Attorneys

Scott J. Strausbaugh, Esquire

Scott J. Strausbaugh, Esquire

EDUCATION

  • York College of Pennsylvania
  • Widener University Commonwealth Law School

ADMISSIONS

  • Pennsylvania 2002
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of        Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court
  • Pennsylvania Superior Court
  • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
  • All Common Pleas Courts in Pennsylvania

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Middle District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Bar Association
  • York County Bar Association

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Moot Court Honor Society
  • Office of Inspector General Integrity Award
  • Hanover Area YMCA Volunteer Achievement Award

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

  • President of the Hanover Area YMCA Board of Directors 2017-2019
  • Hanover Area YMCA board president from 2017-2019 

Attorney Strausbaugh was born and raised in Hanover, Pennsylvania. After graduating from York College of Pennsylvania and Widener University Commonwealth Law School, he worked as an insurance fraud investigator for ten years. It was during this time that he developed his interest in law and litigation while assisting various U.S. Attorneys with the prosecution of insurance fraud cases. He attended Widener University School of Law and served as a summer law clerk for the Honorable Oscar Spicer at the Adams County Court of Common Pleas. He has been in practice for nearly two decades handling a variety of general practice matters.

Torren C. Ecker, Of Counsel

EDUCATION

  • Spring Grove High School
  • George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court and all other Courts in Pennsylvania

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

  • Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce – Board Member 2014-2019
  • Hanover Area Young Professionals – Founding Member 2012-2018 
  • Hanover Rotary Club – Vice President elect 2013-2017 & President 2017-2018
  • Leadership Hanover – Class of 2013
  • Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company – social volunteer
  • Junior Achievement – classroom volunteer 2015-present

Torren C. Ecker, Esquire is engaged in the general practice of law with a special interest in commercial, collection and estate and trust matters. A graduate of Spring Grove High School, Torren obtained his undergraduate degree from George Mason University in 2008. He received his Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in 2011. In 2018, Attorney Ecker won the election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and currently serves as the State Representative for the 193rd Legislative District. Torren currently serves on the Game and Fisheries, Judiciary, Labor and Industry, and Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness committees in Harrisburg.

Miranda L. Blazek

EDUCATION

  • Penn State University
  • Widener University School of Law

ADMISSIONS

  • Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court – Middle District of Pennsylvania

BAR Associations

  • Pennsylvania
  • Adams County

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Excellence in Child Welfare
  • Hugh B. Pearce Trial Advocacy Award

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

  • United Way of Adams County board member 2014-2019
  • United Way of Adams County, Board Chair 2016-2018

Attorney Blazek moved to Pennsylvania from Wisconsin as a child. She graduated from Penn State University and entered the field of social work as a caseworker for York County Children & Youth Services. That experience developed in her a strong interest in the law and fueled her desire to do more for children and families in her community.

She attended and graduated from Widener University School of Law, earning 1st place in the Hugh B. Pearce Trial Advocacy competition along the way. She then began her legal career working for the Adams County Court of Common Pleas as Law Clerk for the Honorable Robert G. Bigham.

Attorney Blazek then spent over a decade as an Assistant District Attorney in York and Adams Counties, gaining experience and proficiency in the areas of vehicular crime and crimes of interpersonal violence. She prosecuted thousands of cases, ranging from summary offenses to homicides.

Attorney Blazek was also an associate attorney for a law firm in York, PA and Solicitor for Adams County Children & Youth Services before joining Strausbaugh Law, where she represents clients in a variety of legal matters.

Justin D. Shickman

EDUCATION

  • Swarthmore College
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, cum laude

ADMISSIONS

  • Pennsylvania
  • Maryland

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

  • Pennsylvania
  • Adams County
  • York County
Justin Shickman was raised in Taneytown, Maryland. After graduating from Swarthmore College, he worked for a financial services company providing life insurance and investments.  
He attended law school at Temple University, where he was a staff editor of the Temple Law Review and graduated with honors. He then began his legal career working for a Philadelphia-based firm representing insurance carriers and other institutions in civil litigation.
Attorney Shickman then spent over two years working as an Assistant District Attorney in Blair County Pennsylvania. Here he was responsible for prosecuting hundreds of cases, ranging from violations of the vehicle code to serious felonies, from inception through trial and appeal.
Attorney Shickman now represents clients in a variety of matters, with a focus on criminal defense. He looks forward to helping individuals accused of crimes in Adams and York County protect their rights.

Paul B. Royer

EDUCATION

  • Mercersburg Academy
  • Northern Illinois University
  • Penn State University – Dickinson School of Law

ADMISSIONS

  • Maryland
  • Pennsylvania
  • United States District Courts – Maryland and the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

  • Pennsylvania
  • Adams County

Community Associations

  • Church Council Member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2021-present 

Paul Byron Royer is a 2003 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law and lives in Gettysburg along with his wife and two children. He grew up in part on an apple orchard in nearby Cashtown, on which a significant portion of the movie Gettysburg was filmed. Upon graduation from the Mercersburg Academy in 1993 he received his B.A. from Northern Illinois University where he was a captain on the Lacrosse team and recipient of passing marks. After he received his Juris Doctorate from Penn State/Dickinson School of Law, Mr. Royer practiced in Maryland and the District of Columbia where he gained significant civil trial experience. The next phase of his career was spent in the natural gas industry in the northern tier of Pennsylvania where he focused on oil and gas lease acquisition, determining ownership of mineral rights and curing title defects.

After returning to the area in 2016 Attorney Royer has worked in private practice as well as an Assistant Public Defender. He has argued successfully in front of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court on three occasions and is licensed in Pennsylvania, Maryland, various federal jurisdictions and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Mr. Royer is currently representing clients in general practice matters including criminal defense and all types of civil litigation in the Gettysburg/Hanover area.


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