Schawnne K. Kilgus is a senior attorney at MidPenn Legal Services in the Blair County office, specializing in serving domestic violence survivors in protection from abuse cases as well as serving indigent clients in landlord/tenant, public housing including Section 8 termination, unemployment compensation, and public benefit matters. From July 2017 to October 2019, she served as the civil litigation resource attorney at Huntingdon House focusing on family law and landlord/tenant cases for domestic violence survivors. Prior to this, from 2014 to 2017, she worked in private practice. Schawnne was a member of the 2019-2020 Bar Leadership Institute and currently serves as the Treasurer of the Young Lawyers Division, having previously serving as a co-chair of Zone 8. She is a member of the House of Delegates for Zone 8. Schawnne is also a member of PBA’s Technology Committee and Commission on Women in the Profession.  Schawnne graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 with dual majors in English and Philosophy. She earned her JD from William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell Hamlin School of Law) and in July 2019 Schawnne obtained a professional certificate in Trauma-Informed Advocacy in Legal Systems from Mitchell Hamlin School of Law.

Lance, a dedicated litigator and counselor, proudly serves Lancaster, Dauphin, and York counties in Pennsylvania. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, and raised in Bay Shore, Long Island, he now resides in Lancaster County with his wife, Courtney, and their 3-year-old daughter, Zoe. Lance’s versatile practice spans civil and criminal investigations, commercial litigation, and Title IX cases, we he assists in the representation of K-12 school and higher education institutions. Additionally, he provides compassionate legal support to juveniles facing criminal charges as a court-appointed attorney in both Lancaster and Dauphin counties. Lance started his practicing legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Lancaster County, where he was appointed supervisor and Chief prosecutor of the Juvenile Court Division. His trial experience—ranging from jury trials to suppression hearings and everything between—earned him respect for his fair and empathetic approach to resolving cases, particularly in shaping brighter futures for youth. Lance’s legal journey includes a summer internship at the United States Attorney’s Office and selection as 1 of 5 in a national search as a NAACP Kellogg’s Summer Law Fellow, in which he worked on high-profile civil rights and environmental justice projects for the legal department of the NAACP. He is deeply involved in professional and civic organizations, He is currently a member of the Lancaster, York, Dauphin, Philly and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Lance also serves on the boards of director of the Lancaster Law Foundation, Assets of Lancaster, and Leadership Lancaster. Lance’s leadership roles include Chair of the Diversity Committee of the Lancaster Bar Association, Co-Vice Chair of the PBA Minority Bar Committee, Chair at large to the PBA’s Young Lawyer’s Division Council, Zone-3 Member of the PBA House of Delegates, Diversity liaison for the Criminal Justice Section of the PBA, all showcasing his commitment to diversity, mentorship, and justice. Lance’s unwavering dedication to his clients and community exemplifies his belief in the transformative power of the law and its potential to create meaningful change.