Rhoads & Sinon LLP

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Law Firm in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
 
Address
One South Market Square, 12th Floor, P.O. Box 1146
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1146
(Dauphin Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 717-233-5731  
Fax: 717-232-1459
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http://www.rhoads-sinon.com
(Main Office)
Rhoads & Sinon LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appellate, Banking, Bank Regulatory, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Business and Technology, Business and Banking Litigation, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Complex Litigation, Copyrights, Corporate Finance, Construction Litigation, Education and School, Emerging Business, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Employment and Labor, Energy and Natural Resources, Entrepreneurial Services, Environmental, ERISA, Estate, Trust and Business Succession Planning, Estate and Trust Litigation, Federal Litigation, Federal State, and Local Taxation, Financial Services, First Amendment, Health Care, HIPAA, Injunctions, Insurance, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property Litigation, Internet and e-Commerce, Media and Entertainment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Non-Profit and Tax-Exempt Organizations, Personal Injury and Products Liability, Privacy, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Securities Litigation and Enforcement, Tax-Exempt Finance, Telecommunications, Trademarks, Transportation, Zoning and Land Use Law
Year Established: 1935
Firm Profile:
Established in 1935 and located in the heart of Harrisburg's commercial and government districts, Rhoads & Sinon LLP is one of Central Pennsylvania's premiere regional firms providing sophisticated counsel to corporate, municipal, governmental and individual clients throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Firm Size: 50
OF COUNSEL
Henry W. Rhoads (Of Counsel) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, September 9, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Pennsylvania. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1959); Harvard University (J.D., 1962). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law; Estate Planning Law. Email: Henry W. Rhoads
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Sherill T. Moyer (Member) born Williamstown, Pennsylvania, April 21, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania; 1974, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1967); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Corporate Taxation; Sales and Use Tax Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Property Law. Email: Sherill T. Moyer
Jan P. Paden (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, July 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1969); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Municipal Law; Public Utility Law; Environmental Law; Construction Law. Email: Jan P. Paden
Richard B. Wood (Member) born Uniontown, Pennsylvania, July 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1967); West Virginia University (M.B.A., 1968); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance Law; Municipal Law. Email: Richard B. Wood
Lawrence B. Abrams, III (Member) born Chelsea, Massachusetts, May 27, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1984, Florida. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1967); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Probate Law; Trust Law; Administrative Agency Practice. Email: Lawrence B. Abrams, III
J. Bruce Walter (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1968); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Utility Law; Municipal Securities; Consumer Banking Law; Motor Carrier Law. Email: J. Bruce Walter
John P. Manbeck (Member) born Lebanon, Pennsylvania, September 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1969); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1975). Practice Areas: Federal Taxation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Employee Benefit Plans Law; Business Planning Law. Email: John P. Manbeck
Frank J. Leber (Member) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Pennsylvania. Education: Susquehanna University (B.A., 1964); University of Pittsburgh (LL.B., 1967);. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance Law; Municipal Securities Law; Commercial Law. Email: Frank J. Leber
Paul A. Lundeen (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, September 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1974); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Finance Law; Public-Private Development. Email: Paul A. Lundeen
Jack F. Hurley, Jr. (Member) born Uniontown, Pennsylvania, February 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; State Taxation Law; Business Law. Email: Jack F. Hurley, Jr.
David B. Dowling (Member) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Lycoming College (B.A., 1974); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Criminal Law; Medical Negligence Law; Products Liability; Automobile Negligence; Civil Rights Defense. Email: David B. Dowling
David F. O'Leary (Member) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 19, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1979, District of Columbia; 1981, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Michael's College, Loyola University, Rome, Italy (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law. Email: David F. O'Leary
David O. Twaddell (Member) born Penn Yan, New York, March 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania. Education: Bard College (A.B., 1976); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance Law; Health Care Law; Commercial Law; Banking Law; Securities Law. Email: David O. Twaddell
Charles J. Ferry (Member) born Hazleton, Pennsylvania, May 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania. Education: King's College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Banking Law. Email: Charles J. Ferry
Stanley A. Smith (Member) born Williamsport, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: Lycoming College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning Law. Email: Stanley A. Smith
Jens H. Damgaard (Member) born Bjerringbro, Denmark, March 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1987, Florida. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (M.P.A., 1982); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance Law; Public Contracting Law; Utilities Law. Email: Jens H. Damgaard
Drake D. Nicholas (Member) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1983, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1979); Duquesne University (J.D., 1982); Temple University (LL.M., Taxation, 1983). Practice Areas: ERISA; Federal Taxation; Business Law; Deferred Compensation Law; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Executive Compensation; Retirement Benefit Plans; Employee Benefit Trusts; Employee Compensation; Employee Health Benefits; Flexible Benefit Plans; Fringe Benefits; Non-Qualified Benefits; Pension and Profits Sharing Plans; Qualified Retirement Plans. Email: Drake D. Nicholas
Thomas A. French (Member) born Washington, D.C., July 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 1984, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Shippensburg University (B.A., 1979); Duquesne University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Business Law; Banking Law; Professional Malpractice; Trusts and Estates; Construction Industry Claims; Governmental Liability; Products Liability; Securities Fraud; Business Ownership and Control; Employment Disputes. Email: Thomas A. French
Dean H. Dusinberre (Member) born Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Gettysburg College (A.B., cum laude, 1981); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Planning; Banking Law; Securities. Email: Dean H. Dusinberre
Paul F. Wessell (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Francis College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Law; Commercial Law. Email: Paul F. Wessell
