Bucks Writs - Spring 2017 - 7

Need a Lawyer?

LSC. Former Governor Dick Thornburgh wrote an op-ed
discussing the importance of civil legal aid. Partners from
more than 150 major law firms signed a letter to the
director of the OMB stressing the importance of their
own partnerships with legal aid organizations. Finally,
the Deans of more than 160 law schools sent a letter
to Congressional leaders identifying legal aid as a vital
constituent service.

Welcome to the Bucks County Bar Association's
Lawyer Referral and Information Service
(LRIS) serving all of Bucks County. The LRIS is
a public service of the non-profit Bucks County
Bar Association. Each year the LRIS responds to
thousands of callers, referring them to attorneys with
experience in the appropriate area of law or to area
agencies able to provide assistance.

We share the serious concerns of the LASP and this broad
cross-section of the local and national legal community. We
believe in justice for all, not just for those who can afford it.

Persons identified as needing legal representation
and who do not claim inability to pay an attorney
will be referred by LRIS to a participating
attorney. LRIS participation is open to all
Bucks County Bar Association members
having their primary office in
Bucks County. You can
contact the LRIS at
215-348-9413. 

Don't be a stooge. Think, act and speak out on behalf of
legal aid funding.
For additional information, contact LASP Development
Director Ann Tydeman-Solomon at 610-275-5400 ext.
123, asolomon@lasp.org, or consider making a donation:
https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/LASP . 

-Scott L. Feldman

New BCBA Executive Director, Stacey Mulholland
The Bucks County Bar Association is pleased to announce the hiring of Stacey Mulholland
as its new Executive Director. Stacey's hiring brings to a successful conclusion the search
process that began last November with the Board's empaneling of an Executive Director
Search Committee, which I was privileged to chair. Over the course of the ensuing months,
our Committee evaluated the Executive Director job description, the Association's needs
and our own expectations in a new Executive Director. After advertising the position,
our Committee reviewed over 100 resumes and conducted two rounds of interviews,
concluding the process at the end of March.
Stacey has served as the temporary Executive Director since February, so her transition into
the permanent position will be pretty seamless. In a later issue of the Writs, we will ask
Stacey to tell us more about herself and her outlook for the Association, but briefly Stacey
most recently worked (for six years) as Deputy Chief of Staff/District Director for former
Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick. Prior to that, Stacey worked for two Bucks County
non-profit organizations. She and her family live in Plumstead Township, not far from our
Doylestown office. The Association is in very good hands with Stacey now at the helm.
The next time you have the opportunity, please welcome Stacey to our Association. 
-Timothy J. Duffy

SPRING 2017

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