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Welcome to the Westmoreland Bar Association

Westmoreland Bar Foundation


The Westmoreland Bar Foundation (WBF) is a nonprofit charitable foundation established to improve public awareness of the legal system in Westmoreland County, Pa., enhance the administration of justice, and provide the delivery of legal services through the distribution of its funds. The Westmoreland Bar Foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation and is operated through the volunteer efforts of the Westmoreland County, Pa., legal community.

Vision Statement

The attorneys and judges of the Westmoreland Bar Association through its charitable arm, the Westmoreland Bar Foundation, are committed to providing leadership and resources designed to: improve access to justice for citizens of Westmoreland County; promote public understanding about the law; and support good works that benefit the community.

Endowment

As the charitable arm of the Westmoreland Bar Association, the Westmoreland Bar Foundation sponsors and administers a number of programs that attempt to better the community by uplifting and changing lives.

Through generous donations, the WBF is able to provide scholarships, law-related education, community partnering projects and legal services to those in need.

Financial gifts may be made through an assortment of programs including the Founding Fellows Fund, annual fund-raisers and the Memorial Program. Bar members also have the opportunity to give when renewing their annual membership.

Programs

Since its inception in 1991, the WBF has managed many community programs and has awarded scholarships to high school and law school students. Click below for more information about our programs:

2008-2009 Westmoreland Bar Foundation Trustees


Judge Ackerman
Chair
The Honorable Daniel J. Ackerman
Westmoreland County Courthouse
2 North Main St.
Greensburg, PA 15601
E-mail Judge Ackerman


Vice-Chair
Bruce C. Tobin, Esq.
P.O. Box 470
Greensburg, PA 15601
E-mail Bruce C. Tobin


Treasurer
Kathleen Kemp, Esq.
Laurel Legal Service, Inc.
306 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
Greensburg, PA 15601
E-mail Kathleen Kemp


Secretary/Executive Director
Diane Krivoniak
Westmoreland Bar Association
129 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Greensburg, PA 15601-2311
E-mail Diane Krivoniak


Vice-Secretary
Jane Belden

Trustees

  • James R. Antoniono, Esq.
  • Jack L. Bergstein, Esq.
  • KJ Collamer
  • Janice Galloway
  • Richard H. Galloway, Esq.
  • Timothy J. Geary, Esq.
  • Carrie Loperfito
  • William J. McCabe, Esq.
  • Beth L.F. Orbison, Esq.
  • Mary Louise Silvis
  • Maria E. Soohey, Esq.

Staff



Pro Bono Coordinator
Iva L. Munk
218 S. Maple Ave., Ste. 103
Greensburg, PA 15601
724.837.5539
Fax 724.837.4221
E-mail Iva Munk


Administrative Assistant
Rita DeBlock
218 S. Maple Ave., Ste. 103
Greensburg, PA 15601
724.837.5539
Fax 724.837.4221
E-mail Rita DeBlock

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