As we head into the final full month of summer, I hope everyone had a chance to take some time off from the office this past month and spend the time with family. I also hope that those who attended the annual picnic enjoyed the new venue. Personally, I just re-turned from a 10 day trip out west where we toured Yellowstone and the Tetons. Arriving back just before deadline didn’t give me much time to put together much of an article (especially returning to a desk full of work) so I figured I would take advantage of the con-tinued relaxed month and share some vacation photos. I hope you enjoy them and I look forward to hearing about your summer adventures!

President’s Message

August 2016

Dauphin County Bar Association

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Edward F. Spreha, Jr.

President

Matthew M. Haar

President Elect

Peter M. Good

Vice President

Brooks R. Foland

Secretary

Thomas P. Gacki

Treasurer

Pamela C. Polacek

Past-President

Amanda A. Batz

Young Lawyers Chair

Joseph P. Cardinale

Young Lawyers Chair Elect

DIRECTORS

William L. Adler

Queena S. Baumbach

Charles O. Beckley, II

Robert E. Chernicoff

Devin J. Chwastyk

Salvatore A. Darigo, Jr.

Susan E. Good

Jonathan W. Kunkel

Paula J. McDermott

Jeffrey T. McGuire

Richard L. Placey

Gerald S. Robinson

Margaret M. Simok

Leonard Tintner

Ronald T. Tomasko

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DCBA/CCBA JOINT PICNIC PHOTOS

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DCBA/CCBA JOINT PICNIC PHOTOS

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DCBA/CCBA JOINT PICNIC PHOTOS

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DCBA/CCBA JOINT PICNIC PHOTOS

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CONGRATULATIONS TO LORI SERRATELLI!!

The DCBA congratulates our new Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas Bench. Welcome Judge Serratelli.

CAMP CLOSING LUNCHEON

The closing luncheon for CAMP 2016 was held on July 22 at the DCBA. The two months flew by for the students but they all had an excellent experience in their placements. We thank Royce Morris and Devin Chwastyk, chair and co-chair of EPOC and all of our sponsor firms. Included this year was Eckert Seamans, K&L Gates, McNees Wallace & Nurick, Gold-berg Katzman, Stevens & Lee and Saul Ewing.

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Photo (L-R): Carlos Camandang, Kira Chhatwal, Jo-Anne Thompson, Joy

Lee, John Harris, AJ Dean, La Tasha Williams and DCBA executive

director, Elizabeth Simcox.

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HONORABLE WILLIAM W. LIPSITT

AMERICAN INN OF COURT On Tuesday, March 22, 2016 the Honorable Wil-liam W. Lipsitt American Inn of Court and James S. Bowman American Inn of Court in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, held an information session for stu-dents interested in becoming members of either Inn at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. This was the first such event for either Inn. Stu-dents enjoyed lunch while representatives from each Inn discussed the American Inns of Court, the focus of their respective Inns, and the benefits of Inn membership. Students were invited to submit a letter of interest and resume for consideration to the Inn of their choice. The Lipsitt Inn was founded five years ago and focuses on general litigation. The Bowman Inn was founded 22 years ago and focuses on the practice of state administrative law .

NEW CHILD SUPPORT

VIDEO AVAILABLE ONLINE

Special thanks to Judge Jeannine Turgeon, Kim Robinson, Sheila Britt and Amanda Lo Piccolo from the Office of Domestic Relations, Peg Simok, for-mer chair or the DCBA Family Law Section and most of all, Harrisburg Uni-versity students, Stephanie Keller and Trevor Jacoby who created the pro-ject. http://www.dauphincounty.org/government/Court-Departments/Self-Help-Center/Pages/Child-Support.aspx.

The four short videos review the child support procedures and offer tips to help people successfully navigate the pro-cess. The four parts are:

1. Introduction, 2. Complaint for Support Process, 3. Support Conference Meeting, 4. Appeal Process (if applicable)

Viewers can watch the whole series or each part as needed. In addition, the Dauphin County Website Page includes links to useful resources such as the Complaint for Support Form, a list of items to take along to process the form, FAQs about the process, a list of Items to take to the Support Conference. Please share the videos with clients, colleagues and neighbors. Please also join us in thanking all our partners for pro-ducing such valuable videos.

