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Stevens & Lee,
A Professional Corporation

Law Firm in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania
 
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620 Freedom Business Center
Suite 200, P.O. Box 62330
King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
(Montgomery Co.)
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Phone: 610-205-6000  
Fax: 610-337-4374
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Stevens & Lee,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:

Corporate, Finance and Capital Markets. Mergers and Acquisitions. Securities, Tax-Exempt Finance. Tax. Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation. Labor and Employment. OSHA. ERISA. Litigation. Bankruptcy. Environmental. Banking. Insurance. Technology. Health Care. Government Affairs. Regulatory. Higher Education. Real Estate. International Law. Intellectual Property. Antitrust and Unfair Competition. Complex Estate, Trust and Business Succession Planning. Life Sciences. Captive Insurance. White Collar Litigation and Corporate Investigations.
Firm Profile:
Stevens & Lee is a professional services firm with over 190 lawyers, each involved in a high-end area of the law, and more than 40 non-lawyer business and consulting professionals located in fifteen offices in eastern and central Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware. The firm also has a dedicated captive insurance office in Charleston, South Carolina. Stevens & Lee has regional, national and international practices.

The firm has established a reputation as a preeminent provider of sophisticated legal and consulting services in the Mid-Atlantic region. Our Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets practices are among the largest and most accomplished in the region and regularly handle some of the most complex and challenging transactions. The firm represents individuals and businesses, both publicly and privately held, in a variety of industries including financial services, health care, manufacturing, communications and retail. The firm also represents a significant number of emerging growth businesses in the technology, subsidiaries of foreign companies doing business in the United States and an increasing number of transnational transactions.

Stevens & Lee's trial lawyers regularly represent clients in litigation involving our areas of expertise including antitrust, white collar crime and construction litigation. In addition, each concentrates in specific areas of the law and in many cases, a limited number of industries. The firm's strategically located offices provide local access to all state courts and federal, district and bankruptcy courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, the District of Delaware, the District of New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Firm Size: 190
Representative Clients:
Armstrong World Industries; Bayhealth Medical Center; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Carpenter Technology Corp.; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; DECODE Genetics; Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries; Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc.; EnerSys; Guthrie Health; Harmony Health Plan; IBM/IBM Credit; Institute for Advanced Study; John Hancock Financial Services Company; Mercer Mutual Insurance Company; Mercy Health System; PHEAA (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency); The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company; Prudential Fox & Roach; QVC, Inc.; RJ Reynolds; Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.; Sun National Bank; Susquehanna Health System; Symbol Technologies; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries; UNUMProvident; Wachovia Corporation; WellSpan Health.

Other Office Locations of Stevens & Lee,
A Professional Corporation

Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Charles J. Bloom (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1967); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., magna cum laude, 1971). Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1970-1971. Law Clerk to the Honorable Arlin M. Adams, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1971-1972. Commissioner, Lower Merion Township, 1997-2005. Member, Board of Trustees, Ludington Library, 2004—. President, Lower Merion Library System Foundation, 2007—. Member: Philadelphia, Chester County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. [U.S. Army Reserve, 1968-1971]. (Also at Bethlehem, Forty Fort, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Reading and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Securities Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Trade Secrets; Federal Civil Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Antitrust Class Actions. Email: Charles J. Bloom
Paul R. Lewis (Chair of Labor and Employment Group) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Temple University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1973). Research Editor, Temple Law Quarterly, 1972-1973. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Sections of: Labor and Employment Law Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; Executive Employment Law; Family and Medical Leave Act; Employment Arbitration; Employment Contracts; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Employment Discrimination; Fair Labor Standards; Labor Arbitration. Email: Paul R. Lewis
