People in the News—Jan. 29, 2020—Barristers' Association of Philadelphia
The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel Regency Ballroom, honoring the achievements of Joe H. Tucker Jr., the Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Kevin Harden Jr., Judge Cheryl L. Austin of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, and Carl E. Singley.
January 29, 2020 at 11:00 AM
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Events
The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel Regency Ballroom, honoring the achievements of Joe H. Tucker Jr., the Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Kevin Harden Jr., Judge Cheryl L. Austin of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, and Carl E. Singley.
Approximately 700 people attended.
After the breakfast, the association held a Clean Slate Screening Event with CLS and state Rep. Jordan Harris at the Grand Yesha Ballroom in South Philadelphia to advise Philadelphians about their eligibility for record sealing, expungement and pardons.
Elected and Appointed
Willig, Williams & Davidson announced that Thomas M. Gribbin Jr. and Aneesah El-Amin-Jaamia were promoted to partner.
A labor law attorney, Gribbin focuses his practice on representing private and public sector labor unions and individual employees.
Included among his clients are police, firefighters and correctional officers.
He regularly advocates for clients in grievance and interest arbitrations, mediation, administrative proceedings and before state and federal courts.
He has a history of representing clients before the Philadelphia Civil Service Commission and the National Labor Relations Board.
He also appears before the Public Employment Relations Commission in New Jersey and the Public Employment Relations Board in Delaware as well as the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board.
In addition to his law practice, Gribbin serves as deputy mayor and councilman of Hammonton, New Jersey.
He holds a law degree from Duquesne University School of Law.
El-Amin-Jaamia focuses her practice on family law.
An associate with the legal services practice group at Willig Williams since 2007, she guides clients through divorce, support, custody, equitable distribution of property, adoption and domestic violence matters.
She works most frequently in Philadelphia and the surrounding five-county area as well as in South Jersey.
Before joining the firm, El-Amin-Jaamia clerked for Judge Susan F. Maven of the Superior Court of New Jersey.
She holds a law degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law.
Announcements
It's time to update your listing for the 2020 Legal Directory.
The deadline for any updates or changes for the print version of the Philadelphia Bar Association's 2020 Legal Directory is Jan. 31. The instructions for updating law firm and individual listings were recently sent to all attorneys and firms listed in last year's directory.
Please follow the link that was sent to you to update your listing. Listings that are not updated or verified will ultimately be eliminated from the database.
Any attorney who was not listed in last year's directory should create a listing at www.thelegaldirectory.org.
If you did not receive the email containing a personal URL that will allow you to access and update your listing, or have any other questions, contact Anetra Smith at 215-557-2316 or [email protected]. .
To advertise in the directory, contact Shawn Phillips at [email protected] or 215-557-2340.
The print directory will be available in May. To purchase the directory, contact Anetra Smith at 215-557-2453 or [email protected].
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