New Board Members

During the Annual Meeting on October 28, the following attorneys were appointed to the Berks County Bar Association Board of Directors.

Karen H. Cook

Position on the board: Vice President

Term: Four years

About: Karen H. Cook is a partner with Masano Bradley in Wyomissing and has been with the law firm since 1986. Her practice involves the areas of real estate, environmental law, contracts, banking, civil litigation, estate planning and estate administration. She is the chair of the Law Journal Committee. Karen enjoys the beach and has spent many summer family vacations on the Outer Banks in Nags Head, North Carolina. She also enjoys going to Penn State football games and cheering on the Nittany Lions. In her spare time, Karen enjoys reading and exercising, including walking and swimming. She notes that she’s benefited from the educational programs and social events the Bar Association provides to its members and looks forward to serving on the Board to plan and assist with these programs and events.

Lauren M. Marks

Position on the board: Director Term: Three years

About: Lauren M. Marks said she is thrilled to be joining the Bar Association Board of Directors. As a partner at Palange, Endres and Marks, Lauren has focused her career on family and dependency law, specifically high conflict custody litigation. Lauren is often appointed by the courts as a Guardian ad Litem for minor children where she strives to protect their best interests. Lauren and her husband, Chad, reside in Lower Heidelberg with their four children and three dogs. When not in court or at the office, she’s often doubling as an Uber for her children, who are active in baseball, tennis, wrestling and dance classes. Otherwise, Lauren enjoys relaxing at Rehoboth Beach with her family throughout the year.

Mark E. Zimmer

Position on the board: Director Term: Three years

About: Mark Zimmer is a partner with the Reading law firm of Mogel, Speidel, Bobb and Kershner where he has practiced for over twenty years. Mark concentrates in the areas of family law, child dependency/ juvenile court appeals and estate planning. Mark earned his Bachelor’s degree from Cabrini University, a Master’s Degree in psychology from Temple University, and his law degree from Rutgers University School of Law. Mark finds his degree and background in psychology to be a great benefit in the practice of family law which is often an emotional process and Mark believes that we are not only attorneys at law but also counselors at law. Mark resides in Sinking Spring with his wife and two sons; the oldest is a freshman at Alvernia University and the youngest is a freshman at Conrad Weiser High School. Mark coached both of his sons’ soccer teams going to several regional playoffs and tournaments. Mark is a member of both the Berks County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association and a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section. He is a former co-chair of the Berks County Bar Association Family Law Section, chair of the Law Day Committee and President of the Justice William Strong American Inn of Court. Mark looks forward to continued service to the Berks County Bar Association as a member of its board of directors.