Bryan S. Neiderhiser

A Western Pennsylvania lawyer group named a new president on Monday.

Bryan Neiderhiser is stepping up from vice president to head the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

He is a graduate of Grove City College.

Neiderhiser works at Marcus and Mack, a personal injury law firm with offices in Altoona, Johnstown and Indiana. He joined the firm in 2006 after earning his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

The trial lawyers association represents six counties: Allegheny, Blair, Butler, Erie, Lawrence and Westmoreland.

Neiderhiser served as a member of the association’s board of governors for more than 10 years, according to a press release issued Monday.