The Pennsylvania Defense Institute

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
2023-05-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-03-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-01-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-11-16 08:30 - 10:00 UTC

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 LUNCH TIME WEBINAR - Navigating Medicare Set-Aside Compliance and Recent Developments and Medicare Set-Aside Impact and Workers' Compensation Resolutions and Strategies
2023-05-04 12:00 - 13:00
PDI Workers’ Compensation Committee will present Louis Porrazzo of Exam Works Compliance. Mr. Porrazzo will discuss navigating Medicare Set-Aside compliance and recent developments. , Neil T. Dombrowski, Esquire, The Dombrowski Group, Jane Lombard, Esquire, Swartz Campbell, and Stephen F. Moore, Esquire, Peters & Wasilefski, will discuss Medicare Set-Aside impact and workers’ compensation resolutions and strategies.

PDI UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ADMISSIONS CEREMONY AND RECEPTION
2023-04-25 08:00 - 12:00
PDI United States Supreme Court Admissions Ceremony at the Supreme Court Building, Washington, DC. Past President/Co Chair of the Legislative Committee Jason Banonis, Esquire, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, has organized the event

PDI BOARD MEETING
2023-04-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-02-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-12 10:00 - 12:00

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 LUNCH TIME WEBINAR - Traumatic Brain Injury - Speaker Neurosurgeon Peter D. Le Roux, MB, CHB, MD, FACS, FNCS
2023-03-29 12:00 - 13:00
Gold Sponsor Versed will present Neurosurgeon, Peter D. Le Roux, MB, CHB, MD, FACS, FNCS, to discuss Traumatic Brain Injury. Additionally, a yet to be identified attorney will participate in the discussion with Dr. Le Roux.

PDI LUNCH TIME WEBINAR - Current Trend in Pain Management and Medical Reimbursement under the Workers' Compensation Act
2023-03-09 12:00 - 13:00
PDI Workers’ Compensation Committee will present a PDI Lunch Time Webinar regarding Pain Management and Medical Reimbursement under the Act. Featured speaker is Gregory Pharo, D.O., board certified in Pain Management and Anesthesia, who will present the current trends in Pain Management. Additionally, Neil T. Dombrowski, Esquire, The Dombrowski Group, Jane Lombard, Esquire, Swartz Campbell, and Stephen F. Moore, Esquire, Peters & Wasilefski, will discuss medical reimbursement under the Act.

PDI/PADC LAW STUDENT DEFENSE COUNSEL ORIENTATION - Temple University School of Law
2023-02-22 16:00 - 17:00
PDI Eastern District and PADC will hold the Law School Presentation at Temple University School of Law on February 22, 2023. Robert Cosgrove, Esquire, Wade Clark Mulcahy, is the organizer of this event.

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 WEST DISTRICT HOLIDAY CHARITY EVENT - LIGHT OF LIFE CHARITY
2022-12-14 14:30 - 16:30
PDI Members will kick-off the West District Holiday Party with a charity event during which PDI Members will assemble gift baskets that will be donated to the Light of Life charity. Please try to attend and participate in this worthwhile event. It will take place at the Union Trust Building, Pittsburgh Pa
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PDI BOARD MEETING
2022-12-14 13:00 - 14:30
Board Meeting will be live at the Marshall Denehey Office on the 17th Floor of the Union Trust Building, Pittsburgh, PA and via Zoom for those unable to attend live.

PDI LUNCH TIME WEBINAR - 1 ETHICS CREDIT - "“The Burned Out Lawyer – Recognition and Prevention Strategies in the Post-COVID World”
2022-12-14 12:00 - 13:00
Brian S. Quinn, Esquire, Education and Outrach Coordinator, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of PA, Inc., will present “The Burned Out Lawyer – Recognition and Prevention Strategies in the Post-COVID World”. This is an important topic in which mr. Quinn will discuss: What does burnout look like and feel like? What can we do to prevent the normal stress and “lawyer anxiety” so common in our the legal profession from developing into the physically and emotionally draining state known as Burnout? Once again, there will be 1 Ethics Credit as another Compliance Period comes to an end.

PDI LUNCH TIME WEBINAR - Presented by PDI Professional Liability Committee "Deja Venue - The Repeal of Malpractice Venue Reforms, Status of Legislative Efforts to Intervene, and Defense Strategies in Anticipation of January 2 Effective Date""
2022-12-13 12:00 - 13:00
Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court repealed medical malpractice venue reforms enacted in 2003. This repeal is effective on January 1, 2023 and changes venue requirements in medical malpractice cases. As a result, the PDI Professional Liability Committee will present “Deja Venue – The Repeal of Malpractice Venue Reforms, Status of Legislative Efforts to Intervene, and Defense Strategies in Anticipation of January 1 Effective Date”. Jonathan B. Stepanian, Esquire, McQuaide Blasko, will be presenting the historical background, legislative developments in response to the Supreme Court’s reversal of the venue reforms, and defense strategies related to this issue after January 1, 2023. This is an important issue related to venue issues. Share this with the medical malpractice practitioners in your firm and anyone who has an interest in venue questions. Register NOW!

