news from the Guy G. DeFuria Inn of Court

April 2024

The Executive Board for the Guy G. DeFuria Inn of Court is pleased to report that it extended a scholarship for the annual Inn fees for the 2023-2024 year to Kalli Badolato from the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County. Ms. Badolato promptly made use of the scholarship to attend the Inn’s programming. She participated in the vibrate conversation during the Inn’s program addressing criminal procedures and the effects that criminal convictions may have on a defendant’s immigration status in March and we are looking forward to Ms. Badolato’s involvement in the Inn moving forward.

The Guy G. DeFuria Inn of Court is the Delaware County Bar Association’s chapter of the American Inns of Court. The Inn of Court is designed to bring litigators together to enhance and advance the skills of litigators in Delaware County. The Guy G. DeFuria Inn of Court offers scholarships each year to defray the cost of joining the Inn and for younger attorneys or public sector attorneys to receive the benefits of education, mentorship, outreach, and networking provided by the Inn. Increasing the engagement of younger and public sector attorneys furthers the Inn’s goals by minimizing the financial barrier to entry for talented litigators from various fields and experience levels. This year saw tremendous support from both veteran members of the Inn and newer members in generating programs ranging from the criminal/immigration law program attended by Ms. Badolato to presentations on how artificial intelligence will impact litigation moving forward, advanced theories in personal injury practice, the introduction of evidence, and even joining with other inns in the Philadelphia region to welcome barristers from England for a discussion of the differences in the British and American constitutional systems at the National Constitution Center.

As this year of programming ends, the Guy G. DeFuria Inn of Court is looking forward to next year and another great year of programming, fellowship, and engagement among Delaware County’s litigators and judges. Anyone with questions or interested in joining the Inn should contact Tim Frey (tfrey@freightlaw.net) or Jennifer DiPillo (jdipillo@cvlppa.org). Again, the Guy G. DeFuria Inn of Court welcomes Kalli Badolato.