HARRISBURG (May 20, 2004) � Samuel T. Cooper, a special member in the Harrisburg office of the Pittsburgh-based law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC, was elected an at-large governor of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors during the organization�s annual meeting held May 13-15 in Hershey. Cooper, who will represent Pennsylvania minority lawyers on the board, will serve for a three-year term.

Involved in bar association activities, Cooper is a member of the PBA House of Delegates and serves on a number of committees, including the Minority Bar Committee as co-vice chair. He is on the board and executive committee of the Conference of County Bar Leaders. Cooper is a past president of the Dauphin County Bar Association and continues to serve on its board of directors. In addition, Cooper is a co-chair of the Harrisburg Black Attorneys Association Membership Committee and is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association.

Cooper is active in his community, serving on Fulton Bank�s Commercial Lending Advisory Board for the Harrisburg region. He is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the Elihu Senior Society.

Cooper is a graduate of Yale University and the Penn State University Dickinson School of Law.