John Ayres
concentrates his law
practice on Estate
Planning and Estate
Administration, while
also handling other legal
matters which may arise
such as Real Estate sales
and purchases and
Corporation and Small
Business law.
John is a graduate of
Mercersburg Academy, the
Washington and Jefferson
College where he earned a
Bachelor of Arts Degree,
and the University of
Michigan Law School where
he earned Bachelor of
Laws and Juris Doctor
Degrees.
John is recognized as
a leader in the area of
Estate Planning and
Administration, and is
called upon often to aid
fellow attorneys in the
development of estate
plans for Clients. John
also represents several
trust companies and often
is retained to render
interpretive legal
opinions in this area of
practice.
John is a member of
the Cambria and PA Bar
Associations, and is
admitted to the Courts of
Cambria County, the
Superior, Commonwealth
and Supreme Courts of PA,
the U.S. District Court
for the Western District
of PA, the U.S. 3rd
Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
John is Past President
of the Cambria County Bar
Association, a member of
the American Arbitration
Association Panel of
Arbitrators, President of
the Citizens' Cemetery
Association (Grandview
Cemetery), former
President of the Kiwanis
Club of Johnstown, former
Lieutenant Governor of
the PA District of
Kiwanis International,
Ordained Elder and Deacon
and former Trustee of the
First Presbyterian Church
of Johnstown, and holds
the Silver Beaver Award
for his involvement and
leadership in the Boy
Scouts of America. Most
recently, John was
awarded the H. Clifton
McWilliams Award for
professionalism and legal
civility by the Cambria
County Bar Association,
its highest honor.
Tim Ayres has been
a practicing attorney in
Johnstown since 1982
after graduating with a
Juris Doctor Degree from
the Thomas M. Cooley
School of Law in Lansing,
Michigan. Tim holds an
Associate Degree from
Brandywine College (now
Widener University) in
Wilmington, DE, and a
Bachelor of Science
Degree from Jacksonville
University in Florida.
Tim now concentrates his
practice on Real Estate
law, Social Security
Disability, Personal
Injury claims, Estate
Planning and Decedent's
Estate Administration,
Adoption law, and Small
Business and Corporation
law .
Tim also contributes
much of his free time to
community service,
including the Kiwanis
Club of Johnstown, former
President of the Tiny
Tim, Inc., which is a
charity for
underprivileged children,
and President of the
Christian Home of
Johnstown, which is a
group home for young
girls.
Tim also maintains
professional membership
in NOSSCR (National
Organization of Social
Security Claimant's
Representatives), the
Cambria County and PA Bar
Associations, the Cambria
and Somerset Counties
Estate Planning Council,
and is admitted to the
Courts of Cambria County,
the Superior and Supreme
Courts of PA, the U.S.
District Court for the
Western District and the
U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of
Appeals. Also a member of
the Commonwealth Court of
PA.
Tim enjoys a wide
variety of activities
outside the legal
profession, including
golf, tennis and
horseback riding. Tim is
also an Ordained Elder
and Deacon of the First
Presbyterian Church of
Johnstown. Tim has an
avid interest in the
study of the American
Civil War, on which he
often is guest lecturer
at various groups and
schools, including the
University of Pittsburgh
at Johnstown.
Linda Rovder
Fleming is a family law
attorney who has been
with the law offices of
Ayres, Ayres &
Fleming since 1992. She
is a 1985 graduate of The
Pennsylvania State
University and a 1988
graduate of The Dickinson
School of Law, where she
served as Articles Editor
of the Law Review.
Linda is a 12-year member
of the Cambria County Bar
Association Board of
Managers, and she is
currently serving as the
first woman President of
the Association in
2004-2005. She also
serves as Chairperson of
its Public Relations
Committee.
Linda is a member of
the Pennsylvania Bar
Association Family Law
Section and a former
member of the Legal
Ethics and Professional
Responsibility Committee.
She has served as
President of the Young
Lawyers Division of the
Cambria County Bar
Association, Zone 8
Chairperson of the PBA
Young Lawyers Division
and Vice President of the
Cambria County Court
Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA) Advisory
Board.
Linda devotes much of
her time to civic
matters. She is a member
of the Board of Directors
of United Way of the
Laurel Highlands and an
active member of St.
Clement Parish, where she
serves as a lector,
Eucharistic Minister and
committee chairperson.
Linda has also served as
President of the Board of
Directors of
Cambria-Somerset
Outstanding Young Women
(formerly Jr. Miss, Inc.)
and served as an advisor
for the Pennsylvania Bar
Association "high
school mock trial teams
at Bishop McCort,
Westmont Hilltop and
Johnstown High
Schools." She is a
former member of the
Board of Trustees of The
Dickinson School of Law
and the Governor’s
Trial Court Nominating
Commission under former
Governor Robert Casey.
She is a frequent mentor
and career counselor for
aspiring young attorneys.
In 1995, Linda was
honored by the YWCA of
Greater Johnstown in its
Tribute to Women and by
the Greater Johnstown
Jaycees as an Outstanding
Young Citizen.
Linda is married to
Thomas P. Fleming, Jr.,
Principal at Richland
Senior High School. They
have two sons, Ryan (10)
and Tyler (8). The family
resides in Richland.
Other
Staff and Emails:
Marian Ayres
email: marianayres@johnstownpa.com
Chris Stiffler
email: chrisstiffler@johnstownpa.com
Sue Babik email:
suebabik@johnstownpa.com
Marianne Simpson
email: msimpson@johnstownpa.com
Pat Zimmerman
email: patz@johnstownpa.com
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