Matthew Merle Polka

Background

Polka, Matthew Merle was born on March 19, 1959 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Evelyn Marie (Litvak) Lucarelli.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Journalism, West Virginia University, 1982. Juris Doctor, Duquesne University, 1986.

Career

Newswriter, copy editor, Daily Athenaeum, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1980-1982; news reporter, Soundings, Essex, Connecticut, 1982-1983; law clerk, June S. Schulberg, Esq., Pittsburgh, 1984-1985; law clerk, Damian & De Luca, Pittsburgh, 1985-1986; associate, Buchanan Ingersoll, Professional Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1986-1988; associate, Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, 1988-1990; vice president, general counsel, Star Cable Associations, Pittsburgh, since 1990.

Achievements

• Matthew Merle Polka has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Committeeman 35th District Republican Committee, Monogahela Valley, Pennsylvania, since 1989. Lay leader 1st United Methodist Church, East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, since 1989, chairman pastor-parish relations committee, since 1992. Volunteer Special Olympics, Pittsburgh, 1987-1990.

Member Duquesne University Law Alumni Association, West Virginia University Alumni Association (president 1988-1992), Order of Barristers.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, golf.

Connections

Married Sharman Peters, August 16, 1986. 1 child, Molly Annual.

Father:

Evelyn Marie (Litvak) Lucarelli Polka

Spouse:

Sharman Peters

child:

Molly Annual Polka