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Lisa Hrunka
  • Washington, NJ

Widener Law Graduate Lisa Hrunka of Washington Joins Pennsylvania Bar

2013 Dec 12

Some of the region's best and brightest new attorneys took their oaths and became full-fledged members of the Pennsylvania bar recently at the Judge Charles P. Mirarchi Jr. Pennsylvania Bar Induction Ceremony organized for graduates of Widener Law.

Alumni who were sworn in to the Pennsylvania bar included:

Lisa Hrunka of Washington, N.J., (07882), who graduated in May 2013 from Widener's Wilmington, Del. campus.

The school celebrates the induction as a point of pride with special Widener-only events, where alumni assemble to take their oaths alongside friends they made during their years of study. The Office of Development and Alumni Relations coordinates the ceremonies, which are held in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa.

The 24 new attorneys sworn at City Hall in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Dec. 4 heard remarks from Judge Paul P. Panepinto '76 of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Civil Trial Division.

Other remarks were made by Judge George W. Overton '86 of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Civil Trial Division, Supervising Judge Margaret T. Murphy, '77, of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division and Judge Joel S. Johnson, '91 of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Family Division.

Widener Law Dean Linda L. Ammons also attended.

"Witnessing the swearing-in of our graduates is a highlight of my role as dean," Ammons said. "I congratulate these fine new lawyers and look forward to hearing about the positive contributions they will make to the profession."

The induction ceremony was officially named in Mirarchi's honor in 2010. He was a founding member of the law school's early parents' association, a strident financial supporter of Widener Law and had served as both a member of the school's Board of Overseers and on its adjunct faculty. Mirarchi founded the school's annual bar induction ceremony for new Pennsylvania lawyers in Philadelphia. He died in May 2010.

Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Widener provides an all-around comprehensive legal education program with special certificates available from its Health Law Institute, the Law & Government Institute, the Taishoff Advocacy, Technology and Public Service Institute, and the Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law and through its Environmental Law Center. Widener Law has two locations: the Wilmington, Del. campus, which opened in 1971, and the Harrisburg, Pa. campus, which opened in 1989. Both are proud to be tobacco free. Visit law.widener.edu for more information.