(Main Office)

The firm was established in 1948 by Paul E.C. Fike and Joseph N. Cascio. The firm primarily represents individuals, small businesses and corporations throughout Somerset, Bedford and Cambria Counties. The firm maintains a general practice.

Statement of Practice

General Practice. Appellate, Corporate, Insurance, Municipal, Probate, Coal, Real Property, Environmental and Mining Law. Trials.

Representative Clients:

The Berwind Corporation
Conemaugh Township School District
Shade Central City School District
Somerset Trust Co.
Somerset County Housing Authority
Boroughs of Windber, Somerset, Jonnerstown, Hooversville and Paint
Windber Area Authority
Somerset County Development Council
Somerset County Industrial Development Authority
PBS Coals, Inc.
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
Somerset Rural Electric Co-op, Inc.
Bedford Rural Electric Co-op, Inc.

Address

Scull Building
124 North Center Avenue P.O. Box 431
Somerset, PA 15501, (Somerset Co.)

Phone

Phone: 814-445-7948
Fax: 814-443-2255
URL: http://www.fcblawyers.com

Website

http://www.fcblawyers.net

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Paul E. C. Fike (1901-1963).

Joseph N. Cascio (1914-1997).

Robert I. Boose (1915-2000).

John J. Dirienzo, Jr. (Member) born Somerset, Pennsylvania, August 7, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.S., 1967); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1973; M.Sc. in Forensic Chemistry, 1973). Member: Somerset County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Environmental Law; Business Law; Municipal Law; Personal Injury Law.Email: John J. Dirienzo, Jr.

James R. Cascio (Managing Partner) born Somerset, Pennsylvania, February 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1972); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Administrative Assistant District Attorney, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 1975-1977. Member: Somerset County, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Section of Economics of Law Practice) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Environmental Law; Business Law; Municipal Law; Personal Injury Law.Email: James R. Cascio

Jeffrey L. Berkey (Member) born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: Elizabethtown College (B.A., 1978); George Washington University (J.D., 1981). Member: Somerset County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Personal Injury Law; Business Law; Municipal Law; Probate Law; Estate Planning.Email: Jeffrey L. Berkey

ASSOCIATES

Lois Witt Geary (Associate) born Somerset, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1989); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member, National Political Honor Society. Member, Dickinson Law Review (Marketing Manager). Author: "Terminally Nosy: Are Employers Free to Access our Electronic Mail?" Vol. 96. No. 3, Spring 1992, Dickinson Law Review. Member: Somerset County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Civil Trial; Municipal Law; Estate Planning; Business Law.Email: Lois Witt Geary

Scott P. Bittner (Associate) born Somerset, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1992); Duquesne University (J.D., 1997). Member and Research Editor, 1996-1997, Duquesne Law Review. Author: Casenote, "Neison v. Hines." Duquesne Law Review. Member: Somerset County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Neison v. Hines Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Civil Trial; Personal Injury; Business Law; Estate Planning.Email: Scott P. Bittner