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Address
2505 Newburg Road
Easton, Pennsylvania 18045-1963 (Northampton Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
(Main Office) Established April, 2000, Noel, Kovacs & McGuire, P.C. is a team of four attorneys whose practice is focused in the litigation field representing plaintiffs and defendants. Having a wide diversity of experience, the firm members offer a unique commitment to their clients and the community through professional excellence exhibited throughout eastern Pennsylvania. Our primary strength is in our people. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice, Personal Injury Litigation, Insurance Defense, Civil Rights Litigation, Architects and Engineers Liability, Design Professional Liability, Construction Law, Labor and Employment, Wills, Municipal/Zoning, Family Law, Visitation Rights, Domestic Violence, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Adoptions, Fathers Rights, Spousal Support, Paternity Estates. Year Established: 2000
Firm Size: 4
ClientsGENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Chiefs of Police Association for Middle Eastern Pennsylvania
Palmer Township Zoning Hearing Board.
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Rotating Machinery Supply Company
CNA Insurance Group
Keller Consulting Engineers
John Hancock Life Insurance Co.
Pasons/Brinckerhoff Engineers
Snyder Hoffman Consulting Engineers
W2A Design Group
American Adjustment Corp
American Bankers Insurance Co.
Worldwide Insurance Co.
The Architectural Studio
Design Professionals Insurance Co.
Lebanon Mutual Insurance Co.
Minnesota Fire & Casualty Co.
Paradise Mutual Insurance Co.
Kemper Insurance
C.R. Vince Risk Mgt.
The Pidcock Co.
Network Adjusters, Inc.
AEM Architects
Alcan Aluminum Corp.
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects
Boucher & James Engineers
Raymond Keyes Engineering
Edward B. Walsh Associates
Kise, Straw & Kolodner Arch.
Hayes Large Architects
RMF Engineering
St. Paul Travelers Insurance Co.
Liberty Engineering
Lefevre Wilk Architects
Gwin Dobson Engineers
Beazley Insurance Co.
Cooper Carry Architects
WZA Design Group
Alfred Benesch Engineering.
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Nicholas Noel, III (President) born Pottstown, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1980, U.S Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); University of Detroit (J.D., 1977). Listed in: Who's Who in American Law, 1994-2009; Who's Who in America, 2000-2009. Member, National Labor Law Moot Court, 1976, 1977. Recipient, Moot Court Award, University of Detroit, 1975. Certified Neutral for Construction and Commercial Arbitration, American Arbitration Association, 2002-2007. Member, Judge Clinton Budd Palmer Inn of Court, 1995-2001. Solicitor, Palmer Township Zoning Board, 1989. Court Appointed Special Counsel, U.S. District Court, Police Diversity Board, City of Reading, 2005. Delegate: Eastern District Synod 1992; Provincial Synod 1994. Member, Board of Trustees, Palmer Moravian Church, 1985-2003 and 2005. Secretary, Building Construction Committee, 2000-2002. Member, Board of Directors, Lehigh University FMA, 2006. Treasurer, Class of 1974, Lehigh University Alumni Association. Member: Northampton County (Member, Board of Governors, 1991-1999; President, 1998; Fee Dispute Committee; Civil Litigation Committee; Bench/Bar Committee) Pennsylvania (Chairman, Civil Rights Committee, 1988-1992; Member: Pennsylvania Professional Standards Commission, 1983; Special Task Force on AIDS and the Law, 1987-1994; House of Delegates, 2000) and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Defense Institute; Pennsylvania State Association of Township Solicitors; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, Life Fellow. Reported Cases: Bilt-Rite Contractors, Inc v. The Architectural Studio, 866 A.2d 270 (Pa. 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Architects and Engineers Liability; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Civil Rights Section 1983; Discrimination.Email: Nicholas Noel, III
Richard P. Kovacs (Vice-President/Secretary) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania, U.S. District, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with honors, 1980); The Ohio State University (J.D., with high honors, 1983). Delta Theta Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert A. Freedberg, Northampton County Judge, 1983-1985. Member: Northampton County (Member, Board of Governors, 2000; President, 2006), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Wills; Estates.Email: Richard P. Kovacs
Maura Zajac McGuire (Shareholder) born Norristown, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., magna cum laude, 1992); Villanova University (J.D., 1995). Law Clerk to the Hon. James C. Hogan, Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1995-1997. Member, Judge Clinton Budd Palmer American Inn of Court, 1996-2002. Member: Northampton County (Young Lawyers Division President, 2001-2002 and Vice President, 1997-2000), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce; Zoning Law; Paternity; Premarital Agreements; Domestic Violence; Fathers Rights; Visitation Rights; Spousal Support; Premises Liability.Email: Maura Zajac McGuire
——————————Megan L. Malavolta (Associate) born Easton, Pennsylvania, February 10, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania; 2007; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Kutztown University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Widener University (J.D., 2006). Recipient: Dr. Richard B. Close Undergraduate Award in Political Science for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Kutztown University, 2002; Joseph Peters and Albert Dixon Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Political Science, Kutztown University, 2003; Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award, Widener University School of Law, 2005-2006. Member: Northampton County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce; Premarital Agreements; Domestic Violence; Spousal Support.Email: Megan L. Malavolta
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