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Speakers

Dilworth Paxson attorney Kimberly Parson is set to be a speaker at the New Jersey State Bar Association's 2019 Insurance Coverage Boot Camp on July 31.

She will present the insurance coverage litigation portion of the event at 11:15 a.m.

Parson represents clients in complex commercial litigation, focusing on insurance coverage, general commercial litigation, personal injury liability, products liability, environmental liability and mass torts, as well as in New Jersey's Municipal Court.

The program is scheduled to be held from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. July 31 at The New Jersey Law Center.

For CLE information and to register, call (732) 214-8500.

Elected and Appointed

More than 80 lawyers and judges from across the state took leadership roles as 2019-20 chairs of committees and sections of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

The Philadelphia County leadership roles are as follows:

Michael E. Bertin of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel became chair of the family law section.

Josh J.T. Byrne of Swartz Campbell was renamed chair of the professional liability committee.

Michael Churchill of the Public Interest Law Center was elected co-chair of the education law section.

Jennifer S. Coatsworth of Margolis Edelstein was elected chair of the civil litigation section.

Cheryl F. Cutrona of Good Shepherd Mediation Program was renamed co-chair of the alternative dispute resolution committee.

Daniel Q. Harrington of Cozen O'Connor was renamed chair of the legal ethics and professional responsibility committee.

Wendy Castor Hess of Landau, Hess, Simon & Choi was renamed co-chair of the immigration law committee.

Elissa B. Katz of Meranze, Katz, Gaudioso & Newlin was named co-chair of the PBA animal law committee.

Deborah Klehr of the Education Law Center was elected co-chair of the education law section.

Richard B. Klein of the Dispute Resolution Institute was named co-chair of the clear and effective communication committee.

Ronald L. Marrero of Robert J. Casey Jr. & Associates was renamed chair of the insurance staff attorney committee.

Tyesha C. Miley of SEPTA was named chair of the minority bar committee.

J. Gregg Miller of Pepper Hamilton was named co-chair of the animal law committee.

Joshua A. Mooney of White and Williams was renamed chair of the cybersecurity and data privacy committee.

Karl S. Myers of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young was named co-chair of the appellate advocacy committee.

Wesley R. Payne IV of White and Williams was named co-chair of the large law firm committee.

Riley H. Ross III of Ross Legal Practice was renamed chair of the civil and equal rights committee.

Andrew B. Sacks of Sacks Weston Diamond was renamed co-chair of the medical marijuana and hemp law committee.

Erin M. Siciliano of Wilson Elser was named co-chair of the quality of life/balance committee.

Philip H. Yoon of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania was renamed co-chair of the bar leadership institute.

James A. Wells of Gay & Chacker was named co-chair of the membership development committee.

Thomas G. Wilkinson Jr. of Cozen O'Connor was renamed chair of the bylaws committee.

Brian J. Zeiger of The Levin Firm was elected chair of the criminal justice section.

Honored

McNees Wallace & Nurick attorney Paul Morcom is the recipient of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation's 2019 Property Tax Article of the Year Award for his article “Update on Pennsylvania's Real Estate Tax 'Purely Public Charity' Exemption.”

It was published October 2018 in the institute's monthly publication, IPT Insider.

The IPT is a nonpofit educational association that educates, certifies and establishes strict codes of conduct for state and local income, property and sales and use tax professionals who represent taxpayers.

Morcom practices in the McNees state and local tax practice group where he represents commercial and industrial entities in all areas of state and local taxation, focusing on local property taxes and real estate assessment appeals.

He is chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's tax law section.