Appellate Advocacy, Moderator and Presenter, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Continuing Legal Education, 2009
The National Business Institute, A View From Bench—Tips from the Appellate Judge. Continuing Legal Education. 2009
Moderator, Women in the Profession Roundtable, April 2008
Panelist, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, CLE Program, “The Perils & Pitfalls of 1925(b), March 2008
Panelist, Forum of Executive Women in Politics & Policy Committee, “How to use Influence, Talents and Money to Gain a Seat at the Table,” Moore College of Art & Design, October 2007
Preside over mock trial presented by Boy Scout Troup 181, Gladwyne, Pa, October 2007
Guest Speaker, Republican Women of Pennsylvania Luncheon, Hannah Penn Club, September 2007
Panelist, Mealy’s Bad Faith Litigation Conference, Presentation on Appellate Assessment, September 2007
Bernard Segal Institute for Appellate Advocacy, Moot Court Judge, May, 2007
Special Guest Speaker, Right NOW! Philadelphia 2007 Annual Charity Tea, March 2007
Guest Speaker, Philadelphia Bar Association State Civil Litigation Section Luncheon, October, 2006
Guest Speaker, National Leading Law Firms Conference, Lowes Hotel, Philadelphia, June 2006
Guest Speaker, Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame Award for Expert Communicator Honoring Bonnie Squires, May 2006
Speaker, 2006 County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, March 2006
Induction of President Judge C. Darnell Jones, II as President Judge of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, January 2006
Keynote Speaker, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Pennsylvania (NAMI) 2005 Annual Conference, Criminal Justice Symposium, October, 2005
Guest Speaker, Montgomery County Council of Republican Women Committee Meeting, September, 2005
Guest Speaker, Philadelphia Bar Association State Civil Litigation Section Luncheon, September 2005
Panelist, The Lawyers’ Club of Philadelphia, Trial by Judge (Civil) presentation on Appellate Advocacy, July 2005
Guest Speaker, Philadelphia Bar Association Appellate Courts Committee Luncheon, May 2005
Keynote Address, ADR Institute, Alternative Dispute Resolution In Pennsylvania: Practicalities, Potentialities, and Impermissibility’s, March 2005
Panelist, Commission on Women in the Profession, Pennsylvania Bar Association, March 2005
Guest Speaker, Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor’s Dinner honoring Andrew Chirls, February 2005
Guest Speaker at the American Jewish Committee Philadelphia Chapter, 2005 Judge Learned Hand Award presented to Charisse R. Lillie, Esquire, January 2005
Keynote Speaker, Philadelphia Bar Association Bench-Bar Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, November 2004
Guest Speaker, Chester County Bar Association Family Law Section Luncheon, October 2004
Guest Speaker, State Civil Litigation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association, October 2004
Presentation of Commissions and Speech for Alan J. Wein, M.D., Chief of the Division of Urology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Twenty-Five Year Honorary Dinner, June 2004
Chair, Jewish Law Day, May 2004
Keynote Speaker, Montgomery County Courthouse 100 Year Anniversary Rededication, May 2004
Induction of Judge Susan Peikes Gantman to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, January 2004
Guest Speaker, Philadelphia Bar Foundation, Introduction of Morrie Shuster, Esquire, October 2003
Keynote Speaker/Presenter at the PICPA Divorce Conference, October 2003
Guest Speaker, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, September 2003
Guest Speaker, 20th Century Club, Pittsburgh, Pa, March 2003
Keynote Speaker, Jewish Business Network Luncheon, February 2003
Panel Speaker, Chancellor’s Forum, Philadelphia Bar Association, November 2002
Keynote Speaker, Jewish National Fund, Honoring Bucks County Rabbis, October 2002
Keynote Speaker, Delaware County Bar Association, Family Law Committee, September 2002
Guest Speaker, State Civil Litigation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association, May 2002
Guest Speaker, Green Hill Social Club, May 2002
Guest Speaker, Temple Adath Israel Congregational Breakfast, April 2002
Keynote Speaker, DRI’s Personal Injury Potpourri Seminar, April 2002
Commencement Address for Orleans Technical Institute, March 2002
Represent Pennsylvania Supreme Court at Conference on Bioterrorism, Biological Attack and the Courts, Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, Calif., January 2002
Guest Speaker, Philadelphia Bar Association, Women in the Profession Committee Luncheon, September 2001
