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PDI and PADC are jointly presenting a new program for the PDI/PADC Members and their clients. PDI/PADC will host "OSHA 10 Construction Training" presented by Lancaster Safety Consulting, Inc. on Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9 in the Large Conference Center, 1515 Market Street, Suite 2050, Philadelphia, PA 19102. The program offers instruction on […]
PDI and PADC are jointly presenting a new program for the PDI/PADC Members and their clients. PDI/PADC will host “OSHA 10 Construction Training” presented by Lancaster Safety Consulting, Inc. on Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9 in the Large Conference Center, 1515 Market Street, Suite 2050, Philadelphia, PA 19102. The program offers instruction on […]
PDI Middle District North will host and present a CLE and networking social on Thursday, May 1, 2015 - CLE - 4:00 p.m. and Social - 5:00 p.m. at The Scranton Club. Come and obtain 1 PACLE credit and enjoy the camaraderie with fellow attorneys. Topic of the CLE, and speakers TBA. BE ON THE […]
The Officers and Directors of the PDI East District will again host a Pizza, Beer, & Experts education and social event. This will be an hour long presentation entitled “How to Best Use an Expert” followed by social time to network with colleagues and the experts. The event will provide 1 PACLE substantive credit. You […]
Cyber Security Protection for Lawyers (2026) equips attorneys to prevent, detect, and respond to modern threats. Todd Scott, Esquire, VP of Risk Management, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, will cover phishing, deep-fakes and AI-driven fraud, Ransomware, data-loss prevention, secure communications, vendor/cloud risks, and practical safeguards (MFA, encryption, backups, zero-trust). Learn incident-response steps, breach-notification basics, ethics […]
Pennsylvania Association for Health Care Risk Management (PACHRM) has invited PDI Members to attend the PACHRM Annual Meeting on April 9-10, 2026 at the Nittany Lion Inn, State College, Pennsylvania. Through PDI, 9 PACLE Credits are available. Cost is $175 payable to PDI. The Agenda for the education portion of the program is as follows: […]
Pennsylvnaia Association for Health Care Risk Management (PACHRM) has invited PDI Members to attend the PACHRM Annual Meeting on April 9-10, 2026 at the Nittany Lion Inn, State College, Pennsylvania. Through PDI, 9 PACLE Credits are available. Cost is $175 payable to PDI. The Agenda for the education portion of the program is as follows: […]
Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI) and Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PAJ) welcomes registrants to the Trial Academy. Registrants will register and participate in a reception for networking and collegial conversation Download the PDF form here >>
PDI and PAJ faculty will great the registrants to begin a full day of education and practice trial skills. The problem case will have been distributed to the registrants in advance and will be used throughout the Trial Academy. The instruction and group sessions will involve trial theory and case framing and opening statements. The […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice P. Kevin Brobson and Justice Kevin Dougherty will speak to the registrants followed by discussion and group sessions related to expert direct and cross examination and closing statements. The Academy will conclude with a session of self assessment and questions and answers.
