HARRISBURG (May 9, 2011) - The Pennsylvania Bar Association has presented awards to Pennsylvania lawyers for outstanding leadership in the legal profession and longstanding membership in the association. The President's Awards, bestowed at the discretion of 2010-11 PBA President Gretchen A. Mundorff, recognize extraordinary commitment to the association. The PBA Special Achievement Awards recognize those lawyers who have provided time and resources to improve the association and the legal profession. The PBA Fifty-Year Member Awards recognize lawyers who have been association members for five decades. The awards were presented during the association's Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 - 6.

Allegheny County
Philip E. Beard, Stonecipher Cunningham Beard & Schmitt P.C., Pittsburgh: Fifty-Year Member Award
Carol Behers, Raphael, Ramsden & Behers P.C., Pittsburgh: Special Achievement Award - for her work with the PBA Family Law Section to enact new custody legislation that modernizes Pennsylvania's custody statute
Eleanor L. Bush, Pittsburgh: Special Achievement Award - for serving as chair of the Law Reform Subcommittee of the PBA Task Force on the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice Report
August C. Damian, Damian & Damian P.C., Pittsburgh: Fifty-Year Member Award
Hon. John M. Feeney, Pittsburgh: Fifty-Year Member Award
Barbara E. Griffin, Allegheny County Bar Association, Pittsburgh: Special Achievement Award - for serving as chair of the Public Education and Outreach Subcommittee of the PBA Task Force on the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice Report
Vincent J. Grogan, Grogan Graffam P.C., Pittsburgh: Fifty-Year Member Award
John E. Kunz, Zimmer Kunz P.L.L.C., Pittsburgh: Fifty-Year Member Award
J. Robert Maxwell, Pittsburgh: Fifty-Year Member Award
Donald L. Phillips, Donald L. Phillips P.C., Pittsburgh: Fifty-Year Member Award
Robert J. Stefanko, Pittsburgh: Fifty-Year Member Award

Bucks County
Marvin L. Portney, Marvin L. Portney P.C., Bristol: Fifty-Year Member Award
Jeffrey M. Williams, Williams & Hand P.C., Doylestown: Special Achievement Award - for his work with the PBA Family Law Section to enact new custody legislation that modernizes Pennsylvania's custody statute

Cambria County
George Gvozdich Jr., Gvozdich Law Offices, Ebensburg: Special Achievement Award - for serving as president of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, the charitable affiliate of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the creation of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation-PA IOLTA Board Loan Repayment Assistance Program (which assists in attracting lawyers to public service careers) during the tenure of his presidency

Chester County
Ronald M. Agulnick, Ronald M. Agulnick L.L.C., West Chester: Fifty-Year Member Award
John S. Halsted, Gawthrop Greenwood & Halsted P.C., West Chester: Fifty-Year Member Award
Judge M. Joseph Melody Jr., Exton: Fifty-Year Member Award

Clearfield County
Senior Judge John K. Reilly Jr., Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas, Clearfield: Fifty-Year Member Award

Cumberland County
Maria P. Cognetti, Maria P. Cognetti & Associates, Camp Hill: Special Achievement Award - for her work with the PBA Family Law Section to enact new custody legislation that modernizes Pennsylvania's custody statute
Horace A. Johnson, Johnson Duffie Stewart & Weidner P.C., Lemoyne: Fifty-Year Member Award
Jon F. LaFaver, Stone, LaFaver & Shekletski, New Cumberland: Fifty-Year Member Award

Dauphin County
Samuel T. Cooper III, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Harrisburg: President's Award - for leadership as co-chair of the PBA Diversity Task Force
Susan E. Etter, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Harrisburg: President's Award - for outstanding commitment to the PBA Civics Education Initiative
Hon. Robert A. Graci, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott L.L.C., Harrisburg: Special Achievement Award - for serving as chair of the Continuing Legal Education Program Development Subcommittee of the PBA Task Force on the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice Report
President Judge Emeritus Joseph F. McCloskey, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: Fifty-Year Member Award
Robert Moore, Mette, Evans & Woodside P.C., Harrisburg: Fifty-Year Member Award
William H. Nast Jr., Harrisburg: Fifty-Year Member Award
LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott L.L.C, Harrisburg: Fifty-Year Member Award

Delaware County
David F. Binder, Gold, Silverman, Goldenberg & Binder, Wayne: Fifty-Year Member Award
James C. Brennan, Rankin, Brennan & Donaldson P.C.: Media: Fifty-Year Member Award
Hon. Joseph T. Doyle, Law Offices of Vincent B. Mancini, Media: Fifty-Year Member Award
Donald S. Guthrie, Media: Fifty-Year Member Award
Norman C. Henss, Henderson Group Inc., Media: Fifty-Year Member Award
David M. Jordan, Wayne: Fifty-Year Member Award
Senior Judge Charles C. Keeler, Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Fifty-Year Member Award
Robert J. Levis, Levis & Pinto, Media: Fifty-Year Member Award
John A. Prodoehl Jr., Broomall: Fifty-Year Member Award
Robert M. Segal, Villanova: Fifty-Year Member Award

Erie County
Senior Judge Fred P. Anthony, Erie: Fifty-Year Member Award
Edward Orton, Orton & Jeffery P.C., North East: Fifty-Year Member Award

Jefferson County
R. Edward Ferraro, Ferraro, Kruk & Ferraro L.L.P., Brockway: Fifty-Year Member Award

