J. Michael Dorezas was born on August 16, 1945 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1967 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh in 1973. Mr. Dorezas was admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1973 and before the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1974. He is currently a member of the Blair County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations and served as President of the Blair County Bar Association for 2000-2001. Mr. Dorezas served as an Assistant District Attorney for Blair County in 1976-1977. He served as an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Education at St. Francis University. Mr. Dorezas was a partner of the firm from 1978 until his retirement from the law partnership in 2009; however he maintains an active law practice concentrating in the following areas: Wills/POA's/, Estate Administration, and General Civil Litigation. Mr. Dorezas retired from the practice of law in April 2012.