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Mr. Stewart is a lifelong resident of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He is a 1968 graduate of Hempfield Area High School, a 1972 graduate of Penn State University, and a 1977 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He has practiced law in Westmoreland County since 1977 with offices in Greensburg and Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Mr. Stewart appears in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Editions of the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers which recognizes the top attorneys in Pennsylvania. Only the top 5% of lawyers in Pennsylvania are named in Super Lawyers which is based upon a survey of lawyers throughout the state. Mr. Stewart served as law clerk for Judge Charles E. Marker, Family Court Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County, for 20 years. Mr. Stewart co-chairs the Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution committees of the Westmoreland County Bar Association. Mr. Stewart is certified in Collaborative Law, an innovative approach to dispute resolution that discourages litigation. Mr. Stewart practices law in the areas of Family Law, Business Law, Estate Planning, and Real Estate. He has participated as a panelist in Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminars relative to family law.
Mr. Stewart is the vice-president of the Board of Directors of the Westmoreland County Bar Association. Mr. Stewart is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Greensburg YMCA and a past member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA where he served three (3) years as president. He has served as Chairman of the Annual Greensburg YMCA Partners in Youth Campaign to raise funds for needy families and individuals seeking services of the YMCA. Mr. Stewart is a member of the Greensburg Foundation Fund Distribution Committee. Mr. Stewart is currently serving a four (4) year term on the Archonate of the International Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, the Board of Chapter Advisors for Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at Penn State University, and previously served on the Advisory Board of the First National Bank of Pennsylvania. Mr. Stewart is a past president and former member of the Hempfield Area School Board. He has previously served the parishioners of Our Lady of Grace Church as a Eucharistic minister and Chairman of the Project Management Committee for the construction of the new church at Our Lady of Grace.
Mr. Stewart has coached basketball, softball and baseball in the West Point, Hempfield Recreation, American Legion and CYO Leagues over the last thirty (30) years. Mr. Stewart is an avid racquetball player. He is married to Karen Dvorsky Stewart, also a lifelong resident of Westmoreland County. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have raised seven (7) children.
Mr. McArdle is a trial lawyer representing individuals and businesses in lawsuits. His practice is focused in civil litigation including breach of contract, debt collection, business disputes, insurance claims, construction cases, mortgage foreclosure, property disputes, will contests and estate litigation. He also represents clients who have been injured in automobile accidents or by defective products. He is a member of the Westmoreland Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, The Pennsylvania Bar Association (Civil Litigation Section), the Westmoreland Bar Association, and the Saint Thomas More Society of the Diocese of Greensburg. He is Past President of the Westmoreland Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is admitted to practice before all of the Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Mr. McArdle received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1980. His undergraduate degree is in accounting from Clarion University.
Mark L. Sorice is a partner at the firm and concentrates his practice in the areas of family law, civil litigation, estate planning and administration, small business, criminal defense, real estate and zoning. He has also been appointed as Court Master for the Court of Common Pleas in domestic cases and to assist the Court in the resolution of outstanding domestic issues of equitable distribution, alimony, alimony pendente lite, counsel fees, costs and expenses. He has also been appointed a Master in Partition by the Court of Common Pleas in real estate cases to resolve disputes between common owners. Mr. Sorice has also received a recent certification in collaborative law for resolution of domestic cases.
With over 26 years of experience, Mr. Sorice is a member of the Westmoreland County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations and has been admitted to practice before the Federal District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Sorice has served on the Board of Directors of Laurel Legal Services as well as Chair of the Young Lawyers and Law Day and other related committees of the Westmoreland Bar Association. He is also a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
Mr. Sorice has served as an instructor both at St. Vincent College and Westmoreland County Community College in the small business and estate planning programs, as well as the St. Vincent Challenge Program. He has also served as an officer and director for the following charitable organizations: East Hempfield Lionâ
