Joel C. Seelye

Joel C. Seelye of Hollidaysburg, a partner in the Altoona law firm of Grabill & Seelye PLLC, is the immediate past chair of the PBA YLD.

Seelye has served on the PBA YLD Executive Council and as the PBA YLD Zone Eight chair. He also served as the PBA YLD liaison to the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the continuing legal education arm of the PBA. 

Seelye is a member of the Blair County Bar Association (BCBA) and served as president of the BCBA Young Lawyers Committee. He is a member of the executive committee of the J.S. Black American Inn of Court. Seelye serves as vice president of the board of directors of the Hollidaysburg YMCA and on the advisory committee for the criminal justice program at the YTI Career Institute. The Altoona Mirror selected him for its “20 under 40” in 2012, a distinction recognizing business success, entrepreneurial spirit and community involvement. He is a 2014 graduate of “Leadership Blair County” and serves on the program’s planning committee.

Seelye is a summa cum laude graduate of California University of Pennsylvania and Duquesne University School of Law. He also attended the International Study of Law program in Ireland.