The Allegheny County Bar Foundation
David
Blaner
Executive Director
412-402-6601
dblaner@acba.org
Mr. Blaner is responsible for the overall operation of the ACBA,
ACBF, and ACBA Services Inc. He is responsible for initiating
and maintaining relationships with the legal community that the bar serves, including
the judicial community. He directs ACBA activities
and plans for future growth. He also oversees
the financial condition of the organizations.
Ann
Ewart
Senior Director of Operations/Human Resources
412-402-6606
aewart@acba.org
Ms. Ewart handles all HR functions, including benefits, organizational
design, updating policies, maintaining the HR computer database,
recruitment and retention, and discipline and discharge. The position
also handles all facilities functions and oversees department operations
for the ACBA, ACBF,
and ACBA Services, Inc.
David
Leonard
Senior Director of Finance
412-402-6630
dleonard@acba.org
Mr. Leonard is responsible for overseeing the finance department and
accounting functions for the ACBA, ACBF, and ACBA Services, Inc.
Lorrie
Albert
Director of Foundation
412-402-6640
lalbert@acba.org
Ms. Albert is responsible for overseeing, managing, and administering the daily operations of the foundation and its fundraising activities, which include the endowment, Attorneys Against Hunger and dues check-off campaigns, and the Fellows, loans and scholarships, LRAP, and grants programs. She is also responsible for the Zittrian Forums speaker series and the annual golf tournament. Duties include strategic planning and marketing and implementation of long-range fundraising goals.
Erin Rhodes
Development/Pro Bono Assistant
412-402-6641
erhodes@acba.org
Ms. Rhodes assists with coordinating the golf tournament, Fellows campaign, Attorneys Against Hunger campaign, endowment campaign, and dues check-off campaign. Additionally, Ms. Rhodes oversees preparation of the foundation's annual report and has various pro bono duties.
Barbara Griffin
Pro Bono Coordinator
412-402-6668
bgriffin@acba.org
Ms. Griffin develops, manages, and monitors pro bono initiatives focusing on legal services to underprivileged residents in Allegheny County. She is responsible for developing educational programs and materials for volunteer attorneys, law school students, paralegals, and the general public, as well as for recruiting and recognizing volunteers, and promoting pro bono initiatives to the bar and members of the community.
Divorce Law Project
Whitney
Hughes
Director
412-402-6703
whughes@acba.org
Ms. Hughes is responsible for overseeing the Divorce Law Project, which provides legal assistance in obtaining simple, no-fault divorces to low-income residents in Allegheny County.
Juvenile Court Project
Eleanor Grainy
Juvenile Court Project Director
412-391-4467
Ms. Grainy oversees the day-to-day operations of the Juvenile Court Project, which provides legal representation to over 2,500 low-income clients annually in dependency and termination of parental rights proceedings. The Juvenile Court Project has a staff of 14 attorneys and eight support staff.
James T. Ball
Attorney
412-391-4467
Sharon M. Biasca
Managing Attorney
412-391-4467
Frank J. Bogatay
Attorney
412-391-4467
Sharon L. Ciechalski
Paralegal
412-391-4467
Gina M. Cipolletti
Attorney
412-391-4467
DeLisa M. Coleman
Parental Support Advocate
412-391-4467
Linda A. Cuttler
Community Liason
412-391-4467
Jeffrey Eisenberg
Attorney
412-391-4467
Deborah A. Fisher
Parental Support Advocate
412-391-4467
Frances C. Fisher
Legal Assistant
412-391-4467
Kiersten M. Frankowski
Attorney
412-391-4467
John B. Hayes
Attorney
412-391-4467
Kathryn Miehl
Attorney
412-391-4467
Barbara Akin Ramsey
Attorney
412-391-4467
Raymond Sanchas
Attorney
412-391-4467
Philip T Savino
IT Technician
412-391-4467
Betty T. Tallon
Parental Support Advocate
412-391-4467
Christina M. Veason
Senior Legal Assistant
412-391-4467