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| Upcoming Events |  | | 2022-2023 Membership Application and Membership Renewal | | 06-12-2023
June Board Meeting
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July Board Meeting
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August Board Meeting
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September Board Meeting
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October Board Meeting
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November Board Meeting
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"SAVE THE DATE"
The Justinian Christmas Party
Arts Ballroom
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December Board Meeting
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| Justinian Society News | | 01-01-2022
Justinian Society Event Photos
To see all of the photos from our most recent events, see our Flickr account.
To see photos from the 2022 Justinian Christmas Party click here.
To see photos from the Beccaria Award held on December 13, 2022 given to Nathan J. Andrisani, Esq. for 2022 and Professor Louis M. Natali, Jr. for 2021 click here.
To see photos from the "In Person" Luncheon honoring Philadelphia Bar Chancellor Wesley R. Payne IV, Esq. held on February 17, 2022 click here.
To see photos from the 2021 "In Person" Luncheon honoring Phila Bar Assoc. Chancellor Lauren McKenna, Esquire and their immediate Past Chancellor Hon. A. Michael Snyder (Ret.) click here.
To see photos from the 2020 Beccaria Award held November 17, 2022 given to George Bochetto, Esq. click here. | | 06-17-2021
2021 First "In Person" Annual Meeting/Election Announcement
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Virtual Annual Meeting, Election & Scholarship Announcement
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News from The Justinian Foundation – 2020 Scholarship Recipient
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| Members of the Month |
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June 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
This month, the Justinian Society proudly spotlights the accomplishments of The Honorable Daniel R. Sulman is a judge in the Family Division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, where he served from July of 2016 to January of 2018 and from December of 2019 through the present, following appointments to the bench by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and election in 2021. The Judge is a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, a graduate of Philadelphia public schools and magna cum laude graduate of Temple University. He earned his law degree at Temple University Beasley School of Law. More...
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May 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
This month, the Justinian Society proudly spotlights the accomplishments of The Honorable Craig Levin who is a judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He assumed office on January 3, 2022. His current term ends January 5, 2032. Judge Levin was born and raised in Philadelphia. His life has been shaped by the communities where he grew up: First in West Oak Lane, then moving as a teenager to the Northeast. He attended Philadelphia Public Schools, graduating from Temple University with a B.S. in Finance and earned his Juris Doctorate from the Delaware School of Law at Widener University. He is a proud 'Philly guy' and loves all things 'Philly'. More...
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March 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
This month, the Justinian Society proudly spotlights the accomplishments of The Honorable Ann M. Butchart who was elected to a ten-year term as a Trial Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia in 2005 and was retained for a second term in 2015. She has presided in Family Court, Criminal Court and Civil Court. More...
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February 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
This month, the Justinian Society proudly spotlights the accomplishments of The Honorable Rosemarie Defino-Nastasi who presides in the Court of Common Pleas Criminal Trial Division in Philadelphia. She began her legal career working as an Assistant Defender for The Defender’s Association of Philadelphia. She then joined her family’s law firm in South Philadelphia working alongside her brothers, Michael and Vincent Defino. Judge Defino-Nastasi has presided in the Criminal Trial Division for over twenty years. More...
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January 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
This month, the Justinian Society proudly spotlights the accomplishments of President Judge Jack Anthony Panella of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in November 2003 and sworn into office as an appellate judge on January 9, 2004 and retained in 2013. On January 7, 2019, he was elected President Judge. His true devotion and commitment is to assure that the Superior Court does it best to serve the people and the members of the Bar in ways that are efficient and productive, and balances judicial independence with accountability. More...
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The Justinian Society and Foundation Honor Judge Louis J. Presenza and Elects Officers and Board Members at its Annual Meeting
06-10-2009
The Justinian Society and Foundation held their annual meeting and general election luncheon on June 10, 2009. The Honorable Louis J. Presenza was recognized at the luncheon for his many years of service to both Philadelphia’s legal community and the community at large.
The 2010 Justinian Society Officers with Judge Louis J. Presenza (from left to right): Vice Chancellor Edward J. DiDonato, Esq., Partner at Fox Rothschild LLP of Philadelphia; Chancellor Gina F. Rubel Esq., President and CEO of Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. of Doylestown, Pa., The Honorable Louis J. Presenza, Secretary Roberta D. Pichini, Esq., Partner at Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock and Dodig of Philadelphia; and Treasurer Gino J. Benedetti, Esq., Partner, Middle Market/Emerging Company Group of Dilworth Paxson LLP of Philadelphia.
“I have known Judge Presenza my entire life,” said Justinian Society Chancellor Gina Rubel. “Throughout his esteemed career, he has embodied the principles on which the Justinian Society and Foundation were founded including, fellowship, honor in the legal profession, the pursuit of justice, and a concern for public interest above all. We are privileged to count him among one of our own.”
At the 2009 luncheon, Justinian members also unanimously reelected the following officers for one-year terms:
Chancellor – Gina F. Rubel, Esq., President and CEO of Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. of Doylestown, Pa.;
Vice Chancellor – Edward J. DiDonato, Esq., Partner at Fox Rothschild LLP of Philadelphia;
Secretary – Roberta D. Pichini, Esq., Partner at Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock and Dodig of Philadelphia; and
Treasurer – Gino J. Benedetti, Esq., Partner, Middle Market/Emerging Company Group of Dilworth Paxson LLP of Philadelphia.
Attorneys unanimously elected to serve three-year terms on The Justinian Society’s Board of Governors are:
Martin Belisario, Esq., Partner at Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
Alessandra Carrafiello, Esq., Associate of Naulty, Scaricamazza & McDevitt, LLC
Annette Ferrara, Esq., Associate of Furia and Turner
Ryan Gatto, Esq., Law Clerk, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
Justin Moriconi, Esq., Associate of Alan L. Frank Law Associates, P.C.
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