Who We Are
110 Years of Combined Legal Assistance in Blair County
Our law firm in downtown Hollidaysburg, PA, is designed to accommodate our clients and their needs. At Rea, Rea, & Lashinsky, we know you’re seeking us out in often stressful times, so we work to make your visit with us as comfortable and smooth as possible. In our historic building, steps from the Blair County Courthouse, you’ll find friendly and helpful people and comfortable and spacious conference rooms for your attorney-client meetings!
Our Attorneys
Robert P. Rea
Founder & Attorney
History: Born in New Rochelle, New York. Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1972, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Education: Juniata College (B.S., 1969); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1972).
Lecturer: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1994; Solicitor, Hollidaysburg Zoning Board, 1976-present.
Member: Blair County Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporations, Banking and Business Law, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law).
Practice Areas:
- Real Estate Law
- Business Law
- Probate Law
- Estate Law
- Municipal Law
Title Agent: Licensed title insurance agent in the Commonwealth of PA.
Larry D. Lashinsky
Attorney
History: Born in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania; admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1982; admitted to practice before the U.S. Federal District Courts for the Western and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania; admitted to practice before the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Western and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania.
Education:
- Juniata College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1982, member of Woolsack Honor Society, 1982)
Member:
- Blair County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations
- Past Chairman, Blair County Law Library Committee
- Past President and Vice President, Hollidaysburg Borough Council
- Past President of the Hollidaysburg Chapter of Ambucs
- Past Chairman of Hollidaysburg Winterfest Committee
- Past member of the Hollidaysburg Borough Planning Commission
- Past member of the Altoona Symphony Board of Directors
- Past member of the Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Council
- Cantor at Saint Michael the Archangel Parish
Court Appointed:
- Master for foster care placement cases, 1984 to 2014
- Blair County Arbitration Panel, 1997 to present
- Court-appointed auditor in estate and partition cases, 1985 to present.
Practice Areas:
- Municipal Law
- Personal Injury
- Litigation
- Contracts
- Banks and Banking
- Collections
- Mortgages
- Residential and Commercial Real Estate
- Social Security, Wills, & Probate
- Zoning Law
- Tax Assessment Law
Licensed title insurance agent in the Commonwealth of PA; Licensed notary public.
John W. Heslop, Jr.
History: Born in Johnstown, PA; admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1980; Pennsylvania courts, U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1977); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1980).
Member: Blair County Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation of all types, Workers’ Compensation and extensive Mediation services
Past president and member of the Hollidaysburg Area YMCA; Past member of the Hollidaysburg AMBUCS club, member and lector at Saint Mary’s Church in Hollidaysburg; Member of the Blair County Historical Society
Allison R. Derr
Attorney
History: Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania; admitted to Pennsylvania bar November 2021.
Education:
- Penn State Altoona (B.A., History, 2016); Penn State Law (J.D., 2021)
Member:
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
Practice Areas:
- Business Law
- Social Security
- Zoning Law
- Municipal Law
For more information about our attorneys, please contact us at 814-695-5687 today!