Joanne Kelhart - Bethlehem, PA
Attorney at Shay, Santee, Kelhart & Deschler LLC
Insurance Defense Lawyers in Bethlehem, PA
44 East Broad Street Suite 210 Bethlehem, PA 18018
Bethlehem Insurance Defense Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Defense 40%
- Family Law 40%
- Municipal Authority 10%
- General Law 10%
Litigation: 60%
Attorney Information
Overview
Joanne Kelhart is a litigator who brings her litigation skills to the area of Insurance Defense Litigation and Family Law. Active in her community, she has served on the board of Meals in Wheels of Northampton County, The Pennsylvania Playhouse and the administrative board of the Lehigh Presbytery. She has served the legal community as President of the Clinton Budd Palmer Inn of Court, and the Northampton Bar Association and has participated as a panel member for continuing legal education on subjects of substantive law and ethics.
She is active with Lehigh Valley Women Barristers. A group dedicated to supporting and mentoring women in the profession locally. She has served on professional committees in the past that focus on women in the law.
She is active in her local church as an elder, past trustee and sings in the choir.
Education
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Legal Education
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Temple University Beasley School of Law,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1983
J.D.
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Temple University Beasley School of Law,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1983
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Non Legal Education
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Kutztown University,
Kutztown,
Pennsylvania, 1975
B.A.
Major: Social Welfare
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Kutztown University,
Kutztown,
Pennsylvania, 1975
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1983
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
Other Affiliations
- Northampton County and the Lehigh Valley (Member)
- Northampton County Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors)
- Northampton County Bar Association, 1999 - 2000 (Past President)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1987 - Present
Contact
44 East Broad Street
Suite 210
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Fax: 610-691-3529
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.sskdlaw.com
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