Joseph Nypaver

Joseph J. Nypaver, Esquire has been a civil trial lawyer representing exclusively those injured because of the carelessness of others since he graduated from law school in 1987. He has represented people throughout central Pennsylvania who have been injured in automobile collisions, motorcycle wrecks and defective products. Joe has also represented individuals against insurance companies committing bad faith in the handling of claims.

In addition to having successfully handled cases in various county courts in south-western and south-central Pennsylvania, Attorney Nypaver has successfully presented cases before the Superior Court, Commonwealth Court and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as well as the United States District Courts for the Western and Middle Districts. He is a long-time member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association) and a former member of the American Association of Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America). He is also a member of the Blair County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Joe has volunteered his free time to a number of local charitable organizations such as the Salvation Army Worship Center in Altoona, the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society, and the United Way of Blair County. He served as President of the United Way in 1997-98. Joe has also been an Instructor in the Paralegal Program at the Altoona Campus of Penn State University.

Joe was married to his wife Sandy in 1992 and they reside in Hollidaysburg. They are active in the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association where Joe serves as a rules official and served as the President of the WPGA from 2006-2007. Joe is also an active member of the Blair County Chapter of Trout Unlimited.