The Pennsylvania Defense Institute

PDI EAST DISTRICT OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND EXPONENT HOST "World Cup Watch Party"
2026-06-17 16:30 - 19:30 UTC
Please join PDI East District Officers and Directors and PDI Gold Sponsor, Exponent, on Wednesday, June 17, as we watch England vs. Croatia and Ghana vs. Panama in the World Cup. Watch the games alongside your fellow PDI members and Exponent’s scientists and engineers. Please invite colleagues along who may be interested in joining PDI, as well.
We’ll kick things off at 4:30 p.m. at Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant. Expect all your game-day favorites: crab cakes, sliders, quesadillas, and more — plus soft drinks and an open bar to keep everyone in good cheer.
This is an opportunity to unwind, build relationships, and enjoy some football (aka soccer) in great company.

PDI WEST DISTRICT OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND VERSED SPRING FLING HAPPY HOUR
2026-04-29 15:00 - 18:30
PDI West District Officers and Directors and PDI sponsor VERSED invites you to a Spring Fling Happy Hour on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 @ City Works, 2 PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Come join your colleagues and friends for a late afternoon of good conversation, relaxation, and refreshing beverages and food. PDI thanks VERSED for proving this great event. BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION THAT WILL BE PROVIDED CLOSER TO THE EVENT.
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PDI MIDDLE DISTRICT NORTH OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS PRESENT "March Madness Watch Event" - DAVE & BUSTERS SCRANTON - THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026 @ 1:00 P.M
2026-03-19 13:00 - 15:00
PDI Officers and Directors invite you to attend and enjoy a few hours of Tournament Basketball with the opening of the NCAA National Tournament (MARCH MADNESS), good conversation, and cordial camaraderie with fellow attorneys at DAVE & BUSTER’S, 6000 Shoppes Boulevard, Moosic, PA on Thursday, March 19, 2026 starting at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Enjoy some refreshing drinks and appetizers as you root on your favorite teams. Also enjoy meeting and networking with PDI Statewide Sponsors. This will be an enjoyable and relaxing event with friends and colleagues. MAKE YOUR RESERVATION NOW. RSVP ON OR BEFORE TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026.
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PDI/PAJ MIDDLE DISTRICT SOUTH HOLIDAY SOCIAL - LEVEL 2, HARRISBURG - 5:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M.
2025-12-18 17:00 - 19:00
PDI/PAJ will co-host the Middle District South Holiday Party at LEVEL 2, 215 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please mark your calendars and plan on attending this great opportunity to enjoy good food, great drinks and fantastic opportunity to enjoy the holiday season with friends and colleagues.
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PDI/PADC/PATL EAST DISTRICT HOLIDAY PARTY
2025-12-09 17:30 - 19:30
PDI/PADC/PATL will host the East District Holiday Party @ The Lucy-Cescaphe, 231 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Plan on joining in the festivities and enjoy good company with friends and colleagues to bring in the holiday season.
Cost: $125 per person – $150 after November 30, 2025.
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PDI MIDDLE DISTRICT NORTH CIGAR AND BOURBON SOCIAL - THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025 CLE - 4:00 P.M. - SOCIAL 5:00 P.M. @ SCRANTON CLUB
2025-05-15 16:00 - 19:00
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 LOOKOUT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FORMS.

PDI WEST DISTRICT AND VERSED PRESENT SPECIAL SOCIAL EVENT - APRIL 17, 2025 FROM 5:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. @ CITY WORKS, 2 PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH
2025-04-17 17:00 - 20:00
PDI sponsor VERSED has made arrangements for a fantastic social event to take place on Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ City Works, 2PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will be an open bar and delicious bites to eat. This promises to be a great event to meet, socialize and share good conversation with your colleagues.
PDI thanks VERSED for sponsoring this event and inviting the PDI members to join in the fun.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT METHODS:
Complete Form and e-mail Registration to Abbey Johnson at ajohnson@versedexperts.com .
NAME(S) ______________________________________________________________
FIRM _________________________________________________________________
E-Mail _______________________________________________________
Please make an effort to attend this fun and relaxing event.

