Estates Litigation

John S. Summers Elected Secretary of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation

Philadelphia, PA – January 11, 2005 – John S. Summers, a Shareholder in the litigation department of the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, was recently elected to serve as Secretary of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation.

Mr. Summers has served as a Trustee on the Bar Foundation’s Board for six years and is the immediate past Chair of the Grants Committee.  During his tenure as Chair of the Grants Committee, a special grant was awarded to address the legal needs of immigrants in 2003 and in 2004 a special grant was awarded to Community Legal Services (CLS) to address the pressing problem of predatory lending.

Mr. Summers is a civil and white collar criminal defense litigator.  In addition to his involvement with the Bar Foundation, he has served as a Member and Chair of a hearing panel of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.  He is also a member of the Board and the Executive Committee of The Reinvestment Fund.  Mr. Summers is currently Lecturer-in-Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he teaches “Appellate Advocacy.”

Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, a 50-lawyer firm, has offices in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Cherry Hill, New Jersey.  The firm’s practice includes litigation, bankruptcy and reorganization, corporate and business law, real estate, and tax and estates.  For more information on Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin visit our web site at www.hangley.com.