American Jewish Committee honors David H. Marion with a Judge Learned Hand Award
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<p>A wreath was placed to honor Hannah Atkinson and the unknown slaves who are also buried in the graveyard. (J. Woods/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>McClinton posing with some of the descendants of Quaker abolitionist Hannah Atkinson who are still members of the Upper Dublin meeting. (J. Woods/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Mavis Wanda McClinton, the first African American member of the Upper Dublin meeting, researched the history of the underground railroad site and organized the event along with members of the meeting. (J.Woods/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Fugitive slaves who died on their way to freedom were buried in the cemetery in unmarked graves. (J. Woods/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>In the mid 1800's those who died while escaping slavery on the underground railroad were buried at the cemetery behind th meetinghouse. (J.Woods/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The small building was filled to capacity for the memorial. (J. Woods/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Following the service visitors walked to the cemetary for a brief wreath laying cemremony. (J. Woods/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Marcia Bronstein (left), director of development and outreach of the American Jewish Committee, and Roz Marion, wife of event honoree David H. Marion (Photo courtesy of Edward Savaria, Jr.)</p>
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<p>Sherrie Savett of the law firm Berger & Montague and Lloyd Zane Remick, president of Zane Management (Photo courtesy of Edward Savaria, Jr.)</p>
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<p>David H. Marion (center) of the law firm Archer & Greiner, recipient of the Judge Learned Hand Award, with (from left) event co-chairs Stephen Harmelin, Robert Heim, and former Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham (Photo courtesy of Edward Savaria, Jr.)</p>
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<p>Kathleen Wilkinson (left), Deborah Gross, and Ken Shear, executive director of the Philadelphia Bar Association (Photo courtesy of Edward Savaria, Jr.)</p>
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<p>Honoree David H. Marion (left) of the law firm Archer & Greiner, Kathleen Wilkinson, and her husband Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr. of the law firm Cozen O'Connor (Photo courtesy of Edward Savaria, Jr.)</p>
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<p>Lynmar Brock, Jr. (left), honoree David H. Marion of the law firm Archer & Greiner, and Claudie Brock, wife of Lynmar (Photo courtesy of Edward Savaria, Jr.)</p>
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<p>Len Grossman (left), former president and chair of American Jewish Committee's regional office, Parkway chairman and CEO Joseph Zuritsky, and AJC board chair Thomas H. Tropp (Photo courtesy of Edward Savaria, Jr.)</p>
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<p>American Jewish Committee board members Richard Berkman (left) of the law firm Dechert, and Harold Yaffe, AJC board chair emeritus (Photo courtesy of Edward Savaria, Jr.)</p>
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<p>Rachel Branson (left), Nelson Diaz of the law firm Dilworth Paxson, and Carlton Johnson of the law firm Archer & Greiner (Photo courtesy of Edward Savaria, Jr.)</p>
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David H. Marion, a partner at the law firm Archer & Greiner, received the American Jewish Committee’s Judge Learned Hand Award at a dinner held Jan. 23 at the Rittenhouse. The award, established in honor of the senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1924 to 1951, recognizes lawyers who show “dedication to to the American legal tradition and the spirit of civic activism.”
Nearly 200 guests attended the event, which was cochaired by Stephen Harmelin, co-chair of the law firm Dilworth Paxson; Robert Heim, a partner at the law firm Dechert, and former Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham.
The benefit raised $160,000 for AJC’s regional office, which promotes diversity and combats bigotry.
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