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Blank Rome pro bono attorney&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystal-kane-8153a34/">Krystal Kane</a>&nbsp;will serve as a panel moderator for the Philadelphia Bar Association’s&nbsp;“<a href="https://philadelphiabar.org/?pg=events&amp;evAction=showDetail&amp;eid=299378">Meeting the Moment: Focus on LGBTQ+ Rights</a>” program, taking place as a hybrid event on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, from 9:30 to 12:00 a.m. EDT.

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This session of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s “Meeting the Moment” series will focus on LGBTQ+ rights. Panelists will discuss top-of-mind issues and impacts due to recent policy changes at the federal level, the critical state and federal court cases on the horizon, and what the legal community can do to help.

Ronda B. Goldfein, Executive Director, AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania

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Bonnie Kaplan, PA State Leader, Free Mom Hugs

Eli Segal, Business Litigator, Stapleton Segal Cochran LLC

Zach Strassburger, Deputy City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia

Elizabeth Weissert, Associate, Ballard Spahr, and President, Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association

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Maureen Holland, Member, Cozen O'Connor and Co-Chair, LGBTQ+ Rights Committee

Krystal Kane, Pro Bono Attorney, Blank Rome, and Co-Chair, LGBTQ+ Rights Committee

The session will also feature a welcome address by Peter V. Michaud, Chair (Ballard Spahr), and introduction by Chancellor Katayun Jaffari, and a keynote speech by Philadelphia City Councilmember At Large Rue Landau.

For more information or to register, visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://philadelphiabar.org/?pg=events&amp;evAction=showDetail&amp;eid=299378">event webpage</a>.

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