News Releases

April 21, 2021

MBA Issues Statement on Violence Against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander Community The Montgomery Bar Association (MBA) strongly condemns the violent and hateful acts against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community...

March 18, 2021

MBA Joins Other Bar Associations to Request that Criminal Defense Attorneys be Considered for Phase "1B" of Vaccine Distribution Click below to read the letter sent to Governor Wolf and Acting Secretary Beam...

March 8, 2021

Pennsylvania Bar Association Issues Report from Joint Task Force on the Continuity of Delivery of Legal Services The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread disruption in the legal services profession and the administration of justice...

February 2, 2021

Report of the Autonomous Judiciary Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association The autonomous and non-partisan Judiciary Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association, tasked with the obligation to pass objectively upon the qualifications...

January 28, 2021

Montgomery County Launches Pilot Judges Pro Tempore Program The Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas has instituted a pilot...

January 21, 2021

Montgomery Bar Association Issues Statement Opposing PA House Bill 38 The Montgomery Bar Association has issued the following statement...

January 8, 2021

MBA Welcomes New Leaders at Annual Business Meeting On Friday, January 8, 2021, the Montgomery Bar Association (MBA) held its Annual Business Meeting virtually...

October 27, 2020

Montgomery County Organizations Light the Courthouse Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness 2020 has been a year unlike any other. Among the myriad of problems caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic, the startling increase of domestic violence...

July 16, 2020

MBA Welcomes Denise S. Vicario, Esq. as its New Executive Director Following a lengthy, arduous nationwide search to find its next Executive Director, Montgomery Bar Association announces the hiring of one of Montgomery County's own...

June 2, 2020

MBA President Issues Statement on the Death of George Floyd - On Monday, May 25, 2020, video footage circulated of the senseless and unspeakable killing of George Floyd in an incident involving Minneapolis police officers...

May 11, 2020

Legal Aid and Montgomery Bar Association Offer Timely Answers and Support for Area Residents and Businesses - Norristown, PA – As most courts, county agencies and law offices remain closed for non-emergency matters, consumer and employment complaints relating to the COVID-19 pandemic...

March 3, 2020

MBA Receives Three County Bar Recognition Awards - HARRISBURG, PA - The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) presented County Bar Recognition Awards to the Montgomery Bar Association during the 54th Annual Seminar of the Conference of County Bar Leaders...

February 19, 2020

Love blooms at Montco courthouse as couples wed on Valentine's Day - Check out coverage from the Pottstown Mercury...

January 22, 2020

Young Lawyers Section Participates in MLK Day of Service More than a dozen MBA members, staff, and family donated their time on Monday, January 20, 2020 to give back on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service.

January 6, 2020

Three Lawyers Installed as Montgomery County Judges During Emotional Ceremony. NORRISTOWN - Described as "dedicated," as possessing "inegrity and honesty" and as "overcoming extreme adversity," three lawyers, each with decades of experience...

November 14, 2019

Hon. Mason Avrigian Named 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year. The Trial Lawyers Section of the Montgomery Bar Association (MBA) is pleased to announce that the Honorable Mason Avrigian is the recipient of the 2019 James P. Fox Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

October 4, 2019

Recommendations of the Autonomous Judiciary Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association for the 2019 General Election. The Judiciary Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association is charged with interviewing and rating candidates for the position of Judge on the Court of Common Pleas.

July 11, 2019

Judicial Retention Recommendations of the Montgomery Bar Association Judiciary Committee for the 2019 General Election. The Judiciary Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association is charged with interviewing and rating candidates for the position of Judge on the Court of Common Pleas.

July 7, 2019

Lawyers volunteer to help people with criminal records land jobs in model Montgomery County program. Turned down for job after job because of his criminal record, Brian Smith came to Norristown looking for a little legal advice. He found a roomful of volunteer attorneys, eager to help.

May 24, 2019

MBA Diversity Committee Hosts a Day in Court. In parternship with Abington Junior High School, the MBA Diversity Committee hosted their eighth annual Day in Court program on Thursday, May 23, 2019 for local students.

May 17, 2019

Montgomery Bar Foundation Hosts 3rd Annual Access to Justice Summit On Thursday, May 2nd, the Montgomery Bar Foundation hosted its 3rd annual Access to Justice Summit at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit...

May 1, 2019

Local Legal Community Comes Together to Celebrate Law Day. On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, the MBA hosted its annual Law Day celebration, joining in a nationwide effort to celebrate the role of law in our society.

April 30, 2019

Final Report of the Autonomous Judiciary Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association for the 2019 Primary Election The Montgomery Bar Association's autonomous Judiciary Committee evaluates the qualifications of candidates for the Court...

March 29, 2019

MBA Honors Recently Deceased Members at Annual Memorial Service. Members of the Bench and Bar in Montgomery County gathered together to celebrate the lives of those members who we lost in 2017.

March 27, 2019

MBA's Own Nancy Paul and Nancy Walsh Receive PLAN Excellence Awards The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) recently recognized the recipients of its 2019 Excellence Awards...