Ms. John is a private practitioner in Uniontown, Fayette County. Ms. John served as President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association from May 2019 – May 2020, as secretary from 2013-2016, and Zone 6 Governor from 2009-2012. During her tenure as President, Ms. John’s initiatives included creation of the Committee on Civility in the Profession, the Legal Academics Committee, and the COVID-19 Task Force. She continues her service with numerous PBA committees, and has served as past co-chair of the Shale Energy Law Committee, past chair of the Leadership Recruitment and Development Committee, past chair of the Review and Certifying Board (2017-2018), and chair of the House of Delegates Draft Committee. She has served as a member of the PBA Diversity Team, as well as its predecessor, the Diversity Task Force. A Life Fellow of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, she currently serves on its Board of Directors, having previously served from May 2019 to May 2020, and served on the Foundation’s Special Events Committee. Ms. John is currently a member of Advisory Council on Elder Justice in the Courts, which was established by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 2015 to advise the Office of Elder Justice in the Courts regarding the implementation of the Elder Law Task Force’s Report and Recommendations, which include best practices, judicial rules and legislation to benefit elder citizens of the Commonwealth. Ms. John previously served the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as a Hearing Committee member from 2016-2020. She has served as course planner and speaker for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the continuing legal education arm of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, on numerous issues, including civility, oil and gas lease interpretation, groundwater contamination, and litigation. An active Bar member at the local level, Ms. John is a past president of the Fayette County Bar Association, where she has also served as secretary. She is active in the community, serving as a past member of the Board of Directors of the Mt. Lebanon Aqua Club, where she was awarded the 2019 Service Award, Advantage Credit Counseling Services, Inc. and the Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. Ms. John earned her B.A. from Dickinson College and her J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, PA, where she studied at the Law School’s first summer abroad program in Florence, Italy.

Mr. Byrne is a member of the Professional Liability Department at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C. and Chair of the Disciplinary Board Practice where he concentrates his practice on representing and defending professionals in a variety of professional liability matters. Mr. Byrne regularly represents attorneys in legal malpractice, wrongful use of civil proceedings and disciplinary matters. He also represents many other types of professionals in the federal and state courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and before disciplinary boards. Mr. Byrne has devoted his legal career to the protection of professionals and is highly regarded in this arena throughout the state. He is the Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Professional Liability Committee, Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Professional Responsibility Committee, former Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Professional Guidance Committee, and is an active member of Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Ethics Committee. He is also a Co-Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Amicus Brief Committee. Mr. Byrne is a former Hearing Committee Member serving the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He serves as a Zone One delegate to the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s House of Delegates and as a Judge Pro Temp for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. A prolific writer, Mr. Byrne publishes extensively on malpractice avoidance and authors a recurring column in The Legal Intelligencer on professional liability topics. He frequently presents to legal and business organizations throughout Pennsylvania on professional liability themes. Mr. Byrne graduated with a dual major in Political Science and Japanese Studies From Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. After college, he worked for two years as a coordinator for international relations in Chiba, Japan. He then obtained his juris doctor from Rutgers University School of Law. He is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for professional competence

Obi specializes in employment discrimination litigation. He has represented individuals in various employment matters. He has also represented corporations and municipalities against numerous charges of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, etc., filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, and federal courts. He has led employee training seminars to assist clients in avoiding/limiting employer liability. In addition to representing private sector employees, Obi currently maintians a robust practice of representing federal employees in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s federal sector administrative hearing process. Prior to starting Abara Law Firm, Obi assisted in handling a variety of defense related matters including automobile claims, premises liability, trucking accidents, workers compensation, first party benefits claims and subrogation. Obi is also very heavily involved in the Pennsylvania Bar Association and currenlty maintains leadership positions as Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Labor and Employment Section’s Immediate Past Chair, PBA Labor and Employment Section’s Delegate; Council Member in the PBA’s Civil Litigation Section and Trustee of the PBA Insurance Fund and Trust Fund. Obi enjoys giving back to the community by participating in various volunteer and service projects sponsored by his fraternal organization, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Obi also has a strong interest in developing and shaping the minds of Philadelphia youth, and has worked in conjunction with the College Access Program and Philadelphia Cares through various speaking engagements and community efforts. Obi is a Director Emeriti of the Seybert Foundation- independent charitable foundation dedicated to providing support to nonprofit organizations serving disadvantaged children and youth in the City of Philadelphia.

Mr. Quinn is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania who currently serves as the Education and Outreach Coordinator for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania, Inc., a Lawyers Assistance Program established in 1988 for the purpose of helping lawyers, judges and law students recover from alcoholism, drug addiction and mental health disorders. Mr. Quinn obtained his undergraduate degree in 1970, his law degree in 1973 and a certificate in Drug and Alcohol counselling in 2012, from Villanova University. Prior to his work with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, he was a private practitioner for over 40 years and has also worked in the field of Alcohol and Drug Counseling in suburban Philadelphia. Mr. Quinn is a past member of the Board of Directors of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania and served as a peer volunteer for over six years prior to accepting his current role as the organization’s Educator in 2017. He has written and presented on lawyer wellness topics to law firms, Bar Associations and legal education providers for state, national and international groups as well.

Amy Coco is a shareholder in the Pittsburgh firm of DiBella Weinheimer. For 30 years, she has focused her practice on Professional Responsibility. She represents lawyers, judges and law students; including in civil litigation matters, ethics, professional licensure and professional responsibility representation and counseling; risk management and law practice management counseling. She is the President Elect for the Allegheny County Bar Association and served six years as a Governor on the ACBA Board. She is the current chair of the ACBA’s Nominating Committee. She is a past Chair of the ACBA’s By-Law’s Committee for many years and was a past Chair of and is currently a Duty Officer for the ACBA’s Professional Ethics Committee. She also served on Council for the Solo and Small Firm Section and chaired subcommittees for Women in the Law Division. From May 2021 to May 2024, she served as the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Woman At Large Governor and from 2022 to 2024 she was Chair of the PBA’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team. She is Vice Chair of the PBA’s Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee. She is the Director of Pitt Law School’s Incubator program helping lawyers set up solo practices. She is also a Washington County and Philadelphia County Bar Association member and a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. She frequently lectures and writes on issues related to lawyer’s professional liability, DEI and lawyer’s ethical responsibility and licensure matters. Ms. Coco is named in The Best Lawyers in America® for Professional Responsibility and Ethics. Ms. Coco has been named as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer annually since 2018 and was named a Top 50 Lawyer in Pittsburgh in 2022. She received her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, magna cum laude, in 1994 and her B.A. in Journalism from Indiana University Bloomington, IN in 1989.