Cordell & Cordell lead litigator William J. Phelan IV was named board of directors president for the Catholic Charities Appeal, a nonprofit institution that acts as a fundraiser for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and benefits hundreds of thousands of people through various organizations and ministries in the archdiocese.

Phelan, 37, who has been a board member of CCA since 2016, is the youngest person to be elected as president of the CCA board.