Photo: ASDF_MEDIA/Shutterstock.com

Speakers

Nigel A. Greene, a partner in Rawle & Henderson's Philadelphia office, is set to speak at a CLE event sponsored by the Barristers' Association of Philadelphia on Feb. 20.

The seminar, "Nuts-and-Bolts: Taking/Defending Depositions and Investigatory Witness Interviews," will be held at Greenberg Traurig in Philadelphia.

The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia serves the black legal profession and black community of Philadelphia by promoting and fostering professional and practice development and excellence, economic and political empowerment, charitable community service, and justice and equal opportunity.

Greene and other panelists will illustrate the importance of depositions and how they can often win or lose a case.

The panelists will outline techniques to draw out relevant information when questioning an individual in a deposition.

In addition, panelists will discuss tools for securing credible and reliable insights and recollections in investigatory witness interviews.

They will show how well-organized corporate internal investigation interviews can help a corporation protect itself in civil cases and also in potential criminal investigations arising out of the same alleged conduct that can generate a civil case.

Greene focuses his practice on the defense of commercial motor vehicle companies, municipalities, commercial general liability and premises liability matters.

In addition, he serves as an arbitrator in Philadelphia County. Greene is a member of the American Bar Association and the Trucking Industry Defense Association.

He currently serves as vice-chair of the ABA tort trial and insurance practice section commercial transportation litigation general committee.

Elected and Appointed

Hyland Levin Shapiro announced that partner, Julie M. Murphy, was elected to serve on the board of directors for the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey.

The Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey is a member-driven organization focused on building partnerships between business and community leaders in the region to foster economic prosperity and strategically influence public policy impacting its members.

Murphy's practice revolves around representing her clients in financial transactions, including loan documentation and negotiation, troubled debt restructurings, loan workout, bankruptcy and financial litigation.

Regularly advising financial institutions and other creditors in workouts, reorganizations and restructuring of defaulted credit facilities, Murphy represents a variety of creditors in all types of commercial bankruptcy, insolvency, collection and foreclosure proceedings.

As an adjunct to the firm's real estate practice, Murphy advocates for landlords pursuing recovery in bankruptcy proceedings, including in large, retail cases.

She provides a range of legal advice and services relating to financial transactions.

She is a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and is on the board of the Greater Philadelphia chapter of the International Women's Insolvency Committee.

Additionally, Murphy serves on the board of directors for the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia that pairs attorneys with individuals in need of a fresh start through the bankruptcy process.

Announcements

To commemorate Black History Month, Pond Lehocky Giordano LLP is using its website and social media accounts to spotlight staff members' thoughts on the importance of black representation in the workplace and challenges faced by black employees.

Pond Lehocky is also using a weekly staff email to highlight African American pioneers who helped change the culture with important contributions to society.

In addition, the firm will host a special dress-down day, encouraging staff to wear red, black and green to celebrate African American heritage.

Staff members will be asked to donate $1 or a canned food item to participate.

The food collected will be donated to Broad Street Ministry, which provides meals and shelter to Philadelphia's homeless.

The money donated will be given to a cause to be determined.