Panel Judge – PBI/CLE Course on Appellate Advocacy, July 2001
Keynote Speaker, Jewish Business Network Luncheon, July 2001
Keynote Speaker, Cozen & O’Connor’s Women’s Group, June 2001
Presiding Judge of Pennsylvania High School Mock Trial Competition, March 2001
Keynote Speaker, District 11, Special Judges Association Dinner, March 2001
Guest Speaker, Women in the Law Forum, Laurel Hill Mansion, March 2001
Guest Speaker, Philadelphia Bar Association – Appellate Court Committee Luncheon, December 2000
Guest Speaker, Montgomery County Bar – Woman in Law Committee Luncheon, October, 2000
Panel Member, City of Philadelphia Law Department, Philadelphia Bar Education Center, “Maintaining Confidentiality and
They Attorney-Client Privilege,” July, 2000
Speaker, U.S. Information Agency, Center for Study on Federalism; speaking on “School finance as a political issue in Pennsylvania” July, 2000
Speaker at unveiling of Portrait Presentation of Justice Juanita Kidd Stout, June 2000
Featured speaker at Berks County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, April, 2000
Featured speaker at Parents Anonymous of Pennsylvania, April, 2000
Presiding Judge of Moot Court Final Mock Trial Competition at Temple Law School, March, 2000
Presentation of the Marvin E. Wolfgang Award to Judge Paul E. Panepinto and the honoring Philadelphia CASA’s, 1999
Speaker, U.S. Information Agency, Center for Study on Federalism, “How the PA Constitution relates to the U.S. Constitutional System”, 1999
Keynote Speaker, Governor’s Institute on Civics and Government, 1999
Panel Speaker, “A View from the Bench” Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Luncheon, 1999
Panel Speaker, “A View from the Top” Women’s Executive Retreat, 1999
Keynote Speaker, Green Valley Women’s Federation Day, 1999
Keynote Speaker, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Luncheon, 1999
Keynote Speaker, Family Law Section of State Trial Judges Conference, 1999
Panelist, Allegheny County Bar Association/Pennsylvania Bar Association Joint Continuing Legal Education program on Professionalism, 1997
Guest Speaker, Women’s Bar Association of Western Pennsylvania, “Approaching the Bench,” 1997
Guest Speaker, League of Women Voters Founders Luncheon, 1997
Panel Member, Allegheny County Bar Association, PA Bar Association Joint Program re: hypothetical family law on Professionalism, 1997
Keynote Speaker, NAFTA Conference, The European Union and Mercosur: Political And Economic Integration On Three Continents; Salvador – Bahia – Brazil, August 11, 1996 – August 13, 1996
Keynote Speaker, Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Corporate Counsel Association, 1996
Guest Speaker, The Greater Philadelphia Professional Network, Philadelphia, 1996
Guest Speaker, Villanova University Women’s Law Caucus Alumni Banquet, “How Women Are Changing Law”, Philadelphia, 1996
Guest Speaker, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Third Annual Personal Injury Institute Seminar, 1996
Honoree and Guest Speaker, Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession’s Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, 1996
Commencement Speaker, Widener University School of Law, 1996
Guest Speaker, Association of Legal Administrators, Independence Chapter, “Enhancing Leadership and Management Skills”, Philadelphia, 1996
Guest Speaker, Federalist Society of Widener University Law School, 1996
Host and Speaker, Philadelphia VIP Program for the Indigent, Philadelphia, 1996
Guest Speaker, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State, 1996 Commonwealth Prayer Breakfast, Harrisburg, 1996
Program Keynote Speaker, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section – January, 1995
Speaker, Philadelphia Bar Association on Workers Compensation, 1994
Faculty Presenter, PBI, “Hot Tips in Family Law,” April 1992
Program Speaker, Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) on the “Emerging Issues in Matrimonial Law in the 90’s” – September, 1990
Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Equitable Distribution Program, 1989
Program Speaker, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Law School for Non-Lawyers Community Outreach Program, June, 1989
Program Speaker, The Trial Advocacy Foundation of The Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, “The Settled Case” in “The Nuts and Bolts of the Family Law Case,” 1986
Course Planner and Lecturer, “Solving Problems Under The 1980 Divorce Code” for the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1983 and 1984
Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, “The Art of Negotiations,” 1980
