James Clancy was the recipient of the 20th annual Blaine E. Capehart Legal Writing Award, presented at Capehart Scatchard.

The firm presented Clancy with a $2,500 award in recognition of his legal writing and research abilities.

The Firm offers this award to a graduating Rutgers law student on an annual basis in honor of the late Blaine E. Capehart.

Kelly Ann Dugan, shareholder and co-chair of the real estate and land use group, presented this year's award.

Elected and Appointed

Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel announced that it promoted Krista Hart to the position of firm administrator.

Hart previously served as human resources manager.

As firm administrator, Hart is responsible for managing the administrative operations of the firm, including supervising all non-attorney personnel; evaluating and managing the firm's operating and IT systems; performing the firm's human resources administration; overseeing the firm's finance functions; performing marketing functions of the firm's legal services and client development activities; and evaluating, managing and supervising the facilities of the firm.

Hart joined Panitch Schwarze in 2016 as a human resources coordinator.

Within one year, she became human resources manager, assuming responsibility for health and ancillary benefits, attendance and leave, recruiting, interviewing, new-hire orientation, performance management, firmwide communication, marketing and public relations.

Hart achieved Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional credentials in 2017.

She also is a member of the Association of Legal Administrators and International Legal Technology Association.

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Fox Rothschild elevated seven Pennsylvania-based attorneys to partner:

Karen H. Davis is a partner in the environmental group in the Exton office. Davis advises clients on a variety of compliance issues.

Melissa E. Scott is a partner in the litigation group in the Exton office. Scott handles an array of commercial litigation matters.

Martha B. Chovanes is a partner in the financial restructuring and bankruptcy group in the Philadelphia office. Chovanes focuses her practice in business reorganization and bankruptcy.

John Cornell Fuller is a partner in the litigation group in the Philadelphia office. Fuller handles commercial and criminal litigation matters.

Jeremy R. Lacks is a partner in the litigation group in the Warrington office. Lacks represents clients in federal and state court on a variety of litigation issues.

Zachary Martin is a partner in the litigation group in the Warrington office. Martin represents clients in a range of civil litigation disputes.

Speakers

Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano, in conjunction with S. Freedman and Co. Inc., presented a two-part CLE course at its Center City office.

The topic for the first hour was “Holistic Service to Your Client: The Interplay among Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability and Personal Injury.”

The panelists were Pond Lehocky's four founding partners Samuel Pond, Jerry Lehocky, David Stern and Thomas Giordano Jr.

The second hour's session was titled “Practicing Law in the Digital Age: Business Solutions You Need.”

Joining the Pond Lehocky partners as panelists for the second hour were the firm's chief strategy officer Shawn Lehocky, its chief operating officer Jackie Donovan and its vice president and director of relationship management Adam Goldstein.