DiBella Weinheimer's Amy Coco is President of the Allegheny County Bar Association

Allegheny County Bar Association News Release, June 30, 2025

Sewickley Native Amy Coco Takes Over as Allegheny County Bar Association President

July 1

Attorney Aims to Promote Wellness with the Pittsburgh Legal Community

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh-area attorney Amy Coco will officially become the 117th President of the 5,500member Allegheny County Bar Association on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Her one-year term will end on June 30, 2026. She is the 13th woman to hold the position. “Not only has the Allegheny County Bar Association been an important part of my career, but the ACBA has been an important part of my life overall,” Coco said. “To now have the opportunity to lead the organization as President is an honor. I’m proud and humbled to take on this role.” A shareholder at Pittsburgh-based firm DiBella Weinheimer, Coco represents lawyers, judges and law students in ethics, professional licensure and professional responsibility matters.

Coco replaces Regina Wilson, who completes her term as ACBA President on June 30. “Amy is an outstanding lawyer who has been dedicated to the ACBA and the legal profession throughout her career,” said Wilson. “She is a dynamic leader who is the ideal person to take on this role. I’m beyond excited about the ACBA’s future with Amy as President.” Coco, who is a stage IV esophageal cancer survivor, said that promoting wellness within the Pittsburgh Legal Community is among her primary goals as president. “The legal profession is a very stressful profession, and working as a lawyer can be a grind on anyone’s physical and mental health,” she said. “Much like how, on any flight, you hear that you have to put on your oxygen mask, first, before helping those around you, attorneys can only represent their clients and be there for their families if they take care of themselves, first. I hope to really drive home that message during my presidency.”

About Amy Coco

Coco grew up in Sewickley and attended Quaker Valley High School and currently lives in Indiana Township. She graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1989. She then attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, graduating magna cum lade in 1994. Since 1994, she has focused her practice on professional responsibility. She represents lawyers, judges and law students; including in civil litigation matters, ethics, professional licensure and professional responsibility representation and counseling; risk management and law practice management counseling. She has also practiced in personal injury, property and casualty and asbestos defense, as well as representing real estate, accounting and insurance professionals. She started her career in 1994 with Weinheimer Schadel & Haber where she became a named partner in 2015. Weinheimer, Haber & Coco merged with DiBella Geer in 2021 and she is a shareholder there.

Throughout her legal career, Coco has been involved in numerous aspects of the ACBA. She has held leadership roles with the ACBA Professional Ethics Committee and also serves as a Duty Officer with the ACBA’s Professional Ethics Hotline. She has served two terms on the ACBA Board of Governors and has chaired the ACBA Nominating Committee, By-Laws Committee and Lawyers Professional Liability Committee, in addition to being involved in the ACBA Women in the Law Division. She’s held similar roles with the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association and Washington County Bar Association. She’s also actively involved in the Pitt Law Alumni Association and is the Director of Pitt Law’s Incubator program helping lawyers set up solo practices. Coco frequently presents continuing legal education courses and writes articles on various matters involving legal ethics, DEI, professional licensure, professional liability, risk management and related matters.

Coco and her husband, Jeff, have two sons, Cam and Jordan. When she’s not practicing law, she enjoys reading and is a member of a book club in Fox Chapel. She also enjoys photography, knitting and going to baseball games, especially minor league and college games.