Howard Fox Memorial Scholarship

In 1978 the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was established by Helen and Richard Fox and Friends to honor the memory of their son who, as a proud member of the Berks County Bar Association, served as a young attorney in the Public Defender’s Office.

The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Award is presented annually at the Berks County Bar Association Law Day Event. It is given to help fund a deserving Berks County, Pennsylvania, resident embarking on his or her second year at an accredited Law School.

In June 2000, the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was transferred to the Berks County Community Foundation to manage and administer.

The Berks County Community Foundation is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to develop, manage and distribute funding to meet existing and emerging community needs. Through permanent endowments created from charitable gifts, the Community Foundation makes grants from the earnings of the endowment. By keeping the principal balance of the funds intact and spending only earnings, the Community Foundation ensures a lasting and stable vehicle for the support and development of Berks County.

Please visit www.bccf.org for an on-line application for the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship. Complete applications must be submitted to Berks County Community Foundation between January 15th and April 1st.

If you have any questions regarding this scholarship, please contact Leta B. Doganes, Scholarship and Grant Administrator.

Leta Doganes
Scholarship and Grant Administrator
Berks County Community Foundation
237 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601

610-685-2223
610-685-2240 (fax)
letad@bccf.org
www.bccf.org

Community Service Opportunity!

Akron Law is hosting the ACTL National Trial Competition from Friday, February 15, 2013 through Sunday, February 17, 2013.  Volunteer witnesses and bailiffs are needed for each round of the competition. Each trial is approximately 2-3 hours. Participating law students will receive community service credit. Please contact Meetal Patel (mhp4@zips.uakron.edu), or Marissa Pappas (mmp41@zips.uakron.edu) if you are interested in volunteering, for further details, or if you have any questions about participating.  Interested volunteers should state a time preference from the following: Friday February 15 at 5:00 p.m.; Saturday February 16 at 9:00 a.m.; Saturday February 16 at 1:00 p.m.; Sunday February 17 at 9:00 a.m.

Law School Scholarship Essay Contest – Deadline is March 15, 2013

The law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. has announced that it will offer eight (8) scholarships in a Law School Scholarship Essay Contest to deserving law school students who author winning essays on either the cerebral palsy or car accident topics explained in detail at their website.

For details on the essay contest, please click the link below.

http://www.salvilaw.com/law-school-scholarship-essay-contest/

Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group Luncheon to be held on January 22- Akron Law students invited. Great networking opportunity!

All Akron Law students are invited and encouraged to attend the Henry T. King Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group luncheon to be held at 12 noon on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the City Club, 850 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. Stephen Anway of Squire Sanders will present on “Current Issues in Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Commercial Arbitration”. Lunch charge is only $10.00 for students with an advance reservation which is due this Friday, January 18 at 12 noon.

For further information and reservation form, please stop by the CPPO or e-mail Kristina Floyd in the CPPO at kmf12@uakron.edu.