CITY HALL SAM: Elliott Greenleaf Draws Holiday Crowd

The Holiday Party of the power law firm Elliott Greenleaf drew a capacity crowd to the Union League. The firm consists of power players from both the Democratic and Republican parties from all over the state. Many of them assembled in the Lincoln Room to hobnob with the head honcho, JOHN ELLIOTT.

Also on hand were former federal JUDGE BRUCE KAUFMAN, a member of the firm, and STATE SEN. STEWART GREENLEAF, a partner of the firm. There were numerous MC and CP Judges from Philadelphia. JUDGE JIMMY LYNN is sporting his full, white beard and was referred to alternately as either “Ernest Hemingway” or “Santa Claus”. JUDGE EUGENE MAIER chatted with MC JUDGE FELICE STACK. JUDGE ROGER GORDON worked the room and wished good cheer. JUDGE PAT DUGAN was seen chatting with every fellow judge, including SANDRA MAZER-MOSS, MARK BERNSTEIN, BILL MANFREDI and JIM FITZGERALD.

Also on hand were numerous corporate executives including MICHAEL COLLERAN, the former head honcho of KYW-CBS 3. Colleran is the one who fired the hot-tempered and attractive former anchor ALYCIA LANE. Lane allegedly attacked a New York City Police Officer and then phoned former GOV. ED RENDELL for help. After she was terminated, she filed a wrongful-termination case and Colleran sought the counsel of the Elliott firm. Needless to say, Colleran is considered a smart man.

Criminal-defense attorney BILL BRENNAN accompanied the other half of his dynamic duo, NICK CLEMENTE. Brennan represents high-profile criminal defendants including several priests in the Archdiocese. Clemente and Brennan chatted with former Attorney General candidate DAN McCAFFERY.

FRED SANTARELLI, also with the firm, chatted with his co-counsel, former congressional candidate PAT CASEY. Casey is with the Wilkes-Barre office of Elliott Greenleaf and is the son of former Pennsylvania GOV. BOB CASEY and the brother of current US SEN. BOB CASEY. Also on hand was attorney RICH DeMARCO and Chairwoman of the Zoning Board of Adjustment LYNETTE BROWN-SOW.

Elliott firm superattorney JIM CRUMLISH hopes to soon be a member of the Common Pleas Court. He makes friends everywhere he goes. He spent a great deal of time chatting with two highly regarded Ward Leaders, DAN SAVAGE and PAT PARKINSON.  Also Vice President of the SEPTA Board JIM SCHWARTZMAN discussed infrastructure funding with STEWART GREENLEAF, JR., a rising legal, and perhaps political, star.

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