People in the News—May 30, 2019—Montgomery Bar Association
Members of the Montgomery Bar Association's family law section, young lawyers section and Republic Bank gathered at the Bar Building in Norristown to take part in a community cleanup around the Montgomery County Courthouse area.
May 30, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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Events
Members of the Montgomery Bar Association's family law section, young lawyers section and Republic Bank gathered at the Bar Building in Norristown to take part in a community cleanup around the Montgomery County Courthouse area.
For the young lawyers section, this event marked the first of their traditional “May Month of Service” activities planned throughout Montgomery County.
The event was held in cooperation with Keep Norristown Beautiful, a Keep America Beautiful Affiliate.
Speakers
Gawthrop Greenwood attorney Lauren Dentone spoke on “Conducting an Effective Interview of a Client” at the 2019 Joint Annual Conference presented by the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Harrisburg.
Dentone discussed the challenges of an initial one-on-one interview when a client is facing criminal sanctions.
She spoke on providing support through an unfamiliar judicial process, developing trust, encouraging an open exchange of information, and reducing barriers to prompt sharing of concerns.
Dentone presented with Kimberly F. Makoul, chief public defender with the Lehigh County Office of the Public Defender.
Dentone focuses her law practice on criminal defense, family law and litigation.
Honored
The Pennsylvania Bar Association civil and equal rights committee presented its inaugural Civil and Equal Rights Champion Award to Philadelphia lawyer Arthur N. Read, general counsel for Justice at Work, a legal services organization representing low-wage workers in immigrant communities in Pennsylvania.
The PBA civil and equal rights committee established this award to annually honor an individual who champions for civil rights for all Pennsylvanians through constitutional advocacy, legislative acts or advocacy, or individual representation and development of case law that promote and advance civil rights, civil liberties, human rights and equality at work.
Read is being recognized for his work advocating for workers' rights, specifically farmworkers, limited-English speakers and the poor.
After working at a labor and civil rights law firm in New York City, Read joined the farmworkers division of Camden Regional Legal Services in New Jersey in 1979.
In 1981, Read began working for that program's Pennsylvania Farmworker Project.
In 1982, Read assumed the position of general counsel of what was then called Friends of Farmworkers.
Read focuses on representing migrant and immigrant low-wage workers in employment, labor, housing and consumer law matters.
Read writes and presents on such topics as worker protections in immigration reform, foreign temporary worker programs and their impact on the U.S. workforce and immigration policy, and representing litigants with limited English proficiency.
Read is a member of the PBA House of Delegates and is active in the PBA civil and equal rights committee, including serving as a co-chair of the committee.
Read also belongs to the Philadelphia Bar Association and the National Lawyers Guild.
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