William J. Payne (Shareholder) born Sodus, New York, March 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Massachusetts; 1980, Pennsylvania; 1991, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1974). Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Philadelphia Region, 1974-1978. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Campanaro v. Pennsylvania Electric Company, 1999. Pa. Super 224, 738 A.2d 472 (1999); Baer v. Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC and Metropolitan Edison Co., 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 12160 (E.D. Pa. 2002); Marriott Corporation v. Dea Alexander, 799 A.2d 205 (2002); Paul v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., 879 F.2d 859 (3d. Cir 1989). Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Discrimination. Email: William J. Payne
Joseph H. Huston, Jr. (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2001, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and the District of Delaware; admitted pro hoc vice in other Bankruptcy Courts throughout the U.S. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1971); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Villanova Law Review Vol. XX. Member, Subcommittee Panel on ADR and Presenter, "ADR for Personal Injury, Employment Litigation and Similar Claims in Bankruptcy," ABA Midyear Meeting, Seattle, April 2004. Presenter, "Corporate Governance in Distressed Situations," 6th Annual Distressed Debt Summit, New York, N.Y., October 2007. Member: Philadelphia, Chester County, Delaware State (Member, Bankruptcy Subcommittee), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Third Circuit Bankruptcy Conference; American Bankruptcy Institute; INSOL. (Also at Wilmington, DE Office). Reported Cases: MBIA Ins. Corp. v. Royal Indemnity Co., 426 F.3d 204 (3d Cir 2005); Al Barnett & Son, Inc. v. Outboard Marine Corp., 611 F.2d 32 (3d Cir. 1979); United States v. Cianfrani, 573 F.2d 835 (3d Cir. 1978); Bank of New Jersey v. Brokers Finan. Corp., 557 F.2d 365 (3d Cir. 1977); Gatti v. CEBCO (In re Deliland Foods Corp.), 2005 WL 751929 (D. Del. 2005); Kaiser Alum. & Chem. Corp. v. Monument Ins. Co. (In re Kaiser Alum. & Chem. Corp.), 2004 WL 2223297 (D. Del. 2004); FDIC v. Barness, 484 F. Supp. 1134 (E.D. Pa. 1980); McConney v. Great Atl. & Pac. Tea Co., 455 F. Supp. 1143 (E.D. Pa. 1978); Feldman v. Philadelphia National Bank, 408 F. Supp. 24 (E.D. Pa 1976); In re Telephone Warehouse, Inc. 259 B.R. 64 (Bkrtcy. D. Del. 2001); In re Ralph Lauren Womenswear, Inc., 197 B.R. 771 (Bkrtcy. S.D.N.Y. 1996); In re Smith, 60 Pa. Cmwlth. 150, 431 A.2d 1096 (1981), aff'd per curiam, 494 Pa. 140, 430 A.2d 1156 (1981). Languages: French and Italian. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11(90%); Chancery Practice(5%); Financial Restructuring(5%). Email: Joseph H. Huston, Jr.
Daniel B. Huyett (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Denison University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1975). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member, Board of Editors, Dickinson Law Review, 1974-1975. Assistant United States Attorney, Philadelphia, 1979-1982. Member: Berks County (Former President), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also at Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, Reading, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Class Action; Defamation; White Collar Crime; Internal Investigations. Email: Daniel B. Huyett
Larry J. Rappoport (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: George Washington University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1977). Attorney, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, 1977-1979; National Labor Relations Board, 1979-1981. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Law. Email: Larry J. Rappoport
Daniel E. P. Bausher (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: Juniata College (B.A., 1976); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1979). Member: Berks County (President, 2007; Member: Civil Rules Committee, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution), Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Worker's Compensation) and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Defense Institute; American Association for Justice. (Also at Reading, Harrisburg, Lehigh Valley, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Scranton, Princeton and Wilmington Offices). Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Claims; Tractor-Trailer Accidents; Motorcycle Accidents; Slip and Fall; Workers Compensation; Construction Accidents; Toxic Torts; Products Liability. Email: Daniel E. P. Bausher
Charles M. Honart (Shareholder) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, July 1, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1980, New Jersey. Education: Cornell University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Law Review. Law Clerk to New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Sidney M. Schreiber, 1979-1980. Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Tax Program, Temple University Law School, 1989-1995. Member: Hospital & Health System Association of Pennsylvania; American Health Lawyers Association; Society of Health Care Attorneys. Transactions: Represented St. Agnes Medical Center (Mercy Health System of Southeastern Pennsylvania) in the sale of its short-term acute care operations to Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and in the establishment of a new long-term acute care hospital/continuing care facility at St. Agnes; Represented Phoenixville Community Health Foundation in the sale by Phoenixville Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System to Community Health Systems; Represented Woman's Medical Hospital in its purchase of Medical College of Pennsylvania from Tenet; Acted as transaction counsel in the affiliation of Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital and Palmerton Hospital to form Blue Mountain Health System; Represented Carlisle Hospital in its sale to Health Management Associates; Represented Lancaster Health Alliance in the sale of Brandywine Hospital to Community Health Systems; Represented Guthrie Clinic in its affiliation with Guthrie Healthcare System; Represented Frankford Hospital in its acquisition of Delaware Valley Medical Center; Represented York Health System in its affiliation with Gettysburg Hospital to form WellSpan Health; Represented Frankford Health Care System in its affiliation with Jefferson Health System; Represented Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine in its affiliation with Temple University; Represented Phoenixville Hospital in its sale to the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Practice Areas: Hospitals and Medical Groups; Health Care; Exempt Organizations Tax. Email: Charles M. Honart
Harry A. Horwitz (Shareholder) born Bridgeton, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 1989, New York; 1996, Florida; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Colgate University (B.A., with honors in Political Science, 1976); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1979). Comments Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1978-1979. Member, Appellate Moot Court Board. Author: "Ethical Considerations - Conflicts of Interest and Ex Parte Contacts," in New Jersey Labor and Employment Law, National Business Institute, 1995. Law Clerk to the Honorable Stanley S. Brotman, U.S. District Court, 1979-1980. Member: Camden County, New Jersey State (Member, Labor and Employment, Banking and Public Contracts Sections) and American (Litigation and Labor and Employment Sections; Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification) (Also at Bethlehem, Forty Fort, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Reading, Scranton and Harrisburg, PA Offices, New York, NY Office and Cherry Hill, NJ Office). Reported Cases: Delaware Truck Sales, Inc. v. Wilson, 131 N.J. 20 (1993); Schroeder v. Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., 712 F. Supp. 39 (D.N.J. 1989); Schroeder v. Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., 123 F.R.D. 166 (1988). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Construction Litigation; Banking Litigation. Email: Harry A. Horwitz
Alan M. Gnessin (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, January 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1980, New York; 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Union College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1979). Author: "The Seven Deadly Sins of Managed Care Negotiations and Their Financial Implications," 10th Annual Health Law Institute, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, March 2004; "Contract Negotiations with 3rd Party Payors - Maximizing Your Results," sponsored by the Pennsylvania Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians, 2004; "How Appealing - Utilization Management Benefit Reviews" 8th Annual Health Law Institute, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, March, 2002; "The Contractual Edge: Managed Care Contracting," Healthcare Financial Management Association, Appalachian Chapter, January, 2001; "Getting Providers Healthy Again - Reexamining Risk (Managed Care Provider Agreements), 6th Annual Health Law Institute, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, March, 2000; "Legal Assessment of Utilization Management Liability Trends," a chapter in the book, Utilization Review Guide, published by the American Accreditation Healthcare Commission/URAC, Autumn, 1999. Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Transactions: Magellan Health Care acquisition of National Imaging Associates on behalf of NIA; Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Buffalo, NY acquisition of DCI Holdings on behalf of Blue Cross; Wellcare, Inc. acquisition of Harmony Health Plan, Inc. pn behalf of Harmony Health. Practice Areas: Health Care; Alternative Health Care Delivery Systems; Health Insurance; Managed Care. Email: Alan M. Gnessin
G. Thompson Bell, III (Shareholder) born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania; 1981, U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1977); Pennsylvania State University (M.A., 1985); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1980). National Appellate Moot Court Team; Order of Barristers. Recipient, Edgar I. King Award. Supervising Attorney, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission 1980-1986. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also at Bethlehem, Forty Fort, Reading, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Unfair Competition; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Franchise Litigation; Restrictive Covenants. Email: G. Thompson Bell, III
