Loreen M. Burkett
Loreen Burkett
Lebanon
Pennsylvania (PA)
Family Law
Estate Planning & Probate
Profile
Loreen Burkett has a general practice of law in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, where she has practiced law for the past 23 years. Her concentration is in the area of family law, encompassing all areas of custody, divorce, support, adoption, dependency and related legal matters. She has been appointed by the Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas to serve as both a custody conciliator and Special Master, deciding custody and divorce cases, for over eleven years. Burkett serves as the County's standing Guardian Ad Litem in dependency cases, ensuring that dependent children have adequate representation, a function she has been performing for over twenty years. In addition to her private practice, Burkett founded and continues to serve as the instructor for Lebanon County's custody clinic, ensuring that low income residents have access to custody information. She has written for the PBA Family Lawyer and served on the Council for the PBA's Family Law Section. Burkett was recently President of the Lebanon County Bar Association, where she was responsible for opening the first office in the history of the Bar Association and hiring its first Executive Director. She was named to the Lebanon County Commission for Women in 2010. In 2010, the law firm of Keys & Burkett was voted as the number one favorite family law attorney in Central Pennsylvania by the readers of Central Penn Parent magazine.
Selected To
2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2011
About Loreen Burkett
Admitted: 1988, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: www.keysandburkett.com
Honors and 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, Central Penn Parent Magazine, 2010
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Family Law Mediator- Completed 40 hours of mediation training to qualify as a family law mediator.
Bar/Professional Activity:
- National Association of Counsel for Children, Member
- Women in the Profession Section-Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Children's Rights Committee- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Budget Committee-Lebanon County Bar Association- 2007-present
- Personnel Committee- Lebanon County Bar Association-2007-present
- Chair- Women Lawyer's Committee- 2000-2003
- Council Member- Family Law Section of the Pennslvania Bar Association, 2003-2005
- Past President- Lebanon County Bar Association 2006-2007
- Pennyslvania Bar Association House of Delegates- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Family Law Section Member- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Chair, Young Lawyers Division- Lebanon County Bar Association, 1990
- Vice President,-Lebanon County Bar Association, 2004
- Vice President- Lebanon County Bar Association, 2005
- President, Lebanon County Bar Association, 2006
- President- Lebanon County Bar Association, 2007
- Adoption and Surrogacy Committee of the Family Law Section- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2010
- Family Law Committee Member- Lebanon County Bar Association-2000-present, 2011
- Incoming Chair- Adoption and Surrogacy Committee of the Family Law Section- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2012
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Cornwall United Methodist Church- Chairperson of Council on Ministries, Member of Administrative Board and Leadership Team
- Board of Directors, United Forces for Veterans- 2009- present
- Lebanon Valley Sertoma, Member- 2009- present
- Custody Clinic-Founder, coordinator and sole instructor for Lebanon County Custody Clinic, continuous service since 1992
- Board of Directors-Cornwall Children's Center 2001-2004
- Vice President- Domestic Violence Intervention Board of Directors 1994-1996
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- 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
- 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
- Haentjiens v. Haentjiens, Author, Case Note, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Volume 27, Issue Nos.1-2, 2005
- Cioffi v. Cioffi, Author, Case Note, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Volume 28, Issue 1, 2006
- 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
- 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
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Recipient of Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 2006
- Recipient of Pennsylvania Bar Association County Bar President's Award, 2007
Educational Background:
- B.A. Albright College- Spanish/Political Science, 1985
- Juris Doctor- The Dickinson School of Law, 1988
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