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- Last Updated on Saturday, 02 March 2013 03:35
Monongahela Attorney Blane A. Black has announced his candidacy for one of two vacancies on the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County.
 Blane Black
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Mr. Black is a Charleroi native and maintains his law office in Monongahela. He resides in South Strabane Twp. where he and his wife have raised their four children who all attended and graduated from Trinity Area schools.,
Mr. Black has been a practicing attorney for all of his professional life in the Mon Valley for over 31 years and maintains a general law practice handling civil, criminal, divorce, support, bankruptcy, workers compensation, estates and most other legal matters. It is that well-rounded experience that he believes is his most qualifying attribute.
“I am very much concerned about the fact that our Court is now operating with only 4 judges instead of our allotted 6. With my many years of experience, I believe that I can help fill the void,” noted Black. “Most likely, the new judges will have to assume duties dealing with family-related and criminal matters. Having raised four children of my own and with my general practice background, I will not need any on-the-job training.”
Mr. Black received his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1978, and then received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1981. He has been in private practice since, and previously served as a Support Hearing Officer for Washington County where he heard and adjudicated thousands of child and spousal support cases. He serves on the County Board of Viewers and has participated in the Court’s Civil Mediation Program and has been appointed by the Court to preside over civil mini-trials.
He currently serves as Solicitor for the Washington County Department of Tax Revenue and handles all tax assessment and tax claim litigation matters for the County. He also serves as General Counsel for the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority, Solicitor for Dunlevy, Roscoe, and Smithton Boroughs, Solicitor for RESA Regional Police and is also the current Solicitor for the Recorder of Deeds and former Solicitor for the county Prothonotary. He is also the 2013 president of the Washington County Bar Association, treasurer of the Washington County Bar Foundation, and is an active member of the Monongahela Rotary Club.
Mr. Black has been a practicing attorney for all of his professional life in the Mon Valley for over 31 years and maintains a general law practice handling civil, criminal, divorce, support, bankruptcy, workers compensation, estates and most other legal matters. It is that well-rounded experience that he believes is his most qualifying attribute.
“I am very much concerned about the fact that our Court is now operating with only 4 judges instead of our allotted 6. With my many years of experience, I believe that I can help fill the void,” noted Black. “Most likely, the new judges will have to assume duties dealing with family-related and criminal matters. Having raised four children of my own and with my general practice background, I will not need any on-the-job training.”
Mr. Black received his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1978, and then received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1981. He has been in private practice since, and previously served as a Support Hearing Officer for Washington County where he heard and adjudicated thousands of child and spousal support cases. He serves on the County Board of Viewers and has participated in the Court’s Civil Mediation Program and has been appointed by the Court to preside over civil mini-trials.
He currently serves as Solicitor for the Washington County Department of Tax Revenue and handles all tax assessment and tax claim litigation matters for the County. He also serves as General Counsel for the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority, Solicitor for Dunlevy, Roscoe, and Smithton Boroughs, Solicitor for RESA Regional Police and is also the current Solicitor for the Recorder of Deeds and former Solicitor for the county Prothonotary. He is also the 2013 president of the Washington County Bar Association, treasurer of the Washington County Bar Foundation, and is an active member of the Monongahela Rotary Club.
