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In addition to their representation of clients, Hangley Aronchick lawyers are known for being highly involved in their community.
  • David Pudlin serves as a director of the Anti-Defamation League, for which he is a past Chairman of the Board, the Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates, and the U.S. Committee - Sports for Israel, and he recently finished seven years of service as a Trustee of The Baldwin School. He also has served as a Director of the Ludington Public Library, Federation Day Care Services, HIAS and Council, and Beth David Reform Congregation.

  • Bill Hangley is one of nine members of the Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Account ("IOLTA") Board.  He was appointed to serve in this position by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.  The IOLTA Board administers the funds created by the IOLTA system and distributes funds to non-profit organizations, law school-administered clinics, and administrative justice projects that provide civil legal services free of charge to the poor and disadvantaged.  Bill also serves on the Leadership Council of Community Legal Services, Inc.

  • HASP in the CommunityJoe Dworetzky, former board member of the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyer for the Arts, has represented writers, painters, dancers, and arts organizations for more than 25 years. Joe is a former Director of the William Penn Foundation.  He is currently a member of the Board of the Parkway Council Foundation and serves as Vice Chair of Mayor Nutter's Task Force on Tax Policy and Economic Competitiveness.

  • Mark Aronchick has received numerous awards and citations for leadership of civic and Jewish community organizations and for pro bono projects.

  • Daniel Segal is President of the Juvenile Law Center, past President of the Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education, past President of Akiba Hebrew Academy, and past Chair of the Philadelphia Soviet Jewry Council. Dan is the President of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia.

  • Michael Lieberman, Shareholder, LitigationSince, 2001, Michael Lieberman dedicated his pro bono practice to the representation of immigrants seeking asylum in the United States.  This has included minors who were subject to physical and emotional abuse in their home countries and individuals facing persecution in their home countries as a result of their political and/or religious beliefs and activities.  Michael serves on the Board of Directors of HIAS and Council Migration Service in Philadelphia, an organization that represents immigrants from many countries in a variety of matters and which resettles refugees in the Philadelphia area.

  • Richard Goldstein recently completed a two year term as President of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey.  The Federation encompasses Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester Counties and serves a Jewish population of approximately 50,000 through a network of local, national, and international agencies.  He continues to serve on the Federation’s Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and on the Federation’s Planning, Budget/Allocations, and Finance Committees.  Rick is a member of the Board of Directors of the Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council and is the chairman of the Goodwin Holocaust Museum and Education Center’s Task Force.  He also is a member of the Ambassadors Circle of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

  • James Matour is on the Board of the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, a non-profit entity which provides Chapter 7 Bankruptcy representation to indigent persons and has become a model for similar organizations nationally, and is a member of the Patrons Foundation, a private foundation which makes gifts to distressed individuals whose needs are not covered by other existing programs.

  • John Summers, Shareholder, Litigation John Summers is a member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the entity which drafts and then publishes various restatements of the law, model codes, and other proposals for legal reform.  He is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Reinvestment Fund,  Inc., which builds wealth and opportunity for low-wealth communities and low- and moderate-income individuals through the promotion of socially and environmentally responsible development.  John has also been active in the Philadelphia Bar Foundation for which he previously served as Treasurer. 

  • Wendy Beetlestone serves as a Trustee to Philadelphia University.  The Board of Trustees plays a key role in helping to shape the future of the University for its students who benefit from the educational experience the University provides.  She is also a Trustee and Treasurer of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, and sits on the Board of Directors of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, as well as the Forum of Executive Women.

  • Ashely Chan is the Legal Coordinator for the Homeless Advocacy Project's Adopt-A-Shelter Program at the Kirkbride Homeless Shelter in West Philadelphia which is the largest family shelter in Philadelphia.  She has received awards recognizing her role as Legal Coordinator for HAP and each year organizes a holiday party at Kirkbride which is sponsored by Hangley Aronchick.


  • Alan Promer has served as the President of the Harvard Law School Association of Greater Philadelphia since 2003.  Each year, the organization awards one or more fellowships to Harvard students who come to Philadelphia to work in the public interest during the summer.

  •  Monica Rebuck is on the Board of Directors of Shalom House, a non-profit organization that provides food, shelter, and services to women and children in crisis.

  •  Sozi Tulante is a board member of the Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia's outstanding children's museum.  He is also on the Nationalities Service Center’s Board of Trustees.  The mission of the Nationalities Service Center is to help immigrants and refugees participate fully in American Society by helping them to protect their legal rights, strengthening families, and promoting self-sufficiency, eliminating barriers caused by language and cultural difference and promoting public awareness of the benefits of diversity in American Society. The Nationalities Service Center resettled Sozi's family in 1983.

  • Since 2001, Jason L. Reimer has been a volunteer of the YMCA in various capacities throughout the mid-Atlantic region. He was recently honored by the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington with the Volunteer of the Year Award at the YMCA’s Annual Dinner. In 2001, he began working to create the YMCA D.C. Youth & Government program which is designed to empower youth to become ethical leaders and responsible citizens through training in the theory and practice of making public policy.