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MONROE COUNTY BRIEF Published for the Monroe County Bar Association
Dear Colleagues,
Many thanks and hearty congratulations to the Bench Bar Committee for another
spectacular Bench Bar Conference. Attendance was robust and members benefited from
outstanding CLE programs and a valuable opportunity to work together with our Bench on
issues that affect us all.
I hope all our members attend the upcoming Annual Meeting at Pocono Inne Town’s
Delaware Room on November 20, 2013, at 11:30 am. In addition to our regular business
meeting, our agenda includes the election of officers for 2014 and a CLE program on
Bankruptcy for The General Practitioner presented by Vincent Rubino. I look forward to
seeing you there, and also at our upcoming Holiday Events calendared in this Newsletter!
Jane Maughan
President’s Message
Fall 2013
Volume 18 Issue 3 Issue 3
Jane Maughan, MCBA President
Monroe County Bar Associat ion, 913 Main St reet , Stroudsburg, PA 18360
www.monroebar.org [email protected] 570.424.7288
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
President Judge Margherita Patti Worthington has been elected President of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial
Judges. The PA Conference of Trial Judges is recognized as the conference representing the judges of the Courts of Common
Pleas of Pennsylvania. The mission of the Conference is “to discuss common issues of judicial concern and to improve judicial
awareness and the judicial and legal process”. In addition to the duties of President Judge, Judge Worthington serves on the
Board of the Deputy Sheriffs' Education and Training Program and as Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania IOLTA Board. MCBA
congratulates President Judge Worthington on her achievements and wishes her continued success as she represents Monroe
County throughout the state.
2013 Bench Bar Conference This year’s conference was held at Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort for the second
year. It was picture perfect day with the leaves just starting to turn to those
beautiful fall colors, and a view from the veranda, which was breathtaking.
Guest presenters covered todays relevant topics including negotiation skills, when
and what you need to know under the ever changing Right to Know regulations,
what you need to worry about as a lawyer in private practice and how to make sure
you and your judge present yourself to each other. The presenters and topics
received great reviews much to the pleasure of the Bench Bar Committee!
President Judge Worthington provided us with some astounding data. Those of you
who spend time at the courthouse were probably not all that surprised by the
growth the courts continue to see.
Right – MCBA President Jane Maughan, PBA President Forest Myers and
President Judge Margherita Patti Worthington at Bench Bar 2013
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MCBA YLD
Division
Frank O’Connor, Judge Renee Cohn
Jubelirer, and Forest Myers
Friday, September 28, 2012
News from the YLD Kathleen Walters, YLD President
Please see Tight Space on page 4
Due to the recent departure of Jeff Frankenburger, I am now serving as YLD President for the
remainder of 2013. Jeff has accepted a position with the Lycoming County Public Defender office
and we wish him all the best.
The YLD has continued its mentoring lunches over the last few months, with Attorneys Bill Cramer,
Tim McManus and Barry Cohen as the most recent speakers to share their experiences and insight
with the YLD members. If you are interested in participating in a mentoring lunch, please contact
Hillary Madden at [email protected].
In August, the YLD paddled the waters of the Delaware River with its summer rafting event,
attended by both the general membership and YLD alike, along with several family members in tow.
Thanks to all those that attended, we hope you enjoyed the event.
We are also in the process of coordinating our annual blood drive – more details to come in the near
future!
If you have ideas for activities or events, please contact the MCBA staff at 570-424-7288 or via
email to [email protected].
Kathleen E. Walters, YLD President
YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
Kathleen Walters, President
Matthew Bernal, Vice President
Brian Jordan, Secretary
Monroe County Bar
Foundation
Board of Trustees
2013
William J. Reaser
Chair
Elizabeth Bensinger Weeks
Treasurer
Tom Dirvonas
Trustee
Diane Dagger
Trustee
Victoria Strunk
Trustee
Jason Altschul
Trustee
Monroe County Bar Foundation continues to grow
William J. Reaser, Jr., MCBF Chairman
If you read the newsletter or attend one of the regular member meetings, you know that
the Foundation continues to donate to many charities. We always talk about were the
funds go, however, rarely do we say where the money comes from.
