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June 19, 2018

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Expands the Board of Trustees

New Trustees contribute to the organization’s interests in banking and real estate PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation welcomes Mark A...

June 18, 2018

Philadelphia Rethinks its School-to-Prison Pipeline Just in Time for #ReentryMonth

Over the past decade, Philadelphia School District has been reevaluating its policies regarding criminal behavior and students. From 2002-2014, the...

June 8, 2018

Unified Giving: Progress for Legal Aid Support

President's Monthly Column - June 2018 By Thomas A. Brophy, president emeritus at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., and president of...

June 6, 2018

Pennsylvania Innocence Project Helped a Man Win His Freedom After 11 years in Prison

On January 11, 2011 Antwine Jackson was confronted by a man in a convenience store. Minutes later, that man stole Jackson’s life with a singular...

June 2, 2018

Happy National Reentry Awareness Month

In 2017, Philadelphia’s City Council officially recognized June as Reentry Awareness Month. Reentry Awareness Month is meant to highlight the...

May 25, 2018

Sheppard Fellowship Applications Due June 11

The applications for the 2018-19 cycle of the Sheppard Fellowship are due Monday, June 11. This cycle's opportunity is for Temple Law Students ONLY...

May 14, 2018

Opportunity Available - Marketing and Development Coordinator

The Philadelphia Bar Foundation is seeking a Marketing and Development Coordinator to support communications and fundraising activities. Incorporated...