From the Editor…

Greetings all! I hope you are enjoying this incredibly hot summer and are able to take a break from your hectic life and enjoy some down time. I am looking forward to getting away for a bit myself.

It has been busy at the Bucks County Bar Association, though. As you will see in this edition of the Writs , there have been several events. The Bucks County Bar Association hosted some of our state politicians at a lovely breakfast and it was a wonderful opportunity for a lively discussion on several important topics. I look forward to continuing this breakfast annually as it is incredibly important to continue the dialogue with our state legislators.

The Bar Association also hosted a great new member breakfast, which saw a wonderful turnout from new members and current members alike. This breakfast was hosted by our Member Services chair, Adam Tanker, and he did an excellent job organizing it. Well done Adam!

With these many breakfasts, there had to be a dinner in there somewhere. And there was! The prior presidents of the Bucks County Bar Association gathered together for the annual past presidents’ dinner. Chris Serpico happens to be a prior president of this excellent association and he wrote a lovely article about the event, which occurred at the happening Doylestown hotspot, Vela.

The Foundation always awarded scholarships, as well as recognized our mock trial winners. The Federal Courts section had their annual CLE and reception, which was very nice and several federal judges were in attendance.

As you can see, the Bar Association has been busy and will continue to be moving forward. The Bar Association is now in full swing to prepare for our big fall event, the annual Bench Bar Conference. This year, the conference will be held at Skytop in the Poconos. It promises to be tons of fun, as well as educational. However, perhaps the biggest draw is the plenary speaker for the conference. President Scheetz managed to convince the one and only Kerri Strug to come and speak at the Bench Bar

The Bar Association is now in full swing to prepare for our big fall event, the annual Bench Bar Conference. This year, the conference will be held at Skytop in the Poconos. It promises to be tons of fun, as well as educational.

Conference! As a gymnastic fan and one of the many people who watched Ms. Strug’s amazing Olympic vault, I am beyond excited and perhaps a bit star struck. Kerri Strug promises to be very inspiring, so I hope to see all of you at this conference.

With all of that said, please enjoy this edition of the Writs . A huge thank you to all of the people who took the time to write articles for this magazine. Additionally, a significant thank you to the staff at the Bar Association. Without you, this magazine would not happen! 

— Melanie J. Wender, Esquire

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