David J. Parsells (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1978); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1982). Master, Delaware Valley Environmental American Inn of Court, 1998-2004. Member, Board of Editors, Dickinson Law Review, 1981-1982. Chair, Environmental Advisory Council, Upper Merion Township. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Environmental Law Section, CERCLA/HCSA Committee Co-Chair, 1996; Young Lawyers Executive Committee, 1987-1990, Co-Chair, Merit Selection Committee), Pennsylvania (Member, Environmental Law Committee) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Toxic Torts; Product Recall; Product Warning Labels; Products Liability. Email: David J. Parsells
James W. Saxton (Shareholder) born New Haven, Connecticut, February 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: Shippensburg State College (B.A., 1979); Duquesne University (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk to Judge Paul A. Mueller, Jr., Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, 1982-1983. Contributor to national and local publications and a frequent speaker at national health law seminars on topics including healthcare litigation, long term care, health and hospital law, and practice and risk management. Publications: "The Satisfied Patient: A Guide to Preventing Malpractice Claims by Providing Excellent Customer Service," Second Edition, HCPro, Inc., 2007; "The Satisfied Patient: A Guide to Preventing Malpractice Claims by Providing Excellent Customer Service," HCPro, Inc., 2003; "Five-Star Customer Service: A Step-by-Step Guide for Physician Practices," HCPro, Inc., 2005; "15 Policies and Procedures to Reduce Liability for Physician Practices," HCPro, Inc., 2005; "Understanding the Unknown: A Guide to the Legal Process," Wentworth Publishing Company, 1998; "Managed Care Success: Reducing Risk while Increasing Patient Satisfaction," Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1998; ''The Satisfied Patient, A Guide to Preventing Malpractice Claims and Promoting Managed Care Goals," Wentworth Worldwide Media, 1995; "Preventing Malpractice: The Co-active Solution," Plenum Publishing Company, 1993. Co-Author: "Bariatric Surgery: A Comprehensive Bariatric Program Can Act to Reduce Liability Risks and to Promote Patient Safety"; "The New Universal Protocol: Can Adhesive Labels Prevent Wrong Site Surgery and Reduce Liability Risks?"; "Communication Strategies to Help Patients H.E.A.L." Contributing Author: "Sorry Works! Disclosure, Apology, and Relationships Prevent Medical Malpractice Claims," AuthorHouse, 2007; "Minimizing Endoscopic Complications: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, Avoiding Medicolegal Complications," W.B. Saunders Company, A Division of Elsevier, Inc., January 2007, Volume 17, Number 1. Member: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association (Past-Chairman, Healthcare Liability Committee); W. Hensel Brown Inn of Courts (Master Designation, Past Chairman); Surgical Review Corporation (Member, Board of Directors). Fellow, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. (Also at Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Reading and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Law; Hospital Law; Physicians Risk Management; Medical Liability; Captive Insurance. Email: James W. Saxton
Jeffrey P. Waldron (Co-Chair, Corporate, Finance & Capital Markets Department; Chair, Financial Institutions Group) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member, Woolsack Society. Staff Member, 1980-1981 and Comments Editor, 1981-1982, Dickinson Law Review. Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Transactions: Lebanon Mutual Insurance Company conversion and private equity financing; Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. simultaneous mutual to stock conversion and IPO (2006); PSB Bancorp, Inc. sale to Conestoga Bancorp, Inc. (2006); Ameriserv Financial, Inc. PIPE transactions (2004 and 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law(25%); Banking Law(25%); Insurance(25%); Finance; Securities(25%). Email: Jeffrey P. Waldron
John M. Hogan (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1992, California (inactive). Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member, State Bar of California, 1992-1995. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Transactions: Represented Parkway Clinical Laboratories, Inc., in 2008 sale of company to Rosetta Genomics, Inc., a publicly traded micro-RNA laboratory; Represented Lancaster Gastroenterology Procedure Center in January 2007 sale of assets to AmSurg, a national owner/operator of ambulatory surgery centers; Represented New Seasons Assisted Living Communities, Inc., a subsidiary of Independence Blue Cross, in series of sales of assets of assisted living facilities during 2006-2007; Represented Pro Physical Therapy and affiliated entities in June 2006 sale of entities to ATI Holdings, LLC, a private equity firm; Represented Lakewood Pathology Associates, Inc. in May 2006 sale of majority interest in company to Water Street Healthcare Partners, a private firm. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law. Email: John M. Hogan
Steven M. Tyminski (Shareholder) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.S.B.A., 1982); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Woolsack Society; Appellate Moot Court Board. Transactions: Represented stockholders of a family-owned manufacturer of plastic containers in its sale to a private equity firm that included a rollover of a portion of their equity into the purchasing entity formed to complete the acquisition; Represented Carpenter Technology Corporation, a 34 Act reporting company, in connection with the divestiture of several of its non-core businesses; Represented Boscov's Department Store in connection with the senior and subordinated debt financing used to support a recapitalization transaction; Represented Triton Real Estate Partners and affiliates in connection with the acquisition and financing of four residential apartment properties to be converted into condominium ownership. Practice Areas: Business Law; Finance Law. Email: Steven M. Tyminski
