PLW People in the News—Dec. 17, 2019—Wisler Pearlstine
Wisler Pearlstine announced that former Judge Mason Avrigian received the 2019 James P. Fox Trial Lawyer of the Year Award presented by the Montgomery Bar Association trial lawyers section.
December 17, 2019 at 11:30 AM
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Honored
Wisler Pearlstine announced that former Judge Mason Avrigian received the 2019 James P. Fox Trial Lawyer of the Year Award presented by the Montgomery Bar Association trial lawyers section.
Avrigian was recognized for his contribution to the trial lawyers of Montgomery County.
Mason Avrigian is a former judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County's 38th Judicial District. Today, he is an arbitrator and mediator in the Delaware Valley.
A past member of the board of governors of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Avrigian served as a delegate in its House of Delegates for more than 30 years.
He served as a hearing committee member of the disciplinary board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He is a past president of the Montgomery Bar Association
Prior to serving on the bench, Avrigian was a special assistant to the attorney general of Pennsylvania.
Over the last 10 years, he served as a member and chairman of the governor's judicial selection commission.
Elected and Appointed
Barley Snyder announced that retired Judge Stephen P. Linebaugh of the York County Court of Common Pleas was elected to the board of directors of the Margaret E. Moul Foundation.
The foundation provides fundraising support for the Margaret E. Moul Home in York. The home is a nonprofit facility providing medical and nursing care as well as rehabilitation services for adults with neuromuscular impairments and cognition levels sufficient to benefit from specialized services.
Linebaugh joined Barley Snyder as an attorney in September after serving two decades as a judge in the York County Court of Common Pleas.
Linebaugh is part of the Barley Snyder litigation practice group.
He focuses on civil mediation and arbitration.
In addition to his charitable work with the Moul Home, he volunteers his time with leadership positions to several nonprofit organizations.
He was the secretary of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania and is a former assistant chancellor of the diocese.
Speakers
Jeffrey M. Williams, founder and managing partner of Williams Family Law, presented a continuing legal education program on high-income child support cases.
"How to Try a Hanrahan Case in Bucks County," was held at the offices of the Bucks County Bar Association.
The program title references Hanrahan v. Bakker, a 2018 decision that changed the application of high-income child support guidelines in Pennsylvania.
At issue in the case was a father who, after a profitable year, was ordered to pay over $50,000 per month in child support based on his income per state statutes, when the actual household child expenses amounted to just $2,000. Per the 2018 court decision, support orders will take into consideration not only parental income, but the actual needs of the children.
Williams is a divorce attorney in Bucks County. He is the immediate past president of the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers.
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