People in the News—March 19, 2019—Philadelphia Legal
Author William L. Myers, Jr. released the third novel in his best-selling series “Philadelphia Legal.” It debuted as the No. 1 bestselling legal thriller on Amazon for that month.
March 19, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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Author William L. Myers, Jr. released the third novel in his best-selling series “Philadelphia Legal.” It debuted as the No. 1 bestselling legal thriller on Amazon for that month.
The new novel, “A Killer's Alibi,” published by Thomas & Mercer debuted Feb. 19. The first book in the series, “A Criminal Defense” debuted last year at No. 1 on Amazon. The novel went on to become the No. 6 best-selling Kindle book of 2017.
The Philadelphia Legal series was also picked up by a Hollywood agency that is shopping the series around to be made for television. It is expected to be adapted for a series on the small screen in the next couple of years.
|Elected and Appointed
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young partner Kristin J. Jones was appointed to co-chair of the firm's health care practice group. In her new role, Jones will oversee attorneys across the firm in areas including regulatory oversight, health information privacy and security, health care finance and transactional issues.
Jones provides regulatory, compliance and reimbursement counsel to health care providers—including hospitals, health systems and physician practices—and insurers.
She counsels clients who operate in a highly regulated environment and provides practical advice about complex regulatory schemes. Jones advises clients on government-funded insurance programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, federal and state health information privacy and security laws, licensing laws and regulatory strategies.
|Honored
The Pennsylvania Bar Association honored 22 county bar associations with County Bar Recognition Awards during the 53rd annual Seminar of the Conference of County Bar Leaders.
The awards, which are noncompetitive in nature, annually recognize bar associations throughout Pennsylvania for projects that improve the legal profession, justice system and community.
The following county bar associations received awards for notable projects and programs:
- Allegheny County Bar Association: “Where There's a WILL, There's a Way” Program
- Berks County Bar Association: The Proper Role of Notaries Campaign
- Bucks County Bar Association: Bucks County PFA Representation Program
- Butler County Bar Association: Foundation Capital Campaign Kickoff
- Centre County Bar Association: Expungement Clinic
- Chester County Bar Association: Bar Foundation 50/50 Raffle and Law Explorers
- Cumberland County Bar Association: 2018 Adopt-A-Family
- Dauphin County Bar Association: Pro Bono PFA Defendant Procedural Overview, Saul Ewing
- LLP Adopts Pro Bono Expungement Clinics and Pro Bono Nonprofit Initiative
- Delaware County Bar Association: Delco re:View Magazine and George B. Lindsay Memorial Lecture Series
- Franklin County Bar Association: Law Day
- Lackawanna Bar Association: Wills for Heroes
- Lycoming Law Association: Holiday Toy and Clothing Drive, Mock Trial Competition and Law Day and Wills for Heroes
- Monroe County Bar Association: Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, Lawyer to Lawyer Referral Program and Mentor Program
- Montgomery Bar Association: Membership Celebration and Symposium and RealLawyers Campaign
- Northampton County Bar Association: 2018 Bench Bar Conference
- Philadelphia Bar Association: Economic Return on Investment of Providing Counsel in Philadelphia Eviction Cases for Low-Income Tenants
- Schuylkill County Bar Association: Annual Coat Drive, Holiday Projects and Scholarship Fund
- Washington County Bar Association: Senior Lawyers Division
- Wayne County Bar Association: Access to Justice Pro Bono Program
- Westmoreland Bar Association: Online CLE Programming, Senior Lawyers Committee and Thirsty Thursday
- Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association: Children's Christmas Party, Historic NEPA Multi-County Joint Federal Admission Ceremony and Judge Thomas Dyer Portrait
- York County Bar Association: Grandparents Rights, Wills for Heroes 2018 and Impact Grants, Legal Aid and Scholarships 2018
The Conference of County Bar Leaders, whose membership includes leaders from county bar associations throughout the state and from the Pennsylvania Bar Association, organizes a yearly educational conference focusing on the exchange of innovative bar association projects and ideas and on the development of mutually beneficial relationships among bar leaders that improve the legal profession.
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