VERSED AND PDI PRESENTS PHILADELPHIA MARCH MADNESS SOCIAL
2025-03-20 16:30 - 19:30
PDI Sponsor, VERSED, is sponsoring and inviting PDI Members to a Philadelphia March Madness Social. The event will be held at The Mulberry, 1835 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA starting at 4:30 p.m.. Stop by for an open bar, light appetizers, and a lot of basketball, good conversation with colleagues, and just plain fun and relaxation. DO NOT MISS THIS EVENT!!
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PDI MIDDLE DISTRICT NORTH TO PRESENT MARCH MADNESS @ DAVE & BUSTER'S
2025-03-20 12:00 - 17:00
You are invited to attend and enjoy a few hours of Tournament Basketball with the opening of the NCAA National Tournament (MARCH MADNESS), good conversation, and cordial camaraderie with fellow attorneys at DAVE & BUSTER’S, 6000 Shoppes Boulevard, Moosic, Pennsylvania. Enjoy some refreshing drinks and appetizers as you root on your favorite teams. Also enjoy meeting and networking with PDI Statewide Sponsors. This will be an enjoyable and relaxing event with friends and colleagues. MAKE YOUR RESERVATION NOW.
You can register for this event in one of the following ways:
REGISTRATION METHODS:
Complete Form and mail to “PDI” to: Pennsylvania Defense Institute, P.O. Box 6099, Harrisburg, PA 17112 and e-mail Registration to cwasilefski@padefense.org or lgamby@padefense.org.
NAME(S) ______________________________________________________________
FIRM _________________________________________________________________
E-Mail _______________________________________________________

For additional information, contact PDI
Pennsylvania Defense Institute
P.O. Box 6099, Harrisburg, PA 17112
717-579-0343 (P)
cwasilefski@padefense.org
lgamby@padefense.org

PDI WEST DISTRICT CLE AND HOLIDAY PARTY - PITTSBURGH
2024-12-18 17:00 - 19:00
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PDI/PAJ MIDDLE DISTRICT HOLIDAY PARTY- HARRISBURG
2024-12-12 17:30 - 19:30

PDI/PTLA/PADC EAST DISTRICT HOLIDAY PARTY
2024-12-03 17:30 - 20:00

PDI EAST DISTRICT HOSTS "Experts Potpourri - What Expertise is Available" - WEDNESDY, OCTOBER 30, 2024 FROM 5:30 P.M. TO 7:30 P.M. @ WADE CLARK MULCAHY, BUILDING CONFERENCE ROOM, 1515 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA
2024-10-30 17:30 - 19:30
Join the Officers and Directors for the PDI East District for an evening of pizza, beer, and other beverages and information regarding the various expertise that is available for your cases. Robert Cosgrove, Esquire, Wade Clark Mulcahy, will host this event that will feature information regarding the various expertise that is available from PDI Sponsors. You will be exposed to the various areas of expertise that is available to PDI Members. This is an opportunity to discuss possible solutions to obtaining an expert for your cases. It will be a social evening with the ability to gain knowledge that could assist you with your cases. Please register for this event by contacting Chuck Wasilefski at cwasilefski@padefense.org or Linda Gamby at lgamby@padefense.org . REGISTER NOW!!
Look forward to seeing you at this event.

PDI/PADC/PATL ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY - DOUBLETREE HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023 - 5:00 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. - COST AND OTHER DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED
2023-12-14 17:00 - 20:30
PDI/PADC/PATL Eastern District Annual Holiday Party is scheduled for Thursday, December 14, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel-Philadelphia. Do not miss this first class Annual Social Event. WATCH FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

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PDI WEST DISTRICT HOLIDAY PARTY
2023-12-13 17:00 - 19:30
PDI Officers and Directors for the West District are planning the Annual Holiday Party to take place at the Union Trust Building immediately after a planned CLE. The Holiday Party will have a charitable component associated with it. Be on the lookout for more information regarding the CLE, Holiday Party and the charitable component. Please mark your calendars and plan on attending.

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PDI MIDDLE DISTRICT NORTH SOCIAL, CORNHOLE TOURNMENT, AND RAILRIDERS BASEBALL GAME
2023-05-11 16:30 - 21:00
PDI Middle District will have a live social on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Railriders Baseball Game. Tailgate festivities will start at 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with a Corn Hole Tournament to crown the Middle District North Champion. This will be followed by the Railriders Baseball Game where PDI will meet at the Pavilion for food, drinks, baseball game and further cameradie. The cost of the event is $39 per person, which provides a game ticket for the Pavilion, food and drinks all you can eat from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The food includes hamburgers, hot dogs, mac & cheese, pasta salad and Pepsi products. Thursday nights are beer promotion night that in the past has included $1-16 ounce beers. Dan Stofko, Esquire, Margolis Edelstein, has been coordinating the event with the Railriders.
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PDI/PADC/DRI YOUNG LAWYERS SOCIAL - PHILADELPHIA
2023-04-06 17:00 - 19:30
PDI, PADC and DRI are hosting a free networking happy hour on Thursday, April 6, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m. at Reed Smith, 1717 Arch Street, Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Thanks to Ericka Esposito, Esquire, Littleton Park Joyce Ughetta & Kelly, PDI Young Lawyer’s Committee, Ryan Blake, Esquire, Reed Smith, and Christian Castile, Esquire, Reed Smith for planning this event. Additionally, a special thanks to the event sponsors, Littleton Park Joyce Ughetta & Kelly, LLP and Reed Smith for sponsoring this social.
Do not miss this opportunity to enjoy a few hours of relaxation and camaraderie with friends and associates.
Please register at the link below by March 31st (for headcount purposes) and feel free to reach out with any questions! We hope to see you there.
https://s.surveyplanet.com/ne2nmkuz

PDI WESTERN DISTRICT SOCIAL - Sponsored by Gold Sponsor Versed
2023-02-22 04:30 - 18:00
PDI Gold Sponsor Versed is sponsoring a Happy Hour in the PDI Western District. Time and Location to be decided. Watch for more information.

