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News:
"Top Lawyer"
Patricia T. Brennan was named one of the
Best Lawyers on the Main Line for Divorce and Family Law
by Main Line Today magazine, April 2007 issue.
click here to read the full text of the article:
"Mediation for Orphans' Court"
Patricia T. Brennan is a member of a task force formed in March
2007 to introduce mediation to cases involving will contests and guardianship disputes in the Chester County (PA) Orphans' Court. The task force will establish mediator qualifications, implement
policy and procedural guidelines for the mediators and create opportunities for mediator training in orphans' court issues. The task force will work with the Chester County judges to put the
program into effect.
Girl Scout Delegate
In May 2005, Patricia T. Brennan was appointed a Delegate to the
Girl Scouts of Freedom Valley Council for Area A (Chester County). In October 2005, she attended the Girl Scouts of the USA National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the
Freedom Valley delegation. Ms. Brennan was recently honored for her ten years of service to Girl Scouting as a troop leader.
Supreme Court Committee
In January 2002, Patricia T. Brennan was appointed to the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Gender Bias in the Justice System.
Recent Publications:
Click here to read the text of recent news items featuring Patricia T. Brennan:
"Should You Mediate Your Divorce?"
Daily Local, November 2005
"Courts May Attach Pension as Contempt Sanction," PA Family Lawyer, Issue No. 4 December 2001
"Peer Mediation," Daily Local News, May 8, 2001
"More Elderly Couples Calling It Quits After Years of Marriage," Daily Local News, March 2001
"Mediate vs. Litigate", SBN (Small Business News) Philadelphia,
August 2000
"You Need a Lawyer If...", Main Line Today, January 2000
"Supreme Court Upholds Emily Post", Chester County Bar Association's "New Matter", January 2000
New and Recent Speaking Engagements:
"Mediation Skills Make you a Better Lawyer"
March 22, 2007
Presented to: Mediation Practicum
Villanova University School of Law
"Your First Divorce Client"
February 13, 2007
Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Continuing Legal Education for Lawyers
Philadelphia, PA
Co-Presenters: Michael Viola, Esquire, Philadelphia
Ellen S. Fischer, Esquire, Willow Grove
Jessica A. Pritchard, Esquire, Doylestown
"Mediation in your Law Practice"
March 16, 2006
Presented to: Mediation Practicum
Villanova University School of Law
"Improve your Family Law Practice
by Referring Your Clients to Mediation"
January 19, 2006
Family Law Section of the Chester County Bar Association
Co-Presenters:
Claire L. Milliner, Esquire
Stephen I. Baer, Esquire
"What Every Lawyer Should Know About the Role of Physchologists in Custody Cases"
March 9, 2004
Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court
Co-Presenters:
William J. Litvin, Esquire
Betty Lupo, Esquire
Maureen Nacy, Esquire
"The Initial Consultation: How to Avoid Conflicts of Interest"
September 10, 2002
Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Advanced Mediation Training
Co-Trainer with Edward Blumstein, Esquire, Susan V. Edwards,
Esquire, and Daryl Endy Klein, Esquire
October 25-27, 2001
Chester County Bar Association, West Chester, Pennsylvania
"Mediation: The Role of Counsel - The Role of the Mediator"
September 24, 2001
Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court
Co-Presenters:
The Honorable Abraham J. Gafni
Professor of Law, Villanova University of Law
Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (retired)
President of the Arbitration Tribunal of the International Commission on Holocaust Issue Insurance
Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Esquire
Co-Chair, Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on the
Unauthorized Practice of Law
Merle G. Horwitz, Esquire
Christopher Barber, Esquire
Matthew Fox, Esquire
Helen Casale, Esquire
"Entrepreneurial Careers in the Legal Profession"
April 4, 2001
Sponsored by Women's Law Caucus of Villanova University
School of Law, Villanova, PA
Presenters:
Patricia Brennan - family lawyer and certified mediator
Melissa Maxman - candidate for state senate
Elaine Petrossian - Director of Career Services, Villanova Law School
"Everything you Wanted to Know about Mediation
but were Afraid to Ask"
January 25, 2001
Chester County Bar Association
Continuing Legal Education Seminar
West Chester, PA
Co-Presenter: Melanie McAteer, Esq.,
Chester County Court Administrator
"Mediation: The Next Step"
March 24, 2001
Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association of Social
Workers, Lake Harmony, PA
Co-Presenter: Dr. Sidney Portnoy, Mediation Associates
February 9, 2001
Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists
Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA
Co-Presenter: Dr. Sidney Portnoy, Mediation Associates
October 27, 2000
Pennsylvania Psychological Association Annual Meeting
Exton, PA
Co-Presenters: Dr. Sidney Portnoy, Mediation Associates and
The Honorable Katherine B. L. Platt, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, PA.
For more information about the PPA, contact them at
717.232.3817, or for information about Mediation Associates, visit our website at www.mediationassociates.com
"Lawyers and Mediators: Strange Bedfellows"
July 14, 2000
Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section,
Annual Meeting
Boston, Massachusetts
Co-Presenters: The Honorable Joyce Mozenter, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County; Maribeth Blessing,
Esquire, Judith Drasin, Esquire, Susan V. Edwards, Esquire, and Daryl Endy Klein, Esquire
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