Joseph E. Wolfson (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., April 5, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1997, New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1982); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, 1985-1988. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also at Bethlehem, Reading, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Unfair Competition; Corporate Litigation; Technical Litigation. Email: Joseph E. Wolfson
Marianne J. Gilmartin (Shareholder) born Plainfield, New Jersey, February 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marywood College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Finalist, Moot Court Competition; Past President, Association of Women Lawyers of Lackawanna County; Lackawanna County Court-Appointed Mediator; American Arbitration Association Construction Panelist. Member: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State, Federal and American Bar Associations. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Also at Bethlehem, Forty Fort, Scranton, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Reading, PA and Cherry Hill, NJ Offices). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation(20%); Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Contract Litigation(20%); Business Torts; Complex Business Litigation(20%); Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation(30%); Banking Litigation(10%). Email: Marianne J. Gilmartin
Christopher A. Stump (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania, November 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia; 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: Albright College (B.S., 1983); University of Richmond Law School (J.D., 1985). Member: McNeil Law Society, University of Richmond; Moot Court Board, University of Richmond Law School. Member, University of Richmond Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge Rebecca Beach Smith, United States Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1986-1987. Member: Lancaster Bar Association (Co-Chair, Medical-Legal Committee, 1996-2001; Member, Rules Committee, 2005-2006); American Health Lawyers Association. (Also at Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Reading and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Law. Email: Christopher A. Stump
Harriet Franklin (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: Thomas Jefferson University (B.S., 1978); Temple Univ. (M.B.A., 1980; J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Facilities; Medicare and Medicaid; Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement. Email: Harriet Franklin
E. Thomas Henefer (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 22, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 1986); Villanova Law School (J.D., 1989). Member: Berks County, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also at Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, Reading, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Complex Litigation; Health Care Fraud; Class Actions. Email: E. Thomas Henefer
Mark D. Bradshaw (Shareholder) born Ardmore, Pennsylvania, September 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1983); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1991). Order of Barristers. Woolsack Honor Society. Recognized as among "Forty Business People under 40," Central Pennsylvania Business Journal, Fall 2001. Chairman, Broad Street Market Corporation, 1998-2001. Member: Dauphin County (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1998). (Also at Bethlehem, Forty Fort, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Reading and Scranton Offices). Reported Cases: Srein v Frankford Trust Co., 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10708 (July 23, 2001); 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24263 (November 27, 2001). Novacare, Inc. v Strategic Theracare Alliance, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6108. Juniata Valley Bank v MArtin Oil Co., 736 A.2d 650 (Pa.Super. 1999); Behavioral Health Industry News, Inc. v Lutz, 24 F. Supp.2d 401, (M.D.Pa.1998). Santana Products, Inc. v Compression Polymers, Inc., 8 F.3d 152 (3d cir. 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Professional Licensing; Appellate Practice; Commercial Law; Partnership Law; Trade Secrets. Email: Mark D. Bradshaw
William P. Thornton, Jr. (Shareholder) born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1983); Gregorian University; Villanova Law School (J.D., 1991). Staff Member, Villanova Environmental Law Journal. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also at Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, Reading, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Reported Cases: Focht v. Heebner, 223 F.3d 1296 (11th Cir. 2000); In re: Telxon Corporation Securities Litigation, 2004 WL 3192729 (N.D. Ohio). Practice Areas: Financial Fraud Litigation; Securities Litigation; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; NASD Arbitration; SEC and NASD Enforcement Defense; Insider Trading; Corporate Litigation; Complex Litigation. Email: William P. Thornton, Jr.
