Mr. Wilkinson is a member of Cozen O’Connor in its Philadelphia office, where he concentrates his practice in commercial and appellate litigation in federal and state courts and in lawyer professional responsibility and liability matters. He is also a leader of the firm’s Legal Profession Services practice group. He is a past President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) and Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI). He is a former PBA Zone Governor, a member of the PBA House of Delegates, and is active in various other PBA and Philadelphia Bar Association committees and sections. Mr. Wilkinson is a past Chair of the PBA Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee, and is a past Chair of the Civil Litigation Section. He is also a past Co-Chair of the PBA Civility in the Profession Committee. Mr. Wilkinson is the co-editor of the Pennsylvania Ethics Handbook (5th ed. 2017-PBI Press) and has for many years edited ethics opinion summaries for publication in The Pennsylvania Lawyer. He was a Lecturer in Law on professional responsibility at Villanova Law School and has written and presented extensively on various civil litigation and professional responsibility topics. He recently completed a term on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association (ABA) and previously served as the Pennsylvania State Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates. He is active in the ABA Section of Litigation and its Ethics and Professionalism Committee. He has served as a member and Board liaison to the ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism, and the Profession, Public Service and Diversity Committee. He is a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL). He also has served in various leadership capacities with the Villanova Law J. Willard O’Brien American Inn of Court. He is frequently retained as counsel to lawyers and law firms on risk management and disciplinary matters and as an expert witness in lawyer professional liability actions. He is a contributing author for the book entitled The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: Life and Law in the Commonwealth 1684-2017. Mr. Wilkinson is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, and various other federal courts. He received his law degree from Villanova University School of Law where he was managing editor of the Law Review, and thereafter served as a law clerk in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Jennifer Ellis is a legal ethics attorney in Pennsylvania. She owns the consulting/law firm marketing company Jennifer Ellis, JD, LLC, through which she assists attorneys with issues such as electronic discovery, practice management, and online presence. Previously, Jennifer worked with a Philadelphia area personal injury firm, where she practiced legal ethics, managed the firm’s online presence, and oversaw its IT and security consultants. Jennifer also served as the Associate Director of Media Technology with the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, where she organized and presented courses on numerous issues, including law practice management, technology, and ethics. Jennifer speaks and writes throughout Pennsylvania and nationally on issues relating to law practice management, technology, ethics, marketing, and more. Find her online at jlellis.net. 

Presently a distinguished neutral at The Dispute Resolution Institute, serving the profession as a mediator, arbitrator, Discovery Master, and trial strategy consultant, Judge Snyder previously served as a Workers’ Compensation Judge for approximately 15 years.
Judge Snyder served as the 2020 Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the nation’s oldest bar association. Judge Snyder has been an active member of the Association for 25 years, having previously served as Chancellor-Elect, Vice-Chancellor, Assistant Secretary, and member of the Board of Governors of the Association. In addition, Judge Snyder has served as Chair of the Bar Academy, and as Chair or Co-Chair of the Law School Outreach Initiative. Judge Snyder has also served as a member of the Investigative Team of the Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, and currently serves as a member of the Commission. He is currently Co-Chair of the Association’s Fee Dispute Committee. He has also served as Vice-Chair and Treasurer of the Association’s Campaign for Qualified Judges. In addition, Judge Snyder is a trustee of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, and served as chair of the Foundation’s Grants Committee. Judge Snyder twice served as a co-chair of the Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section and continues to serve the Section’s Executive Committee as Of Counsel. He also served as Chair of the Association’s PNC Award Committee.
In addition to his Philadelphia Bar Association activities, Judge Snyder has served as Vice-Chancellor and Chancellor of the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society, and as President of the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society Foundation.
In addition, Judge Snyder served as a member of the House of Delegates of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and was a member of the Judicial Administration Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Judge Snyder is also a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Additionally, Judge Snyder is a Director of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Bar Foundation. Judge Snyder also serves as a Director of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, serving on the Strategic Planning Committee, the Grants Committee, and the Finance and Investment Committee.
On a national level, Judge Snyder is a member of the Executive Council of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, serving as the Chair of the NCBP’s Membership Committee. He previously served as Chair of the Metro Bar Committee and as Vice-Chair of the 21^st Century Lawyer Committee. .
Judge Snyder is a member of the Temple American Inn of Court and was the founder and President of the Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Workers’ Compensation Inn of Court. Judge Snyder also serves as a member of the Elder Justice Resource Center Taskforce, and the Ombuds Project, a joint First Judicial District/ Bar Association initiative. Additionally, Judge Snyder previously served as a Board Member of Good Shepherd Mediation Services.
A 1974 graduate of Temple University Law School, he received his undergraduate degree from Muhlenberg College. Prior to his appointment, Judge Snyder was engaged in private practice, representing Plaintiffs, Claimants, Employers and Defendants. He has lectured extensively for the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Carriers, the Pennsylvania Self-
Insured Association, the Delaware Valley Workers’ Compensation Trust, the Delaware Valley Consortium, National Business Institutes, the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, and the Beasley School of Law at Temple University, as well as for a number of other private organizations on a variety of topics.
Judge Snyder has been recognized as an authority on the interrelationships between Workers’ Compensation and Medicare, and lectures frequently on various issues, including trial strategy, jury selection, medicine and the law, and labor and employment issues. Judge Snyder received advanced mediation training through the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions.
Judge Snyder is an Adjunct Professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law. He teaches Mediation Advocacy and has taught Anatomy for Litigators.
Judge Snyder was previously named Scholar in Residence of the Legal Studies Division of the Fox School of Business of Temple University.
Judge Snyder has been honored by the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association with the Martha Hampton Award. The Pennsylvania Bar Association honored him with the Sir Francis Bacon Award, presented by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the PBA. In addition, he received the Benjamin F. Levy Community Service Award from the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society.

