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Alfano ( gja@pietragallo.com), Deborah R. Gross ( dgross@kcr-law.com),and Mary F. Platt ( mplatt@finemanlawfirm.com) respectively serve as chancellor, chancellor-elect, and vice chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20160217_Allow_trial_on_school_funding.html#toWQvMverZC3PaI7.99…

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