HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Bar Association presented a County Bar Recognition Award to the Centre County Bar Association during the 53rdAnnual Seminar of the Conference of County Bar Leaders, Feb. 21-23, at the Nittany Lion Inn, State College, according to a press release.
Recognized for its expungement clinic, the Centre County Bar Association is one of 22 local bar associations in Pennsylvania honored this year for sponsoring projects that improve the legal profession, justice system or community. The awards are presented annually by the PBA.
“Each year, we’re proud to recognize the important projects and programs that members of local bar associations are doing to better communities throughout Pennsylvania,” said PBA President Charles Eppolito III. “I applaud the efforts of the many volunteers that made these good works possible.”
The Centre County Bar Association co-sponsored the Centre Region Pro Bono Expungement Clinic with MidPenn Legal Services, utilizing the association’s website for registration. A process was developed for promoting and running the clinic that will be available for use in similar clinics or information sessions. The association will greatly benefit from the new registration system and process that will be used for other community programs.
The Conference of County Bar Leaders, whose membership includes leaders from county bar associations throughout the state and from the PBA, organizes a yearly educational conference focusing on the exchange of innovative bar association projects and ideas, and on the development of mutually-beneficial relationships among bar leaders that improve the legal profession.
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 of legal services; and serve the lawyer members of the state’s largest organized bar association.
