*Outstanding Additional Duty ALO of the Year*Civilian United States Air Force Academy Admissions Liaison Officer, regularly visiting schools and school districts in the Philadelphia region coordinating with Region 1 school officials in targeting and selecting the best student candidates for the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Hearing Officer for the Middle School and High School of Philadelphia’s top 20 school. Involved in the adjudication of findings of facts and conclusions of law in cases involving disciplinary infractions of the school’s students. Recommended various discipline to the Board pertaining to the school’s code of conduct.

Asbestos and General Liability Litigation Counsel representing broad range of clients in complex litigation.Hickey Smith Dodd is a law firm purposely designed to deliver legal services with significantly greater efficiency, consistency, and added value. By deconstructing and refining traditional legal processes, applying workflow technology, and collecting and analyzing data, our firm is transforming the way legal services are delivered today. With an unrivaled combination of disciplined processes, technology expertise, and business leadership, Hickey Smith Dodd clients benefit from reduced total legal spend, improved quality, enhanced transparency, actionable insight, simplified management of outside counsel, and increased control. For more information, visit hickeysmith.com.

Damian is a former Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney and Philadelphia Criminal Defense Attorney who forcefully tried hundreds of criminal and civil bench and jury trials to verdict. Mr. Sammons attained positive results for his clients in both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Courts by presenting hi-tech and engaging digital presentations to both judges and juries. In addition, he was often retained to argue numerous cases before the Pennsylvania Superior Court and successfully overturned the decisions of trial judges in Commonwealth v. Enix, 192 A.3d 78 (2018) and Commonwealth v. Edwards, 177 A.3d 963 (2018), vindicating the rights of his clients. Mr. Sammons’ practice at McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C. now focuses on asbestos, talc and toxic torts where he again engages courtrooms with cutting edge digital presentations to persuade today’s jurors through long-developed immersive communication techniques. Mr. Sammons received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Plan II Honors-English from the University of Texas at Austin and his Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers Law School. In addition to his legal work, Mr. Sammons is an Admissions Liaison Officer to the United States Air Force Academy, a Shriner and a Past Master and former Representative to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Free & Accepted Masons.

Associate concentrating in matters of General and Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability, Employment Liability, Products & Construction Defect claims and Insurance Coverage. Additionally, providing sophisticated Education Law counsel to public school districts, Educational Services Commissions, charter schools, and independent and private schools by addressing a variety of legal issues affecting Boards, administrators, staff, faculty and students.Our firm represents dozens of public schools throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. We provide sophisticated counsel to Boards of Education, Educational Services Commissions, and Charter Schools that face heightened exposure from litigation and need help navigating complex state and federal law and regulation. Group members have decades of practice experience and are recognized as national leaders in this practice.Guided by decades of education law experience, the firm’s private and independent school law practice works with administrators, staff, and faculty of independent and private schools to promptly address unique legal issues affecting non-public schools. Our attorneys understand the cultural differences between public and non-public schools, and are uniquely suited to counsel school heads and others in dealing with emergent and other legal issues that impact private and independent schools.In addition to handling grievances, interpreting collective agreements, and negotiating on behalf of management with unions, our attorneys provide daily counsel regarding employment issues, confidentiality and reporting requirements, proactively addressing employee harassment and disability claims, and assisting administration with staffing issues.

Owner of criminal practice representing accused citizens in matters of narcotics offenses, DUI, robbery, theft crimes, embezzlement, aggravated assault, simple assault, gun charges, prostitution, domestic offenses, fraud, forgery, gambling, weapons violations, white collar crimes, web crimes, probation and parole violations.

The office of Worshipful Master is the highest honor to which a lodge may appoint any of its members. The honorific "Worshipful" does not suggest that the Master is worshiped, but is used in its original meaning, "worthy of respect". (Mayors and magistrates in parts of England are also traditionally called "Worshipful" or "Your Worship").

The Senior Warden (sometimes known as First Warden) is the second of the three principal officers of a lodge, and is the Master's principal deputy. Under some constitutions, if the Worshipful Master is absent then the Senior Warden presides at meetings as "acting Master", and may act for the Master in all matters of lodge business. -WikipediaBrotherhood Lodge #126 celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2011, having received its charter in 1811 from the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in Pennsylvania. Our stated meeting takes place on the second Monday of each month except July and August at the grand Lodge, 1 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia PA

The third of the principal officers is the Junior Warden (or Second Warden). The Junior Warden is charged with the supervision of the Lodge while it is "at refreshment" (in recess for meals or other social purposes).

Associate for mid-size defense litigation firm with a large client base. Focused on the defense of numerous matters including premises liability, commercial motor vehicle liability, third-party property damage, product liability, insurance defense and fraud investigation, PIP and first-party benefits claims, contractual indemnification claims and asbestos litigation. Conducted thirty-two depositions. Drafted innumerable status reports to clients pertaining to the analysis and strategy of on-going litigation. Interviewed numerous witnesses. Drafted various motions for summary judgment, motions to compel and motions in limine. Negotiated settlements leading to highly favorable dispositions for clients. Supervised junior associates in the drafting of reports to clients. First-Chair Bench Trial Experience. Averaged 205 billable hours/month.

Associate for a small boutique litigation firm with a mid-sized client base. Focused on the defense of a variety of civil litigation matters including premises liability, commercial motor vehicle liability, third-party property damage, products liability and contractual indemnification claims. Litigated premises liability arbitration hearing on behalf of Philadelphia's largest corporation resulting in a complete defense verdict.

Criminal Prosecutor and Civil Litigation attorney for three divisions of the District Attorney's Office. Skilled in the management of trials and motions. Prosecuted numerous criminal jury and bench trials from the preliminary hearing stage to jury trial pertaining to charges of attempted murder, robbery, aggravated assault, firearms violations and various sexual offenses. Attained convictions against enumerable defendants. Filed civil pleadings in injunction against public nuisance real estate. Created the District Attorney's Office "Manual for Filing and Litigating Civil Pleadings."

Drafted Briefs on criminal related matters for various prosecutors in the Appeals Department.

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students. The Founders, Honorable A. Langston Taylor, Honorable Leonard F. Morse, and Honorable Charles I. Brown, wanted to organize a Greek letter fraternity that would truly exemplify the ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, and service. They believed that each potential member should be judged by his own merits, rather than his family background or affluence…without regard to race, nationality, skin tone or texture of hair. They desired for their fraternity to exist as part of an even greater brotherhood which would be devoted to the “inclusive we” rather than the “exclusive we”. From its inception, the Founders also conceived Phi Beta Sigma as a mechanism to deliver services to the general community. Rather than gaining skills to be utilized exclusively for themselves and their immediate families, they held a deep conviction that they should return their newly acquired skills to the communities from which they had come. This deep conviction was mirrored in the Fraternity’s motto, “Culture For Service and Service For Humanity”. Today, Phi Beta Sigma has blossomed into an international organization of leaders.

Created the company's first webpage.