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MONROE COUNTY BRIEF Published for the Monroe County Bar Association

Dear Colleagues,

Many thanks and hearty congratulations to the Bench Bar Committee for another

spectacular Bench Bar Conference. Attendance was robust and members benefited from

outstanding CLE programs and a valuable opportunity to work together with our Bench on

issues that affect us all.

I hope all our members attend the upcoming Annual Meeting at Pocono Inne Town’s

Delaware Room on November 20, 2013, at 11:30 am. In addition to our regular business

meeting, our agenda includes the election of officers for 2014 and a CLE program on

Bankruptcy for The General Practitioner presented by Vincent Rubino. I look forward to

seeing you there, and also at our upcoming Holiday Events calendared in this Newsletter!

Jane Maughan

President’s Message

Fall 2013

Volume 18 Issue 3 Issue 3

Jane Maughan, MCBA President

Monroe County Bar Associat ion, 913 Main St reet , Stroudsburg, PA 18360

www.monroebar.org [email protected] 570.424.7288

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

President Judge Margherita Patti Worthington has been elected President of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial

Judges. The PA Conference of Trial Judges is recognized as the conference representing the judges of the Courts of Common

Pleas of Pennsylvania. The mission of the Conference is “to discuss common issues of judicial concern and to improve judicial

awareness and the judicial and legal process”. In addition to the duties of President Judge, Judge Worthington serves on the

Board of the Deputy Sheriffs' Education and Training Program and as Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania IOLTA Board. MCBA

congratulates President Judge Worthington on her achievements and wishes her continued success as she represents Monroe

County throughout the state.

2013 Bench Bar Conference This year’s conference was held at Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort for the second

year. It was picture perfect day with the leaves just starting to turn to those

beautiful fall colors, and a view from the veranda, which was breathtaking.

Guest presenters covered todays relevant topics including negotiation skills, when

and what you need to know under the ever changing Right to Know regulations,

what you need to worry about as a lawyer in private practice and how to make sure

you and your judge present yourself to each other. The presenters and topics

received great reviews much to the pleasure of the Bench Bar Committee!

President Judge Worthington provided us with some astounding data. Those of you

who spend time at the courthouse were probably not all that surprised by the

growth the courts continue to see.

Right – MCBA President Jane Maughan, PBA President Forest Myers and

President Judge Margherita Patti Worthington at Bench Bar 2013

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MCBA YLD

Division

Frank O’Connor, Judge Renee Cohn

Jubelirer, and Forest Myers

Friday, September 28, 2012

News from the YLD Kathleen Walters, YLD President

Please see Tight Space on page 4

Due to the recent departure of Jeff Frankenburger, I am now serving as YLD President for the

remainder of 2013. Jeff has accepted a position with the Lycoming County Public Defender office

and we wish him all the best.

The YLD has continued its mentoring lunches over the last few months, with Attorneys Bill Cramer,

Tim McManus and Barry Cohen as the most recent speakers to share their experiences and insight

with the YLD members. If you are interested in participating in a mentoring lunch, please contact

Hillary Madden at [email protected].

In August, the YLD paddled the waters of the Delaware River with its summer rafting event,

attended by both the general membership and YLD alike, along with several family members in tow.

Thanks to all those that attended, we hope you enjoyed the event.

We are also in the process of coordinating our annual blood drive – more details to come in the near

future!

If you have ideas for activities or events, please contact the MCBA staff at 570-424-7288 or via

email to [email protected].

Kathleen E. Walters, YLD President

YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION

Kathleen Walters, President

Matthew Bernal, Vice President

Brian Jordan, Secretary

Monroe County Bar

Foundation

Board of Trustees

2013

William J. Reaser

Chair

Elizabeth Bensinger Weeks

Treasurer

Tom Dirvonas

Trustee

Diane Dagger

Trustee

Victoria Strunk

Trustee

Jason Altschul

Trustee

Monroe County Bar Foundation continues to grow

William J. Reaser, Jr., MCBF Chairman

If you read the newsletter or attend one of the regular member meetings, you know that

the Foundation continues to donate to many charities. We always talk about were the

funds go, however, rarely do we say where the money comes from.

