Giving back to the community has always been an important part of the culture at Montgomery McCracken. The firm has a long history of service to the community.
Our philosophy of community service is reflected in our extensive and diverse civic leadership, volunteerism and pro bono service and contributions. Our lawyers provide significant pro bono legal services to a number of local, regional and state nonprofit entities, civic and educational organizations, and religious institutions. Over the years, the firm’s lawyers have served as board members or officers in a multitude of these and other civic and charitable organizations. The firm is proud of its long-standing commitment to supporting worthy endeavors locally, regionally and internationally.
Some of the organizations, projects and events that the firm has supported or participated in include:
Pennsylvania
- Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
- American Red Cross Blood Drives
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Clean Air Council
- Committee of Seventy
- Cradles to Crayons
- Delaware Valley Children’s Charity
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s Supervision to Aid Reentry (STAR) Program
- Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia
- Homeless Advocacy Project
- Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Philadelphia Bar Association’s Green Ribbon Committee Tree Planting at Riverbend Environmental Education Center and Lemon Hill Park
- Philadelphia Bar Foundation Golf Classic
- Philadelphia Local Board of the Federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program
- Philadelphia Reads
- Philadelphia VIP
- Police Athletic League
- SeniorLAW Center
- Special Olympics Pennsylvania
- Support Center for Child Advocates
- The Riddle HealthCare Foundation of the Main Line Health System
- The Walnut Street Theatre
- United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
New York
- American Medical Research Foundation, Inc. (Works closely with Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America)
- B’nai B’rith Real Estate
- Community Board 8M
- East Midtown Partnership
- Evergreen Review
- Louis Armstrong House Museum
- New York Cares
- Partnership for Afterschool Education (PASE)
- Selfhelp Community Services
New Jersey
- Anchor House Ride for Runaways
- Camden County Bar Foundation’s Adopt-A-Family Program
- Center for Environmental Transformation
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament
- National Muscular Sclerosis Society’s Bike MS: City to Shore
- Sacred Heart Legal Clinic
Community Service News
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee - Member Spotlight on Ernest D. Holtzheimer
February 28, 2018
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee (February 2018 issue)Pennsylvania ‘Juvenile Lifer’ Granted Parole After 26 Years of Incarceration
February 21, 2018
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee (February 2018 issue)Partner David S. Blum Elected Chairman of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Board of Governors
February 1, 2018
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee (February 2018 issue)Partner Joel B. Rosen Appointed Chair of New Jersey Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Oversight Committee
January 8, 2018
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee (February 2018 issue)Michael C. Witsch Selected to Serve on the Board of Directors of the Public Interest Law Center
December 8, 2017
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee (February 2018 issue)Robert H. Bender Appointed as Secretary of the Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association
December 7, 2017
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee (February 2018 issue)Ernest D. Holtzheimer Elected to the Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association
December 6, 2017
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee (February 2018 issue)Ernest D. Holtzheimer Appointed Board Member of The Spruce Foundation
August 2, 2017
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee (February 2018 issue)Recent Events
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On April 13, 2017, the South Jersey Young Professional Association held its 8th annual Halo Ball and raised a record donation. Ernie Holtzheimer and Kate Eisenmann are pictured with Kasey Massa, President of Camp No Worries.
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Montgomery McCracken attorneys Cora Dayon, Kate Eisenmann and Melanie Leney are pictured at Alice Paul Institute’s 2016 Equality Awards.
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On April 9, Clean Air Council held its annual Run for Clean Air. Mara Smith, Arianna Goodman, Tricia Sadd, Ernie Holtzheimer, Mike Witsch and Patrick Hayburn participated in the run to celebrate Earth Day.
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In December 2016, Montgomery McCracken attorneys and staff participated in the Philadelphia Polar Plunge to support Special Olympics Pennsylvania.
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In Oct 2016, Montgomery McCracken attorneys participated in the Thomas Miller (Americas) Play for P.I.N.K. Golf Outing.
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Montgomery McCracken is proud to support Red Nose Day. Our lawyers and staff gladly wore red noses for the day in support of a great cause. To learn more about the cause or to make donation, please visit rednoseday.org.
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The MMWR Team at the Clean Air Council’s 2014 5k Run for Clean Air, of which the firm was a sponsor.
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Partner Joseph Stapleton was recognized by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as one of its volunteers with the most service hours in 2013.
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Firm attorneys and staff volunteered at the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory sorting clothing donations for children in need.
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MMWR’s Cherry Hill office participated in the Camden County Bar Foundation’s Adopt-A-Family Program, coordinated by the Foundation’s Public Benefits and Young Lawyers Committees.
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Several members of the firm spent a day planting trees at the Riverbend Environmental Education Center in Gladwyne, Pa. in support of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Green Ribbon Committee Day of Service Tree Planting Project.
