Press Releases

September 1998
Jeffrey M. Lindy, Esquire, a member of the CJA panel and a sole practitioner in Philadelphia, was invited by Chief Judge Edward R. Becker to be a panelist during the Fifty-Eigth Judicial Conference of the Third Circuit, which was held on October 18-20, 1998. This year's Judicial Conference was a judge-only conference and Mr. Lindy participated in a panel discussion entitled "Criminal Justice Act Panels and Fees Awards: Problems and Solutions." The panel discussion focused on due process considerations that arise in indigent criminal representations because of funding issues. Chief Judge Becker moderated the panel discussion. Serving on the panel along with Mr. Lindy were Chief Judge J. Frederick Motz (District of Maryland), Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen (E.D. Pa.), Judge Robert J. Cindrich (W.D.Pa.), Judge Maryanne Trump Barry (D.NJ), and Theodore A. Lidz (Chief, Defender Services, Division of the A.O.). The panelists and the judges in attendance engaged in a candid dialogue about CJA representations, and fee petitions submitted by attorneys for legal and expert fees. If you would like to speak directly with Mr. Lindy about the panel discussion, please contact him at (215) 575-9290.

August 1998
Jeffrey M. Lindy, Esquire, a sole practitioner in Philadelphia, has been elected to serve a second term as Vice-Chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Mr. Lindy has been an officer of the Chapter for two years and concentrates his practice in federal criminal defense and commercial litigation. Mr. Lindy is a former federal prosecutor from the Philadelphia U.S. Attorney's Office.

April 1998
Jeffrey M. Lindy, Esquire, has been invited to be a speaker at the 7th Annual Criminal Justice Act Panel Training Seminar which will be conducted on May 8, 1998, in Philadelphia. The training seminar is sponsored by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Federal Public Defender Office, and is designed to educate and train trial attorneys who handle federal criminal defense matters. Mr. Lindy's lecture topic is entitled, "CJA Practices: Pretrial Investigation and Billing." Mr. Lindy is a sole practitioner in Philadelphia, concentrating his practice in federal criminal defense and commercial litigation. He is a former federal prosecutor from the Philadelphia U.S. Attorney's Office.

April 1998
Jeffrey M. Lindy, Esquire, was an organizer and will be an introductory speaker at a Philadelphia Bar Association forum entitled "Families, Relationships & Commitments: Health Benefits For Domestic Partners." The forum was co-sponsored by the Committee on the Legal Rights of Lesbians & Gay Men and the Civil Rights Committee. Featured panelists will include Ms. Arlene Flicker, President of the Lower Merion Teachers Union and Ms. Kathy Gaier from Colburn Insurance Company. The forum will focus on issues related to extending health benefits to employees and their domestic partners. Mr. Lindy is a sole practitioner in Philadelphia, concentrating his practice in federal criminal defense and commercial litigation. He is a former federal prosecutor from the Philadelphia U.S. Attorney's Office.