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Montgomery Bar Association | Montgomery County, PA

Magazine
SIDEBAR COMMITTEE MEMBERS

SUMMER 2019

In Every Issue & Short Features :

Co-Chairs

4

President's Message

12 Montgomery Bar Foundation

Gary J. Friedlander, Esq.

6

Bits & Bytes

8

Restaurant Review

14 Public Defender - Doing Good by
Staying Well

9

Book Review

Dennis R. Meakim, Esq.
Robert R. Watson, Jr., Esq.
Vice-Chair
Denise S. Vicario, Esq.
Regular Columnists:

10 Young Lawyers Section

Joel B. Bernbaum, Esq.

11 A Word From USI Affinity

Jack Costello

16 Legal Aid of Southeastern PA
18 MCAP Update
19 Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers to
Present CLE on August 28th

Jim Mathias
Dennis R. Meakim, Esq.
Jules J. Mermelstein, Esq.
Denise S. Vicario, Esq.
Nancy Walsh
Robert R. Watson, Jr., Esq.

MBA STAFF
George Cardenas
IT Manager

Features :
Plus :

COVER:
20 Bench Bar 2019

Jack Costello
Marketing Manager

31 Recommendations of the Montgomery
Bar Association Judiciary Committee for
the 2019 Election

Nancy R. Paul
Executive Director

32 Member News

Nancy Walsh
Director of Engagement, Leadership and
Community Outreach

The SIDEBAR Committee reserves the right to
edit any material submitted and/or to omit the
same from publication. Most articles are written
by members for members.

MONTGOMERY BAR ASSOCIATION

28 Local Legal Community Comes Together
to Celebrate Law Day
30 Annual Memorial Service

Jim Mathias
Director of Marketing,
Communications and Public Affairs

The SIDEBAR Committee invites articles and
news information of interest. Please send
content to: MBA, c/o SIDEBAR Committee, P.O.
Box 268, Norristown, PA 19404-0268 or email:
sidebar@montgomerybar.org.

26 Annual Dinner Dance

33 Upcoming MBA Events
34 As Seen on Social Media
35 SIDEBAR Scramble
22 George Wharton Pepper, Esquire
24 Diversity Committee - Day in Court
Program
25 Annual Ski Trip - 50th Anniversary

Serving the Profession and
the Community since 1885

2019 OFFICERS
Gregory R. Gifford, Esq., President
Patrick J. Kurtas, Esq., President-Elect
Jacqueline M. Reynolds, Esq., Vice President
Sarinia M. Feinman, Esq., Treasurer
Justin A. Bayer, Esq., Secretary

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