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Robert G. Williamson, Media

Robert G. Williamson of Williamson &Williams PLLC served as part of the PBAvirtual law clinic for disaster relief afterHurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Leebrought severe flooding to areas of thestate in late summer of2011. Recently he provid-ed virtual representationby email and phone of aBloomsburg couple in aFEMA buyout of theirflood-damaged house.

“The couple got …enough to buy a newhouse and furniture witha very small mortgage,”noted Williamson, “andthey escaped from thecycle of floods that hadkept them trapped in their old house formany years.” He added, “They … said itmade a huge difference in their lives.You don’t get that every day.”

Why do you participate in pro bono?I take our professional ethical obligationto do pro bono work seriously. There real-ly are people who have serious legal prob-

lems but cannot afford to pay a lawyer.

How did you first become involved?I have done pro bono work since beingadmitted in 1981. Before I went to lawschool, I was a Democratic committee-man and a construction worker and man-

ager. I always knew some-body in the community whoneeded help.

Have your pro bono casesdealt with legal issues dif-ferent from your regularpractice? If so, how didyou adapt? We have a general practicewith emphasis on business,real estate, consumer debtdefense and consumer bank-ruptcy. I do pro bono workmostly in these areas. In the

case above, I applied the real estate andadministrative law I knew, talked to thesame real estate experts I would in a pay-ing case, did some legal research and didthe rest by analogy to what I did know.

What have been the personal rewards?It gives me a great deal of satisfaction tohelp people who cannot help themselves.

Making a Difference

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The Pennsylvania Bar News column that highlights Pennsylvania attorneys who make adifference in their communities by providing extraordinary pro bono service and/or otherlegal services in the public interest.

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Jacob M. SitmanSHAREHOLDER – EMPLOYMENT & HUMAN RESOURCES GROUP

Formerly of Obermayer Rebmann, L.L.P., of Philadelphia, Mr. Sitman is a graduate ofMuhlenberg College and Rutgers University School of Law.

Colin J. KeefeASSOCIATE – CORPORATE, BUSINESS & BANKING GROUP

A decorated Marine veteran who served in Iraq, Mr. Keefe is a graduate of Lehigh University andGeorgetown University Law Center. He joins us from the New York firm of Shearman and Sterling.

Gretchen L. GeisserASSOCIATE – LITIGATION GROUP

A graduate of Muhlenberg College and Villanova University School of Law, Ms. Geisser has just completeda clerkship in the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas with Judge Michael J. Koury, Jr.

Caption Docket number Date Trial court/docket number Disposition

Robert B. Sklaroff, M.D. v. Township of Abington et al. 1442 CD 11 07-23-12 Montgomery County Quashed219 CD 12 2011-02540220 CD 12

George Shea v. 278 CD 12 07-24-12 Forest County AffirmedComm. of PA, Dept. of Trans., Bureau of Driver Lic. 179-2011

PA Liquor Control Board v. Rocnaples Inc. 2404 CD 11 07-25-12 Philadelphia County Affirmed001754 March Term 2011

Reading Area Water Authority v. Ontelaunee Orchards Inc. 1421 CD 11 07-30-12 Berks County Reversed and10-10386 Remanded

Washington Township Municipal Authority v. 1422 CD 11 07-30-12 Berks County Reversed andJLT LLC and WIT LLC 10-14077 Remanded

7th Annual PBA Diversity SummitOct. 26, 2012 • Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh

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