Matthew W. Rappleye (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, August 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1998, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1989); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Editor, Probate Law Journal. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also at Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, Reading, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Health Care. Email: Matthew W. Rappleye
Jeffrey D. Bukowski (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania, December 28, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1987); The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice. [U.S. Navy Officer, 1987-1992]. (Also at Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, Reading, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Reported Cases: Mike's Train House, Inc. v. Lionel, L.L.C., 472 F.3d 398 (6th Cir. 2006); Salley v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 160 F.3d 977 (3d Cir. 1998); vBank v. Check Express, Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9759 (E.D. Pa. May 6, 2003); Main Street Mortgage, Inc. v. Main Street Bancorp, Inc., 158 F. Supp. 2d 510 (E.D. Pa. 2001); ICON Solutions v. IKON Office Solutions, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8705 (E.D. Pa. Jun. 15, 1998); ICON Solutions v. IKON Office Solutions, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9101 (E.D. Pa. Jun. 12, 1998); Bachman Co. v. MacDonald, 173 F. Supp. 2d 318 (E.D. Pa. 2001); Audenried v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 97 F. Supp. 2d 660 (E.D. Pa. 2000); Fedio v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21144 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 4, 1998); Salley v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17050 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 29, 1997); Hoffa v. Township of Colebrookdale, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 381 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 15, 1999); Armstrong World Indus., Inc. v. Robert Levin Carpet Co., 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7743 (E.D. Pa. May 19, 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Trade Secrets; Trademark Litigation; Unfair Competition; Copyright Litigation. Email: Jeffrey D. Bukowski
Neil C. Schur (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District Court, District of New Jersey; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: St. Catherine's College, Oxford University; University of Pennsylvania (B.A., with distinction, 1991); University of Texas (J.D., 1996). Notes and Manuscript Editor, Texas Forum on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, 1995-1996. Intern for the Honorable William D. Hutchinson of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Pottsville and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Summer, 1994. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American (Antitrust Section) Bar Associations. (Also at Philadelphia Office). Reported Cases: Santana Products, Inc. v. Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc., 249 F.Supp. 2d 463 (M.D. Pa. 2003), affirmed, 401 F.3d 123 (3d Cir. 2005), cert. denied, 126 S. Ct. 734 (2005); Peerless Heater Co. v. Mestek, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1409 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 7, 2000); Livingston v. Shore Slurry Seal, Inc., 98 F. Supp. 2d 594 (D.N.J. 2000); Lithuanian Commerce Corp. v. Sara Lee Hosiery, 214 F. Supp. 2d 453 (D.N.J. 2002); Lithuanian Commerce Corp. v. Sara Lee Hosiery, 23 F. Supp. 2d 509 (D.N.J. 1998), affirmed in part and reversed in part, 248 F.3d 1130 (3d Cir. 2000); Doe v. Abington Friends School, 480 F.3d 252 (3d Cir. 2007). Practice Areas: Antitrust Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Neil C. Schur
