Education

• West Virginia University College of Law, May 1990

• University of Pittsburgh-B.S. Math & Philosophy, May-1987

• St. Athanasius Grade School-1978

• North Hills High School-1982

Employment

• District 05-2-02
  Magisterial District Judge
  Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  Jan 10, 2004 - Present

• Opiela and Associates, P.C. 
  Attorney, 1996-Present

• Lipsitz, Nassau, Schwartz and Leckman
  General Litigation Attorney, 1990-1996

• Gatz, Cohen, Segal and Koerner
  Clerk/Paralegal, 1988-1990 

Areas of Legal Practice (Courts of Western, Pa.)

• Civil

• Criminal

• Family

• Landlord /Tenant

• Creditors/Debtor

• Elder

• Estates

• Employment

• Real Property

Memberships and professional associations

• Constable Advisory Board 5th Judicial District-Allegheny County - Chairman of Constable Handbook

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Advisory Board to Supreme Court Justice Richard Castille-Statewide Constable Handbook

• Appointed by Governor and Confirmed by PA Senate to serve on
  Pennsylvania Commission Crime and Delinquency Board of Constable Education (Currently Chairperson of the 7 member Board)

• Active Member Allegheny County Special Judges Association

• Panel Member for Homicide Hearings (Presided over 40 hearings)

• The Alliance against Drugs and Alcohol-Panel

• Speaker at Semi annual town hall meetings

• 11/2/07 “What Help Looks Like” Resource Fair

• North Hills High School Town Meeting

• Established Jail Visits for Juvenile Delinquents (72 + tours)

• Guest Speaker PCNC-Night Talk-“What is a District Judge”

• Guest Speaker Shaler Middle School “I” Bullying Program

• Led Clean-Up Community Service 4/19/2008 for West View and Ross Township

• Allegheny County Police Academy-Lecturer to Cadet Class

• West View Borough Crime Watch-Guest Lecturer

• Guest Lecturer “Bail and Preliminary Arraignments”,  Tour Allegheny County Jail

• Pennsylvania Bar Institute - “Consumer Debt Lititgation” Lecturer, Publication Contributor

Community Service

• St. Athanasius Church (Active member since 1964)

• St. A’s Soccer and Varsity Basketball Coach

• Active in Ministries of Church: Jubilee Committee
  Building Committee, Money Counter, Eucharistic Minister

• Girty’s Run Joint Sewer Authority Board

• Serving Communities of Ross Township, West View, Shaler, Reserve and Millvale

• Ross Township Appointee- 1/1995-present
  Treasurer/Secretary