First Admitted: 1988, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://www.weissburkett.com/attorneys

Bar/Professional Activity:

International Association of Collaborative Professionals, 2024
Family Law Section Member- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2024
Modest Means Program participant- Lebanon County Bar Association- providing legal services to those in need at reduced fees, 2020
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee- Pennsyvlania Bar Association, 2024
Children's Rights Committee- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2019
Vice President,-Lebanon County Bar Association, 2004
Personnel Committee- Lebanon County Bar Association-2007-present, 2019
Legislative Committee of the Family Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2012
Past President- Lebanon County Bar Association 2006-2007, 2007
Chair- Women Lawyer's Committee- 2000-2003, 2003
National Association of Counsel for Children, Member, 2017
Pennsylvania Council of Mediators- 2013- present, 2021
Pennyslvania Bar Association House of Delegates- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2018
Family Law Committee Member- Lebanon County Bar Association-2000-present, 2024
President, Lebanon County Bar Association, 2006
Adoption and Surrogacy Committee of the Family Law Section- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2010, Chair, 2012, 2012
Family Law Section/ Childrens Rights Committee Liaison 2015, 2016
Vice President- Lebanon County Bar Association, 2005
Chair- Adoption and Surrogacy Committee of the Family Law Section- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2014
Council Member- Family Law Section of the Pennslvania Bar Association, 2003-2005, 2005
Budget Committee-Lebanon County Bar Association- 2007-present, 2021
President- Lebanon County Bar Association, 2007
Investigative Division Panelist of the Pennyslvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission, appointed 2012, 2021
Chair- Adoption and Surrogacy Committee of the Family Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2015
Women in the Profession Section-Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2024
Chair, Young Lawyers Division- Lebanon County Bar Association, 1990

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Mediation Certification for General Mediation since 2015 , 2024
Family Law Mediator- Completed 40 hours of mediation training to qualify as a family law mediator. Have acted as mediator since 2010. , 2024
Collaborative Law Practitioner, 2024

Pro bono/Community Service:

Lebanon Valley Sertoma, Member- 2009- present Allocations Committee Chair, 2024
Vice President- Domestic Violence Intervention Board of Directors 1994-1996, 1996
Board of Directors, United Forces for Veterans- 2009- 2013, 2013
Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center Board of Directors, 2016 Executive Board, Secretary, 2017-2019, Vice- President 2019-2021, President , 2021-2023, Immediate Past President 2023-2024, 2024
Cornwall United Methodist Church- Chairperson of Council on Ministries, Member of Administrative Board and Leadership Team, 2014
Custody Clinic-Founder, coordinator and sole instructor for Lebanon County Custody Clinic, continuous service since 1992, 2024
Lebanon County Commission for Women- County Commissioner Appointee 2010 - 2016. Chair Lebanon County Women's Hall of Fame Committee 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, Member of Hall of Fame Committee- 2017- present , 2020
Board of Directors-Cornwall Children's Center 2001-2004, 2004

Honors/Awards:

Voted #1 Favorite Family Law Attorney in the Central Pennsylvania Area by readers of Central Penn Parent Magazine for 2010., Favorite Family Law Attorney, 2010
10 Best Attorneys in Pennsylvania, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 10 Best Attorneys in Pennsylvania, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2021
2015-2021, 10 Best in Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2021
National Association of Distinguished Counsel- Named Top One Percent of Attorneys in the Nation 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2024
Top Attorneys in Central Pennsylvania, Susquehanna Style Magazine, 2015
Named Business Person of the year for 2018., Business Person of the Year, Community of Lebanon Association, 2018

Educational Background:

Juris Doctor- The Dickinson School of Law, 1988
B.A. Albright College- Spanish/Political Science, 1985

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Cioffi v. Cioffi, Author, Case Note, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Volume 28, Issue 1, 2006
Haentjiens v. Haentjiens, Author, Case Note, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Volume 27, Issue Nos.1-2, 2005
Ball v. Lambert Farms, Author, Case Note, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Volue 25, Issue 3, 2003
Yerkes v. Yerkes, Author, Case Note, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Volume 26, Issue 1, 2004
Presented a symposium for women on issues women face in society, including divorce, custody, support, protection from abuse, wills and child abuse issues., Moderator, Legal Issues for Women, Harrisburg Area Community College, 2008
Presented continuing legal education seminar as part of a panel discussing the role of custody masters., Speaker, The View Roundtable Discussion on Custody from the Master's Perspective, Pennsylvania Family Law Section Winter Meeting, 2007
Instructor/Presenter at Family Law Mediation Continuing Legal Education Seminar- July 6, 2012, Instructor, Presenter, 2012
Summary of the significance of Act 101 of 2010 and its implementation, as well as the practical effects in adoption practice., Author, Highlights of the New Adoption Act, Lebanon County Bar Association Quarterly Brief, July 2011, 2011
Instructor\Presenter at Family Law from A to Z Continuing Legal Education Seminar - March 10, 2015, Presenter, Instructor, 2015

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Lebanon County Commission for Women- Hall of Fame Inductee in Women Working for Justice category, 2024
Business Person of the Year. Voted by Community of Lebanon Association, 2018
Recipient of Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 2006
Recipient of Pennsylvania Bar Association County Bar President's Award, 2007

Loreen M. Burkett