VIP in Action Published May 9, 2023
VIP’s Annual Awards Night
We celebrated our Annual Awards Night on May 4th, 2023. We spent the evening catching up with fellow volunteers and VIP staff, heard from this year’s leaders in the VIP volunteer community, and enjoyed food, drink, and a gorgeous vista of our city from the FMC Tower’s Cafe.
We would like to extend a special thank you to two of our clients, Sheila Stevens and Tiesha Hopkins, for joining us during the event. Also to Marc J. Zucker, Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, and Megan E. Watson, President of the VIP Board of Directors, for presenting. If you were not able to attend and would still like to support VIP’s mission, you can donate to Philadelphia VIP below.
Judge Karen Zucker, Tanya Rambert, and Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association and Board Member Marc Zucker
Gail Griffin and Pooja Agarwal
The award recipients with Executive Director Rida Haq
Award Winners
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award Winners
Solo Practitioner
Janet Bauman
Small Firm
Kreher & Trapani, LLP
Large Firm
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Corporation
Toll Brothers, Inc
VIP’s Award Winners
MVP of VIP Award
Mark Fidanza
Pro Bono Impact Award
Rodlena Sales
Trailblazing Partner Award
Accenture
Award winner Rodlena Sales with her family
VIP guests
Thank you to our sponsors
Thank you to everyone who made this event possible, with a special thanks to our Presenting and Diamond Sponsors. For a full list of sponsors, please click here to download the program.
Presenting Sponsors
McCarter & English
Dechert LLP
TE Connectivity
Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C.
Morgan Lewis
Troutman Pepper
Diamond Sponsors
Ballard Spahr LLP
Barnes & Thornburg
Cozen O'Connor
Duane Morris LLP
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Reed Smith
Client Sheila Stevens, award recipient Tim Hoban from Toll Brothers, and Marc J. Zucker
VIP Staff at the Registration table
Get Involved
Since 1981, VIP has inspired and supported volunteer attorneys to provide pro bono representation to Philadelphians who face legal challenges threatening their basic human needs: housing, family, income, and community. Are you interested in becoming a part of this community? Then click the links below to learn more through our volunteering and donation opportunities.