<p>Widener University Delaware Law School will hold its annual Alumni Reception in Philadelphia &ndash; the law school&rsquo;s largest alumni event of the year &ndash; Thursday, March 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Cescaphe Event Group&rsquo;s Down Town Club in the Public Ledger Building, 600 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Members of the bench and bar from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware attend this event every year to reconnect with classmates and friends, and to network with judges and legal professionals throughout the region. It&rsquo;s a great time and it&rsquo;s the law school&rsquo;s most popular event for alumni,&rdquo; said Renae B. Axelrod, Esquire, partner at Trichon Cammisa &amp; Axelrod PC and president of the Delaware Law School Alumni Association Board of Directors.</p>
<p>The event features gourmet hors d&rsquo;oeuvres, dessert stations, an open bar, and valet parking. Tickets are $100 per person or $75 for Delaware Law graduates from the classes of 2012-2016.</p>
<p>Those interested in tickets should visit <a href="https://delawarelawalumni.widener.edu/2017Philly" target="_blank">delawarelawalumni.widener.edu/2017Philly</a>.</p>
<p>Delaware Law School has graduated nearly 12,000 alumni who practice locally and throughout the world; among them are current and past presidents of the Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey bar associations and 188 sitting judges, including a sitting justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.</p>
<p>Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.&nbsp; Its Delaware Law School is the First State&rsquo;s only law school, providing juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal degree programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware Way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect. The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, and trial advocacy. Visit <a href="{staticroot}">delawarelaw.widener.edu</a> for more information.</p>