Chapter News

The Administrator’s Guide to Leveraging Cloud IT and Energy-efficient Technology for Law Firms

Posted by ebushnell on 09/27/2025 2:26 pm  

Article by Diamond Sponsor: As a law firm administrator, you’re constantly juggling priorities—improving efficiency, slashing costs and ensuring your firm’s technology remains state-of-the-art. Enter cloud IT and energy-efficient technology solutions—innovations that not o...

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Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (MLM) is pleased to welcome Jason Joyce as our new Regional Sales Director for Pennsylvania

Posted by ebushnell on 09/16/2025 11:26 am  /   Business Partners

        For legal administrators, Jason will be a first point of contact and trusted partner. He understands the unique challenges administrators face in managing their firms’ professional liability insurance and is dedicated to making that process smoother and more effic...

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Spear Phishing for Legal Professionals: A Guide to Avoiding Costly Email Scams

Posted by ebushnell on 09/16/2025 11:23 am  /   Information Technology (IT), Business Partners

By Todd C. Scott is the VP of Risk Management at Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (MLM). For more information on malpractice claims trends or any other legal risk management topic, contact Todd at [email protected], or www.mlmins.com The legal industry is once again be...

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2025 Back-to-School Supply Drive for the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County

Posted by ebushnell on 07/23/2025 9:46 am  /   Community Relations

As the new school year approaches, the Independence Chapter of ALA is once again rallying our generous community to support the Back-to-School Supply Drive, benefiting the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County. Many families are struggling to provide essential school items, and with your hel...

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2025 Delaware Valley Legal Expo Draws Crowds, Vendors, and Valuable Connections

Posted by ebushnell on 04/11/2025 11:56 am  /   Events, Business Partners

by Marina Bradley, Ostroff Godshall On Thursday, April 3, 2025, legal professionals from across the region gathered at Presidential Caterers in East Norriton for the Delaware Valley Legal Expo, co-sponsored by the Montgomery Bar Association. The event was a resounding success, welcoming attorn...

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2025 Annual Changing of the Guard

Posted by ebushnell on 04/02/2025 10:03 pm  /   Events

by Megan Marnie, Chapter President Last Thursday, March 27, 2025 we welcomed the new 2025-2026 Board in our Annual Changing of the Guard!  The new board is listed below.  I want to thank last year’s President Kate MacArdle for all her hard work and dedication.  We hope to conti...

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Whiskey Business!  ALA Independence Chapter Event, Oct. 22nd at Ostroff/Godshall

Posted by ebushnell on 11/01/2024 10:40 am  /   Events, Information Technology (IT)

By Lisa Blair, Senior Manager of Operations, Burns White Attorneys at Law A big thank you to Wilhelm Rebmann and Scott Flaherty of Altek Business Systems, and Jeffrey Hunter, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI, for a compelling presentation on Cyber Security and informative presentation on whiskey an...

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Optimizing Records Management for Law Firms: A Comprehensive Guide

Posted by ebushnell on 11/01/2024 10:22 am  /   Business Partners, Facilities

By Rhone Carr, DocuVault As legal professionals, maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of your records is paramount. At DocuVault, we understand the unique challenges law firms face in managing an ever-growing volume of sensitive documents. As a dedicated provider of records ...

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Annual School Supply Collection for the Crime Victims Center of Chester County

Posted by ebushnell on 08/23/2024 5:41 pm  

By Darlene Sellers, Office Manager, High Swartz LLP A big thank you goes out to all the ALA Independence Chapter members and business partners that donated school supplies in support of the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County (CVC) Back to School Drive.  This was the 20th year that o...

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2024 ALA Chapter Leadership Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah

Posted by ebushnell on 08/04/2024 3:33 pm  /   Events, Membership

BY SARAH O'STEEN, CHAPTER 1st VICE PRESIDENT (COO, King Spry) In July, Melissa Hauser (Chapter Treasurer) and I had the privilege of attending the Chapter Leadership Institute (CLI) conference in Salt Lake City, UT. This was my first time at CLI, and I was eager to learn about the responsibi...

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2024 ALA Annual Conference & Expo in Aurora, Colorado

Posted by ebushnell on 08/04/2024 3:28 pm  /   Events, Membership

BY JANET MOLLOY (Administrator,  Sweet, Stevens, Katz, Williams)   What a beautiful sight of the Rocky Mountains! I have been to Denver before, but I forgot how beautiful and high the mountains are. The Gaylord Hotel is beautiful as you can imagine. It is a little remote from Denver itse...

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