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James A. Horchak 
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Associate
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James A. Horchak is an associate of the firm and concentrates his practice in the areas of wills, trust and estate planning, taxation, and business law.

Mr. Horchak received his B.S. from Saint Vincent College in 1992, where he majored in Accounting and minored in Finance, and his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in 2000. He was a member of the Duquesne Law Review and published an article titled "Recent Developments in Pennsylvania Tax Law" in the Spring 2000 edition of the Duquesne Law Review.

Mr. Horchak has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1995.  Before becoming a lawyer, he was an accountant with Deloitte & Touche for three years, Datemasch Milano & Associates for four years and Sarp & Company for two years.

He is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Committee on Cooperation with the Bar of the Southwest Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accounts. Mr. Horchak is admitted to practice before 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 United States Tax Court.

Mr. Horchak is a member of the Westmoreland County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. He is a member of the Elder, Building, Business/Employment, Orphans' Court, Planning and Real Estate Committees of the Westmoreland County Bar Association.  Mr horchak is also a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section on of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Born in Greensburg, Mr. Horchak currently resides in Youngwood with his wife Beth, son, Maxwell, daughter, Quinn and their pet dog, Harley.

Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning
Taxation Law
Business Organizations
Probate & Estate Administration
Litigation & Appeals
Real Estate Law
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Public Accountant, Deloitte & Touche


Certified Public Accountant, Datemasch Milano & Associates


Certified Public Accountant, Sarp & Company


Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 2000
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2000
U.S. Tax Court, 2000
U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
Education:
Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000
J.D.
Law Review: Duquesne Law Review, Member, 1998 - 2000


Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA, USA, 1992
B.S.
Major:  Accounting
Minor:  Finance


Published Works:
"Recent Developments in Pennsylvania Tax Law", Duquesne Law Review, Spring, 2000


Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Westmoreland Bar Association, 2005


Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member


Westmoreland County Bar Association
Member


Westmoreland County Bar Association
Member, Real Estate Committee


Westmoreland County Bar Association
Member, Orphans' Court Committee


Westmoreland County Bar Association
Member, Planning Committee


Westmoreland County Bar Association
Co-chair, Business/Employment Law Committee


Westmoreland County Bar Association
Member, Building Committee


Pennsylvania Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
Member


Westmoreland County Bar Association
Past Chair, Young Lawyers Committee


Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1995 - Present
Member


American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1995 - Present
Member


Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accounts, Bar of the Southwest Chapter
Member, Committee on Cooperation


WESTCO FCU, 2002 - Present
Director


Ned J. Nakles American Inn of Court
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Deloitte & Touche, Senior Accountant, 1997 - 2000


Datemasch Milano & Assoc, Accountant, 1993 - 1997


Ancillary Businesses:
Certified Public Accountant

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