COMMONWEALTH LAW CLASS NOTES Class of 2006 Arlene MarshallHockensmith was
(April 2022–September 2022)
Theatre and Central Pennsylvania’s MLK Day of Service.
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promoted to director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN), effective June 1, 2022. Marshall-Hockensmith, who has been with PLAN since 2014, is the first woman of color to hold a senior leadership role at PLAN. She previously served as its administrative officer. Before joining PLAN, she worked as an attorney and project manager at the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) and as a staff attorney at MidPenn Legal Services. Marshall-Hockensmith serves as editor-in-chief of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Minority Bar Committee’s Houston’s Legacy Newsletter and on the board of directors for the Carlisle
Jonathan Koltash has begun his second year of a two-year term as chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates, the policy-making body of the PBA. He is an attorney in the Governor’s Office of General Counsel, serving as chief counsel for the Pennsylvania Health
of contracts and advises on matters of compliance, U.S. Department of Defense government contracting, business strategy, and real estate matters.
Class of 2010 Andrew Conaboy was named partner of the Sarasota, Florida-based law firm of Berlin Patten Ebling, PLLC. His practice consists mostly of residential and commercial real estate transactions and estate planning.
Insurance Exchange Authority. In addition, Koltash is also an adjunct professor at Widener Law Commonwealth and Central Penn College.
Class of 2008 Niki Carter has joined defense contractor BAE Systems, Inc., as associate general counsel of procurement. In her new role, she supports BAE’s chief procurement officer, vice president of procurement, and vice president
Seamans. She concentrates her practice in labor and employment matters, administration law, and civil litigation. In addition, Springer has an extensive practice representing governmental agencies and private parties related to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law and
Class of 2013 Tricia Springer was promoted to member (partner) at the Harrisburg, Pa., office of Eckert
educational institutions connected to the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Class of 2014 Katy Landis has been recognized in the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers of America in the area of medical malpractice law—defendants. Landis is an associate with Saxton and Stump’s Lancaster, Pa. office and works in risk mitigation and drafts, reviews and revises construction contracts, subcontracts, releases, and waivers. She has also represented clients under investigation for violations of the