04-25-2023 IOLTA Board Update

Including PBA Ethics Opinion about Real Estate Settlement Accounts as IOLTA Accounts

Stephanie Libhart holds a Master’s Degree in the Study of Law (M.S.L.), with magna cum laude distinction, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Her course work focused on intellectual property and technology law. She also holds a B.A. in Political Science, with a minor in Women’s Studies and a concentration in Legal Studies, from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Libhart served as Assistant Executive Director for four years before she was promoted in 2013 when IOLTA’s first and long-time Executive Director retired. Prior to her employment with the IOLTA Board, she worked for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Office of Judicial Automation, Aristotle International, Inc. in Washington, D.C. and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. Stephanie served on the Board of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania from 2001-2004. She currently serves on the Board of the National Association of IOLTA Programs (NAIP) and the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Legal Services to the Public Committee. Ms. Libhart is a volunteer with the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).