Lackawanna County
Thomas J. Foley Jr., Foley, McLane, Foley, McDonald & MacGregor, Scranton: Fifty-Year Member Award
Leo M. McCormack, Scranton: Fifty-Year Member Award
George W. Teets, Moscow: Fifty-Year Member Award

Lancaster County
Charles A. Achey Jr., Lancaster: Fifty-Year Member Award
George J. Morgan, Morgan Hallgren Crosswell & Kane P.C., Lancaster: Fifty-Year Member Award
Edward J. O'Connell, Lititz: Fifty-Year Member Award

Lebanon County
Mary H. Burchik, Buzgon Davis Law Offices, Lebanon: Special Achievement Award - for her work with the PBA Family Law Section to enact new custody legislation that modernizes Pennsylvania's custody statute

Lehigh County
Alfred K. Hettinger, Allentown: Fifty-Year Member Award
William G. Malkames, Malkames Law Office, Allentown: Fifty-Year Member Award

Luzerne County
Richard I. Bernstein, Giuliani & Bernstein, Hazleton: Fifty-Year Member Award
Joseph B. Farrell, Drums: Fifty-Year Member Award
Arthur L. Piccone, Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn P.C., Kingston: Fifty-Year Member Award
Eugene Roth, Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald L.L.P., Wilkes-Barre: Fifty-Year Member Award

Lycoming County
Henry P. Perciballi, Perciballi & Williams L.L.C., Williamsport: Fifty-Year Member Award

Monroe County
Samuel W. Newman, Newman, Williams, Mishkin, Corveleyn, Wolfe & Fareri PC, Stroudsburg: Fifty-Year Member Award

Montgomery County
Judge Emanuel Bertin, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Norristown: Special Achievement Award - for his work with the PBA Family Law Section to enact new custody legislation that modernizes Pennsylvania's custody statute
Mary Cushing Doherty, High Swartz L.L.P., Norristown: Special Achievement Award - for her work with the PBA Family Law Section to enact new custody legislation that modernizes Pennsylvania's custody statute
James L. Hollinger, Smith, Aker, Grossman & Hollinger L.L.P., Norristown: Fifty-Year Member Award
William H. Pugh V, Kane, Pugh, Knoell, Troy & Kramer L.L.P., Norristown: President's Award - for leadership as co-chair of the PBA Diversity Task Force
Morris H. Sheer, Audubon: Fifty-Year Member Award
Milton A. Wollman, Blue Bell: Fifty-Year Member Award

Northampton County
George M. Baurkot, Baurkot & Baurkot, Easton: Fifty-Year Member Award
Judge James C. Hogan, Easton: Fifty-Year Member Award
E. Drummond King, King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul L.L.C., Bethlehem: Fifty-Year Member Award
Richard J. Kradjel, Hellertown, Fifty-Year Member Award
Gene F. Roscioli, Roscioli Law Offices, Easton: Fifty-Year Member Award

Northumberland County
Preston L. Davis, Davis, Davis & Kaar, Milton: Fifty-Year Member Award
Myron M. Moskowitz, Law Offices of Myron M. Moskowitz, Shamokin: Fifty-Year Member Award

Philadelphia County
Judge Harold Berger, Berger and Montague P.C., Philadelphia: Fifty-Year Member Award
Michael E. Bertin, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel L.L.P., Philadelphia: Special Achievement Award - for his work with the PBA Family Law Section to enact new custody legislation that modernizes Pennsylvania's custody statute
Solomon Fisher, Philadelphia: Fifty-Year Member Award
Shira J. Goodman, Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, Philadelphia: Special Achievement Award - for serving as chair of Discipline and Ethics Subcommittee of the PBA Task Force on the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice Report
Clifford E. Haines, Haines and Association, Philadelphia: President's Award - for the initiation of the PBA Diversity Task Force
Ned Hark, Howard M. Goldsmith P.C., Philadelphia: Special Achievement Award - for his work with the PBA Family Law Section to enact new custody legislation that modernizes Pennsylvania's custody statute
Judge Bruce W. Kauffman, Elliott Greenleaf, Philadelphia: Fifty-Year Member Award
Judge Robert F. Kelly, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Fifty-Year Member Award
David Walker Maxey, Drinker Biddle & Reath L.L.P, Philadelphia: Fifty-Year Member Award
Ross J. Reese Jr., Dilworth Paxson L.L.P., Philadelphia: Fifty-Year Member Award
Thomas G. Wilkinson Jr., Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia: President's Award - for providing leadership to the PBA Task Force on the Interbranch Commission Report on Juvenile Justice

Schuylkill County
W. Alan Williams, Lewis Williams & Caravan, Schuylkill Haven: Fifty-Year Member Award
Joseph A. Zane, Zane Rossi & Conville, Schuylkill Haven: Fifty-Year Member Award

Westmoreland County
Judge Irving L. Bloom, Workers' Compensation Bureau, Greensburg: Fifty-Year Member Award
Senior Judge Charles H. Loughran, Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Greensburg: Fifty-Year Member Award
Albert M. Wiggins Jr., Ligonier, Fifty-Year Member Award

York County
Byron H. LeCates, Stock and Leader, York: Fifty-Year Member Award
Andrea Marceca Strong, York: President's Award - for providing leadership to the PBA Task Force on the Interbranch Commission Report on Juvenile Justice

Founded in 1895, the Pennsylvania Bar Association strives to promote justice, professional excellence and respect for the law; improve public understanding of the legal system; facilitate access to legal services; and serve the 29,000 lawyers who are members of the association.