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Speakers

Dilworth Paxson's Nelson A. Díaz is scheduled to discuss his new book, “Not From Here, Not From There/No Soy de Aquí ni de Allá: The Autobiography of Nelson Díaz” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Free Library of Philadelphia's Parkway Central Library on 1901 Vine Street.

Díaz served as a judge for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas from 1981 through 1993. Díaz concentrates his practice in the areas of litigation, dispute resolution, public housing issues and government relations.

He has represented public entities, corporations, hospitals, banks and nonprofit organizations in both state and federal courts.