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| Upcoming Events |  | | 2024-2025 Membership Application and Membership Renewal | | 09-15-2025
September Board Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Board of Governors for The Justinian Society will take place on September 15, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
Location: Locks Law Firm, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 720 E, Philadelphia, PA and Zoom More... | | 09-25-2025
Portrait Unveiling for the Hon. Angelo Foglietta - Save The Date
TBD - Ceremonial Courtroom 653 City Hall
Reception to follow at 123 S. Broad Street Rooftop Lounge
Free to all members of the Bench and Bar More... | | 10-20-2025
October Board Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Board of Governors for The Justinian Society will take place on October 20, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
Location: Zoom More... | | 11-17-2025
November Board Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Board of Governors for The Justinian Society will take place on November 17, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
Location: Locks Law Firm, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 720 E, Philadelphia, PA and Zoom More... | | 12-08-2025
Justinian Society and Foundation Christmas Party
6 - 8 p.m. at The Arts Ballroom, 1324 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA More... | | 12-15-2025
December Board Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Board of Governors for The Justinian Society will take place on December 15, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
Location: Zoom More... | | 01-12-2026
January Board Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Board of Governors for The Justinian Society will take place on January 12, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
Location: Locks Law Firm, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 720 E, Philadelphia, PA and Zoom More... | | 02-09-2026
February Board Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Board of Governors for The Justinian Society will take place on February 9, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
Location: Zoom More... | | 03-16-2026
March Board Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Board of Governors for The Justinian Society will take place on March 16, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
Location: Locks Law Firm, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 720 E, Philadelphia, PA and Zoom More... | | 04-20-2026
April Board Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Board of Governors for The Justinian Society will take place on April 20, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
Location: Zoom More... | | 04-29-2026
Reception for EFLIT - Lawyers and Judges from Italy - Save The Date
5:30 p.m.
The Rooftop at 123 S. Broad Street More... | | 05-18-2026
May Board Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Board of Governors for The Justinian Society will take place on May 18, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
Location: Locks Law Firm, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 720 E, Philadelphia, PA and Zoom More... | | 12-08-2026
Annual Christmas Party - Save The Date
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The Arts Ballroom
1324 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA More... |
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| Justinian Society News | | 12-09-2024
Justinian Society Event Photos
Honoring 98th Chancellor of The Bar Association Katayun I. Jaffari, Esq
To see photos from the event, click here.
2025 Annual Beccaria Award Ceremony
To see photos from the event, click here.
The Justinian Society 2024 Justinian Christmas Party
To see photos from the event, click here.
2024 Annual Meeting/Election, Scholarship Reception and Luncheon honoring William Mignucci, President & CEO of Di Bruno Brothers
The Justinian Society and Foundation honored William Mignucci.. To see photos from the event, click here.
The Justinian Society 2023 Justinian Christmas Party
To see photos from the event, click here
Annual Meeting/Election, Scholarship Reception and Luncheon honoring Dario C. Altieri, MD President and Chief Executive Officer of The Wistar Institute Director of the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center Distinguished Professor, Robert and Penny Fox Immunology, Microenvironment & Metastasis Program.
The Justinian Society and Foundation honored Dario C. Altieri, M.D.. To see photos from the event, click here.
10/8/2023
2023 Beccaria Ceremony Awarded to Sara Jacobson, Esquire, Executive Director, Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania (PDAP) with Complimentary Reception.
The Justinian Society and the Philadelphia Bar Association Criminal Justice Section 2023 Beccaria Award given to Sara Jacobson. To see photos from the event, click here. More... |
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Past Chancellor Honored by Order Sons of Italy in America
05-15-2004
Justinian Society Past Chancellor, Richard F. Furia, Esquire, was honored as “Man of the Year” by the Order Sons of Italy in America, Ivy Ridge Lodge 251 at their 93rd Anniversary banquet. Mr. Furia was honored for his tireless dedication and support to the Lodge, to the Order, to the community as a whole and to Italian Americans.
Mr. Furia is the managing partner of the Philadelphia law firm, Furia and Turner. Currently he serves on the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors and is a delegate to the Pennsylvania Bar Association conventions beginning May 12, 2004. Furia has held national and state offices within the O.S.I.A., including National Orator, Chairman of the By-Law Committee, and National Secretary for the Commission for Social Justice and President of the Pennsylvania Commission for Social Justice. Past Chancellor of the Justinian Society of Italian-American Lawyers, Furia has served as a board member since 1984 and as a board member of the Justinian Foundation since 1996. He also is a member of the National Italian American Foundation, Council of 1000.
Among the dignitaries in attendance at the banquet were past U.S. Ambassador to Italy, Congressman Thomas Foglietta; Consul General from Italy, Lorenzo Mott; U.S. Congressman, Jim Gerlach; U.S. Congressman, Jim Greenwood; State Senator, Connie Williams; Chairman of Montgomery County Commissioners, Jim Matthews; Superior Court Judge, Jack A. Panella; Court of Common Pleas Judges: James Murray Lynn, William J. Mazzola, Louis J. Presenza, Sr., and Paul P. Panepinto; Montgomery County District Justice, John Murray, the Honorable Vito Canuso, the Honorable Michael J. McAllister, Justinian Society Chancellor, Denise Gentile; and President of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, O.S.I.A, William D. Bucci.
Furia was introduced by his daughter, Gina Furia Rubel, Esquire. A Citation was presented to him from U.S. Congressman Jim Gerlach; U.S. Congressman Jim Greenwood presented Furia with a U.S. flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol in his honor on March 27, 2004. Special recognition was given to Furia by Chairman of the Montgomery County Commissioners, James R. Matthews. Additional citations were given to him by Pennsylvania State Senator, Constance H. Williams and State Representative Melissa Murphy Weber. Furia received a letter of recognition from U.S. Senator, Arlen Specter, and a joint citation from the President of Philadelphia Council Anna C. Verna and Philadelphia Councilman Frank Rizzo. |
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