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YCBA Member Spotlight - Beth Kern

Wednesday, March 15, 2023  

YCBA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Beth J. Kern, Esq.,
Attorney at CGA Law Firm

Beth is an Attorney at CGA Law Firm. She provides legal services to municipal, business, land use, and employment law clients and comes to the legal profession with over twelve years of corporate and professional experience. Most of her practice involves serving as a municipal and zoning hearing board solicitor, assisting with unique business and acquisition transactions, and providing advice on a variety of employment issues. 

Before becoming an attorney, Beth spent many years at a multi-state traffic control company as a Human Resources professional. She earned her Professional Human Resources Certification (PHR) from HRCI and became a Society for Human Resources Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP). Beth maintains both certifications and utilizes her HR skills to assist clients with operational and employee management issues. Beth graduated cum laude from Widener University Commonwealth Law School, which she attended as an evening division student while working full-time. During law school, she was a member and often an executive committee member of numerous societies including the Trial Advocacy Honor Society and was a certified legal intern for the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office. Beth is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Marketing with a minor in Advertising. 

MORE ABOUT BETH
Where are you from:
 I am a York native.

Are you related to any other YCBA Members: No, I am proud to be the first in my family to achieve secondary education degrees.

What would someone be surprised to know about you: I grew up on my family’s Southern York County farm, raising crops, goats, and beef cattle, which I showed competitively in the 4-H program from the ages of 8 – 18. These formative experiences are the reason I will always be a champion of agriculture in Pennsylvania.

How long have you worked as an attorney: I joined CGA in the fall of 2020.

What do you like most about working at CGA: I thoroughly enjoy the family-like culture and supportive colleagues at CGA, in addition to the satisfaction of assisting clients through both happy and challenging times!