HARRISBURG (Sept. 13, 2006) � Fayette County attorney Robert Webster Jr. has received an Everyday Leader Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA).

�Robert invests significant energies into bettering his community and his profession,� said PBA President Kenneth J. Horoho Jr., who presented the award to Webster. �His ongoing service to others is commendable.�

Webster is active with the Fayette County Bar Association. He served as the organization�s 2004-05 president and is currently planning its fall bench/bar conference. He is a former member of the PBA�s Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee.

For 20 years, Webster has served as a vestry person for St. Peter�s Anglican Church and senior warden for three priests. He also has served as a Sunday school teacher for teenagers and adults.

Webster has been a member of the Uniontown Rotary Club for the past 15 years.

He is a shareholder in the law firm of Webster & Webster P.C., Uniontown.

�The Everyday Leader Award is given to individuals who go above and beyond, sharing their time and talent to help and support others,� said Horoho. �These unsung heroes work hard each and every day performing good works, not for personal gain or recognition, but for the right reasons�to improve the places they call home and to better Pennsylvania�s legal system. Robert Webster is one of these �everyday leaders� and is deserving of this award in gratitude for his contributions to Fayette County.�

Founded in 1895, the Pennsylvania Bar Association exists to promote justice, professional excellence and respect of 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.