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ELECTION NEWS: Kristine L. Calalang, Esquire, will be the 2025 Vice Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association! She will become the Chancellor-Elect in 2026 and the 100th Chancellor of the Association in 2027! https://philadelphiabar.org/?pg=ThePhiladelphiaBarReporter&pubAction=viewIssue&pubIssueID=48437&pubIssueItemID=300986
HONORS: Ms. Calalang is honored to continue to receive the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating and acknowledgement as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for 2025.
CLE PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as a co-course planner and moderator for the “PBA Diversity Summit 2024: An Overview of the Legal Landscape, Current Challenges, and Pragmatic Methods for Practitioners to Champion Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Programs in the Future” hosted by the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Institute on October 30, 2024.
AWARD: Ms. Calalang accepted the 2024 Pennsylvania Bar Association Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on behalf of the PBA Family Law Section’s Diversity Task Force as Co-Chair.
HONOR: Ms. Calalang was named as one of the “Best Divorce Lawyers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of 2024” by Forbes Advisor.
PUBLICATION: Ms. Calalang is the co-author of “Diversity Spotlight: Key DEI Terms” which was published in the Pennsylvania Family Lawyer (Winter 2024 edition).
CLE PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as the course planner and moderator for the “Battle of the Experts: How to Pick, Prep, and Present Your Expert” hosted by Doris J. Freed Inn of Court on October 8, 2024.
PUBLICATION: Ms. Calalang is the co-author of “Diversity Among Women: Celebrating Differences and Strengths Together” which was published in Voices and Views (Fall 2024 edition).
CLE PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as the co-course planner and moderator for “Tools and Strategies for Incorporating Inclusive Principles in Your Law Practice” hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association on October 7, 2024.
PUBLICATION; Ms. Calalang is the co-author of “Diversity Spotlight” published in the Pennsylvania Family Lawyer (Fall 2024 edition).
CLE PROGRAMS at BENCH BAR: Ms. Calalang served as a co-course planner and panelist for “How to Launch: What it Takes to Start Your Own Law Firm, moderator for “Pursuing Pay Equity and Finally Getting Paid for the Value You Bring,” and panelist for “Succession Planning (Did I Really Get Hit by That Bus?)” hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association in September 2024.
CLE PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as a co-course planner and moderator for “Litigating Abuse Cases in Civil Court: Intersections Between Family Court and Civil Court and the Importance of Trauma-Informed Representation” hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association on August 9, 2024.
PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as a panelist for “VIP’s Summer Pro Bono Program: Reflections from the Field” hosted by Philadelphia VIP on June 26, 2024.
PUBLICATION: Ms. Calalang served as a co-author for “Diversity Spotlight: Importance of Cultural Humility in Family Law” which was published in the Pennsylvania Family Lawyer (Summer 2024 edition).
CLE PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as the co-course planner for “Deconstructing Dobbs: Understanding the Scope and Implications of the Supreme Court’s Landmark Decision” hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association on May 29, 2024.
CLE PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as a panelist for “The Importance of Civility in the Law” hosted by the Montgomery Bar Association on April 25, 2024.
PUBLICATION: Ms. Calalang was the co-author of “Diversity Spotlight” which was published by the Pennsylvania Family Lawyer (Spring 2024 edition).
CLE PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as the course planner and moderator for “Professionalism and Ethics in Networking” hosted by the Villanova Law Women’s Network on March 19, 2024.
CLE PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as a panelist for “Parenting Coordination Update 2024” hosted by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute on March 14, 2024.
PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as the co-planner and moderator for the “Celebration of International Women’s Day” hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association on March 8, 2024.
CLE PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as the co-course planner and moderator for “Business and Ethics – Basics of Law Firm Management 2024” hosted by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute on January 26, 2024.
CLE PROGRAM: Ms. Calalang served as the co-course planner and moderator for “Wellness, Civility and Thriving in the Practice of Law” hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association on January 10, 2024.
