Joel Ziev, born in Easton, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of Temple University and Suffolk University Law School. He was admitted to the Bar in 1971. Mr. Ziev has been the Court Appointed Mental Health Review Officer for Northampton County since 1976. He also served in the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1969 to 1975. He currently serves as an officer on the Board of Directors of the Northampton County Bar Association and is a member of the Northampton County Board of Governors and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Over the past several years, Mr. Ziev has added peacemaking and personal coaching to his areas of practice.