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Speakers

David J. Steerman, a partner in the family law group at Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg, was a speaker/panelist at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Family Law 101 Program on Dec. 11.

Steerman spoke about custody, equitable distribution, alimony and special relief issues in divorce.

Steerman concentrates his practice on family law exclusively, which includes divorce, same-sex dissolution, custody and child and spousal support.

He has assumed leadership positions in the Philadelphia Divorce Bar, including chair of the bar association's family law section.

Steerman has also served as a council member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's family law section.

Additions

Thomas W. Nardi joined Archer as an associate in the firm's Philadelphia office, where he is a member of the firm's business litigation practice group.

He is a graduate of Temple University's Beasley School of Law and brings to Archer a variety of litigation experiences.

Nardi was a summer associate at Archer before graduating from Temple.

While in school, he also worked as a law clerk for a sole practitioner in the Philadelphia area and a judicial intern for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Daniel Anders.

He also interned with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, the Philadelphia Law Department and the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.

Elected and Appointed

Rawle & Henderson appointed David Ira Rosenbaum, a partner in its Philadelphia office, to serve as its general counsel.

As the chief in-house legal adviser, Rosenbaum has and will continue to represent the firm in business disputes, litigation and transactional matters.

Rosenbaum was selected to be the firm's first general counsel because of his expertise and experience in representing business clients and other law firms in litigation and transactional matters as its long-standing and continuing chair of the commercial litigation and transactions practice groups.

Rosenbaum will continue to focus and maintain his law practice on commercial litigation, commercial transactions, products liability, premises liability and employment relations.

Announcements

It's time to update your listing for the 2018 Legal Directory.

The deadline for any updates or changes for the print version of the Philadelphia Bar Association's 2018 Legal Directory is Jan. 31, 2018.

The instructions for updating law firm and individual listings were recently emailed to all attorneys and firms listed in last year's directory.

Please follow the link that was sent to you to update your listing.

Listings that are not updated or verified will ultimately be eliminated from the database.

Any attorney who was not listed in last year's directory should create a listing at www.thelegaldirectory.org.

If you did not receive the email containing a personal URL that will allow you to access and update your listing, or have any other questions regarding your listing, please contact Jennifer McCullough at ­215-557-2321 or [email protected].

To advertise in the directory, contact Donald Chalphin at [email protected] or 215-557-2359.
The print directory will be available in late April.

To purchase the directory, contact Anetra Smith at 215-557-2316 or [email protected].