Deborah is the Associate General Counsel at Cozen O’Connor. She advises clients on risk management, ethics, and professional responsibility issues arising within their law firms and practices. Deborah also works with stakeholders within the firm to advise on ethical aspects of pending matters and to assure adherence to ethical standards and compliance with firm policies. In addition, she advises firm management on lateral recruitment and integration. Deborah handles pro bono representations, including representing clients through the Support Center for Child Advocates. Deborah was appointed to the ABA Standing Committee on Public Protection in the Provision of Legal Services in 2023 and is Co-Chair of the ABA Section of Litigation Ethics and Professionalism Committee. Deborah was elected to the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates and is Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility and a member of the Women in the Profession and Unauthorized Practice of Law Committees. In addition, she serves as Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Professional Responsibility and Professional Guidance Committee. She is a lecturer in law and teaches a course in Professional Responsibility and Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Deborah is also a regular columnist for Law360, where she shares her insights on current legal ethics issues. Deborah earned her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and her law degree from Columbia University School of Law.

Paul is an Attorney with the firm of Kane, Pugh, Knoell, Troy & Kramer. He is a United States Army veteran and served abroad as an All-Source Intelligence Analyst in Korea, Germany, and Afghanistan.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Carrion served as an Assistant Solicitor for various school districts in Delaware County, advised small businesses on compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Paul has represented both employers and employees in employment law matters, as well as companies and individuals in various matters such as motor vehicle collisions, personal injury, medical malpractice, tax law, real estate tax appeals, and premises liability. He was named a Top Lawyer in the field of Employment Law by the Delaware County Daily Times’ Reader Choice Award.
Mr. Carrion graduated from Drexel University and Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. He is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Young Lawyers Division, where he manages and directs the business and activities of more than 2,900 members. He is also Co-Chair of the Military Affairs Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
When Mr. Carrion is not vigorously representing his clients’ interests, you can find him in a museum, on a hiking trail, or at home with his beloved wife and cats.

Carson B. Morris, Esq. is a member of the firm’s Investigations and Criminal Defense, Appellate and Post-Trial Advocacy, Attorney and Judicial Ethics and Discipline, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Commercial Litigation, and Insurance Law teams. He represents businesses, healthcare organizations, municipalities, and individuals throughout Pennsylvania facing criminal or regulatory investigations, legislative inquiries, whistleblower accusations, insurance claims, and other proceedings involving allegations of misconduct. Carson brings a wealth of experience as both a defense attorney and former prosecutor to each engagement, using his expertise to help clients navigate complex criminal and civil litigation in federal and state courts, as well as in administrative proceedings. Carson regularly works with healthcare clients subject to government investigations, including those involving the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. He also represents healthcare providers in Medicare billing disputes and appeals. Carson also represents professionals in a range of industries who are facing legal action against their professional licenses, including attorneys before the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Carson’s background makes him uniquely qualified to represent public sector attorneys facing discipline for allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. Before joining Saxton & Stump, Carson served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s (OAG) Appeals and Legal Services Section. In this role, he focused on grand jury litigation and regularly shepherded the OAG’s most significant investigations through the grand jury process. Carson worked closely on investigations with attorneys throughout the OAG, including the Public Corruption, Environmental Crimes, Fair Labor, and Criminal Prosecutions sections. In addition, Carson oversaw long-term, state-wide appellate initiatives by collaborating closely with the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, local district attorneys, government agencies, and outside stakeholders. Carson also worked closely with the OAG’s Civil Division on Commonwealth Court and federal cases involving the intersection of civil/regulatory law and criminal law. Prior to joining the OAG, Carson was a trial and appellate attorney with renowned Philadelphia firms with a focus in white collar criminal and regulatory defense in federal and state courts. He has tried jury trials and argued before state and federal appellate courts, including numerous cases before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, oversaw internal investigations of institutional and corporate misconduct, among many other representative matters.

Amy Coco is a shareholder at the Pittsburgh law firm of DiBella Weinheimer, where she has focused her practice on Professional Responsibility for more than 30 years. She represents lawyers, judges, and law students in matters involving ethics, licensure, professional responsibility, risk management, and law practice management counseling. Amy is the current President of the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) and previously served six years on its Board of Governors. Within the ACBA, she has chaired the Nominating Committee and By-Laws Committee, the Professional Ethics Committee (where she continues to serve as a Duty Officer), and the Lawyers Insurance Committee. She has also served on the Council of the Solo and Small Firm Section and chaired subcommittees within the Women in the Law Division. At the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), Amy is Co-Chair of the Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee. She served as the PBA’s Woman At Large Governor (2021–2024) and chaired its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Team from 2022 to 2024. She is also the Director of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s Incubator Program, mentoring lawyers as they establish solo practices. In addition, she is a member of the Washington County, Philadelphia County Bar Associations, as well as the American Bar Association and its Center for Professional Responsibility and the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL). A frequent lecturer and writer on professional liability, diversity and inclusion, and ethics issues, Amy has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law since 2024 and has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer annually since 2018. In 2022, she was recognized as one of Pittsburgh’s Top 50 Lawyers. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1994, and her B.A. in Journalism from Indiana University Bloomington in 1989.