Fruit, Dill, Goodwin and Scholl was formed in 1971 by Fred Fruit, David Goodwin, Allen Dill and Chester Scholl. Since then three sons have returned to join the practice.

• David Goodwin  (Member) born Sharon, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1926; admitted to bar, 1953, Pennsylvania. Education: Westminster College (A.B., 1950); University of Michigan (J.D., 1953). Member: Mercer County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law; Estate Planning; Estates and Trusts.

• Chester B. Scholl,Jr  (Member) born Sharon, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; 1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Miami (B.S., cum laude, 1971); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1974). Agent for Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company. Member: Mercer County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; General Practice; Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Elder Law.

• James M. Goodwin  (Member) born Sharon, Pennsylvania, April 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 1985, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 1981); Duquesne University (J.D., 1984). Assistant Public Defender, 1985—. Member: Mercer County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Real Estate; Estates and Trusts; Family Law; Personal Injury.

• Thomas Allen Dill  (Member) born Sharon, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Westminster College (B.A.Bus., 1982); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1986). Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Procedure. Member: Mercer County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Bankruptcy; Probate.