News/Announcements

01 APR

The Honorable Francis P.

The Honorable Francis P. Cosgrove, a long-standing member of JLS, passed away on Apr. 12, 2023.

14 MAR

Lemkin, Genocide, and the Modern World - Part 2

We would like to invite you to another webinar on Raphael Lemkin, Genocide, and the Modern World, keynoted by Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp and featuring distinguished international faculty

06 NOV

The Holodomor - Then and Now

On the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor --the Soviet era man-made famine in Ukraine that killed millions of people between 1932-1933 -- the event will reflect on Ukrainian history and the current dynamics of political famine via a short lecture and a re

30 OCT

JLS FALL SOCIAL

We are ready to get together and celebrate: JLS Social will take place on Sunday, October 30, at 4-7pm in Chestnut Hill

21 OCT

1st International Advocacy Forum

The First International Advocacy Forum will take place in Krakow on October 20-22, 2022 and will be held in a hybrid format- allowing for both in person participation in Krakow and on-line. The Forum is organized by the Bar Association of Krakow.

19 MAY

Operation L: Polish Efforts to Save Women Judges from Afghanistan

When the US decided to withdraw from Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans, including women judges and lawyers, and many other professionals, found themselves in grave danger from the approaching Taliban forces. In response, Poland acted and evacuated over 12

03 MAY

May 3rd Constitution

THE CONSTITUTION OF MAY 3rd: ITS GENESIS, MEANING, AND LEGACY Webinar by Dr. Elizabeth Zechenter & Marian Kornilowicz, Esq. Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 1 PM ET The lecture is organized by the Kosciuszko Foundation in coope

30 APR

Evening with author John Pamfret

An evening with John Pomfret, author of the thriller From Warsaw With Love: Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance

24 FEB

Lemkos and Ukrainians in Polish Lands

Fourth webinar in the series "Ethnic Minorities in Polish Lands" presenting Professor dr. hab. Jan Pisuliński

02 FEB

Humanitarian Relief and Legal Aid Organizations - Ukraine

Humanitarian Relief and Legal Aid Organizations Providing Help to Ukraine

11 MAY

Polish-Jewish Cultural Relations: Past and Present

You are cordially invited to our third lecture in the series of Ethnic Minorities in Polish Lands. Jewish minority was one of the largest and the oldest minority that inhabited the lands belonging to Poland and the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. Professo

15 APR

Legal Rights of Polish Woman: What is Happening and Why?

Zoom based webianar: What is Happening in Poland and Why?

09 MAR

LEX est REX?: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Administration of Republican Justice

Professor Robert Frost of the University of Aberdeen, UK will lecture on the political system and the governance ideals of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the first European Union that functioned for 200 years.

08 MAR

UN Women Day 2021

United Nations observance of International Womens Day 2021: Women in leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World on the Way to the Generation Equality Forum

19 DEC

JLS Annual Holiday and New Year Party

HJLS Annual Holiday, Christmas, and New Year Party - Saturday, December 19th at 4:30pm EST - Pandemic edition

04 NOV

Ethnic Minorities in Polish Lands

We would like to invite you to the first lecture in a series of ZOOM webinars dealing with ethnic minorities that have lived or are living in "Polish lands" (Polish territory has changed over history). Not many people know that even currently, Poland is h

30 JUN

JLS Board and General Meeting

JLS held its another quarterly Board and General Membership meeting on June 30,2020. The meeting was conducted via Zoom as we are all still social-distancing due to pandemic. Despite that, the meeting was informative and many new ideas were discussed whi

16 APR

Poland and Rule of Law - Where Are We Now?

Teleconference program presented by the ABA International Law Section, International Human Rights Committee with cooperation of the Jagiellonian Law Society

07 APR

Witold Pilecki: his mission, his stay and escape from Auschwitz, and his relationship with Tomasz Serafinski

Panel presentation at University of Pennsylvania with Jack Fairweather - author of the award-winning book e Volunteer" - as the keynote speaker, a presentation by dr. E. Zechenter, and with remarks by Professors M. Orenstein and K. Ghodsee.

24 DEC

Best holiday wishes!

With warmest wishes, happy holidays, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

09 DEC

Passing of professor Jan Z. Krasnowiecki, retired JLS member

Passing of professor Jan Z. Krasnowiecki, retired member of the Jagiellonian Law Society

05 NOV

Congratulations to Bob Szwajkos

Robert Szwajkos elected for a four-year term to the Newtown Borough Council

27 OCT

Lecture on the First Two Modern Constitutions: The US one of 1787 and Polish one on 1791 (CLE credits available)

Invitation for a free lecture at the Museum of the American Revolution (CLE credits available)

23 APR

US and Polish Constitutions of 1787 and 1791: two early constitutionas and the underlying legal principles. Lessons for today?

JLS is pleased to offer a new CLE. The CLE will take place on April 23, 2019 at the offices of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman, PC located at 30 South 17th Street, 19th floor, at 5pm.

13 FEB

Board and General Memebership Meeting

08 JAN

Trademark applications granted

04 MAR