The key source of our revenue is you, our members. Each year our direct mail campaign

results in donations of over $4,000. Whenever we do a special project like the courthouse

bell tower, we again go to you. That project alone raised over $10,000 all of which was

used to reconstruct the tower. Every time you hear the bell, remember it rings because of

you. We also do events every two or three years. Over the years, we have held events

inviting not only members and their families to participate but the community as well.

We’ve held art auctions, fun ‘draisers and our most recent endeavor, a beer and wine

tasting event at ShawneeCraft Brewery located on the property of The Shawnee Inn and

Golf Resort.

This year we provided three graduating seniors with scholarships and funded programs

through the East Stroudsburg University Foundation, Pocono Family YMCA, and Pocono

Arts Council. We are pleased to also helped to fund books, “What’s Happening in

Dependency Court” for children coming through the court system. As the numbers are

finalized from the beer and wine tasting event, we will be donating to both the new

Children’s Advocacy Center of Monroe County and Camp Cadet Troop “N”. Thank you

for allowing us to help our community on your behalf.

Bill Reaser



Monroe County Brief Page 3

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - Video

How a Litigation Notebook Can Help You

Win

3 substantive/ 0 ethics

9:00 am to 12:30 pm

Registration begins at 8:45 am

Members $139/ Non- members $159

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - Groupcast

Developing the Trial Story: Lessons from

Thinking Fast & Slow & the Art of

Filmmaking


8:30 am – 3:30 pm


Breakfast and lunch included


Buying & Selling a Business


9:00 am – 1:15 pm


Members $ 279/ non-members $299

Breakfast included

Thursday, October 24, 2013 - Video

The Gun Control Debate


9:00 am to 12:30 pm


Members $ 139/ Non-members $ 159

Monday, October 28, 2013 - Groupcast

Pretrial Practice Series: Session 2 –

Discovery Strategy


12:30 to 3:45 pm

Registration begins at noon

Members $ 229/ non-members $ 249

Lunch is included


Estate Planning: Beyond the Basics


9:00 am to 4:30 pm


Members $ 279/ non-members 299


Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - Groupcast

17th Annual Family Law Update


8:30 am to 12:45 pm



Breakfast is included

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - Groupcast

Pretrial Practice Series: Session 3-

Preparing for Trial


12:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Registration begins at noon

Members $ 229/ non-members $ 249

Lunch is included

Thursday, November 7, 2013 - Groupcast

Elder Law Update


9:00 am to 12:15 pm




Friday, November 8, 2013 - Groupcast

Selecting & Influencing your Jury (PEG)


8:30 pm – 3:30 pm


Breakfast & lunch included

Monday, November 11, 2013 - Groupcast

A Day on Electronic Discovery with the

Country’s Leading Experts


9:00 am to 4:30 pm



Lunch is included

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - Video

17th Annual Insurance Institute


9:00 am to 5:00 pm


Members $ 169/Non- members $ 189


Thursday, November 14, 2013 - Groupcast

Working with Titles in Oil & Gas Law


9:00 am to 1:15 pm


Breakfast included

Members: $199/ Non-members: $219

Monday, November 18, 2013 - Groupcast

School Law


9:00 am – 1:15 pm



Members: $ 249/ Non-members: $269

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - Video

Advanced Issues in Social Security

Disability


9:00 am to 5:00 pm



Breakfast & lunch included

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - Video

Arbitration: Problems, Solutions &

Developments


9:00 am to 12:30 pm



Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - Video

Shanin Spector: Lessons Learned from the

Goretzka Case


9:00 am to 12:30 pm




Shanin Spector: Lessons Learned from the

Goretzka Case


9:00 to 12:30 pm



Monday, December 9, 2013 - Groupcast

Municipal Liability Actions


9:00 am – 1:15 pm



Members: $249/ Non-members: $269

Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - Groupcast

Ethics Marketing and More: CLE Fun

with Sean Carter


9:00 am to 4:30 pm


Breakfast and lunch are included


Thursday, December 12, 2013 - Groupcast

Criminal Law Update


12:00 pm to 4:15 pm


Lunch is included


Upcoming PBI Schedule at the Bar Center – Live-feed Group-casts & Video Replays

Courses subject to cancelation by PBI due to no or low pre-registration.


