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Serving the Profession and
the Community since 1885

2020 OFFICERS
Patrick J. Kurtas, Esq., President
Jacqueline M. Reynolds, Esq., President-Elect
Sarinia M. Feinman, Esq., Vice President
Justin A. Bayer, Esq., Treasurer
Lisa A. Shearman, Esq., Secretary

SIDEBAR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Co-Chairs
Gary J. Friedlander, Esq.
Dennis R. Meakim, Esq.
Denise S. Vicario, Esq.
Robert R. Watson, Jr., Esq.
Regular Columnists:
Joel B. Bernbaum, Esq.
Jack Costello
Jim Mathias
Dennis R. Meakim, Esq.
Jules J. Mermelstein, Esq.
Denise S. Vicario, Esq.
Nancy Walsh
Robert R. Watson, Jr., Esq.

CONTENTS SUMMER/FALL 2020
In Every Issue & Short Features :
4 		 President's Message

13 	 A Word From USI Affinity

8	 	 Book Review

14 	 Legal Aid of Southeastern PA

10	 	 Bits & Bytes

16 	 MCAP Update

11 	 Montgomery Bar Foundation

46 	 Member News

12 	 Young Lawyers Section

Features :
COVER:
35 	 .MBA Leadership Academy Seeks
		 Applicants for 2021 Class

17

36 	 Introductory Remarks from
		 Kristen M. Gibbons Feden, Esq.

Practicing in
a Pandemic

37 	 Rabbits, Deer, and Elephants
		 - A Conversation with Lawyer Referral 		
		 Panelist Harold M. Goldner, Esq.

MBA STAFF
Denise S. Vicario, Esq.
Executive Director
Hazel Bergquist
Accounting Manager
George Cardenas
Director of Information Technology
Jack Costello
Director of Operations and Communications
Jessica Gambone
Montgomery County Law Reporter
Desktop Publisher
Jim Mathias
Director of Marketing, Development
and Public Affairs
Sherry Sutton
Lawyer Referral Service Coordinator
Pattie Walker
Membership Coordinator
Megan Ware
Front Office, Event & CLE Coordinator
Sandy Whittington
Accounting
The SIDEBAR Committee invites articles and news
information of interest. Please send content to: MBA,
c/o SIDEBAR Committee, P.O. Box 268, Norristown, PA
19404-0268 or email: sidebar@montgomerybar.org.
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material submitted and/or to omit the same from publication.
Most articles are written by members for members.

7 		 Constitution Day Speech

38 	 The MBA's 19th Amendment Project:
		 Women Who Inspire Us

21 	 MBA Bids Farewell to Longtime
		 Executive Director Nancy Paul
22 	 MBA Welcomes its New Executive
		 Director, Denise S. Vicario, Esq.
24 	 MBA Past Presidents Honor Nancy Paul
26 	 Delaware Valley Legal Expo 2020 -
		 A True Gamechanger
30 	 A Powerful Pivot: The Robert E. Slota, Jr. 		
43 	 The Current State of COVID-19 Claims
		 Summer 1L Diversity Program Forges
		 in PA Workers' Compensation
		 New Paths
44 	 Meet Our New Judges
31 	 Legal Writing Tips from MBA Leaders
34 	 Tied in a Single Garment of Destiny
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