Jonathan D. Koltash, Esq.
Harrisburg
Jonathan D. Koltash serves as deputy general counsel for healthcare in the Governor’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) and is also an adjunct professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School and Central Penn College. Prior to serving as deputy general counsel, Mr. Koltash served as the inaugural chief counsel for the Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange Authority (Pennie®). He previously served as assistant chief counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, deputy attorney general with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, and as assistant counsel for the Department of Labor and Industry.
Mr. Koltash is an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) and is currently vice-chair of the PBA’s bylaws and membership development committees. He previously served as chair of the PBA’s House of Delegates; is a past member of the Board of Governors, as well as its former parliamentarian, a past chair of the Young Lawyers’ Division, Government Lawyers’ Committee, Career Transitions Committee, and Administrative Law Section; and former co-chair of the Bar Leadership Institute. He is also the immediate past president of the Dauphin County Bar Association and has served in leadership roles in several other boards, committees, and foundations. Mr. Koltash is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and the United States District Courts of the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. He currently serves as a mediator for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, a hearing officer for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Board, and a site coordinator at Widener Commonwealth’s Volunteer Income Tax Association clinic.
Mr. Koltash received a B.S. in Finance and a B.S. in Economics from the Pennsylvania State University and his J.D., cum laude, from Widener Commonwealth Law School. He was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to the Pennsylvania IOLTA Board in August 2025.