State College attorney opens Topinka Law firm

STATE COLLEGE — Barbara Topinka has announced the opening of her new firm, Topinka Law, at 2153 E. College Ave., State College.

Topinka Law was founded to treat each client with compassionate and personalized service and is dedicated to providing every client with the highest quality of service, according to the announcement.

Topinka graduated with honors from William Paterson University and went on to graduate from Liberty University School of Law. She received the Liberty University School of Law Juvenile and Family Law Award and earned the Family Law Section Award from the Virginia State Bar Association.

Topinka served as a court-appointed special advocate and now serves as a guardian ad litem for Centre County. She was recognized by the Court Appointed Special Advocates organization for her outstanding work in the field.

An inductee of the National Political Science Honor Society and the National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Topinka also is a member of the Centre County and Pennsylvania bar associations.

Topinka handles all aspects of client representation in family law matters including custody, divorce, equitable distribution, abuse protection, support and adoption. She also will be branching out into unemployment claims, social security disability, health care directives, power of attorney and wills and other aspects of law.