Recognized for legal assistance to the poor and outstanding leadership in the legal profession

HARRISBURG (May 2001) - A number of Pennsylvania lawyers recently were honored with recognition awards from the Pennsylvania Bar Association during its annual meeting held this month in Pittsburgh. The awards included PBA Pro Bono awards for providing volunteer legal services to the poor PBA Special Achievement awards for outstanding service to the legal profession and the community.

The awardees are as follows:

Pro Bono Award Winners
Judith A. Algeo, Esq. - Bucks County
Dean Arthur, Esq. - Bucks County
Joseph A. Askar, Esq. - Beaver County
John G. Bergdoll,III, Esq. - York County
Harry M. Byrne, Jr., Esq. - Montgomery County
Rebecca Slade-Cheuvront, Esq. - Lancaster County
Stephen B. Cooper, Esq. - Montgomery County
Robert A. Crisanti, Esq. - Allegheny County
James P. DeAngelo, Esq. - Dauphin County
William A. Duh,Jr., Esq. - Northampton County
Leonard A. Grence, Esq. - Butler County
F. D. Hennessy, Jr., Esq. - Delaware County
Kim C. Kesner, Esq. - Clearfield County
Michael Kipphan, Esq. - Huntingdon County
Timothy D. McNair, Esq. - Erie County
Thomas F. Meister, Esq. - York County
Mitchell, Mitchell, Gray & Gallagher - Lycoming County
Dawn M. Riccardo, Esq. - Lackawanna County
Deborah A. Shaw, Esq. - Lawrence County
Andrew J. Shubin, Esq. - Centre County
Howard M. Soloman, Esq. - Philadelphia
James M. Stein, Esq. - Franklin County
Bruce C. Tobin, Esq. - Westmoreland County
Norman Weinstein, Esq. - Philadelphia
D. C. Nokes, Jr., Esq. - Cambria County

Special Achievement Award Winners
Hon. Lynne M. Abraham - Philadelphia
Richard T. Bell, M.D. - Berks County
Samuel T. Cooper III, Esq. - Dauphin County
Thomas L. Cooper, Esq. - Allegheny County
Pamela F. Cross, Esq. - Dauphin County
Hon. D. Michael Fisher - Dauphin County
Richard M. Goldberg, Esq. - Luzerne County
Vincent J. Grogan, Esq. - Allegheny County
I. Samuel Kaminsky, Esq. - Cambria County
Penina K. Lieber, Esq. - Allegheny County
Pamela J. Mayer, Esq. - Westmoreland County
James F. Mundy, Esq. - Philadelphia
Bruno A. Muscatello, Esq. - Butler County
Audray Muscatello - Butler County
Rhoda S. Neft, Esq. - Allegheny County
Arthur L. Piccone, Esq. - Luzerene County
Kent S. Pope, Esq. - Clarion County
Michelle Quinn, Esq. - Luzerne County
Mark C. Schultz, Esq. - Montgomery County
Robert J. Shea, Esq. - Dauphin County
Harry �Woody� Turner, Esq. - Allegheny County
Deborah R. Willig, Esq. - Philadelphia