News & Events

3/8/2025 - MidPenn Attorneys Yinet Perez Vega, Kate Dales and Nikki Sipe attended the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Annual Conference of County Bar Leaders in Gettysburg, PA.

11/22/2024 - MidPenn Managing Attorney Nick Matash received an Excellence in Service award on November 20th at Widener Law's Evening at the Capitol.

9/26/2024 - MidPenn held its annual Access to Justice Awards at the Mount Nittany Overlook Event Center on September 26. The event is a celebration honoring members of the legal profession who have made significant contributions toward achieving equal justice for all members of the community. Susan Bardo, Esq. from Penn State Law received the Donald F.Smith, Jr. Pro Bono Award. Mazza Law Group, P.C. received the Law Firm of the Year award. Mark Weaver, Esq. accepted on behalf of Mazza Law Group, P.C.

10/10/2024- MidPenn's Justice & Equity Center and the LGBT Center of Greater Reading hosting an I.D.E.A.L. Breakfast event in Berks County. Pictured from (L-R) MidPenn Director of DEI Yinet Vega Perez, Dr. Darryl Mace, Councilman Jaime Baez Jr. and Tasha R. Santiago

10/1/2024 - At the Lancaster Bar Association's open house on October 1, MidPenn was presented with a check to support our Family Law attorney in Lancaster County. Support from the Bar ensures that more Lancaster County families get meaningful access to the justice system. MidPenn Managing Attorney Stephanie Longenberger accepted the check on behalf of MidPenn.

5/21/2024 - The PA Dairymen's Association were at the Dauphin County Bar Association's parking lot (behind our Harrisburg office) on May 21 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. selling Farm Show Milkshakes. Proceeds went to support the 2024 Astonishing Advocates who are raising money to help provide legal services for families in need.

5/3/2024 - Congratulations to MidPenn Deputy Director for Legal Advocacy Laurie Baughman! Laurie was recognized with the 2024 Louise Herr award for her dedication and service to the legal community at last night's Lancaster Bar Association dinner.

10/17/2023 - MidPenn Staff attended the I.D.E.A.L. Conversation Breakfast in York, PA. Front Row L- R Abigail Rivera, Carrie Bowmaster, Rhodia Thomas, Yinet Perez-Vega, Alissa Cardenas Harrison, Eliz Nestorov; Back row (L-R) Michael Lister, Leslie Martinez-Arce, Angelica Matias, Katie Wentzel

July 12, 2023 - MidPenn Attorney Yinet Perez Vega took part in an Expungement and Pardon Clinic in York County. Yinet worked with the Pardon Project of York County along with The Program "It's About Change", the York County (PA) Bar Association/York County Bar Foundation and the York County Clerk of Courts to help 50 individuals seeking a fresh start.

June 6, 2023 - On June 6, 2023, MidPenn Legal Services’ Justice & Equity Center hosted the I.D.E.A.L. (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility in Legal Aid) breakfast event. This event was an important step towards initiating conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues from a civil legal aid perspective in Lancaster County. With an esteemed panel of speakers, Deborah D. Vereen, Fran Rodriguez and Arlene Marshall-Hockensmith, Esq., attendees had the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the complexities of DEI issues and to become more effective advocates in their communities.

May 2023 - Attorneys Yinet Perez Vega and Nick Matash were two of MidPenn's attorney staff conducting training for interpreters with the International Service Center. The trainings conducted throughout May focused on civil legal aid issues. Having a basic understanding of these issues and related terminology will aid the interpreters as they work with individuals seeking legal assistance.

MidPenn Attorneys Judith Kline and Angelica Matias at the expungement and pardon clinic. The event took place at the DoubleTree in Reading and was hosted by Magisterial District Judges Tonya Butler and Carissa Johnson. The event was sponsored by state Sen. Judy Schwank, Berks Connections/Pretrial Services, MidPenn Legal Services, and the Berks County Bar Association. 107 Berks County residents attended and received assistance at Thursday evenings expungement and pardon clinic.