People in the News—Feb. 4, 2019—Kolsby Gordon
Kolsby Gordon announced the addition of Sarah O. Schindler to its medical malpractice and personal injury practice.
February 04, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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Additions
Kolsby Gordon announced the addition of Sarah O. Schindler to its medical malpractice and personal injury practice.
Schindler represents plaintiffs across the country in complex litigation in matters ranging from products liability to FLSA wage and hour class actions and antitrust claims.
She also previously served as a law clerk to Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Arnold L. New in Philadelphia's mass tort program.
Schindler is licensed in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey and received her degree from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.
She is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers, Philadelphia Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, and the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society.
|Events
At the 2019 Villanova Environmental Law Journal Blank Rome Symposium, representatives from private practice, government agencies and nonprofit organizations will discuss strategies they use to manage regulatory uncertainty and transition for their clients.
The symposium is scheduled for Feb. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Laurence E. Hirsch '71 Classroom (Room 101) of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. This program is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education board for 3.5 substantive CLE credits.
|Honored
The AJC Judge Learned Hand Award is presented annually to a leading figure in the legal community for excellence in the field and service to the community.
Named for the jurist who authored over 2,000 legal opinions, mostly relating to the rights of the individual, the award recognizes individuals who have made a lasting impact.
The award for 2019 is being presented to Dilworth Paxson chairman and CEO Ajay Raju.
Raju is being honored for his body of work on behalf of the Philadelphia community through his leadership and support for youth, the arts and journalism through the Germination Project, The Philadelphia Citizen, Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Orchestra and others.
AJC is a global Jewish advocacy organization. Locally AJC sponsors the Latino-Jewish Coalition, Muslim-Jewish Circle of Friends, Bucks County Christian Coalition and was a founder of the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations at St. Joseph University.
|Announcements
Nicholas E.Chimicles, founder and senior partner of Chimicles & Tikellis, announced that as the law firm celebrated its 25th anniversary its name was changed to reflect the retirement of former name partner Pamela Tikellis and the greater leadership role of senior partners Kimberly M. Donaldson-Smith, Robert J. Kriner and Steven A. Schwartz.
The firm, which will now be known as Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith, will continue to operate from its offices in Haverford and Wilmington, Delaware, specializing in prosecuting high-impact cases that protect the rights of investors and consumers.
Those cases arise in many contexts including product and service defects, health care, insurance, employee and pension benefits, and shareholders being victimized by corporate management.
Chimicles will continue to be the chair of the firm's executive committee and indicated that he has no plans to retire in the foreseeable future and remains engaged in all case matters.
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