The key source of our revenue is you, our members. Each year our direct mail campaign
results in donations of over $4,000. Whenever we do a special project like the courthouse
bell tower, we again go to you. That project alone raised over $10,000 all of which was
used to reconstruct the tower. Every time you hear the bell, remember it rings because of
you. We also do events every two or three years. Over the years, we have held events
inviting not only members and their families to participate but the community as well.
We’ve held art auctions, fun ‘draisers and our most recent endeavor, a beer and wine
tasting event at ShawneeCraft Brewery located on the property of The Shawnee Inn and
Golf Resort.
This year we provided three graduating seniors with scholarships and funded programs
through the East Stroudsburg University Foundation, Pocono Family YMCA, and Pocono
Arts Council. We are pleased to also helped to fund books, “What’s Happening in
Dependency Court” for children coming through the court system. As the numbers are
finalized from the beer and wine tasting event, we will be donating to both the new
Children’s Advocacy Center of Monroe County and Camp Cadet Troop “N”. Thank you
for allowing us to help our community on your behalf.
Bill Reaser
Monroe County Brief Page 3
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - Video
How a Litigation Notebook Can Help You
Win
3 substantive/ 0 ethics
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Members $139/ Non- members $159
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - Groupcast
Developing the Trial Story: Lessons from
Thinking Fast & Slow & the Art of
Filmmaking
6 substantive/ 0 ethics
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:00 am
Breakfast and lunch included
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - Groupcast
Buying & Selling a Business
4 substantive/ 0 ethics
9:00 am – 1:15 pm
Registration begins at 8:30 am
Members $ 279/ non-members $299
Breakfast included
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - Video
The Gun Control Debate
3 substantive/ 0 ethics
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Members $ 139/ Non-members $ 159
Monday, October 28, 2013 - Groupcast
Pretrial Practice Series: Session 2 –
Discovery Strategy
3 substantive/ 0 ethics
12:30 to 3:45 pm
Registration begins at noon
Members $ 229/ non-members $ 249
Lunch is included
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - Groupcast
Estate Planning: Beyond the Basics
5 substantive/ 1 ethics
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:30 am
Members $ 279/ non-members 299
Breakfast and lunch included
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - Groupcast
17th Annual Family Law Update
4 substantive/ 0 ethics
8:30 am to 12:45 pm
Registration begins at 8:00 am
Members $ 249/ non-members $269
Breakfast is included
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - Groupcast
Pretrial Practice Series: Session 3-
Preparing for Trial
3 substantive/ 0 ethics
12:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Registration begins at noon
Members $ 229/ non-members $ 249
Lunch is included
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - Groupcast
Elder Law Update
3 substantive/ 0 ethics
9:00 am to 12:15 pm
Registration begins at 8:30 am
Members $ 229/ non-members $249
Breakfast is included
Friday, November 8, 2013 - Groupcast
Selecting & Influencing your Jury (PEG)
6 substantive/ 0 ethics
8:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:00 am
Breakfast & lunch included
Monday, November 11, 2013 - Groupcast
A Day on Electronic Discovery with the
Country’s Leading Experts
3 substantive/ 0 ethics
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:30 am
Members $ 229/ non-members $319
Lunch is included
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - Video
17th Annual Insurance Institute
5 substantive/ 4 ethics
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Members $ 169/Non- members $ 189
Breakfast and lunch included
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - Groupcast
Working with Titles in Oil & Gas Law
3 substantive/ 0 ethics
9:00 am to 1:15 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Breakfast included
Members: $199/ Non-members: $219
Monday, November 18, 2013 - Groupcast
School Law
4 substantive/ 0 ethics
9:00 am – 1:15 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Breakfast is included
Members: $ 249/ Non-members: $269
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - Video
Advanced Issues in Social Security
Disability
5 substantive/ 1 ethics
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Members $ 169/ Non-members $ 189
Breakfast & lunch included
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - Video
Arbitration: Problems, Solutions &
Developments
3 substantive/ 0 ethics
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Members $ 139/ Non-members $ 159
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - Video
Shanin Spector: Lessons Learned from the
Goretzka Case
2 substantive/ 1 ethics
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Members $ 139/ Non-members $ 159
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - Video
Shanin Spector: Lessons Learned from the
Goretzka Case
2 substantive/ 1 ethics
9:00 to 12:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Members $ 139/ Non-members $ 159
Monday, December 9, 2013 - Groupcast
Municipal Liability Actions
4 substantive/ 0 ethics
9:00 am – 1:15 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Breakfast is included
Members: $249/ Non-members: $269
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - Groupcast
Ethics Marketing and More: CLE Fun
with Sean Carter
2 substantive/ 4 ethics
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:30 am
Breakfast and lunch are included
Members $ 374/ non-members $394
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - Groupcast
Criminal Law Update
4 substantive/ 0 ethics
12:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Registration begins at 11:30 am
Lunch is included
Members $ 274/ non-members $294
Upcoming PBI Schedule at the Bar Center – Live-feed Group-casts & Video Replays
Courses subject to cancelation by PBI due to no or low pre-registration.
