The 2015 Bench Bar Conference will be held in Historic Gettysburg on October 16-18.
Bench Bar Brochure: Full Conference Schedule & Details
For attending guests, optional Tours and Restaurants are listed below. To reserve your seats please contact:
Rhonda Bastian at Sail Away Events and Travel
RESTAURANTS
(Limited seats have been reserved at the following restaurants at the times noted. There are a number of other recommended restaurants in the area which do not require reservations and welcome walk-ins)
One Lincoln Food and Spirits 7PM
Chef Joseph Holmes describes his finely crafted One Lincoln fare as “casual comfort.” We call it simply extraordinary. The enticing lunch and dinner menus offer a great variety of fresh salads, sandwiches and entrees. Signature dishes of inspired comfort foods include three onion soup with provolone, gruyere and French bread croutons, Maryland crab macaroni & cheese, stuffed breast of chicken with mushroom risotto and pan gravy.
Farnsworth House Inn 7PM
The Main Dining Room located in the original 1810 home offers casual fine dining with many great period fare options. If you are looking for a more casual atmosphere to relax and enjoy a house specialty cocktail try Sweney’s Tavern where we also have on display memorabilia from the movie “Gettysburg”.
Dobbin House 6:45PM
Dine in Gettysburg PA’s Oldest, Most Historic Home “…Beautifully and Authentically Restored” and open to the public as a colonial restaurant.Four Score and Seven years before the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, (1776), Reverend Alexander Dobbin built a house to begin a new life in America for himself and his family. Today his home, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a colonial restaurant where candlelit elegance, superior food in abundance, and gracious service bring back the sights, sounds and tastes of two centuries ago. It consistently wins Mobil Guide’s highest area rating. The friendly hospitality of the Dobbin House extends to the Springhouse Tavern, Gettystown Bed and Breakfast, Country Curiosity Store, Abigail Adams Ballroom, in-house bakery and secret “underground railroad” slave hideout.
TOURS
Gettysburg Battlefield Bus Tour with Terry Fox, Licensed Battlefield Guide. Mr. Fox offers a great 3 hour tour covering the 3 days of the battle. Pickup at Wyndham Hotel at 2PM with return to Hotel 5:15-5:30PM. Limited seating available.$35 per person
Walking Tour of Historic Gettysburg with town historian Kevin Srensits. The 90 minute Walking tour of Historic Gettysburg, relates the civilians’ experiences before, during and after the 3 day battle and also discusses President Lincoln’s visit. 2PM $11 per person
Hickory Hollow Horseback Tours on Gettysburg Battlefield
2 hour Narrative Tour 4:30-6:30PM. Must be there by 4PM and responsible for your own transportation. $70 per person
Ghosts of Gettysburg Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Of all the forlorn, countless souls awash in time, none reach out to us more than those of the dead at Gettysburg. They were young men, mostly, with hopes for a bright future and moved by sincere patriotic dreams, caught up and cruelly thrown down again, in the great, hot whirl of mortal combat. Their presence on earth was silenced forever by death. Or maybe not . . .
Conference Highlights include:
- Up to 6 CLE Credits (4 substantive, 2 ethics)
- Friday Night reception at the Wyndham Hotel.
- 3 CLE Seminars on Saturday morning.
- CLE Seminar presented by The Bench on Sunday, followed by Champagne Brunch featuring keynote speaker, Joseph Garrera.
Hotel Accommodations: Guests can make reservations at the Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel by using this link or by calling 717-339-0020 and using reference code 1015887BE for the Bench Bar Conference on 10/16-10/18. A group rate has been reserved at $139 per night. Please make hotel reservations by 9/25/15 to ensure this rate.
Conference Costs: $269 Registration Fee (Attorneys only) & $119 Guest Fee
Young Lawyers: $99 Young Lawyers Fee & $50 Guest Fee.
Young Lawyers act now! BALC is offering up to 10 Bench Bar Scholarships to cover Hotel stay and Registration fee for 2015 Conference in Gettysburg on October 16-18.
Program applies to YLD Members only- spousal/guest fee of $50 still applies.
Deadline for Scholarship request: 9/25/15. Email your statement of interest to rbridgeman@lehighbar.org
HOW DO I REGISTER?
Registration Form: Print out and send to BALC office
or use the Online Registration Link
Thank you to all of our Conference Sponsors
