Since the year I graduated from law school, nearly two decades ago, I have been a member of various bar associations, including the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar Association, among others. In fact, my late father, Richard F. Furia, also an attorney, insisted on bar association participation, and my friend Michael Viola, a Philadelphia lawyer, encouraged me at an early stage to get involved in the Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association. I can’t thank either of them enough.
I have learned so much as a result of participating in leadership roles in the Philadelphia Bar Association. This includes everything from creating and managing budgets to parliamentary procedure, resolution presentation and passing, advocacy skills, and relationship development. On a monthly basis, our board discusses and debates issues that affect lawyers and law firms, the practice of law, unrepresented individuals trying to navigate the legal system, professionalism, constitutional issues and so much more.
