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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EDEN R. BUCHER, President
JUSTIN D. BODOR, President-Elect
JAMES M. SMITH, Vice President
AMY B. GOOD, Treasurer
MICHAEL C. WIEDER, Secretary
ROBERT R. KREITZ, Director
ANDREA E. MERTZ, Director
JEFFREY D. BUKOWSKI, Director
JENNIFER L. GRIMES, Director
THAD M. GELSINGER, Director
JOHN E. REIGLE, Director
JEFFREY A. FRANKLIN, Immediate Past President
JORDAN FEGLEY, President YLS

BAR ASSOCIATION STAFF
KORI A. WALTER, Executive Director
KAREN A. LOEPER, Law Journal Secretary/Office Manager

Features:
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"With All Due Respect To The Court, I Disagree"
The State Of Civility In Pennsylvania Courts

10	 Berks Bar Welcomes New Citizens
14 	 Remote Online Notarization: Is the Mouse Mightier Than the Pen?
25	 Spotlight on New Members
27	 New World Disorder: Practicing Law During the COVID-19 	
	
Court System Shutdown

CAROLYN FAIR, Marketing Manager
LUCY BRITO, Community Service Manager
AMY J. LITVINOV, Law Journal Editor
PAMELA L. VANFOSSEN, Law Journal Assistant Editor
MATTHEW M. MAYER, Barrister Editor

Please submit materials or comments to:
Berks County Bar Association
544 Court Street, P.O. Box 1058
Reading, PA 19603-1058
Phone: 610.375.4591
Fax: 610.373.0256
Email: berksbar@berskbar.org
www.berksbar.org

Thank You

Our thanks are extended to the numerous people
who have contributed to The Berks Barrister.
Your time, energy and efforts are
sincerely appreciated.

Departments:
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Opening Statement

18 Wellness Wisdom
20 Book Review
22 Restaurant Review
26 Miscellaneous Docket
30 Closing Argument

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