People in the News—Nov. 20, 2019—South Asian Bar Association
The South Asian Bar Association of Philadelphia held its second Gala at the Logan Hotel. Approximately 175 people attended the event.
November 20, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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Events
The South Asian Bar Association of Philadelphia held its second Gala at the Logan Hotel. Approximately 175 people attended the event.
The evening featured keynote speaker Paul Grewal, vice president and deputy general counsel of Facebook, and guest of honor Raj Gupta, former CEO of Rohm & Haas and current chairman of Aptiv.
Honored
Lawyers' Club president A. Roy DeCaro of Raynes Lawn Hehmeyer presented the club's Distinguished Federal Judge Award at a reception, held at the Federal Courthouse, to U.S. District Chief Judge Juan Sanchez of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The award is given annually to a federal judge who represents civility and integrity.
The Lawyers' Club promotes dialogue between the bench and bar and aids lawyers in need of assistance.
Additions
Lentz, Cantor & Massey announced that former Chester County assistant public defender Loreen M. Kemps joined the firm.
Kemps has over 25 years of courtroom and trial experience and is qualified to represent individuals charged with capital homicide.
Kemps represents individuals, businesses and local governments in legal matters including the creation of business entities, estate planning, probate, real estate, civil litigation and criminal defense.
Along with her criminal practice, she will also focus on civil litigation, construction, land use and municipal law.
Speakers
Gawthrop Greenwood attorney Stephen J. Olsen presented at a workshop on wills and estate planning at Ridley Township Public Library and Resource Center.
Olsen discussed what an advanced directive is, whether a person should have a separate or joint will with their spouse, how to get started on planning for death and incapacity, what constitutes a probate and non-probate estate, why to consider executing a will, durable power of attorney, health care power of attorney, living wills, revocable trusts and how estate planning may change over time.
The program was supported by Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union's financial literacy program as well as the PA Forward Financial Literacy Initiative, which works through the Pennsylvania Library Association to strengthen Pennsylvania's libraries through education.
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Eastburn and Gray's Joan Righter Price is scheduled to speak at the Montgomery Bar Association's real estate committee meeting Thursday in Norristown.
Marc D. Jonas, co-chair of the committee, will serve as a moderator.
The seminar will cover the basics as well as the finer points of Act 319 of 1974 (Farmland and Forestland Preservation Act), commonly known as the "Clean and Green" program.
The program seeks to preserve large amounts of open land by giving preferential real estate tax assessments to landowners that agree to keep their property free of development, but there are penalties for those who violate the covenant.
Price represents clients in litigation involving real estate valuation, exemption and uniformity issues as well as issues involving preferential assessments.
She represents clients in hearings before local boards of assessment, in the courts of common pleas and the appellate courts of Pennsylvania.
She also served as an expert witness on Act 319 and assessment administration issues.
Prior to joining Eastburn and Gray, Price served as solicitor to the Montgomery County board of assessment appeals for more than 20 years.
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