Great news!!

Due to the popularity of the photo shoot we are

announcing a second week of appointment

availability.

Dauphin County Bar Association's

2016 Web Directory

Portrait Pros LLC

will be photographing by appointment

August 15-26, 2016

8:30am to 4:30pm

Dauphin County Bar Association, 213 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101

Don’t miss your chance! Call today!

Please make your appointment to secure your preferred time by contacting Portrait Pros staff at (800) 693-2306, ext. 1, or email Thom@PortraitPros.net. Portrait Pros will be taking formal portraits of the Bar Association's members at the above location. Photo sessions are by appointment with no waiting and only take approximately 10-15 minutes. You will be able to view proofs immediately and select your photo for the bar association directory. If you wish to purchase additional photos for your own market-ing, web, and print purposes, the photographer can help you with that when you view your pictures immediately after the photos are taken.

This is a formal sitting and men are encouraged to wear a dark, solid-colored suit jacket and a favorite tie. Colored shirts do photograph better than white in digital but a white shirt is fine under a jacket. Women are encouraged to wear bold, bright colors with sleeves to the elbow or long sleeves. Please avoid plaid, herringbone and pinstripe on your jackets as they do not photograph well on digital. Solid dark jackets are recommended for men, with a favorite tie. Ladies, as we don't have the same collection of colorful ties our male counterparts have, please do wear some color even if it's only a bright collar under a dark jacket. Color is flattering on skin tones of both men and women.

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DCBA IN THE ARTS EVENT

The DCBA Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts held a great educational session for local artists at HMAC in late June. Charles Hooker and Clark Madden spoke on the topic of navigating internet sites such as Etsy and were

ECKERT SEAMANS DOES

“THE ESCAPE ROOM”

Great photos of attorneys from Eckert Seamans enjoying some team building exercises at The Escape Room. A great time was had by all!

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YOUNG LAWYER VOLLEYBALL SPONSORS The Dauphin County Bar Association Young Lawyers would like to thank the following Volleyball sponsors for the month of July 2016.

JULY 7, 2016: LEHMAN MEDIATION SERVICES SKILL INTEGRITY CIVILITY in the Service of Dispute Resolution David E. Lehman, Esq. 2903 North 2nd Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 Phone: 717.238.1331 Email: dave@lehmanmediation.com www.lehmanmediation.com

JULY 14, 2016: REMAX REALTY SELECT

Joseph S. Swartz, REALTOR RE/MAX Realty Select

250 East Park Drive Harrisburg, PA 17111 Cell - (717) 571-0324

Office - (717) 526-4300 joeswartz@remax.net

joeswartz.harrisburghomes.net

MEMBER UPDATES

Amanda A. Batz is now with Caldwell & Kearns. Her new contact information is 3631 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Phone (717) 232-7661; Fax (717) 232-2766 and email abatz@cklegal.net

John W. Greenleaf, III of McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC was elected to the Leadership Harrisburg Area Board of Directors. He will serve a three-year term.

Tilman P. Larson, is now with the Law Offices of John M. Hyams, 555 Gettysburg Pike, Suite C402’, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055; 717-533-0700; tpl@johnhyamslaw.com. (no photo available)

Stephen J. Matzura has been named a lawyer with McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC Energy and Environ-mental Group.

Elizabeth L. Pettis, is now with the Office of General Counsel. (no photo available)

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MEMORIAL SERVICE IN HONOR

OF EDGAR CASPER

A

Memorial Service in honor of Attorney Edgar J. Casper was held in the Capitol Rotunda on August 1st. Ed was the architect of State’s Civil Service Commission’s modernization. He lived a very interesting life and will be remembered in Dauphin County by many who worked with him and knew him well.

NON-DCBA EVENTS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 PBA REAL PROPERTY, PROBATE AND TRUST LAWSECTION ANNUAL RETREAT: The Inn at Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor, PA. 7 CLE credits including 1 ethics. For more infor-mation, please go to http://www.pabar.org/public/sections/RLP13/2016%20RPPT%20Retreat%20brochure%20reg%20form.pdf. FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016 “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” presented by the Carlisle Theatre in Collaboration with the Dickinson School of Law. Sponsored by McNees Wallace & Nurcik LLC with Commentary led by Prof. Michael Mogill. Free Beer tasting from Rhone Brew Company. Beer Tasting to begin at 6:00 p.m.

