Attorney Profiles

John M. Smith Born: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Admitted to bar in 1974, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A. 1968); Duquesne University (J.D. 1974). Member: Lancaster County, and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Member Etown Optimist Club; Solicitor Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds Association; Solicitor Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds; Solicitor Borough of Elizabethtown Pennsylvania. Areas of Practice: Focus on the areas of Estate Planning, preparation of Wills, Trusts, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney; Small Business Formation; Real Estate closings (purchase and refinance); Municipal Law; and consultations available in other practice areas.

Thomas G. Klingensmith Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Admitted to bar in 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: Millersville State University (B.A. 1972), Delaware Law School (J.D. 1976). Member: Lancaster County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Member Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Attorneys; Member Subcommittee for Banking and Bankruptcy of the Pennsylvania Bar Association; Past Member and Lecturer for Robert Morris Associates; Past Lecturer for American Independent Banker's Association in Bankruptcy Law; Past Part-Time Professor of Law Related Courses for Penn State University. Areas of Practice: Banking, Bankruptcy (Debtor/Creditor), Foreclosure, Loan work out, Real Estate, Wills, Estate Administration, Commercial Litigation.

Kevin D. Dolan Born: Charleroi, Pennsylvania; Admitted to bar in 1978, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1975); West Virginia University (J.D., 1978). Member: West Virginia University Law Review, 1977-1978. Member Lancaster County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, Elizabethtown Rotary Club, Elizabethtown Economic Development Corporation, Chairman of the Building Committee for St. Peters Church, Former President of Elizabethtown Chamber of Commerce, Business Associates Scholars of Elizabethtown College. Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Family Law, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts; Small Business Formation; Social Security Disability.

Jeffrey S. Shank Born: Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Admitted to bar in January 1995, Pennsylvania. Education: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (B.A. Economics Cum Laude 1990); Widener University School of Law (J.D. 1994). Member: Lancaster County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, Northwest Emergency Medical Services, Inc., Board Member. Areas of Practice: Family Law (Divorce, Support, Custody, Adoption); Associated Solicitorships, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Small Business Formation.

Julie M. Cooper Admitted to Pennsylvania bar in 1998. Education: B.S. 1980 Towson State University, J.D. 1997 Widener University. Member: Lancaster County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, member of Northwest Emergency Medical Services, Inc. Board of Trustees, former member and President of Elizabethtown Public Library board of trustees. Areas of practice: Family Law (Divorce, Custody, Support, Adoption), Civil Litigation, Wills and Estates, Guardianships.

Angela F. Rieck Born: Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Admitted to bar in 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Franklin and Marshall College (B.A. 2002, Business Administration); Widener University School of Law (J.D. 2005). Member: Lancaster County Bar Association, Board Member; Pennsylvania Bar Association Areas of Practice: Family Law (Divorce, Support, Custody); Civil Litigation.