Shawn D. Lochinger (Member) born Grove City, Pennsylvania, May 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington and Jefferson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Duke University Law School (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Public Sector Employment Law; Special Education. Email: Shawn D. Lochinger
Dean F. Piermattei (Member) born Sunbury, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1983); Cleveland Marshall School of Law; Temple School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Municipal Litigation. Email: Dean F. Piermattei
Todd J. Shill (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Drexel University (B.S., cum laude, 1990); Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Intellectual Property; Entertainment Law; Sports Law. Email: Todd J. Shill
Thomas J. Nehilla (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Thomas J. Nehilla
Timothy J. Nieman (Member) born Queens, New York, February 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Muskingum College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Virginia (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental. Email: Timothy J. Nieman
Robert J. Tribeck (Member) born Altoona, Pennsylvania, November 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1991); Ohio Northern University (J.D. with highest distinction, 1994). Practice Areas: Business and Banking Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Robert J. Tribeck
Richard E. Artell (Member) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania. Education: Lebanon Valley College (B.S., 1989); Widener School of Law (J.D., 1993); Georgetown University (LL.M., in Taxation, with distinction, 1995). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law. Email: Richard E. Artell
Paul J. Bruder, Jr. (Member) born Lebanon, Pennsylvania, March 31, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Lebanon Valley College (B.S.W., 1990); University of Dayton (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Environmental. Email: Paul J. Bruder, Jr.
James E. Ellison (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 22, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1993); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Public Utilities. Email: James E. Ellison
Kevin M. Gold (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, January 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Widener University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation; Entertainment Law; Sports Law. Email: Kevin M. Gold
Michael W. Winfield (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1995, Maryland and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1991); Widener University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction Law; Contract Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael W. Winfield
David W. Francis (Member) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 24, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1998, Maryland; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2002 U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1985); Villanova University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Public Contract Law; Construction Litigation; Administrative Law; Civil Litigation; Public Utility Law. Email: David W. Francis
Mary P. Patterson (Member) born St. Paul, Minnesota, March 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Rosemont College (B.A., 1983); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Health Care; Employment Law. Email: Mary P. Patterson
Lori J. McElroy (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 1990). Practice Areas: Taxation Law. Email: Lori J. McElroy
Kathleen D. Bruder (Member) born Bronx, New York, November 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1994, New York; 1995, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1990); University of Dayton (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation. Email: Kathleen D. Bruder
Stephanie E. DiVittore (Partner) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, November 7, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1996); Villanova University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Stephanie E. DiVittore
ASSOCIATES
John M. Coles (Associate) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania. Education: Lebanon Valley College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Taxation; Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: John M. Coles
Vincent L. Champion (Associate) born West Chester, Pennsylvania, August 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: Shippensburg University (B.A., 1996); Widener University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Vincent L. Champion
Kelly H. Decker (Associate) born Teaneck, New Jersey, January 16, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1996); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Kelly H. Decker
David J. Staudt (Associate) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1962; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2001, Virginia. Education: Princeton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Cornell University (M.F.A., 1993); University of Virginia (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Employment Law. Email: David J. Staudt
Marc T. Levin (Associate) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1994, Pennsylvania; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1987); Widener University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation; Entertainment and Sports Law. Email: Marc T. Levin
Cory A. Iannacone (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 7, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Loyola College (B.B.A., 2002); Widener University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.
Kenneth J. Rollins (Associate) born Pequannock, New Jersey, June 29, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Albright College (B.S., 2000); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Real Estate; Business Law.
Jonathan W. Cox (Associate) born Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, November 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1997); The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance(100%). Email: Jonathan W. Cox
John R. Martin (Associate) born Franklin, Pennsylvania, July 14, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Penn State University (B.S., 2003); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Entertainment Law; Sports Law. Email: John R. Martin
Jillian Petrosky (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 2004), Widener University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jillian Petrosky
Angela Hudacko (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 2002); Widener University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Angela Hudacko
Christopher C. Carver (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; 2005, U.S. Tax Court; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 2001); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2004); Villanova University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Estate Administration.
Karen M. Seivard (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1991); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance. Email: Karen M. Seivard
Stephen Moniak (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Unfair Competition. Email: Stephen Moniak
Joshua B. Beisker (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.S., summa cum laude, 2000); St. Thomas University School of Law (J.D., 2003); Villanova University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax; Corporate Law. Email: Joshua B. Beisker
Kathryn D. Sallie (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Delaware; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. (Not admitted in Pennsylvania). Education: James Madison University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.


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