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The Central Pennsylvania Paralegal Association (CPPA) is proud to announce that Governor Tom Wolf signed a Procla-mation designating July 25, 2016 through July 29, 2016 as paralegal week and July 29, 2016 as paralegal day.

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Media Like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter. We're excited to offer our members event updates, pro bono opportunities and news for the good of the order through these new channels

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DAUPHIN COUNTY

BAR FOUNDATION

“WE CARE ABOUT

CHILDREN CAMPAIGN”

The DCB Foundation is now collecting dona-tions for the “We Care About Children” Cam-paign. If you are interested in a donation card, please contact bridgette@dcba-pa.org Thank you in advance for any donation you can give!

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MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS At a special Memorial Service held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Dauphin County Courthouse, the following reso-lutions of our former colleagues were unanimously adopted: (Robin’s resolution is now uploaded on our site)

Robin M. Lewis Jason P. Kutulakis

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AUGUST 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5:30 Volleyball

5

6

7 8 9

Lunch & Learn 11:30am Lunch

12 Noon program

“What Every Lawyer Should Know About

Higher Education Legal Issues”

https://www.dcba-

pa.org/register/?EventNo=495

10 2:00p.m. Custody

Clinic

11

5:30 Volleyball

12

9:00a.m. 6 Hour CLE Compliance

Session (Crowne Plaza

Hotel)

http://www.dcba-pa.org/register/?

eventno=496

13

14 15 8:30am– 4:30pm

Member Photographs

DCBA 2nd Floor

16

8:30am– 4:30pm Member

Photographs DCBA 2nd Floor

17 8:30am– 4:30pm

Member Photographs

DCBA 2nd Floor

12noon Family Law

Subcommittee

18 8:30am– 4:30pm

Member Photographs

DCBA 2nd Floor

19 8:30am– 4:30pm

Member Photographs

DCBA 2nd Floor

20

21 22 8:30am– 4:30pm

Member Photographs

DCBA 2nd Floor

23

8:30am– 4:30pm Member

Photographs DCBA 2nd Floor

Lunch & Learn 11:30am Lunch

12 Noon program

“PA Right To Know Law”

http://www.dcba-

pa.org/register/?eventno=497

24 8:30am– 4:30pm

Member Photographs

DCBA 2nd Floor

25 8:30am– 4:30pm

Member Photographs

DCBA 2nd Floor

5:30pm - 7:30pm WIP Summer

Social

https://www.dcba-pa.org/pdfs/eventAds/082516wipsocia

l.pdf

26 8:30am– 4:30pm

Member Photographs

DCBA 2nd Floor

27

28 29 30 31

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SEPTEMBER 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Arbitrator Applica-

tions Due

https://www.dcba-pa.org/pdfs/eventAds/2016arbitrationapplication.pdf

3

4 5

DCBA Closed Labor Day

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 Lipsitt Inn of Court

13

14 9:00 a.m. Custody

Clinic

15 16

Young Lawyers Wine Tasting

17

18 19 20

Lunch & Learn 11:30am Lunch

12 Noon program

“Dissecting Person-al/Business Tax Returns for the Family Law Attor-

ney”

http://www.dcba-pa.org/register/?eventno

=501

21 9:00a.m. Custody

Clinic

22

Board Luncheon

23 24

25 26 27

Lunch & Learn 11:30am Lunch

12 Noon program

“Justice Scalia’s Originalism”

http://www.dcba-

pa.org/register/?EventNo=506

28

Fall Membership Meeting

http://www.dcba-

pa.org/register/?EventNo=500

29 30

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SAVE THE DATE - 2017 BENCH BAR LOCATION & DATE SET

The Dauphin County Bar Association Court Relations Committee recently met and set the date and location for the 2017 Bench Bar. It will be held on

Friday, July 28, 2017 through Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Omni Bedford Springs Resort

STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION!

FAMILIES WELCOME!

