People in the News—Aug. 28, 2019—Drinker Biddle
Drinker Biddle & Reath attorneys Shamar Toms-Anthony, Sumaya Noush and Christopher Williams were attendees at the National LGBT Bar Association's 2019 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair in Philadelphia.
August 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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Drinker Biddle & Reath attorneys Shamar Toms-Anthony, Sumaya Noush and Christopher Williams were attendees at the National LGBT Bar Association's 2019 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair in Philadelphia.
Noush served on a panel that covered the ins and outs of health care privacy and provided cybersecurity tips applicable to LGBTQ health care consumers and attorneys who counsel LGBTQ clients and community organizations.
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The Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel is set to hold a CLE program titled "PADC on Appeal: Defense Efforts in the Appellate Courts" at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Del Frisco's.
One substantive CLE credit is offered. Price is $90, which includes lunch. For more information, call 844-744-5600.
|Elected and Appointed
Nelson Levin, name partner of van der Veen, O'Neill, Hartshorn, and Levin, was named to the editorial board of The Verdict, a publication run by the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association.
Levin is a trial attorney who represents individuals harmed by defective products and negligence.
His practice is focused on motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, medical malpractice and products liability.
He belongs to the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Associations.
He also belongs to the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar Association.
|Speakers
McNees Wallace & Nurick attorneys Kandice Hull and Kimberly Selemba are slated to take part in ALFA International's Business Litigation Practice Group Seminar titled "Building an Optimal Dispute Resolutions from the Ground Up" from Sept. 5 to 6 in Chicago.
Hull will serve on the panel "Drawing Up the Plans–Preparing for Disputes Before They Arise," which will discuss often-litigated contractual provisions, including indemnification clauses and seller representations and warranties.
The panel will also cover provisions that can be negotiated to one's advantage to shape future litigation that might occur.
Hull is chair of the McNees litigation practice group and leads the eminent domain practice group.
She focuses on the representation of clients in complex commercial litigation in business disputes and is experienced in real property litigation.
She also handles both federal and state claims and represents clients in cases involving breach-of-contract claims, quiet title actions and land use disputes, among others.
Selemba will attend the seminar as an active member of ALFA International, serving as its women's initiative co-liaison.
Selemba practices in the McNees litigation; food and beverage; injunction; and transportation, distribution and logistics practice groups.
She represents businesses and individuals in a variety of commercial and business disputes in state and federal courts, as well as in alternative dispute resolutions.
|Announcements
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If you're a plaintiffs or defense attorney who has obtained a verdict or settlement in Pennsylvania county or federal court recently, email Zack Needles at [email protected].
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