Tamara E. Hogan
(717) 715-1726
Tamara Hogan (formerly Tamara Showalter) is a 1990 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and a 1993 cum laude graduate of the Widener University School of Law where she was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society. Although she has extensive experience in other areas of the law, Tamara concentrates her practice in the areas of general civil litigation, personal injury, Workers' Compensation, and criminal defense.
In addition to her full-time private practice at Herr & Low, Tamara also served as one of the Custody Conference Officers for the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas from 2001 to 2006. She presently provides mediation services for those engaged in custody disputes providing an alternative to expensive and protracted litigation.
Tamara has taught basic legal research as an adjunct faculty member in the paralegal program of the Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus. She is admitted to practice before all courts of Pennsylvania and the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Areas of Practice
- General Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Workers' Compensation
- Criminal Defense
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education
- Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Honors: Member, Moot Court Honor Society
- Pennsylvania State University
Representative Cases
Classes/Seminars
- The People's Law School, Lancaster Bar Association
- Practice Before Custody Conference Officer, Lancaster Bar Association
- Administrative Appeals to the Department of Public Welfare, Lancaster Bar Association
- Considerations Before and After Petition for Incapacity and Guardianship, Lancaster Bar Association
- Legal Research, Adjunct Faculty, The Pennsylvania State University Altoona Campus Paralegal Program
Honors and Awards
- Lancaster Bar Association Service Award, 1998
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Workers' Compensation and Auto Law Sections, Member
- Lancaster County Bar Association, Member
- Lancaster County Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division, Former Chair
- Lancaster County Bar Association, Former Vice President, Board of Directors
- Lancaster County Bar Judiciary Committee, Former Member
- Lancaster County Humane League
Past Employment Positions
- Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Custody Conference Officer, 2001 - 2006
