HARRISBURG (May 2001) - Sixty-eight Pennsylvania lawyers were honored for 50 years of membership in the Pennsylvania Bar Association during the organization�s annual meeting held this month in Pittsburgh.

�It is a distinct honor to recognize these colleagues for their outstanding service and dedication to the Pennsylvania Bar Association,� noted outgoing PBA President Marvin S. Lieber. �Their contributions to the association and the legal profession are to be commended.�

The honorees included:

Hon. William H. Askey - Lycoming County
Angelo J. Baro, Esq.m - Berks County
Robert L. Becker Jr., Esq. - Allegheny County
Jesse W. Beeghley Jr., Esq. - Montgomery County
F. Cortez Bell Jr., Esq. - Clearfield County
Richard A. Bell, Esq. - Clearfield County
Tom H. Bietsch, Esq. - Cumberland County
Richard J. Blakinger, Esq. - Lancaster County
Robert F. Burkardt, Esq. - Allegheny County
Mary Louise Casanave, Esq. - Blair County
Hon. Emanuel A. Cassimatis - York County
David W. Cook, Esq. - Westmoreland County
Hon. S. John Cottone - Lackawanna County
Hon. Horace A. Davenport - Montgomery County
Marshall B. DeForrest, Esq. - Huntingdon County
Frank J. De Santo, Esq. - Lackawanna County
Charles E. Dillon, Esq. - Butler County
James D. Flower, Esq. - Cumberland County
Robert W. Garland, Esq. - Westmoreland County
Hon. G. Thomas Gates - Lebanon County
J. Franklin Gayman, Esq. - Franklin County
Gaylord W. Greenlee, Esq. - Washington County
Loyal H. Gregg, Esq. - Allegheny County
Roger S. Haddon, Esq. - Northumberland County
Roger W. Hager, Esq. - Cambria County
George K. Hanna, Esq. - Washington County
William F. Heefner, Esq. - Bucks County
J. Welles Henderson, Esq. - Philadelphia
Henry C. Herchenroether Jr., Esq. - Allegheny County
George M. Hess, Esq. - Lycoming County
Hon. R.A. House Jr. - Armstrong County
John J. Hudacsek Jr., Esq. - Beaver County
Hon. Paul L. Jaffe - Philadelphia
Ralph C. John, Esq. - Armstrong County
Joseph H. Jones, Esq. - Achuylkill County
Alan Kahn, Esq. - Montgomery County
Charles C. Keller, Esq. - Washington County
Carl M. Kerchner, Esq. - Allegheny County
Merrill W. Kerlin, Esq. - Fulton County
Louis J. Kober, Esq. - Westmoreland County
Hon. Joseph T. Labrum Jr. - Delaware County
Arthur Lefkoe, Esq. - New Jersey
Norman L. Levin, Esq. - Mifflin County
Herman Lipsitz, Esq. - Allegheny County
Robert D. McVey, Esq. - Westmoreland County
H. Fred Mercer, Esq. - Allegheny County
Daniel B. Michie Jr., Esq. - Montgomery County
Hon. Warren G. Morgan - Dauphin County
Charles T. Noonan, Esq. - Lehigh County
Jules Pearlstine, Esq. - Montgomery County
Judd N. Poffinberger Jr., Esq. - Allegheny County
Hon. H. Ray Pope Jr. - Clarion County
Paul P. Posa, Esq. - Washington County
Harold F. Reed Jr., Esq. - Beaver County
Harold Rosenn, Esq. - Luzerne County
William C. Rybak, Esq. - Northampton County
Howard I. Scott, Esq. - Allegheny County
Raymond M. Seidel, Esq. - Montgomery County
Alexander C. Sherrard, Esq. - Allegheny County
Bernard S. Shire, Esq. - Westmoreland County
J. Marlin Shreiner, Esq. - Lancaster County
Stanley H. Siegel, Esq. - Mifflin County
Lawrence E. Stengel, Esq. - Lancaster County
David C. Suckling, Esq. - Armstrong County
Virginia B. Wallace, Esq. - Chester County
Louis Weisman, Esq. - Lancaster County
John W. Wellman, Esq. - Delaware County
David G. Yohe, Esq. - Washington County