Elected and appointed

Attorney Jonathan J. Ehret was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of governors for the Duquesne University Law Alumni Association.

Ehret is an associate attorney at Robb Leonard Mulvihill.

Prior to joining Robb Leonard, Ehret gained experience practicing in energy law and general civil litigation.

His current practice focuses on complex insurance coverage, extra-contractual litigation, commercial litigation and general civil litigation.

Additions

Susan A. Yocum joined Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott as an associate in its Harrisburg office and hospitality and municipal law practices.

Prior to joining private practice, she served as senior counsel for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

Yocum earned her law degree from the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law in 2007 and received her bachelor's degree from Central Michigan University in 2000.

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Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote added Bridget L. Baranyai to its Pittsburgh office.

She concentrates her practice in the litigation of toxic tort matters, particularly asbestos.

Before joining Dickie McCamey, Baranyai spent two years working at a regional law firm specializing exclusively in toxic tort matters.

Earlier in her legal career she spent five years working for the Pennsylvania Superior Court, where she handled a variety of both civil and criminal matters.

Speakers

Meyer, Unkovic & Scott attorney Dave Oberdick was a panelist at the Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association's intellectual property strategy luncheon.

Oberdick serves as chair of Meyer Unkovic's intellectual property practice group.

He represents and provides counsel to companies and individuals on intellectual property matters, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, software and technology licensing, computer law, e-commerce and related internet contracts, as well as warranty and privacy issues.

Honored

The Pennsylvania Bar Association public utility law section presented its Christianson Award to William R. Lloyd Jr. of Somerset on June 1 during the PBA Public Utility Law Conference at the Hilton Harrisburg.

Lloyd is a former small-business advocate with a focus on protecting the interests of small business utility customers.

Lloyd has devoted nearly 40 years of his career to progressing the profession of public utility law.

The award is named in honor of Robert A. Christianson, a former chief administrative law judge for the Public Utility Commission, and recognizes an individual who has made a contribution to the development, improvement and advancement of the profession of public utility law.