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The Association provides for four classes of membership. Regular, Young Lawyer, Privileged and Government. Membership is limited to individuals and cannot be vested in firms or partnerships and applicants must be sponsored by two Regular Members.

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Harriet Anderson, President

PADC is a dynamic group of Philadelphia-area defense attorneys, with a terrific group of sponsors who work in the legal profession.

History

It was shortly after World War II that Attorney Ralph Croskey led a movement of prominent Philadelphia defense lawyers to form an organization as a social club for those practicing in tort and insurance law.

Minutes of those organizational days and the days that followed are lost in history, but recollections from members of today's defense bar have Mr. Croskey as first president and the guiding force of the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel (PADC) for some 20 years.

Recent News View All

3 December, 2019

PADC Hosts MANNA Night of Service

PADC member volunteers host MANNA Night of Service.

Upcoming Events View All

25 November, 2019

December CLE Luncheon Announced

PADC’s 2019-2020 luncheon CLE programs continue Tuesday, December 17, 2019. We are pleased to offer a program entitled “Pointers on Direct and Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses” presented by Thomas Duffy, Esquire of Duffy & Fulginitti and William Ricci, Esquire of Ricci, Tyrrell, Johnson & Grey.