The Association provides for two classes of membership: Regular and Privileged. Membership is limited to individuals and cannot be vested in firms or partnerships and applicants must be sponsored by two Regular Members.
While we haven’t been around since 1735, we have been around since 1947 and pride ourselves on being "Philadelphia lawyers."
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.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently affirmed a trial court’s defense verdict after a resident in a townhome community brought an action against the homeowners association after she tripped and fell on branches located on the steps to a common area.
PADC is pleased to announce its inaugural CLE presentation on “Expert Vendors 101: Hiring and Best Utilizing Your Experts”. This program should be helpful to practitioners of all levels of experience, but it may be ideal for Young Lawyers to attend. We also encourage paralegals to attend.