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The Lawyer Referral Service is now the Find a Lawyer Program! The name has changed to more accurately describe the
nature of the program. You will notice a change in wording reflecting the name change in any correspondence the Bar
Association sends regarding this program going forward.
The Find a Lawyer program is now available online. Anyone who is looking for an attorney in Monroe County can find one
through our online system by visiting the MCBA website www.monroebar.org. The online system is the same as we use at the
office and meets the goal of being fair and random to the participants.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the Bar Association at 570.424.7288.
Find a Lawyer replaces Lawyer Referral
Upcoming PBI - Continued
Friday, December 13, 2013 - Groupcast
Current Issues in Nursing Home
Litigation
6 substantive/ 0 ethics
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:00 am
Breakfast and lunch included
Members: $ 279/ Non-members: $299
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - Groupcast
Collecting & Enforcing Judgments
5 substantive/ 1 ethics
9:00 am to 4:15 pm
Registration begins at 8:30 am
Members $ 299/ Non-members $319
Breakfast and lunch included
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - Video
Advanced Issues in Civil Practices and
Procedure
3 substantive/ 1 ethics
9:00 am to 1:30 pm
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Members $ 139/ Non-members $159
Friday, December 20, 2013 - Video
Ethics Potpourri – Privilege Worth
Protecting?:
Bringing Third Parties Into Attorney-Client
Interviews
0 substantive/ 1 ethics
9:00 am – to 10 am
Registration begins at 8:45 am
Members $ 59/ Non-members $ 69
Courses subject to cancelation by
PBI due to limited attendance
PBA President Forest Myers was entertaining as he talked about all the
initiatives and projects at the state level. It was a pleasure having the
PBA President and President-Elect, Frank O’Connor with us for the
conference. Tim Kelly, Zone 5 Governor joined us for the day also.
It was very nice to have so many of our county officials and row officers
join us for the Bar Association’s premier annual event. We appreciate
their time and interest.
And, the vendors. What can we say about the vendor? Their financial
support helps us maintain the low registration fee. We know they were
very pleased with the time all of you spent with them. Many of these
vendors have been coming back year after year, so please remember them
whenever you are in need of their services.
Thank you to all that attended the Judges’ Round Table. The opportunity
for all of our six judges and our members to sit down and hold open and
honest discussion is one that everyone values. Thank you to the
members that offered questions and comments. We look to expand this
part of the day in the future.
If you stayed until the end, we hope you had a fun time just relaxing on
the veranda eating some great hors d’oeurvres and sipping on a glass of
wine or ShawneeCraft beer. It was really the perfect ending to a perfect
day. We even had a drawing for some cool prizes. Thank you to
Shawnee Inn for providing us with a one night stay!
Finally, mark September 19, 2014 down for our next Bench Bar
Conference! Much more to follow, but not for a while!
