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Marutani Fellows' Head Shots
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...
Leslie John head shot
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...
Lyon, France landscape shot of city
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...
Law students and children posing for a picture
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...
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April 18, 2019
Nonprofit Partner Spotlight: Face to Face Legal Center
In Germantown, over 26% of residents live in deep poverty. Our nonprofit partner Face to Face Germantown was established with the goal of offering...
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April 17, 2019
2018-2019 Sheppard Fellow Recognized
The 2018-2019 Honorable Albert W. Sheppard Fellow, MacKensie Larson, was recognized Tuesday, April 16th at Philadelphia City Hall during the annual...