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Elected and Appointed

Mohamed N. Bakry, shareholder in the Philadelphia office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, was elected to membership in the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.

The FDCC aims to promote knowledge, fellowship and professionalism of its members as they pursue a balanced justice system and represent those in need of a defense in civil lawsuits. Candidates nominated for FDCC membership must demonstrate distinction in the legal community and are subjected to a peer review process before being invited into the organization.

Bakry focuses his practice on the defense of wrongful death cases within the areas of products liability, premises liability and transportation.

In this capacity, he defends manufacturers, property owners, retailers and product suppliers against claims alleging assault and battery, defects on the premises, acts of negligent third parties, improper maintenance of the premises, negligent service, design defects, failure to warn, and breach of warranty.

He also represents clients facing misdemeanor and felony criminal charges.

Among his professional memberships, Bakry is a member of the board of directors of the Lawyers Club of Philadelphia.

He is additionally a member of the Defense Research Institute, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia bar associations.

He is a former board member of the Nationalities Service Center, a nonprofit organization that provides social, educational and legal services to immigrants and refugees in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Bakry earned his Juris Doctor from the Temple University Beasley School of Law.

He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young announced Karl S. Myers was appointed chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association appellate advocacy committee and elected chair of the PBA administrative law section during the PBA annual meeting.

Myers will serve in these capacities for the 2020-21 bar year.

The PBA appellate advocacy committee promotes dialogue and cooperation between lawyers who practice before the state and federal appellate courts and members of the judiciary.

The committee works to enhance the knowledge and capabilities of lawyers through focused educational programs, foster dialogue between the bench and the bar, explore methods of improvement and advancement for the appellate process, and review and make recommendations concerning the rules of procedure that affect the appellate process.

The administrative law section works to develop substantive and procedural improvements to the administrative laws of the commonwealth.

The council has general supervision and control of the affairs of the section, including supervising the activities of its committees, approving all commitments and contracts and approving the section's monetary expenditures.

Myers is an appellate lawyer who argues and briefs cases before the appellate courts of Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions.

He maintains a particular focus on cases before the Pennsylvania Supreme, Commonwealth and Superior Courts, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, including appeals involving federal and state constitutional challenges, state administrative agency decisions, insurance insolvency and regulatory matters, Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law requests, government contracting and bid-protest disputes, complex commercial actions, and many other types of civil cases.

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