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Dorota Gasienica-Kozak focuses her practice in the areas of Estate and Family Law.
Mrs. Kozak earned dual degrees from DeSales University (formerly Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales) in Politics and Criminal Justice and graduated magna cum laude in 1997. She was a member of the Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society, a Dean's List student, and the Outstanding Service Award winner for politics in 1997. In 2000, Mrs. Kozak graduated from Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law, where she made significant contributions first as staff editor and then as executive editor of the Environmental Law and Technology Journal. In 1999, she was honored with the Outstanding Trial Advocate Award. Mrs. Kozak is also the author of "AIDS Treatment and Medical Technology: The Supreme Court Abandons the CDC," published in the Temple Environmental Law and Technology Journal in 2000.
Mrs. Kozak was admitted to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 2000. She is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and she is a member of the Monroe County Bar Association, the Carbon County Bar Association, and the Northampton County Bar Association. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Mrs. Kozak is a graduate of the Pocono Mountain Chamber of Commerce Leadership Pocono program and the Leadership Lehigh Valley program. She is a former president and an active member of the Pocono Mountain Chamber of Commerce Women in Business; served as a board member and chair of the marketing section for the Pocono Services for Families and Children; served as co-chair for the Monroe County United Way Day of Caring; and was the recipient of the United Way Division Service Award for her service toward Special Initiatives.
Mrs. Kozak is a board member of the Executive Women's Council (EWC), a mission council of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. As the chair of the EWC's Scholarships Committee, Mrs. Kozak helps to plan and organize scholarship fundraising events throughout the year; distribute scholarships; and choose scholarship recipients. She also is a member of the EWC Trade Fair Committee and a member of the By-Laws Committee. Mrs. Kozak serves on the Board of Directors for Pinebrook Services for Children & Youth, an agency that promotes the well-being and self-sufficiency of children and families and strengthens communities through prevention, intervention, and advocacy. Pinebrook Services provides services involving foster care, host home treatment, adoption, individualized family education, in-home respite care, behavioral health services, and family-based mental health services, and Mrs. Kozak serves on their Fundraising and Event Planning committees. Mrs. Kozak is a member of the DeSales University President's Council, consisting of community leaders, business professionals, and alumni of the University who serve as ambassadors of DeSales to the general public through interaction, discussion and support, and she is a regular contributor of articles on various family law topics for PoconoParent Magazine.
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