The Lawyer Referral Service is now the Find a Lawyer Program! The name has changed to more accurately describe the

nature of the program. You will notice a change in wording reflecting the name change in any correspondence the Bar

Association sends regarding this program going forward.

The Find a Lawyer program is now available online. Anyone who is looking for an attorney in Monroe County can find one

through our online system by visiting the MCBA website www.monroebar.org. The online system is the same as we use at the

office and meets the goal of being fair and random to the participants.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the Bar Association at 570.424.7288.

Find a Lawyer replaces Lawyer Referral

Upcoming PBI - Continued

Friday, December 13, 2013 - Groupcast

Current Issues in Nursing Home

Litigation


8:30 am – 3:30 pm



Members: $ 279/ Non-members: $299

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - Groupcast

Collecting & Enforcing Judgments


9:00 am to 4:15 pm


Members $ 299/ Non-members $319



Advanced Issues in Civil Practices and

Procedure


9:00 am to 1:30 pm


Members $ 139/ Non-members $159

Friday, December 20, 2013 - Video

Ethics Potpourri – Privilege Worth

Protecting?:

Bringing Third Parties Into Attorney-Client

Interviews


9:00 am – to 10 am



Courses subject to cancelation by

PBI due to limited attendance

PBA President Forest Myers was entertaining as he talked about all the

initiatives and projects at the state level. It was a pleasure having the

PBA President and President-Elect, Frank O’Connor with us for the

conference. Tim Kelly, Zone 5 Governor joined us for the day also.

It was very nice to have so many of our county officials and row officers

join us for the Bar Association’s premier annual event. We appreciate

their time and interest.

And, the vendors. What can we say about the vendor? Their financial

support helps us maintain the low registration fee. We know they were

very pleased with the time all of you spent with them. Many of these

vendors have been coming back year after year, so please remember them

whenever you are in need of their services.

Thank you to all that attended the Judges’ Round Table. The opportunity

for all of our six judges and our members to sit down and hold open and

honest discussion is one that everyone values. Thank you to the

members that offered questions and comments. We look to expand this

part of the day in the future.

If you stayed until the end, we hope you had a fun time just relaxing on

the veranda eating some great hors d’oeurvres and sipping on a glass of

wine or ShawneeCraft beer. It was really the perfect ending to a perfect

day. We even had a drawing for some cool prizes. Thank you to

Shawnee Inn for providing us with a one night stay!

Finally, mark September 19, 2014 down for our next Bench Bar

Conference! Much more to follow, but not for a while!

Bench Bar Conference (cont)

2013 Bench Bar Raffle Prize Winners

Dave Gordon – Bottle of Wine

Hillary Madden – 25% off 2013 MCBA Dues

Michelle Thoman – Free Lunch & Learn

Mark Primrose – 2 Tickets NYC Bus Trip or Baseball Game in 2014

Megan Reaser – Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort – One night stay

