Judicial Independence Benefit
About This Event
Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts' Judicial Independence Benefit will be held virtually on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at 5:30 PM.
PMC will present the Judge Edmund B. Spaeth, Jr. Award to Robert C. Heim. Bob is one of the co-founders of PMC and chair of our Board. He is also a dedicated advocate of the legal nonprofit community, as well as a former Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, former President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, former lecturer in appellate advocacy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, counsel for judges and the press in many renowned cases, recipient of many awards, retired Captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and leader of Dechert’s Trial Department for twenty years.
David McCraw will be the event's keynote speaker. David is Deputy General Counsel at The New York Times and a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. He has been the main legal advisor on most of The New York Times' major stories, including those on the #MeToo movement, Donald Trump's taxes, and the Wikileaks and Snowden disclosures. He also serves as the lead litigation attorney for freedom-of-information lawsuits brought by The New York Times, and as a crisis response manager when reporters are detained or kidnapped. David has been involved in international efforts supporting press freedom and access to information. In 2019, he wrote the book "Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts".
Registration
Click here to reserve a sponsorship or ticket.
Current Sponsors
CHAMPIONS
Amy Ginensky & Andrew Rogoff
Eileen Kennedy Heim
Lisa Scottoline
PROPONENTS
REFORMERS
The E. Rhoda Shaten Charitable Foundation
Sarah Gitchell
Harriet & Bernard M. Gross
W. Thomas McGough, Jr.
ORGANIZERS
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Stephen Burbank & Ellen Coolidge
Fox Rothschild LLP
Janet Haas
William Hangley
Hogan Lovells
Mike Scott Law LLC
Thomas Nathan
Raynes & Lawn
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Troutman Pepper
Friends of Bob Heim Host Committee
Thank you to the following individuals for supporting the Judicial Independence Benefit and serving on the Friends of Bob Heim Host Committee. If you are interested in joining the host committee and would like more information about the responsibilities, please email moyer@pmconline.org.
- Peter Benoliel
- Martin Black
- Edward & Sheila Chacker
- Stephen Burbank & Ellen Coolidge
- Mark & Tobey Dichter
- Jay Dubow
- JoAnne Epps
- Amy Ginensky & Andrew Rogoff
- Sarah Gitchell
- Deborah Gross & Stuart Kurtz
- Harriet & Bernard M. Gross
- Janet Haas
- William Hangley
- Katherine Hatton
- Ronald Hicks
- Lisa Kabnick
- Michael Kichline
- Eric Kraeutler
- Sophia Lee
- Leslie Miller & Richard Worley Foundation
- Judy Leone
- Charisse Lillie
- Joseph Manko
- David Marion
- Lynn Marks
- W. Thomas McGough, Jr.
- Lawrence McMichael
- Mike Scott Law
- Maida Milone
- Thomas Nathan
- Arthur Newbold
- Bennett Picker & Terry Rogal
- David Pittinsky
- Stephen Raynes
- Paul & Susan Saint-Antoine
- Lisa Scottoline
- David Senoff
- Marc Sonnenfeld
- Thomas Sprague
- Dennis Suplee
- Judge Diane Welsh (Ret.)
Sponsorship Levels
All sponsorships are entirely tax-deductible.
Champion: $10,000
- Registration for twelve (12) attendees
- Name included in the event press release
- Verbally acknowledged as a sponsor from the virtual podium
- Logo on event emails (approx. 8,000 recipients)
- Message in E-Tribute presentation played on screen during part of the event
- Message in electronic program booklet emailed to all attendees as a PDF after the event
- Social media post individually recognizing you/your organization
- Sponsorship recognition in event marketing, including website and social media
Proponent: $7,500
- Registration for ten (10) attendees
- Verbally acknowledged as a sponsor from the virtual podium
- Logo on event emails (approx. 8,000 recipients)
- Message in E-Tribute presentation played on screen during part of the event
- Message in electronic program booklet emailed to all attendees as a PDF after the event
- Sponsorship recognition in event marketing, including website and social media
Reformer: $5,000
- Registration for eight (8) attendees
- Logo on event emails (approx. 8,000 recipients)
- Message in E-Tribute presentation played on screen during part of the event
- Message in electronic program booklet emailed to all attendees as a PDF after the event
- Sponsorship recognition in event marketing, including website and social media
Organizer: $2,500
- Registration for six (6) attendees
- Listed on event emails (approx. 8,000 recipients)
- Message in E-Tribute presentation played on screen during part of the event
- Message in electronic program booklet emailed to all attendees as a PDF after the event
Advocate: $1,000
- Registration for four (4) attendees
- Message in E-Tribute presentation played on screen during part of the event
- Message in electronic program booklet emailed to all attendees as a PDF after the event
Campaigner: $500
- Registration for two (2) attendees
- Message in E-Tribute presentation played on screen during part of the event
- Message in electronic program booklet emailed to all attendees as a PDF after the event
IMPORTANT SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
- Please send your attendees’ names, email addresses, and home addresses to moyer@pmconline.org by November 5, 2021 to ensure that they receive the event Zoom link.
- Only Champion sponsorships pledges prior to October 25, 2021 will appear in the press release.
- Event emails are sent out regularly leading up to the date of the benefit. Your name or your organization's name/logo will appear on all emails after your sponsorship is pledged. Therefore, sponsors who make pledges earlier will appear in more emails. ($2,500 - $10,000 sponsors only)
- Please submit E-tribute and program booklet messages to moyer@pmconline.org by October 29, 2021.
- The Zoom link for the event will be distributed by email on November 9th and 10th. If you do not receive it by 3:00 PM on November 10th, please email moyer@pmconline.org.
Ticket Levels
All tickets are entirely tax-deductible.