PDI EAST DISTRICT PDI/PTLA/PADC ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY RETURNS
2022-12-15 17:30 - 20:30
The Pennsylvania Defense Institute, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel will again host the Western District/Philadelphia Holiday Party on December 15, 2022 at The Double Tree. Be on the lookout for more details.
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PDI WEST DISTRICT HOLIDAY PARTY
2022-12-14 16:30 - 18:30
Join your PDI friends and colleagues for an early evening of conversation, food and beverage and just plain Holiday fun. Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow PDI Members for a fun evening.

PDI MIDDLE DISTRICT NORTH CLE AND SOCIAL WITH THE SWB RAILRIDERS @ PNC FIELD - APRIL 28, 2022
2022-04-28 15:15 - 21:00
Register now and mark your calendars for a great evening of education, fun and baseball. John Zolock, P.E., from PDI Gold Partner, EXPONENT, Daniel D. Stofko, Esquire, Margolis Edelstein, and Jamie J. Davis, Esquire, Weber Gallagher, will present important information regarding “The Essentials of Accident Reconstruction”. During the presentation, you will receive legal and practical information regarding the reconstruction of accidents and how that is used at trial. You will receive one CLE substantive credit. Immediately following the CLE, fun, eats and baseball will occur at the Kost Pavilion where you can socialize with colleagues, friends and family. It is expected to be a very educational and fun evening. Bring the family and enjoy the game with family, friends, and colleagues. With your registration, you will receive one substantive CLE credit, a ticket to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders v. Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs game with great seats at the Kost Pavilion, hot dogs, hamburgers, pasta salad, chips, soda and water, and an enjoyable evening. The cost of the event is as follows:
Members – $35
Family Members – $25 per person
Non-Members – $40
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT METHODS:
_______ Complete Form and mail with check payable to “PDI” to: Pennsylvania Defense Institute, P.O. Box 6099, Harrisburg, PA 17112 and e-mail Registration to cwasilefski@padefense.org or lgamby@padefense.org. and mail a check payable to “PDI” at Pennsylvania Defense Institute, P.O. Box 6099, Harrisburg, PA 17112.
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PDI ANNUAL CLE AND CONFERENCE - JULY 14, 15, 16, 2021 @ OMNI BEDFORD SPRINGS RESORT
2021-07-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-07-14 15:00 - 17:00
PDI Annual CLE and Conference is scheduled for July 14, 15, 16, 2021 at the beautiful and historic Omni Bedford Springs Resort, Bedford, Pennsylvania. This is shaping up to be another fantastic CLE and Social experience. it is intended to be live at the Resort with all COVID precautions taken. This will be an ideal time to get out into the fresh air and experience the facilities at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort and to obtain CLE credits on current topics from excellent speakers. Plan on attending. Registration information will be coming out in the near future.

PDI BOARD MEETING AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
2021-07-14 18:00 - 20:30

PDI ANNUAL CLE AND CONFERENCE - JULY 14, 15, 16, 2021 @ OMNI BEDFORD SPRINGS RESORT
2021-07-14 - 2021-07-16 | Omni Hotels & Resorts, 2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA, 15522, United States
2021 PDI Annual CLE and Conference
July 14, 15, 16, 2021 at the beautiful and historic Omni Bedford Springs Resort, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
This is shaping up to be another fantastic CLE and Social experience. it is intended to be live at the Resort with all COVID precautions taken. This will be an ideal time to get out into the fresh air and experience the facilities at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort and to obtain CLE credits on current topics from excellent speakers. Plan on attending.
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APRIL 15, 2021- PDI PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY COMMITTEE AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH CARE RISK MANAGEMENT (PAHCRM) JOINT WEBINAR
2021-04-15 14:45 - 18:00
PDI Professional Liability Committee Chair, Matthew Keris, Esquire, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, and the Pennsylvania Association for Health Care Risk Management (PAHCRM) will jointly present a 2 hour/2 CLE Credit Webinar and Virtual Social Hour on April 15, 2021. The speakers include: Jennifer Reed, PAHCRM President; Brigitta Mueller, MD, MHCM, MSJ, COP, CPPS, SPHQ, FAAP, ECRI; Robert Aldrich, Esquire, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. This CLE will be followed by a Virtual Happy Hour.
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