Professional Activities
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association (inactive)
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL)
Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers (PABL)
Publications
Co-author, "SEC Fraud Charges against Harrisburg Have Implications for Secondary Market Disclosures," Westlaw Journal / Securities Litigation & Regulation, May 29, 2013
Co-author, "SEC Fraud Charges against Harrisburg, Pa., Have Implications for Secondary Market Disclosures," Ballard Spahr alert, May 10, 2013
Co-author, "Options for Pennsylvania Cities and Municipalities in Financial Distress," Municipal Reporter, December 5, 2012
Co-author, "New Best Practices Released for Pension Obligation Disclosure," Ballard Spahr alert, November 15, 2012
Co-author, "Bank Loan or Municipal Security (or Both)? A Reminder from the MSRB," Ballard Spahr alert, October 4, 2011
Co-author, "MSRB Makes Recommendations to SEC on Disclosure Practices," Ballard Spahr alert, September 8, 2011
Co-author, "GASB Proposes Changes to State and Local Government Pension Financial Reporting," Ballard Spahr alert, July 11, 2011
Co-author, "PA Municipalities Further Challenged with Amendment of Financial Recovery Act," Ballard Spahr alert, July 8, 2011
Speaking Engagements
Mr. Rhodes is a frequent speaker and presenter on panels focused on legal issues in the municipal bond market. Recent speaking engagements include:
Co-Chair, The Bond Buyer's Symposium on Distressed Municipalities, Providence, R.I.
"Pricing Issues Related to Distressed Credits," Advanced Seminar Distressed Credits & Fiscal Emergencies: A New Paradigm for the Municipal Market, Detroit, October 5, 2012
Co-Chair and Moderator, "Views From the Bond Market," The Bond Buyer's Symposium on Distressed Municipalities, Philadelphia, March 2012
"Act 47 and Municipal Bankruptcy in Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania, January 2011
"What Dodd-Frank Means for Housing Finance Agencies and Other Issuers," Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, November 2010
"Municipal Fiscal Distress and Recovery in Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities, October 2010
"Ethical Issues in Municipal Finance," Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers, May 2010
"Capital Funding and Finance," The Association of Children’s Museums, May 2010
"Post-Issuance Legal Concerns for Maturing Projects," The Bond Buyer’s Military Housing Privatization Conference, April 2008
Community Activities
Mr. Rhodes serves on the Haverford (Pennsylvania) Township Planning Commission.
Board Memberships
Past board member and former President, Elfreth's Alley Association, a 501(c)(3) corporation that preserves and interprets Elfreth's Alley, the nation's oldest continuous residential street and a National Historic Landmark in Philadelphia