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James Heffernen, Esq. Leaves a Lasting Legacy By Kate M. Harper, Esq., President, Montgomery Bar Foundation
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im Heffernen practiced law in Montgomery County for many years before his death in 2020, and leaves a lasting legacy through his deeds and life. Recently, the Montgomery Bar Foundation was notified that his legacy will also include a substantial gift of more than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars to the Foundation. I asked his daughter-in-law, Leslie Heffernen, Esq., also a Member of the Montgomery Bar, to share her memories of Jim with us, as she had at the annual Montgomery Bar Memorial ceremony after his death to remember him once again to us, his fellow Montgomery Bar Members. Here are her words: “As many of you may know, Jim passed away in September 2020. He was a 50-year member of the Montgomery County Bar Association. “Jim was a former clerk for the Honorable Alfred L. Taxis, Jr., a 1956 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and a US Navy veteran, having logged in more than 100 carrier landings while at sea. Jim was also one of the first attorneys in Montgomery County to receive his LL.M in taxation. “Growing up as the son of a house painter, college was beyond his financial means. Fortunately, he caddied at Plymouth Country Club and a member, a local businessman, offered to pay for his tuition. Jim never forgot the generosity extended to him and always gave back to the community through the creation of scholarships, charitable trusts, and support of
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