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MONROE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
2005 ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE
Fernwood
Resort & Conference Center,
Marshalls Creek, PA
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MCBA President Mark S.
Love and Vice President Joseph
P. McDonald, Jr. draw winning
raffle tickets for prizes courtesy
of: East Stroudsburg Savings Association,
WEST – James D. Nielson,
Law Firm Consultant.
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Registration begins
at 8:30a.m. as MCBA Office Assistant,
Rosalie Richardson assists Conference
attendees.
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| Session1 Begins: "Resolution
of Civil Disputes by Pennsylvania's
Courts of First Resort: Practice
and Procedure Before Our District
Courts". Presented by the
Hon. Charles P. Eyer, Senior Magisterial
District Judge. |
| Session 2 Begins:
"Avoiding the Costs
(and Risks) of Trial: Mediation/Arbitration".
Presented by Thomas B. Rutter,
Esquire, ADR Options, Inc. |
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3 Begins: "Tips from the
Bench - Strategies to Settle Your Case
Prior to Trial". Presented by the
Hon. Peter J. O'Brien, Judge, 43rd Judicial
District Court of Common Pleas. |
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Session
4 Begins: 2005 Bench Bar Panel Discussion
- "State of the Bench".
Panelists: The Hon. Ronald E. Vican,
President Judge, The Hon. Peter J.
O'Brien, The Hon. Linda Wallach Miller,
The Hon. Jerome P. Cheslock, The Hon.
Margherita Patti Worthington and The
Hon. Arthur L. Zulick.
Moderator: David J. Williamson, Esquire.
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The Hon. Arthur
L. Zulick and Walter Losee of Lexis
Nexis
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| The Hon. C. William Dennis,
Magisterial District Judge, is presented
an award by MCBA President, Mark S.
Love. Justice Dennis will retire at
the end of 2005. The inscription on
the plaque reads "In Appreciation
of Your Distinguished Service to the
Administration of Justice in Monroe
County". |
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| Special guest speaker Andrew
F. Susko, Vice President, Pennsylvania
Bar Association. |
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| Vendors demonstrate their
wares and share information
with many of the conferees who
stop by between sessions. Pictured
are Boucher & James, Inc
and KNBT. |
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A brief refreshment break
inside the vendor area makes for interesting
conversation and information from USI Colburn
Insurance Service, Computer Troubleshooters
and LexisNexis, providers of authoritative
legal, news, public records and business
information; including tax and regulatory
publications. |
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Penn Security and Boucher
& James, Inc. are just two of the many
vendors represented at this year's Bench
Bar Conference. |
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| Vendors from Certified
Media and the Pennsylvania Bar Association
man their displays as conferees check
for the latest legal strategies and
advancements. |
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The Hon. Margherita Patti
Worthington with Janet Jackson, Esquire
of JacksonFiorentino, L.L.C. in Stroudsburg,
PA. |
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The Hon. Ronald E. Vican,
President Judge, Commissioner Robert H.
Nothstein and Attorney Jeffrey L. Wright
(right to left). |
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Edward J. Hardiman, Esq.
vs
The Hon. Therese Ann Hardiman
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