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June 14, 2019
Supporting Legal Aid Through Cy Pres
By Leslie E. John, partner at Ballard Spahr LLP, and president of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation. Each year, many class action lawsuits are filed...
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May 28, 2019
Philadelphia Bar Foundation Joins Inaugural Equity Cohort
This week, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation joined the Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s inaugural Equity Cohort. Executive Director Jessica...
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May 2, 2019
2019 Marutani Fellows Selected
We are excited to announce this year’s Judge William M. Marutani Fellows, Nicholas Chan and Lisa Riley! The Judge William M. Marutani Fellowship...
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May 2, 2019
Equal Justice Legacy Society Planned Giving
By Leslie E. John, partner at Ballard Spahr LLP, and president of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation. Financial gifts to the Bar Foundation make a...
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May 2, 2019
Inaugural International Law Lyon Fellowship Awarded
The International Law Lyon Internship (ILLI) Fund awarded its first fellowship to Penn Law student Andrew J. Timmick. In 2018, the Philadelphia Bar...
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May 1, 2019
Nonprofit Partner Spotlight: Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project
The Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project (YSRP) uses direct service and policy advocacy to transform the experiences of children prosecuted in the adult...
April 29, 2019
Nonprofit Partners File Glen Mills Lawsuit
Our nonprofit partners, Education Law Center and Juvenile Law Center, filed a lawsuit with Dechert LLP on behalf of Glen Mills students against state...