July Newsletter

Celebrating Recent Awards

For the second year in a row, Hangley Aronchick has been named to Vault 's annual Top 150 Under 150 list and the Philadelphia Business Journal 's Best Places to Work list.

Vault's Top 150 Under 150 list recognizes law firms with 150 attorneys or fewer for their dedication to delivering top-notch results for clients while also providing exceptional quality of life and professional growth opportunities to their employees. Read more here.

The Philadelphia Business Journal's Best Places to Work 2024 list ranked Hangley Aronchick among the top medium-sized companies in the Philadelphia area. Read more here.

We are grateful to our amazing employees for both of these esteemed honors. Thank you for making HASPS an excellent place to work!

We are proud to announce that shareholder Jerry Shoemaker has been named chair-elect of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Family Law Section. Jerry will serve a one-year term beginning next summer. Congratulations, Jerry! Read more here.

Shareholders Cheryl Young and Helen Casale have been awarded Band 1 and Band 2 rankings, respectively, in Chambers & Partners ’ High Net Worth guide for family/matrimonial law.?

These prestigious rankings are reserved for attorneys who have distinguished themselves based on their technical legal ability, professional conduct, and other factors, and Chambers’ guide serves as an important resource for high-net-worth individuals seeking legal representation for issues involving the inception or breakdown of personal relationships.

Congratulations to Cheryl and Helen on this outstanding achievement! Read more here.

Shareholders Jason Levine and Michele Fenkel recently presented a CLE on the future of restrictive covenants. The program explored different types of restrictive covenants, their importance, uncertainties in the law, and key considerations in navigating these uncertainties.

Shareholder Cheryl Young recently spoke at the summer meeting of the Pennsylvania Bar Association 's Family Law Section. Cheryl, who chairs Hangley Aronchick’s Family Law Group, participated in an American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers panel titled "Custody on the Cusp: Contemporary Challenges in Pennsylvania," which focused on key legal custody issues concerning gender identity and ways to divvy up crucial decisions between parties. Read more here.

This year, in celebration of Hangley Aronchick's 30th anniversary, we are running two social media campaigns, 30 Years of Impact and 30 Acts of Service.

30 Years of Impact

In an ongoing reflection on meaningful cases for our firm and the greater community, our 30 Years of Impact campaign next recalls the 2022 Third Circuit ruling in favor of the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking ban.

Shareholders Steven Miano , Robert Wiygul and Pete Keays represented Democratic Pennsylvania state senators and Bucks and Montgomery counties in a suit brought by several Republican state senators, the state Senate Republican Caucus, and four municipalities who sought to overturn the DRBC ban on fracking in the Delaware River Basin. Ultimately, the court agreed that the case must be dismissed, finding that “the state senators and Republican Caucus lack standing because the legislative injuries they allege affect the state legislature as a whole.” The judges also explained that the four municipalities in the case “lack standing because the economic injuries they allege are ‘conjectural’ and ‘hypothetical’ rather than ‘actual and imminent.'" Read more about the case here.

30 Acts of Service

We also celebrate 30 years of giving back to the community. We are committed to supporting causes that are important to us, through pro bono work, volunteerism, and board service.

This month, we recognize shareholder and Litigation Department Chair John Summers and his board service to the Education Law Center-PA , a nonprofit whose mission is to ensure access to a quality public education for all children in Pennsylvania. John has served as a board member since 2023.

We also recognize shareholder Robert Wiygul and his board service for the Public Interest Law Center, a nonprofit that uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality and poverty. Rob has been a board member since 2019 and currently serves as secretary.

Out and About

This month, several members of the HASPS team checked out the greens at the recently opened Puttshack in Center City. It was a great evening for team bonding, mini golf and friendly competition!