Preserving Heritage

Jay Nachman, SCT ’81, recently told me that he and two other Owls–Irv Hurwitz, LAW ’84, and Jannine Medrana, CLA ’00–work in prominent positions in the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) in Philadelphia. Hurwitz is the director of institutional advancement, Medrana is the director of donor relations and Nachman is the director of public relations.

Citizen of the Year

Marsha Levick, LAW ’76, co-founder, deputy director and chief counsel of the Juvenile Law Center has been named The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s 2009 Citizen of the Year, along with Lourdes Rosado, the center’s associate director. Last year, the two attorneys uncovered a juvenile detention center scandal that compromised the legal rights of minors in Luzerne County, Pa.

The Juvenile Law Center was initially founded by Levick and three other alumni of the Beasley School of Law: Robert Schwartz, LAW ’75, Judith Chomsky LAW ’75, and Philip Margolis, LAW ’75.

Legal Eagle

As if law firms didn’t already have a reputation for being fiercely competitive, a recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on the increasing pressures faced by the law industry.

For an example of grace under pressure, to whom did the Inquirer turn? To an Owl, of course. The story focuses on Christina Norland Audigier, LAW ’05, a lawyer with Duane Morris in Philadelphia.