2017 DCBA BENCH BAR

PRO BONO Q&A

Q: What should I do if my client lies to the court? A: Call Sandy! Remember, as a pro bono lawyer you are not alone. Sometimes it helps to talk through the options. All attorneys (whether working on a pro-bono case or not) are required to uphold our ethical responsibility for candor to the court. According to Rule 3.3(a)(1), a lawyer shall not knowingly “offer evidence that the lawyer knows to be false”. http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/204/chapter81/s3.3.html Upon learning that a client provided false information, Rule 3.3(b) addresses a lawyer’s responsibility to take reason-able remedial measures; including directing the client to correct, petitioning to withdraw, and/or disclosing to the court. Comment (10) clarifies the required reasonable remedial measures:

The advocate’s proper course is to

1. Remonstrate [i.e., to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval; or make a forcefully reproach-ful protest] with the client confidentially,

2. Advise the client of the lawyer’s duty of candor to the tribunal, and 3. Seek the client’s cooperation with respect to the withdrawal or correction of the false statements or

evidence. If that fails, the advocate must take further remedial action. If withdrawal from the representation is not per-mitted or will not undo the effect of the false evidence, the attorney must make such disclosure to the court as is reasonably necessary to remedy the situation, even if doing so requires the lawyer to reveal infor-mation that otherwise would be protected by Rule 1.6 (Client Confidentiality).

Comment (11) emphasizes that a lawyer’s duty of honesty to the court supersedes that of the lawyer’s duty to the client even when disclosure can “result in grave consequences to the client, including not only a sense of betrayal but also loss of the case and perhaps a prosecution for perjury.”

But the alternative is that the lawyer cooperates in deceiving the court, thereby subverting the truth-finding process which the adversary system is designed to implement. See Rule 1.2(d). Furthermore, unless it is clearly understood that the lawyer will act upon the duty to disclose the existence of false evidence, the cli-ent can simply reject the lawyer’s advice to reveal the false evidence and insist that the lawyer keep silent. Thus the client could in effect coerce the lawyer into being a party to fraud on the court.

Finally, Comment 8 reminds us that the lawyer must have actual knowledge of the false information for Rule 3.3 to apply. A reasonable belief that evidence is false is not enough. Sandy Ballard, Esquire, Public Services Coordinator

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PRO BONO

RECOGNITION

The following participants provided pro bono service during the month of July by accepting new clients, making a financial contribution to MidPenn Legal Services, participating in one of our pro bono programs, or conducting one of our family law clinics:

Attorneys

Thomas S. Cook Sean M. Cooper

Stephanie E. DiVittore Michael A. Farrell Kara K. Gendron

Richard James Gmerek Corky Goldstein Matthew M. Haar

Lisa Mary-Frances Hopkins Kandice Kerwin Hull

Bryon R. Kaster Steven R Krone

Richard C. Lengler Ann V. Levin

Brian E. McDonough John P. Milliron Lisa A. Rynard

Stephanie Siegel Mark T. Silliker

Lauren Starlings Robert F. Teplitz

Melissa L. Van Eck Cory S. Winter Michael Zarate

Paralegals

Ruthanne Herzing Alana Humphrey

Melissa Miller Amanda Soule

Students

Andrea Fitzsimmons Ruthanne Herzing

Leigha Nortier Omar Sarotic

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PRO BONO PERFORMANCE

In 2016, our Pro Bono Program has: Assisted 307 clients (based on new cases)

Donated 1,226 hours of legal services Valued at $189,885

Conducted 14 Pro Se Clinics

Additionally, our Lawyer Referral Program has fielded 664 calls including 48 clients who qualified for Modest Means Panel. Thanks to all those who helped maintain this tradition of community service.

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213 North Front Street

Harrisburg, PA 17101

Phone: 717-232-7536

Fax: 717-234-4582

www.dcba-pa.org

“The purposes of the Dauphin County Bar Association are to advance the sci-ence of jurisprudence, to promote the administration of justice, to encourage a thorough legal education, to promote continuing legal education, to uphold the honor and dignity of the Bar, to encourage the fulfillment of the obligations of the profession among its members to the courts and to society, to promote programs to provide effective, affordable legal services to all segments of society, to cultivate cordial intercourse among the members of the Association and to perpetuate the history of the profession and the memory of its mem-bers and such kindred purposes as the Association may from time to time determine.”

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