Bench Bar Conference (cont)
2013 Bench Bar Raffle Prize Winners
Dave Gordon – Bottle of Wine
Hillary Madden – 25% off 2013 MCBA Dues
Michelle Thoman – Free Lunch & Learn
Mark Primrose – 2 Tickets NYC Bus Trip or Baseball Game in 2014
Megan Reaser – Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort – One night stay
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New Members
Brian Gaglione, Esquire
Leeth & Gaglione
818 Ann Street
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
570.421.7282
570.300.2354 Fax
Joshua F. May, Esquire
North Penn Legal Services
10 North Tenth Street
Stroudsburg PA 18360
570.424.5338 ext 2958
570.424.8004 Fax
Bradley A. Schmidt, Esquire
Attorney at Law
529 Sarah Street
Stroudsburg PA 18360
570.213.4494
570.421.6059 Fax
Welcome Law Clerks
Robert Aldrich
President Judge Margherita Patti Worthington
Monroe County Courthouse
610 Monroe Street
Stroudsburg PA 18360
Shamira Cooper
Judge Jonathan Mark
Monroe County Courthouse
610 Monroe Street
Stroudsburg PA 18360
Caitlin Glenn
President Judge Margherita Patti Worthington
Monroe County Courthouse
610 Monroe Street
Stroudsburg PA 18360
Michelle Polato
President Judge Margherita Patti Worthington
Monroe County Courthouse
610 Monroe Street
Stroudsburg PA 18360
Edriana Symia
Judge Jennifer Harlacher Sibum
Monroe County Courthouse
610 Monroe Street
Stroudsburg PA 18360
Member Changes
Bernard A. Anderson, Esquire
Office of Attorney General
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
680 Baltimore Drive
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
570.826.2051
Patrick Best, Esquire
Anders, Riegel & Masington, LLC
18 North Eighth Street
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
570.424.1117
570.424.2814 Fax
Michael F. Frisbie, Esquire
Weber, Kracht & Chellew
847 W. Market Street
P.O. Box 258 Perkasie, PA 18944
215-257-5114
215-257-0506 Fax
Shawn P. Phillips, Esquire
Coordinated Health
3435 Winchester Rd., 4th Floor
Allentown, PA 18104
610.861.8080 Ext 36593
Remember to notify the MCBA office if
Remember to notify the MCBA office if you have any changes to your membership. Up-to-date member information is available on the MCBA website: www.monroebar.org
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Monroe County Bar Association 913 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
570.424.7288
Fax: 570.424.8234
Denise M. Burdge
Executive Director
Taharah Nix
Administrative Assistant/Journal Coordinator
Zenzi Boone
Clerical Staff
www.monroebar.org
Tid-bits of Info
Please remember to support these vendors and advertisers!
ESSA Bank & Trust First Northern Bank and Trust
National Penn Investors Trust Company Pocono Tranquil Gardens
Riley and Company Stotz & Fatzinger
USI Affinity CSI Asphalt
Frailey Insurance and Financial Services Jack Muehlhan Real Estate Auctioneers
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
Estate Lawyers Lunch – 1st Wednesday Real Estate Attorneys Lunch – 2nd Tuesday
Municipal Law Lunch – 3rd Tuesday Willowtree Inn, Noon- 1:00 pm
Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Lunch – 4th
Tuesday
Sarah’s Cafe
FOR UP-TO-DATE MCBA NEWS
and
COURTHOUSE NEWS
GO TO
MCBA Legal Links Page
2013 Monroe County Bar Association
Officer and Directors
Jane Roach Maughan President Daniel M. Corveleyn Vice President Lori J. Cerato Secretary Todd W. Weitzmann Treasurer Jeffrey A. Durney Member at Large Timothy J. McManus Member at Large Kathleen Walters Member at Large/YLD
President
Directories were distributed at the
Bench Bar Conference.
If you did not attend the
conference and did not receive a
copy thru the mail or thru your
courthouse box, please email or
call the MCBA office at
570.424.7288
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Monroe County Bar Association Holiday Schedule
Thanksgiving Holiday – Closed November 28 & 29, 2013
Christmas Holiday– Close at 1:00 pm December 24, 2013 & Closed on December 25, 2013
New Year’s Holiday – Close at 1:00 pm December 31, 2013 & Closed on January 1, 2014
On Thursday, October 10, 2013, our friend and colleague, William Robinson passed away. The Monroe County Bar Association will hold a memorial service on Friday, November 8, 2013, at 4:00 pm in Courtroom #1, Monroe County Court House. The funeral service will be at 10:00 am Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Christ
Episcopal Church, 205 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg.
Monroe County Bar Association 2014 Slate of Officers
Lori J. Cerato, President Todd W. Weitzmann, Vice President Jeffrey A. Durney, Secretary Timothy J. McManus, Treasurer Jane Roach Maughan, Past President Elizabeth Bensinger Weekes, Member at Large
Mark A. Primrose, Member at Large Young Lawyers Division – Member at Large TBA