Bruce Merenstein and Dennis Suplee Presented at the Philadelphia Bar Association Federal Bench Bar Conference 2014

Bruce P. Merenstein was the course planner for the 2014 Philadelphia Bar Association Federal Bench Bar Conference on June 13. The conference was a half-day educational event that was attended by federal court practitioners and judges. Attendees spent the morning hearing panel presentations by both judges and practitioners on topics of current interest in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Schnader partner Dennis R. Suplee also appeared as a moderator.

Welcome and Introduction to Program 
Danielle Banks, Esq. – Federal Courts Comm. Chair
Bruce P. Merenstein, Esq. – Federal Courts Comm. Vice-Chair

Expert Witnesses in Federal Court: What Works and What Doesn’t 
Hon. Cynthia M. Rufe
Hon. Juan R. Sanchez
Hon. Mitchell S. Goldberg
Nina M. Gussack, Esq. (moderator)

The Use of Social Media to Investigate, Prosecute, and Defend Criminal Charges 
Hon. Legrome D. Davis
Catherine M. Recker, Esq.
Robert A. Zauzmer, Esq. 
David Rudovsky, Esq. (moderator)

Report on the State of the Courts 
Chief Judge Petrese B. Tucker
Chief Judge Eric L. Frank
Michael E. Kunz

Ethical Issues During Depositions: Hypothetical Scenarios 
Hon. Paul S. Diamond 
Hon. Gerald A. McHugh, Jr.
Abraham C. Reich, Esq.
Dennis R. Suplee, Esq. (moderator)

Keynote Address
“With liberty and justice FOR ALL!” 
Witold “Vic” Walczak, Esq.