Robert Lapowsky (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1981, New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1975); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1979). Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference: Member, 1989—; Co-Chairman, Education Committee, 1992; Treasurer, 1993-1994 and 2002—; Vice Chairman, 2003; Chairman, 2004; Member, Steering Committee, 2000-2005. Co-Author, "Successful Creditor Strategies in Bankruptcy in Pennsylvania," National Business Institute, Inc., 1990. Author, "Confirmation of Plans in Chapter 11," 97 Commercial Law Journal 1, Spring, 1992. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference (Turnaround Management Association). (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification) (Also at Philadelphia Office). Transactions: Almacs Supermarkets - lead debtor's counsel to large regional supermarket chain through confirmation of plan of reorganization and sale of going concern to strategic buyer; Bidermann Industries - lead debtors counsel to international manufacturer of socks (Gold Toe) and shirts (Arrow) through confirmation of standalone plan of reorganization; Cellular Information Systems - lead counsel to senior secured bank group through confirmation of plan of reorganization proposed by banks; C_4 Media Cable South - lead counsel to senior secured bank group through confirmation of plan of reorganization proposed by bank group; Delaware Valley Medical Center - lead counsel to Frankford Hospital in capacity as debtor in possession lender and as acquirer of substantially all assets of hospital in bankruptcy sale; Harvest Foods - lead counsel to Affiliated Foods, Southwest, Inc., acquirer of supermarket chain in Arkansas; Roxborough Hospital - lead counsel to hospital in sale to Tenet Healthcare and subsequent Chapter 11 filing to complete liquidation of assets and distribution to creditors; Mayer Pollock Steel Company - lead counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors; Sacred Heart Hospital of Chester - lead counsel to unofficial committee of bondholders; Logan Square East - lead counsel to residents association of continuing care retirement community as junior secured creditors; ICO Global - lead counsel to joint plan funder; Fox & Roach/Trident - lead counsel to management team in management buyout. Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions(25%); Bankruptcy Law(75%); Debtor and Creditor Workouts; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Debtor and Creditor Reorganization; Secured Creditors Rights; Unsecured Creditors Rights; Leveraged Buyouts; Leveraged Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Robert Lapowsky
David R. Payne (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Laverne (B.A., 1975); University of Scranton (M.S., 1980); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Recipient, Dean's List. Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1996-1998. Member: Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. [Lt. Cmdr., USN, 1971-1996 (Ret.)]. Languages: North Vietnamese. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking(80%); Securities(10%); Government Affairs(5%); Insurance(5%); Corporate Law. Email: David R. Payne
Anthony DiSandro, Jr. (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1995; J.D., 1998). Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Anthony DiSandro, Jr.
