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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.

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Current President View All

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

9 October, 2019

PADC Executive Committee Welcomes New Member

PADC's Executive Committee is pleased to announce the addition of its newest member, Michele E. Turner, Esquire, of Bennett Bricklin & Saltzburg.

Upcoming Events View All

6 October, 2019

PADC to Sponsor Community Service Event

PADC, in conjunction with Pennsylvania Defense Institute and Kline School of Law are holding a fundraiser to help Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation move one step closer to finding a cure for all children with cancer! You can join me by helping me plan this event,