People in the News—Oct. 2, 2019—Marshall Dennehey
Thomas A. Brophy, president emeritus at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, was awarded the 2019 William J. O'Brien Distinguished Service Award from the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel.
October 02, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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Honored
Thomas A. Brophy, president emeritus at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, was awarded the 2019 William J. O'Brien Distinguished Service Award from the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel.
The award is given annually to a PADC member who demonstrates legal service and contributions to the PADC and the greater legal community.
The award comes with a $1,000 stipend to be given to a charity of the recipient's choosing. Brophy chose the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, of which he is a current trustee and past president, to receive the donation.
|Speakers
Ralph R. Smith III of Capehart Scatchard is set to present "Ethics for Employment Lawyers 2019" from noon to 1:40 p.m. Oct. 10.
Smith will discuss various ethical challenges in different areas of law with a focus on labor and employment law.
Other topics in ethics presented will include conflicts, ex parte contacts, joint representation and confidentiality issues.
The program will be held at Capehart Scatchard in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is approved for 2.0 New Jersey ethics credits and 1.5 Pennsylvania ethics credits. Seating is limited, and pre-registration is required.
Call (856) 234-6800, ext. 4143 for reservations or email [email protected].
|Elected and Appointed
Cozen O'Connor announced the promotion of two members to shareholders of the firm in Philadelphia: Joseph C. Bedwick and George A. Voegele Jr.
Bedwick concentrates his practice in general business and corporate law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions.
He is co-chair of the firm's cannabis industry team, where he spearheaded the development of a multidisciplinary cannabis practice into a full-service industry team.
He helps clients navigate the industry, including in utilizing his mergers and acquisitions experience to structure and document acquisitions of cannabis license holders.
Voegele advises employers in labor and employment matters, with a focus on traditional labor matters such as collective bargaining and union-management relations, employment litigation, and wage-and-hour advice and litigation in both the public and private sectors.
Voegele represents businesses, municipalities, nonprofits and educational institutions in all aspects of labor and employment law, including federal and state court trial proceedings involving equal employment opportunity laws, such as Title VII, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
|Additions
McNees Wallace & Nurick announced the addition of Triston "Chase" O'Savio to the firm's labor and employment practice group.
Chase previously served as a federal judicial law clerk to U.S. District Judge James M. Munley of the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
While earning his law degree from Penn State Dickinson Law, he served as president of the moot court board and founded Dickinson Law's O'Savio Moot Court Competition, which is now an annual event.
He competed on the national trial team, where he was inducted into The Order of Barristers and was awarded the Joseph T. McDonald Scholarship.
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