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New Members

Brian Gaglione, Esquire

Leeth & Gaglione

818 Ann Street

Stroudsburg, PA 18360

570.421.7282

570.300.2354 Fax

Joshua F. May, Esquire

North Penn Legal Services

10 North Tenth Street

Stroudsburg PA 18360

570.424.5338 ext 2958

570.424.8004 Fax

Bradley A. Schmidt, Esquire

Attorney at Law

529 Sarah Street


570.213.4494

570.421.6059 Fax

Welcome Law Clerks

Robert Aldrich

President Judge Margherita Patti Worthington

Monroe County Courthouse

610 Monroe Street


Shamira Cooper

Judge Jonathan Mark


610 Monroe Street


Caitlin Glenn



610 Monroe Street


Michelle Polato



610 Monroe Street


Edriana Symia

Judge Jennifer Harlacher Sibum


610 Monroe Street


Member Changes

Bernard A. Anderson, Esquire

Office of Attorney General

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

680 Baltimore Drive

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

570.826.2051

Patrick Best, Esquire

Anders, Riegel & Masington, LLC

18 North Eighth Street

Stroudsburg, PA 18360

570.424.1117

570.424.2814 Fax

Michael F. Frisbie, Esquire

Weber, Kracht & Chellew

847 W. Market Street

P.O. Box 258 Perkasie, PA 18944

215-257-5114

215-257-0506 Fax

Shawn P. Phillips, Esquire

Coordinated Health

3435 Winchester Rd., 4th Floor

Allentown, PA 18104

610.861.8080 Ext 36593

Remember to notify the MCBA office if

Remember to notify the MCBA office if you have any changes to your membership. Up-to-date member information is available on the MCBA website: www.monroebar.org


Monroe County Bar Association 913 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

570.424.7288

Fax: 570.424.8234

Denise M. Burdge

Executive Director

[email protected]

Taharah Nix

Administrative Assistant/Journal Coordinator

[email protected]

Zenzi Boone

Clerical Staff

[email protected]

www.monroebar.org

Tid-bits of Info

Please remember to support these vendors and advertisers!

ESSA Bank & Trust First Northern Bank and Trust

National Penn Investors Trust Company Pocono Tranquil Gardens

Riley and Company Stotz & Fatzinger

USI Affinity CSI Asphalt

Frailey Insurance and Financial Services Jack Muehlhan Real Estate Auctioneers

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

Estate Lawyers Lunch – 1st Wednesday Real Estate Attorneys Lunch – 2nd Tuesday

Municipal Law Lunch – 3rd Tuesday Willowtree Inn, Noon- 1:00 pm

Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Lunch – 4th

Tuesday

Sarah’s Cafe

FOR UP-TO-DATE MCBA NEWS

and

COURTHOUSE NEWS

GO TO

MCBA Legal Links Page

2013 Monroe County Bar Association

Officer and Directors

Jane Roach Maughan President Daniel M. Corveleyn Vice President Lori J. Cerato Secretary Todd W. Weitzmann Treasurer Jeffrey A. Durney Member at Large Timothy J. McManus Member at Large Kathleen Walters Member at Large/YLD

President

Directories were distributed at the

Bench Bar Conference.

If you did not attend the

conference and did not receive a

copy thru the mail or thru your

courthouse box, please email or

call the MCBA office at

570.424.7288

[email protected]




http://www.monroebar.org/newsite/site/legallinks.htm





Monroe County Bar Association Holiday Schedule

Thanksgiving Holiday – Closed November 28 & 29, 2013

Christmas Holiday– Close at 1:00 pm December 24, 2013 & Closed on December 25, 2013

New Year’s Holiday – Close at 1:00 pm December 31, 2013 & Closed on January 1, 2014

On Thursday, October 10, 2013, our friend and colleague, William Robinson passed away. The Monroe County Bar Association will hold a memorial service on Friday, November 8, 2013, at 4:00 pm in Courtroom #1, Monroe County Court House. The funeral service will be at 10:00 am Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Christ

Episcopal Church, 205 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg.

Monroe County Bar Association 2014 Slate of Officers

Lori J. Cerato, President Todd W. Weitzmann, Vice President Jeffrey A. Durney, Secretary Timothy J. McManus, Treasurer Jane Roach Maughan, Past President Elizabeth Bensinger Weekes, Member at Large

Mark A. Primrose, Member at Large Young Lawyers Division – Member at Large TBA

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