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DCBA COMMITTEES

The Delaware County Bar Association has two types of Committees.  “Standing Committees” were created pursuant to the Association By-Laws and cannot be changed without by-law revision.  “Special Committees” are created by the President , in consultation with the Board, as necessary.

To join one of these Committees or get more information about them, please contact William Baldwin, Executive Director, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

STANDING COMMITTEES Arbitration Chair: Donald M. Grimes
  Bar Membership Directory   Chair: Karen E. Friel
  Bench Bar Relations Chair: William G. Halligan
  Budget and Finance Co-Chairs: Lyn B. Schoenfeld and Donald J. Weiss
  By-Laws Chair: Robert F. Kelly, Jr.
  Community Outreach Chair: Gene A. Foehl
  E. Wallace Chadwick Memorial Fund Chair: Robert N. Speare
  Economics of the Practice of Law Chair:  Eugene J. Malady
  Fee Dispute Resolution Chair: R. Scott Aldridge
  Historical Records Chair: F. Harry Spiess, Jr.
  Judicial Selection/Retention Chair: William Chip Mackrides
  Law Day Chair: William Chip Mackrides
  Legal Education-Civil Division Co-Chairs: Joseph J. DelSordo and Patrick Shea
  Legal Education-Criminal Division Chair: Lorraine M. Ramunno
  Legal Education-Family Law Division Chair: Patricia H. Donnelly
  Legal Education-Orphans’ Court Division Chair: Robert R. DeLong, Jr.
  Legal Journal Chair: Ronald A. Amarant
  Legal Services to the Poor Chair: Donald J. Weiss
  Legislative Co-Chairs: Leonard A. Sloane and Frank J. Wesner, Jr.
  Long-Range Planning Chair: Michael F. Wenke
  Mastership List Chair: Michael R. Sweeney
  Medical-Legal Chair: Virgie M. Vakil
  Membership Chair: Mary V.Z. Wachterhauser
  Municipal Solicitors- Boroughs and Townships Chair: George B. Cordes
  Municipal Solicitors-School District and Authority Chair: Michael P. Pierce
  Newsletter Chair: Kathryn A. Meloni
  Nominating Chair: Joseph T. Mattson
  Orientation Co-Chairs: Eugene J. Malady and Kathleen A. O'Connor
  Personnel Co-Chairs: Craig B. Huffman and Gerald C. Montella
  Rules-Civil Chair: Nicole M. Brungard
  Rules-Criminal Chair: Douglas L. Smith
  Rules-Orphans’ Court Chair: Cynthia A. McNicholas
  Rules-Family Law Chair: Kathryn L. Hilbush
 

Trial Practice-Civil Division

Chair: Mark S. Pinnie

  Trial Practice Criminal Division Chair: Arthur T. Donato, Jr.
  Unauthorized Practice of Law Chair: J. Michael Sheridan
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SPECIAL COMMITTEES Accounting and Law Chair: Joseph P. O'Brien
  Alternative Dispute Resolution Chair: Andrew J. D'Amico
  Audit Co-Chairs: Michael P. Pierce and Donald J. Weiss
  Bankruptcy Chair: Scott F. Waterman
  Bench Bar Conference Chair: Colleen M. Neary
  Civil Rights Chair: Nancy C. DeMis
  Corporate Counsel Chair: Jonathan Peri
  County Council/Bar Relations Chair: John P. McBlain
  Courthouse Space Chair: Michael P. Pierce
  Disability Law Chair: M. Shannon Moore
  District Justice Co-Chairs: Stephanie H. Klein and Christopher R. Mattox
  Elder Law Co-Chairs: Linda M. Anderson and Dana McBride Breslin
  Entertainment/Social Chair: William Chip Mackrides
  Federal Practice Chair: Robert M. Firkser
  Golf Podium Chair: William G. Halligan; Tournament Chair: F. Harry Spiess, Jr.
  Immigration Law Chair: Laurence L. Smith
  Insurance and Benefits Chair: J. Michael Sheridan
  Intellectual Property Chair: Robert B. Famiglio
  Labor and Employment Law Co-Chairs: Nancy C. DeMis and Jonathan Peri
  Lawyer Help and Advice Co-Chairs: Raymond J. Falzone, Jr., and Thomas J. Stapleton, Jr.
  Past Presidents Co-Chairs: Colleen M. Neary and Michael P. Pierce
  Pro Bono Steering Chair: Stephanie H. Klein
  Real Estate Practice Chair: Vincent B. Mancini
  Solo Practitioners and Small Firms Chair: Michael F. Wenke
  Tennis Chair: Joseph A. Malley, III
  Workers’ Compensation Chair: James R. Flandreau