About the Bar
The Legal Association of Berks County was established in 1867, became the Berks County Bar Association in 1888, and was incorporated as a non-profit association in 1931.
The goals then and now remain the same with responsibilities reflecting the changing times.
1. To promote and protect the legal system.
2. To provide education, both to attorneys and the public.
3. To promote high ethical standards.
4. To provide services and benefits to the members.
5. To keep the members appraised of actions that focus and impact on the legal system.
6. To help members improve their quality of life.
2012 Committee & Section Roster
Board of Directors
| President | Frederick K. Hatt | December 2012 |
| President-Elect | Eugene Orlando, Jr. | December 2012 |
| Vice President | G. Thompson Bell, III | December 2012 |
| Secretary | James M. Smith | December 2014 |
| Treasurer | Eden R. Bucher | December 2014 |
| Director | Andrew S. George | December 2012 |
| Director | Keith Mooney | December 2012 |
| Director | Tonya A. Butler | December 2013 |
| Director | Andrew F. Fick | December 2013 |
| Director | Karen H. Cook | December 2014 |
| Director | Alisa R. Hobart | December 2014 |
| Past President | Jill M. Scheidt | December 2012 |
| President YLS | Jacob A. Gurwitz | December 2012 |
Bar Association Staff
| Executive Director | Donald F. Smith, Jr. |
| Communications Manager | Paula J. Ziegler |
| Lawyer Referral/Secretary | Andrea J. Stamm |
| Law Journal/Secretary | Karen A. Loeper |
| Law Journal Editor | Melissa J. Noyes |
| Law Journal Assistant Editor | Eric J. Taylor |
| Bookkeeper | Patsy Page |


