Consumer fraud product labeling class actions have dramatically increased-in fact, more than doubled-in recent years. Your company should be prepared for a lawsuit and know how to defend it. TOPICS COVERED The statistics behind the nationwide snowballing trend of consumer fraud product labeling class actions Why consumer goods companies should anticipate product labeling lawsuits How […]
About the Seminar In today's regulatory environment, nonprofit organizations and their board members and face a variety of risks. The seminar will discuss these pitfalls and strategies for how to get keep nonprofit organizations and their board membership safe from legal, financial and reputational harm. Panelists will discuss techniques for recruiting top quality board members, […]
Please join us for the second installment of our Minorities in the Military series, "Women In the Military," presented by Montgomery McCracken's Diversity Committee. Secretary Jessica L. Wright, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs and former Adjutant General for Pennsylvania, will discuss her military experience, her achievements, and what it was like to be […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Steven Pachman presented "Concussion: A Case-By-Case Approach...to Litigation" to hundreds of athletic trainers, other health care professionals, and others at the Second Biannual Matthew Gfeller Sports-Related Neurotrauma Symposium held recently at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. With reported head injuries on the rise for professional and youth players alike, Pachman […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Joel B. Rosen will be a panelist in the "Hot Topics and Tactics in Employment Litigation" section of the 2013 Labor and Employment Law Forum sponsored by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Labor and employment law has seen many changes during the past year. Make plans to attend this popular annual […]
8:30-8:40 | WELCOME - John M. Myers, Esq., Of Counsel, Montgomery McCracken 8:40-9:15 | THE COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION AND TODAY'S FAMILIES - The relationship between higher education institutions and families has become more complex. Colleges and universities find that the behaviors of some parents may be described as "helicopter" or "Velcro" as they […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Gregory Harvey will be a panelist at the Pennsylvania Bar Insitute's "Controlling Speech in 2013 - Money, Politics and Power" law policy forum. Mr. Harvey's session "Speech in Non-Presidential Elections" will outline political speech and contributions in judicial elections, contributions to attorney general elections, and the practical effect of recent decisions on election law. Topics […]
Montgomery McCracken attorney Chastity Bruno is presenting at the Pennsylvania Bar Association's 19th Annual Employment Law Institute. The group will discuss Litigating Independent Contractor Cases. April 16, 2013 – April 17, 2013
Montgomery McCracken partner Joel Rosen will be a speaker at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's 19th Annual Employment Law ("ELI") Seminar. Mr. Rosen will speak on the topic of "Benefits of Litigating an Employment Case in Federal Court rather Than State Court in New Jersey." The faculty at the Institute brings together many of the state's most respected […]
Kristen Polovoy and Julie Chelius, together with MMWR alum Monica Hennessy will serve as presenters for The Consumer Fraud Product Labeling Class Action Phenomenon: Labels, Language & Lessons - Now & The Future presented by the Camden County Bar Association. Program Overview Consumer fraud product labeling class actions have dramatically increased-in fact, more than doubled-in […]
Joel B. Rosen, a partner with Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads was a speaker at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's 19th Annual Employment Law ("ELI") Seminar. Rosen was a member of […]
Montgomery McCracken attorneys Steven Pachman and William Conaty presented "Concussions and the Law: Minimizing the Risk of Legal Liability" to Division I College Football Conference Commissioners, Directors of Athletics, and […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Charles B. Casper will serve as a speaker for the Law Seminars International's 9th Annual Comprehensive Conference on Class Actions and Other Aggregate Litigitation. The two-day seminar will […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Steven Pachman is a presenter at the College Athletic Trainers' Society Spring Symposium. He will present "Sports Medicine on Trial" in a mock trial format. The College Athletic […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Michael B. Hayes will be a speaker at Temple Law Alumni Association's CLE program "Facebook Crawls in Courtroom Walls." The program will address the use of emails, […]
Coming to the Avenue of the Arts, the 2013 Philadelphia Fiduciary Summit invites proactive retirement plan sponsors, human resources/finance executives, trustees and business owners in the greater Philadelphia area to […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Michael B. Hayes will serve as a speaker for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's "Tackling the Tiger of E-Discovery: Real-World Perspectives from the Bench, Bar and Consultant/Vendor Worlds." The […]
Senior counsel Gregory Harvey, chair of the firm's Public Election Law practice, and Michael Dimino, profesor of law at Widener School of Law in Harrisburg, Pa., are presenting "Citizens United […]
The Bar's Green Ribbon (Environmental Awareness) Committee will hold its annual roundtable over breakfast on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. at Montgomery McCracken, 123 South Broad Street, 28th […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Don Kramer will serve as a speaker for the Lobbying and Electioneering for Nonprofits webinar. Every year is election year. And every session of the Congress, state […]
Montgomery McCracken partners Alfred "Fred" Kuffler and John Levy and associate Melanie Leney will participate in the 2013 International Maritime Law Seminar, "Recent Developments in Maritime Law: A Multi-Jurisdictional Perspective" […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Jonathan Savar will present the "Financing an Entity" portion of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's program "LLC, LP, Corporation, General or Sole Proprietorship? A Guide to Choosing the Best […]
Partner Virginia Sikes is presenting at "The Top Ten Ways Private and Family Foundations Get Into Trouble," hosted by the Philadelphia Foundation on October 1. Private and family foundations are […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Michael B. Hayes will be a panelist at the Philadelphia Bar Association's Bench-Bar & Annual Conference 2013. He will discuss "Dealing With Difficult Clients: How To Recognize, […]
Montgomery McCracken is serving as a sponsor of the 10th Annual Apple Fest, being held Wednesday, October 9, from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at The Union League of Philadelphia […]
Montgomery McCracken is serving as one of the prime sponsors of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Greater Delaware Valley Chapter's 25th Anniversary Invitational Golf Tournament for the benefit of people with […]
John Myers is a presenter at the 23rd Annual Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference hosted by the University of Vermont. He discussed "Emerging Issues in Social Media: Applicant, Student, and […]
Montgomery McCracken partners Don Kramer and Karl Emerson will present the "State Charitable Solicitation Statutes: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask" webinar. Charities that seek contributions nationally must […]
Montgomery McCracken partner Virginia Sikes is presenting on "How to Create a Police Foundation" at the 120th Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference and Law Enforcement Education and […]
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to serve as a sponsor of the 2013 IMPACT Venture Summit, presented by the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT). To learn more about […]
8 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration 8:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation: "Off-Campus Response: Damned If We Do, Damned If We Don't" Julie Lyzinski Nettleton, Director for the Office of Alcohol and Other […]
