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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Appoints William T. Hangley to the Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Board
Philadelphia, PA – December 21, 2005 – William T. Hangley, Chairman of the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, has been appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to serve as one of nine members of the Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Board.
The Pennsylvania IOLTA Board, upon approval of the Supreme Court, administers the fund created by the IOLTA system and distributes funds to non-profit organizations, law school-administered clinics and administration of justice projects that provide civil legal services free of charge to the poor and disadvantaged.
Mr. Hangley is a trial lawyer. His practice includes First Amendment, antitrust, intellectual property, estates, environmental, construction, employment, securities, attorney malpractice and general business cases. Mr. Hangley was also recently appointed to serve a three-year term on the Council of the ABA’s Section of Litigation, and has chaired various committees and task forces in the Section. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and recently completed a two-year term as Chair of the College's Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a Member of the American Law Institute. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Task Force on the Judiciary of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation. Mr. Hangley has been named one of the top 5 commercial litigators in the state by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, he was named a “Top 10” Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2004 and 2005 and is regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, a 51-lawyer firm, has offices in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, PA and Cherry Hill, NJ. The firm’s practice includes litigation, bankruptcy, corporate/business law, real estate, tax and estates, and white collar criminal. For more information on Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin visit our web site at www.hangley.com.