Grants. Impact. Vision. Equity.
Through the generous contributions made by members of the legal community, Fellows GIVE is our way of ensuring that justice is accessible to all.
In 1996, the Allegheny County Bar Foundation established the Fellows program as a formal means to recognize and honor attorneys who have shown a commitment to excellence in charitable, community, professional, and/or public service activities and create an organization of members who recognize and accept the bar’s ongoing challenge to fund public service activities. Since its inception, the Foundation’s Fellows have helped to fund over $700,000 in legal aid grants!
Starting in 2022, Fellows with an active pledge are able to participate in the grant process from their initial donation to the determination of final awards. Fellows can make their pledge at the level of their choosing:
- Advocate Fellow: $1,200 over 4 years
- Ambassador Fellow: $2,400 over 6 years
- Visionary Fellow: $5,000 over 8 years
Additionally, special consideration is offered for Young Lawyers (who have practiced for fewer than 10 years), with the opportunity to pledge $100 for each year they have remaining as a Young Lawyer.
Fellows who have fulfilled their pledges are recognized as Emeritus Fellows and may renew their pledge at any level to regain voting privileges at any time. Prospective Fellows must be nominated into the program by themselves or a peer; with approval from the Fellows Committee, new Fellows are inducted into the Fellows program at the annual Fellows reception and dinner.
Nominate a Fellow or Yourself
To be eligible for the Fellows program, nominees must:
- Be a current or retired ACBA member (bar and bench).
- Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in charitable, community, professional and/or public service activities.
Starting in 2022, ACBA members are eligible to submit self-nominations for Fellows GIVE. Submit a nomination for yourself or a colleague below or fill out the nomination card and send to Lorrie Albert at at [email protected].
Renew your Pledge
If you have been an active Fellows GIVE member in the past, you do not need to be nominated in order to become active again. To renew your Fellows GIVE pledge, click here for a new pledge card. Send all completed pledge cards to Stephanie Selya, [email protected].
Current Members
We are proud to recognize these individuals who have made a commitment to support the ACBF in our work to promote justice for all.
*Lists updated as of April 2025
Advocate Fellows
Shannon Anglero
Anne Bryson Bauer
Samuel W. Braver
Jessica E. Christie
Amy J. Coco
Thomas E. Crowley
Stefan A. Dann
Holly L. Deihl
Jonathan W. Delano
Edward J. Donnelly III
Kim D. Eaton
Lacee C. Ecker
Beth Fischman
Andrew Fletcher
Robin L. Frank
Robert C. Gallo
Carla Jo Guttilla
J. Alexander Hershey
Alexandra L. Kovalchick
Jason Lichtenstein
Deborah A. Little
Kevin P. Lucas
Dennis R. McEwen
Hugh F. McGough
Kathryn McKee
Mary Lou McLauglin
Lori E. McMaster
Wendelynne J. Newton
Jean E. Novak
Shelly R. Pagac
Michael Anthony Palombo
Laura D. Phillips
Maggie W. Prescott
Kathleen D. Schneider
Tara M. Sease
Rebecca Sember Izsak
Eileen Rielly Sisca
Kimberly S. Tague
Frederick W. Thieman
Kellie S. Ware
Ambassador Fellows
Susan A. Apel
Gilda M. Arroyo
Eleanor L. Bush
Rachel Brown Clark
Robert J. Colville
Alyssa Burrell Cowan
Jessica L. Crown
Mary Nell Cummings
Charles A. Demonaco
Kenneth J. Horoho, Jr.
Elizabeth L. Hughes
Ron G. Jones
Stephen R. Kaufman
Lisa Pupo Lenihan
Jeffrey W. Letwin
Michael Louik
Jessica Leigh Lynch
Chad I. Michaelson
Carmen J. Nocera
Matthew A. Oas
Antoinette C. Oliver
Adrian Nathaniel Roe
Mark D. Shepard
Cynthia K. Stoltz
Thomas L. VanKirk
Christine Ann Ward
Visionary Fellows
Susan J.S. Abramowich
Jennifer R. Andrade
Chester R. Babst III
Raymond N. Baum
Carol A. Behers
Jaclyn M. Belczyk
Paul L. Berg, Jr.
Daniel I. Booker
Christopher R. Brennan
Sheila M. Burke
Alexander D. Cashman
Lawrence R. Chaban
Kim Berkley Clark
William D. Clifford
Hal D. Coffey
Eric R.I. Cottle
Zelda G. Curtiss
Walter P. DeForest
Nora Barry Fischer
Mark F. Flaherty
Frederick N. Frank
Joseph R. Froetschel
Paul J. Gitnik
Efrem M. Grail
Dawn K. Gull
Nancy Lauffer Heilman
Ronald L. Hicks
Jeanette H. Ho
Gary P. Hunt
Marie Milie Jones
Gregory B. Jordan
Margaret P. Joy
Max Walter Laun
Frank J. Lucchino
John R. McGinley
W. Thomas McGough
J. Frank McKenna III
Thomas R. Moore
John J. Myers
Bryan S. Neft
Joanne L. Parise
Robert N. Peirce IV
Robert N. Peirce, Jr.
William Pietragallo II
Marla Nicole Presley
Lourdes Sanchez Ridge
Melaine Shannon Rothey
Heather Schmidt Bresnahan
Daniel J. Sinclair
Paul M. Singer
Stanley M. Stein
Debra Todd
Stephan K. Todd
Brian C. Vertz
Keith E. Whitson
Richard S. Wiedman
Joseph R. Williams
Regina C. Wilson
Susan Ann Yohe
Young Lawyer Fellows
Aleksandra J. Kocelko
Kelly N. McGovern
Andrew G. Rothey
Connor P. Sease
Abagale E. Steidl
Edward G. O’Connor Fellows
Catherine T. Martin (2006)
Paul W. O’Hanlon (2007)
Daniel L. Haller (2008)
Edward Van Stevenson, Jr. (2009)
Thomas F. Putinsky (2010)
Donna Allen-Rosemond (2011)
Lorraine Bittner (2012)
David Spurgeon (2014)
Evalynn Welling (2015)
Joyce A. Gallagher Ramirez (2017)
Daniel E. Fitzsimmons (2018)
Katherine L. W. Norton (2019)
Amy G. Carpenter (2022)
Pamela L. Dalton-Arlotti (2022)
Eileen Yacknin (2023)
Meghan Tighe (2024)