2A legal case: The question of whether local ordinances restricting gun purchases and use at sports clubs and ranges violate the 2nd Amendment has been addressed by a federal appeals court for the 1st time.
@NRA
@GunOwners
@Everytown
@gunpolicy
@MomsDemand
.
@howappealing
: "... I highly recommend to you the
#AppellateTwitter
community, which has been and hopefully will continue to be a welcoming, supportive, and often quite interesting place to participate or even just observe."
On why design is for lawyers: "Lawyers (and the support staff and managers who work with them) are trained problem solvers, whether anticipating and preventing problems or ameliorating them as they arise. That’s the same skill set of a designer."
We would like to extend our warmest congratulations and deepest appreciation to appellate lawyer
@howappealing
for his numerous contributions to The Legal over the past 20 years in his Upon Further Review column. Thank you, Howard, and job well done.
"Retail pet sale bans are gaining momentum as a means to both eliminate the suffering of breeding dogs that are not being properly cared for and to encourage adoption of homeless animals."
—Penny Conly Ellison
@PennLaw
Swinging for the fences:
@SaulEwing
has launched a 45-attorney sports and entertainment practice with the mission of serving clients in the traditional sports, esports, gambling and entertainment verticals.
Rep. Nunes has a beef with Twitter over a parody account. Is the platform trying to hide the identity of the person behind it? Maybe the congressman is just trying to milk this for a little attention.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III and the leaders of
@pabarassn
and
@PhilaBar
issued statements defending Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht.
The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has recommended a suspension of one year plus one day for former Jerry Sandusky prosecutor Frank Fina.
"If you follow the evidence and you believe you can prove the elements of any charge beyond a reasonable doubt I felt as a prosecutor it’s your duty to prosecute that case." —Kristen Gibbons Feden
Cool new series! Here's the first installment of Q&As with leaders of midsize law firms in Pennsylvania, providing insight into the unique challenges and opportunities they face in a rapidly changing legal profession. Up first:
@McNeesLaw
.
"Many parents are in fact hypocrites when it comes to distracted driving. Experts say that we are teaching our children to drive long before they get their licenses."
—Joel D. Feldman
@AnapolWeiss
@end_dd
ICYMI. LBK Law name partner Brian Kent was "removed" from the firm, according to a statement issued by the firm refuting Kent's characterization of his departure.
.
@HoganLovells
partner
@neal_katyal
represented the city of Philadelphia at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case where the city allegedly violated the free exercise of religion rights of Catholic Social Services and several individuals.
“We are thrilled to be entering a strong market that lines up so well with our core service offerings and industry focus, and doing so with such a highly regarded group of attorneys." —Barry Levin, managing partner of
@SaulEwing
DLA Piper's Vanina Guerrero: “No female working at DLA Piper, whether she works as an administrative assistant ... or equity partner should be forced to litigate claims involving sexual assault and battery or sexual harassment by male lawyers in secret."
"While Pennsylvania paid the price, Purdue made more than $35 billion in revenue."
—Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro
@JoshShapiroPA
$TEVA $PFE $MYL
The first episode of “Whistleblower” featured cases filed by plaintiffs counsel from Philadelphia’s
@BergerMontague
and the Los Angeles office of Waters Kraus & Paul.
LBK Law name partner Brian Kent was "removed" from the firm, according to a statement issued by the firm refuting Kent's characterization of his departure.
A
@FoxRothschild
's chief diversity and inclusion officer, Kimberly Bullock Gatling will develop programs to promote a more diverse workforce and an inclusive environment at all levels, the firm said.
Muzzled media: Our sibling publication the New York Law Journal's Twitter account has been suspended for a few days. Why is a mystery.
@TwitterSupport
is no help.
@jack
's not talking. All we know is NYLJ has been silenced on the platform. 😕
Mary C. Pugh, who is the executive director of
@MCAPkids
, was installed Friday as the new head of
@Montgomery_Bar
. She takes over the bar leadership from Eric Smith of
@HighSwartz
. She is the first bar leader to hail from the nonprofit sector.
Here are some insights for when workers want to use medical marijuana to treat work-related injuries, by Denise Elliott and Paul Clouser of
@McNeesLaw
.
Danielle Conway is dean of
@DickinsonLaw
—the first woman and first person of color to lead the school—and will become the first woman dean of the merged campuses when Penn State Dickinson Law and
@PennStateLaw
merge in the fall.
"I know my husband died not knowing the impact he had on so many people. I believe he died feeling overworked, inferior and undervalued. And I know he died with a lot of shame."
"... just two years into the program, we are seeing changes in a field that has been struggling to embrace diversity in an impactful way."
—Meri J. Kahan
@SaulEwing
Kleinbard brought on William Hussey and Franca Tavella as a partner and associate in its business and finance practice. Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr brought on partner Jared Hawk in Pittsburgh.
@SaulEwing
"Philadelphia has the legal services community and public leadership to make our city a model of best practices for youth in the justice or child welfare system to be placed safely within our community." -
@susanvmangold