Retired Partner
J. Michael Dorezas was born on August 16, 1945 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1967 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh in 1973. Mr. Dorezas was admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1973 and before the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1974. He is currently a member of the Blair County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations and served as President of the Blair County Bar Association for 2000-2001. Mr. Dorezas served as an Assistant District Attorney for Blair County in 1976-1977. He served as an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Education at St. Francis University. Mr. Dorezas was a partner of the firm from 1978 until his retirement from the law partnership in 2009; however he maintains an active law practice concentrating in the following areas: Wills/POA's/, Estate Administration , and General Civil Litigation. Mr. Dorezas retired from the practice of law in April 2012.
Areas of Practice
- Estate Administration
- General Civil Litigation
- School and Municipal Law
- Wills/POA's
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1973
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1974
Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Law , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Juris Doctor - 1973
Indiana University of Pennsylvania , Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science - 1967
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Instructor, Department of Education at St. Francis University
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Blair County Bar Association, President, 2000-2001
- County of Blair, Solicitor, 2001-2007
- Borough of Hollidaysburg, Solicitor, 1986-2010
- Hollidaysburg Area School District, Solicitor, 1978-2010
- Williamsburg Community School District, Solicitor, 1988-2009
- Blair County, Assistant District Attorney, 1976-1977