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McNees Attorney Kiandra Bair Joins Assets of Lancaster PA’s Board of Directors

July 6, 2016
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LANCASTER, PA (July 6, 2016) – McNees attorney Kiandra Bair has been appointed to the Assets of Lancaster PA’s Board of Directors.  Kiandra will serve a two year term, effective July 1.

Kiandra, an Associate in the firm’s Lancaster office, practices in the Commercial Litigation and Orphans’ Court Litigation Groups.

Prior to joining McNees, Kiandra served as an Assistant City Solicitor in the Tax Unit for the City of Philadelphia Law Department.  As an Assistant City Solicitor, she represented the Water Revenue Bureau before the Philadelphia Municipal Court, Tax Review Board, and the Court of Common Pleas.  In addition, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Dennis E. Reinaker, who now serves as Lancaster County’s President Judge.

As a committed volunteer, in 2012, Kiandra provided Pro Bono services to the Family Court Project, Domestic Violence Unit in Philadelphia, where she worked with victims of domestic violence.  She is also an active participant with the Lancaster based Children Deserve a Chance Foundation; encouraging and equipping young scholars with the value of education and hard work.

Kiandra earned her law degree from Drexel University School of Law, where she served as a member of the Black Law Students Association and her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland-College Park, where she served on the University Student Judiciary–Student Honor Council.

She is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and in the State of New Jersey.  She is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.  She is a member of the Pennsylvania and Lancaster County Bar Associations.

About Assets of Lancaster PA

Founded in 1993, ASSETS, a non-profit organization, creates economic opportunity and cultivates entrepreneurial leadership to alleviate poverty and build vibrant, sustainable communities.  The organization develops programs focused on business training and mentoring for low and moderate income persons in Lancaster County.  In recent years, programs have expanded to include programming around women’s leadership, microlending and social enterprise training and incubator programs.

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