HARRISBURG (Nov. 12, 2001) - The Pennsylvania Bar Association has hired lawyer and educator David Keller Trevaskis as its Coordinator of Pro Bono Legal Services.

Trevaskis of Glenside will be responsible for assisting local bar associations, legal services programs, and other groups offering pro bono legal services across the commonwealth.

�David is an outstanding addition to the staff of the Pennsylvania Bar Association,� said Executive Director Barry M. Simpson. �His skills as a lawyer, teacher and negotiator, coupled with his belief in and commitment to pro bono, will enable him to work closely with local bar associations to provide whatever level of assistance they may need in the area of pro bono coordination.�

A graduate of Duke University and Temple University School of Law, Trevaskis is a court certified mediator and arbitrator. He has presented programs across the nation on a wide range of topics including lawyers� pro bono duties, conflict resolution, juvenile justice issues, police-community encounters, sports liability and drug and alcohol prevention education.

A former third-grade teacher, Trevaskis is the developer and original trainer for Project PEACE (Peaceful Endings through Attorneys, Children and Educators), which has brought peer mediation and conflict resolution education to nearly 400 schools in Indiana and Pennsylvania in partnership with the respective state bar associations and their Attorneys General.

Trevaskis is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar associations and served on the ABA�s Special Committee on Youth for Citizenship. He received a PBA President�s Award in 2000 for his teaching of law-related and civics education to Pennsylvania students.