PDI LUNCH TIME WEBINAR/TOWN HALL DISCUSSION - "Remote Technology in the Courtroom, Yea or Nay?"
2022-11-18 12:00 - 13:30
Recently, a lively discussion took place on the PDI Listserv regarding the continued use of remote technology in the courtroom post-COVID. There appears to be strong opinions on both sides of this question. Denise M. Montgomery, Esquire, Sweeney & Sheehan, and Lisa R. Whisler, Esquire, Co-Chairs of the PDI Civil Practice and Procedures Committee have organized a CLE/Town Hall discussion concerning this topic. Please join Denise, Lisa and a panel with opinions on both sides of the issue for a brief presentation on the pros and cons of Remote Proceedings in the Courts followed by a spirited Town Hall discussion of the future of Court proceedings in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the discontinuance of the Proposed Rule 244, which recommended widespread use of ACT (Advanced Communication Technology) in Civil Courts.
Registration is required and attendees will receive 1 FREE CLE Substantive Credit.
You can register by sending your name, law firm name and email address via email to cwasilefski@padefense.org or lgamby@padefense.org .

PDI/PADC TO CO-HOST A CLE _"Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at 300 Years: From British Rule to Judicial Federalism" AND SOCIAL AT THE ANNUAL DRI CONFERENCE
2022-10-26 16:00 - 18:00
The DRI Conference is coming to Pennsylvania in October. Pennsylvania Defense Institute and Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel will co-host a CLE and Social to kick off the DRI Annual Conference on October 26, 2022 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA The CLE portion of the program is entitled “Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at 300 years: From British Rule to Judicial Federalism”. 1 substantive CLE Credit.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the oldest continuously operating appellate court in the Western Hemisphere. Topics explored by the panel wil include the Court’s beginnings in 1684 as the Provincial Court established by William Penn, The statutory establishment of the Supreme Court in May 1722, the relevance for statehood, and the Court’s contributions to the development of American Law and principles of judicial federalism.
The CLE Panel includes: Moderator – Kenneth S. Butensky, Esquire, Chief Deputy City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia; Panel Members – Charles “Chip” Becker, Esquire, Kline & Specter, P.C.; Craig Green Esquire, Ph.D., Professor of Law, Temple University School of Law; and John J. Hare, Esquire, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin.
The CLE will begin at 4:00 p.m. immediately followed by a social hour at 5:00 p.m. Registrants at this event are invited to attend DRI’s Welcome Reception from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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PDI WESTERN DISTRICT TO HOST A CONFERENCE WITH PITTSBURGH AREA LAW STUDENTS AS AN INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL DEFENSE AS A CAREER
2022-10-20 17:00 - 19:00

PDI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEEETING
2022-09-14 10:00 - 12:00

PDI LUNCH TIME WEBINAR - 1 ETHICS CREDIT - “I Don’t Belong – Imposter Theory in the Legal Profession”
2022-08-17 12:00 - 13:00
Brian S. Quinn, Esquire, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of PA, Inc., will present a very interesting and new topic “I Don’t Belong – Imposter Theory in the Legal Profession” This will provide 1 Ethics Credit for the then ending Compliance Period. The Imposter Theory involves feelings of self-doubt and personal incompetence that persist despite your education, experience, and accomplishments. It has been discovered that although lawyers are reluctant to admit it, this is an issue that affects the legal profession. The consequences of this theory can result in an effort to cope with and then conceal the feelings with alcohol and drugs. A very important topic that must be discussed.
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PDI ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND CLE - OMNI BEDFORD SPRINGS RESORT
2022-07-14 08:00 - 2022-07-16 23:30 | Omni Hotels & Resorts, 2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA, 15522, United States
Join PDI Officers, Directors, Committee Co-Chairs and Members at this annual event featuring great education opportunities, social gatherings with friends and colleagues, and the amenities of the historic and beautiful OMNI Bedford Springs Resort.
Calendar Of Events

Wednesday – July 13th, 2022
5-6PM – Young lawyers and first time attendees mixer
6-8PM – Board or directors meeting
8:30PM-12AM – PDI welcome reception

Thursday – July 14th, 2022
7:30-8:30AM – Registration and breakfast-first ladies lounge
8:30-8:45AM – Welcome-colonnade room
8:45-9:45AM – Qualified immunity and its significance in civil rights cases
9:45-10:45AM – Bad faith avoidance for the defense attorney
10:45-11AM – Break, constitutional hall and ladies first lounge
11AM-12PM – Updates on legal developments in civil defense law
12-1:15PM – Lunch-PDI business meeting and awards ceremony in the colonnade room
1:15-5PM – Gold tournament/spa time/pool time
6-9PM – President’s reception and dinner (The Mill)
9-12PM – Network depositions’ reception-indoor pool terrace

Friday – July 15th, 2022
7:45-8:45AM – Registration/breakfast-first ladies lounge colonnade room
8:45-9:45AM – Fostering an inclusive workplace-implicit bias, microaggressions, and self awareness
9:45-10:45AM – Negotiating tactics and strategies for the defense attorney
10:45-11AM – Break, constitutional hall and ladies first lounge
11AM-12PM – Litigating traumatic brain injury cases

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PDI LUNCH TIME WEBINAR - "BAD FAITH UPDATE: RECENT TRENDS AND ISSUES"
2022-06-28 12:00 - 13:00
PDI Bad Faith Committee Co-Chairs, Bryan A. Shay, Esquire, Post & Schell, and Daniel J. Twilla, Esquire, Burns White, will present “Bad Faith Update: Recent Trends and Issues”. This is a very important topic that will provide significant information regarding important issues related to the insurance industry and defense counsel. Do not miss this excellent and informative presentation.

PDI BOARD MEETING
2022-06-15 10:00 - 12:00
PDI Board Meeting may be held in person in Erie with Zoom or telephone connection.

PDI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
2022-05-18 10:00 - 12:00
