Philadelphia Family Court. (Photo: P.J. D'Annunzio)

Speakers

Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Dan Clifford and Carolyn Zack provided a presentation on recent rules from the Supreme Court Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee, including the new Supreme Court rule on parent coordination in Pennsylvania. Clifford is vice chair of the committee.

The program was to the Philadelphia Bar Association family law section at the Family Court building in Philadelphia.

Additions

Curtin & Heefner announced that Michael Senoyuit III joined the firm in the litigation and insurance law sections and criminal defense section.

Senoyuit has represented DUI clients since 1995. For the past 30 years he has been litigating insurance defense cases and has tried to verdict over 2,000 cases.

He is an active member of the National College for DUI Defense and a graduate of the NCDD summer session at Harvard Law School.

Senoyuit received his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law.

Elected and Appointed

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young partner Stephanie E. Sanderson-Braem was appointed to Pennsylvania State University’s gift planning advisory council on Oct. 22.

The gift planning advisory council assists Penn State in the areas of promotion, education and technical assistance with planned giving, and provides a forum for networking and support among professionals through formal meetings and informal relationships.

Sanderson-Braem represents individuals, families with young children, families preparing for retirement, families having a child with special needs, closely held business owners, doctors, CEOs, same-sex couples and fiduciaries managing all aspects of trust and estate administration.

She advises her clients on premarital agreements, business succession planning, lifetime giving and charitable giving in addition to the preparation and implementation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives.

Announcements

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