Judith Twigg Walz, Esq.
Of CounselAttorney Judith Twigg Walz brings many years' experience assisting clients on a broad range of legal issues in her decades of private practice. She focuses her of-counsel role at Scaringi Law on family law, and estate and elder law, providing a tremendous resource and a wealth of knowledge to the firm and its attorneys.
Mrs. Walz joined her daughter, Melanie Walz Scaringi, and her son-in-law, Marc A. Scaringi, at the firm beginning in 2011. Prior to this, Mrs. Walz had retired in 2008 from her own practice, Walz & Walz, where she had worked for decades with her late husband, Shaubut C. "Bud" Walz, III, in Newport, Perry County.
For a time, the Scaringi's and the Walzes had shared a practice in Newport, known as Walz, Walz, Scaringi Law. Marc and Melanie Scaringi departed from the joint firm in 2005 to launch their current practice, Scaringi Law
A pioneering woman in Central Pennsylvania legal circles, Mrs. Walz obtained her license to practice law in 1969. But when local law firms refused to hire her and an offer from a large Philadelphia-Pittsburgh firm came with the unofficial title of "token woman," Mrs. Walz said she decided to open her own practice, serving clients in Cumberland and Dauphin counties.
Her husband, Shaubut C. "Bud" Walz, III, whom she met at their alma mater, Dickinson College, would join her two years later upon his law school graduation. Together, they formed Walz & Walz in 1972. The couple settled on a farm in Perry County, and their practice became rooted in Newport, where it thrived for the next 36 years, until their joint retirement in 2008.
In that time, Mrs. Walz gained valuable experience in a broad range of practice areas, including divorce and family law, custody cases -- including being an early advocate for grandparents' rights, estates, estate planning, business law, and real estate law, among other areas.
Yet Mrs. Walz never set out to become an attorney. Initially, she had majored in music, both voice, and piano, in her undergraduate studies. But the untimely death of her father prompted her to transfer to Dickinson College in order to be closer to home. A college job clerking in the legal offices of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue convinced Mrs. Walz that she wanted a career in law.
In 1966, she graduated from Dickinson College with a major in English, and she immediately enrolled in Dickinson School of Law, graduating in 1969.
Mrs. Walz is the mother of two daughters, and she enjoys spending time with her four grandchildren. In addition to her love of the law, Mrs. Walz adores her Perry County farm, where she raises horses and was active in 4-H while raising her children. She and her husband were world travelers, and Mrs. Walz continues to quench a thirst for international travel and experience to this day.
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1969
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Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1969
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Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- B.A. - 1966
- Major: English
- Perry County Bar Association
Blog Entries by Judith Twigg Walz, Esq.
Scaringi Law“If you need an attorney who will work hard for you and do exactly what they say they are going to do to help you solve your case, and do it all in a timely fashion, call Scaringi & Scaringi”I am so glad that God guided us to your firm and most especially Melanie and Judi. As soon as I got off the phone with Melanie, after my first consultation, I felt a huge weight lifted from my shoulders. I have contacted the firm several times and have always been greeted and helped in a very professional and pleasant manner. Everyone makes you feel at ease and that your case is important to them. I really am glad that they took my case and that they actually did what they said they would and in a timely manner. I wish I could hire a plane to fly over Harrisburg with a big banner that reads, "If you need an attorney who will work hard for you and do exactly what they say they are going to do to help you solve your case, and do it all in a timely fashion, call Scaringi & Scaringi.Attorney
Scaringi Law“If you need an attorney who will work hard for you and do exactly what they say they are going to do to help you solve your case, and do it all in a timely fashion, call Scaringi Law”For more than a decade, an out-of-state Executor struggled to resolve the issues surrounding her father's complicated Estate Administration in Pennsylvania. The Executor hired several attorneys over the years to sort out the issues and settle the estate. No attorney during that time was willing or able to bring the estate to its proper closure. But after a few months of working on the case, Melanie Walz Scaringi and her mother, Judith T. Walz, were able to clear up the problems surrounding the case. Their hard work sparked the following letter from the client, D.L.: I am so glad that God guided us to your firm and most especially Melanie and Judi. As soon as I got off the phone with Melanie, after my first consultation, I felt a huge weight lifted from my shoulders. I have contacted the firm several times and have always been greeted and helped in a very professional and pleasant manner. Everyone makes you feel at ease and that your case is important to them. I really am glad that they took my case and that they actually did what they said they would and in a timely manner. I wish I could hire a plane to fly over Harrisburg with a big banner that reads, "If you need an attorney who will work hard for you and do exactly what they say they are going to do to help you solve your case, and do it all in a timely fashion, call Scaringi Law." - From a very happy clientAttorney
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