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.
Mission Statement
The Westmoreland Bar Foundation provides equal access to justice and law-related benefits to the community.
Endowment
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:
- Mock Trial Program
- Scholarships
- Outreach Programs including Law Day classroom visits and legal clinics
2026-2027 Westmoreland Bar Foundation Trustees
Chair
David S. DeRose
Quatrini Law Group
Vice Chair
Peter P. Cherellia
Treasurer
Jason Yuhas
Somerset Trust Company
Assistant Treasurer
Todd T. Turin
Turin DeMatt & Cavanaugh, P.C.
Secretary/Executive Director
Alahna O'Brien
Westmoreland Bar Association
Assistant Secretary
Maureen Kroll
Trustee
The Hon. Christopher A. Feliciani
Westmoreland County Courthouse
Trustee
Richard H. Galloway
The Galloway Law Firm, LLC
Trustee
Timothy J. Geary
Trustee
Tyler J. Jones
Petrillo Jones, LLC
Trustee
William J. McCabe
DeBernardo Antoniono McCabe & Davis, PC
Trustee
Megan Sheesley
Westmoreland County Community College Educational Foundation
Trustee
Sara Swaney
Community Foundation of Westmoreland County
Trustee
Bruce C. Tobin
Trustee
Stephanie Turin
Westmoreland County Community College
Past Chairs of the Westmoreland Bar Foundation
| 2013-2018 | Bruce C. Tobin |
| 2011-2013 | James R. Antoniono |
| 2008-2011 | The Hon. Daniel J. Ackerman |
| 2004-2008 | Daniel Joseph |
| 2001-2004 | Marnie E. Abraham |
| 1999-2001 | Gary A. Falatovich |
| 1994-1999 | Jack L. Bergstein |
| 1991-1994 | Gene E. McDonald |
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