The law school is pleased to announce that five distinguished members of the legal community have joined the advisory board.

Rudolph Garcia: a shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC and immediate-past chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association.  Chosen by peers for The Best Lawyers in America list since 2006, he has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2004. He serves on the boards of the Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennyslvania and Friends of Farmworkers, Inc.

Nancy Gellman: co-founder and vice chair of Conrad O’Brien.  A fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and listed with Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA, she has taught appellate advocacy as a part-time member of the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Peter J. Hoffman: a member of the board of directors and chair of the Professional Liability Group at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC.  Appointed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Civil Procedural Rules Committee, he is past president of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and has been listed among The Best Lawyers in America and Top Ten Lawyers in Pennsylvania. 

Nicholas J. Lepore: a partner and co-chair of Bankruptcy, Workout and Business Reorganization Practice Group at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, LLP.  A member of the American Bankruptcy Institute Litigation and Unsecured Creditors committees and a member of the Turnaround Management Association, he has been a guest lecturer at Rutgers School of Law and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.

Wayne N. Outten: a founding and the managing partner of Outten & Golden, LLP.  The co-chair of the firm’s Executives and Professionals Practice Group, he has played leadership roles with professional groups, including the National Employment Lawyers Association, the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law.

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