored by Michael J. Salmanson, a founding shareholder of Salmanson Goldshaw, who also directs.
The production is the culmination of several years of development of the musical, including staged readings under the auspices of the New Musical Theatre Exchange in Minneapolis and the Bluegrass Opera Co. in Lexington, Kentucky.
Salmanson concentrates his practices in all aspects of employment law.
He has a quarter-century of experience representing employers and employees in employment-related matters and commercial litigation, including cases under the anti-discrimination statutes, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, wage payment and collection statutes, the False Claims Act and other federal, state and local laws.
|Announcements
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads has moved its Philadelphia office to 1735 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103 effective May 7.
Montgomery McCracken is a full-service law firm with offices in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware.
The firm represents businesses, multinational corporations, nonprofit organizations and individuals across a wide range of industries in complex litigation matters, corporate transactions and disputes.
Montgomery McCracken was founded more than a century ago by Philadelphia lawyers, among them Owen J. Roberts, who achieved national prominence as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
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