Thomas J. Farrell was appointed Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the Attorney Disciplinary Board of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2020. In this role he oversees disciplinary counsel and other staff throughout the four disciplinary districts in the Commonwealth. Before his appointment, Mr. Farrell was law clerk to the Honorable Gustave Diamond of the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Pennsylvania; a public defender in Brooklyn, NY; an Assistant United States Attorney in Pittsburgh; and or twenty-years a lawyer in a small-firm private practice active in complex civil and criminal matters, handling cases ranging from capital murder to public corruption and complex white-collar crimes, the defense of lawyers and doctors, whistle-blower cases, and appearances before Congressional committees which were investigating the use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball. He is the author of Criminal Defense Tools and Techniques (James Publishing 7th ed. 2017), and co-author of the Third Circuit Criminal Handbook (Matthew Bender, Rev. Ed. 2018) as well as numerous professional articles on ethics and criminal practice and procedure. He sits on the boards of non-profit organizations which aim to assist citizens returning from prison in their re-entry. He teaches Professional Responsibility as an adjunct professor at the Thomas R. Kline Duquesne University School of Law. Mr. Farrell received his B.A. degree from Yale University and his J.D. from the New York University School of Law.

Mr. Kopesky is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security and has served on the Board since he was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 27, 2022.
Since February, Mr. Kopesky has been associated with the Shein Law Center, Ltd. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There he represents the victims of asbestos exposure as well as plaintiffs in other product liability/toxic tort claims. Previously, Mr. Kopesky was associated with Sheller, Ludwig & Badey in Philadelphia (1994-2007), Hoyle Morris & Kerr in Philadelphia (1987-1994), and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, resident in their Philadelphia office (1979-1987). In 1980, Mr. Kopesky took a one-year leave of absence and served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Bruce W. Kauffman during his tenure in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Mr. Kopesky received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Villanova University School of Business in 1976. He attended the Villanova University School of Law, was an Associate Editor of the Villanova Law Review, and graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree in 1979.
Mr. Kopesky is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as numerous federal district courts and courts of appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Over the course of his career, Mr. Kopesky has appeared in court in over thirty states. Since 1994, Mr. Kopesky has obtained multiple settlements and verdicts in excess of $1,000,000 for his clients.
Mr. Kopesky is an active member of the Villanova Law J. Willard O’Brien American Inn of Court and a past member and President of the Villanova Law Alumni Association’s Board of Advisors. He has published articles and lectured attorneys on topics relating to computer, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. He has also served as an Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and as a Settlement Master with the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Kathryn Peifer Morgan (“Kathy”) is the Executive Director and Counsel to the Board for the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security, having served the Fund since 1997. Ms. Morgan speaks to law school students and county bar associations regarding ethics and the Lawyers Fund for Client Security. At the national level, Ms. Morgan has served as a panelist at several forums sponsored by the American Bar Association on client protection. She has served as both the President and as a Director-at-Large for the National Client Protection Organization. She is a graduate of Penn State University and Widener University School of Law, now Widener University Commonwealth Law.

Mr. Zero is the current Board chair for the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security and has served on the Board since he was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 1, 2020. Mr. Zero is a partner with Powell Zero Mundy in Scranton, PA. His firm handles civil litigation in a variety of areas, including motor vehicle and truck accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, and workplace injuries.
Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist and in Pre-Trial Civil Practice by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Attorney Zero has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2007. His broad expertise also extends to insurance law, contract disputes, estate matters, FELA railroad litigation, criminal law, employment law, and municipal law.
Attorney Zero serves as a board member for several organizations, including the Lackawanna County Pro Bono Inc., the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and the Lackawanna County Regional Planning Commission. His firm has been presented with the Lackawanna Pro Bono Equal Access for Justice award every year since 2004.
Attorney Zero has presented continuing legal education on a variety of topics for the Lackawanna Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
Bruce Zero’s professional memberships include the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Lackawanna Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, among others. He is, also, a solicitor for various municipal entities in Lackawanna County, including Moscow Borough and the Elder Law Project of the Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging. He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and Duquesne School of Law.

Mr. Quinn is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania who currently serves as the Education and Outreach Coordinator for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania, Inc., a Lawyers Assistance Program established in 1988 for the purpose of helping lawyers, judges and law students recover from alcoholism, drug addiction and mental health disorders. Mr. Quinn obtained his undergraduate degree in 1970, his law degree in 1973 and a certificate in Drug and Alcohol counselling in 2012, from Villanova University. Prior to his work with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, he was a private practitioner for over 40 years and has also worked in the field of Alcohol and Drug Counseling in suburban Philadelphia. Mr. Quinn is a past member of the Board of Directors of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania and served as a peer volunteer for over six years prior to accepting his current role as the organization’s Educator in 2017. He has written and presented on lawyer wellness topics to law firms, Bar Associations and legal education providers for state, national and international groups as well.