Anthony J. DiPaula sparked new energy into the Harford County Bar Association as its president in 2016-2017. DiPaula, of the Law Offices of Anthony J. DiPaula P.A., in Bel Air, said his tenure brought more members of the association together professionally and socially.

“We had a very active continuing legal education committee that planned useful and well-attended presentations for the members,” said DiPaula, a 1984 graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law. “We started a public Law Day celebration in front of the courthouse and invited all of the court-related offices to bring their wares so the public could stop at their tables and obtain information.”