John F. Ward (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Editor, Villanova Environmental Law Journal, 1995-1997. Co-author: "The Intersection of Employer and Employee Responsibility: The Burdens of Showing Employer Knowledge and Employee Misconduct," University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law, Vol. 7.3 (Spring 2005). Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Smith v. AMTRAK, 25 F. Supp. 2d 574 (E.D. Pa. 1998); Morrison v. Carpenter Technology Corp., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2777 (E.D. Pa. 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: John F. Ward
Stacey A. Scrivani (Shareholder) born Saugerties, New York, January 7, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; 2000, New Jersey. Education: Siena College (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Woolsack Honor Society. Order of Barristers. Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also at Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, Reading, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton, PA Offices and Cherry Hill, NJ Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance; Banking Litigation; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Complex Business Litigation; Financial Fraud; Business Torts; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Stacey A. Scrivani
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Todd R. Bartos (Associate) born Reading, Pennsylvania, September 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1996); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1999). Sigma Pi Fraternity; Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity; Alpha Epsilon Delta National Pre-Medical Honor Society; John Marshall Scholar. First Place, Murray S. Love Trial Moot Court, 1997. 1st Place Advocate, Wallace S. Gourley Moot Court, 1998. Recipient, Murray S. Love Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1999. Member: Jewish Legal Society; Federalist Society; American Inns of Court, 1998-2001. Member: Dauphin County, Lancaster County, New Jersey State, Pennsylvania (Member, Professionalism Committee) and American Bar Associations. (Also at Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, Reading, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton, PA Offices and Cherry Hill, NJ Office). Reported Cases: Srein v. Frankford Trust Co., 323 F.3d 214 (3d Cir. 2003); Calle v. York Hospital et al, 232 F.Supp.2d 353 (M.D.Pa. 2002) Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Care Liability; Physician Practices. Email: Todd R. Bartos
Casey M. Preston (Associate) born Scranton, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: The Citadel (B.S., 1995); Villanova University (J.D., 2000). Law Clerk to: the Hon. William J. Nealon, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2001-2002; the Hon. Terrence R. Nealon, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Casey M. Preston
Lisa Marie Scidurlo (Associate) born Roxborough, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1993); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Golden Key. Contributing Editor: BNA, International Labor & Employment Laws, 1998—; Developing Labor Law, 1998—; "The Use of Direct Deposit or Electronic Funds Transfer as a Term & Condition of Employment," The Legal Intelligencer, June 8, 1998. Member, Board of Directors, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, 1999—. Member: Philadelphia (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section; Young Lawyers Division, 1997—), Pennsylvania (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Bibby v. Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 85 F. Supp. 2d 509, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2121, 80 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) P40438, 82 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 207, 163 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2938, 140 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P10699 (E.D. Pa. 2000). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation. Email: Lisa Marie Scidurlo
Samantha K. LaBarbera (Associate) born Lancaster, Pennsylvania, April 28, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Franklin and Marshall College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Student Works, Villanova Law Review, 2005-2006. Author: "Note, Secrecy and Settlements: Is the New Jersey Charitable Immunity Act Justified in Light of the Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis?" 50 Vill. L. Rev. 261 (2005). Member: Chester County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Samantha K. LaBarbera
Dana M. Eddis (Associate) born Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001; M.B.A., 2007); Temple University, Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Dana M. Eddis
Nathan A. Read (Associate) born Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1979; (Admission pending). Education: Lyon College (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 2002; B.S., Business Administration, 2002); George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs (M.A., International Affairs, 2004); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Nathan A. Read
OF COUNSEL
Steven E. Speece (Of Counsel) born Norristown, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1973); Duquesne University (J.D., 1976). Member: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Real Estate. Email: Steven E. Speece
Susan Packard LeGros (Of Counsel) born Needham, Massachusetts, December 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1980, Missouri. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1970); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1973). Author: "The Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act" 4th Edition, PA Environmental Law & Practice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1998 - 2005. Lecturer, Environmental Law, University of Pennsylvania, Masters of Environmental Studies Program, 2002, 2004. Member, EPA Environmental Finance Advisory Board 1995-1996. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association (Chair, Environmental Law Committee, 1987 and 1991); Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Section; Council; Chair, Environmental Law Subcommittee); American Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Solid and Hazardous Waste Committee, 1988-1989; Vice-Chair, Special Committee on Smart Growth and Urban Policy, 2003-2004). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Regulatory; Utility; Land Use. Email: Susan Packard LeGros
Catherine Reese Urban (Of Counsel) born Carlisle, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana (inactive); 1999, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.S., Pharmacy, cum laude, 1978); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Lambda Kappa Sigma. Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1989-1991. Registered Pharmacist (inactive), Indiana and Pennsylvania. Member: Pennsylvania and American (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Reimbursement; Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse; Health Care Regulation; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Facility Regulation; Health Care Compliance; Pharmacy Law. Email: Catherine Reese Urban
Stephen F. Ritner (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1969); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1972). Member, Board of Directors, Arts and Business Council, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, 1997- 2005. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, 1997-1998. Member, Board of Directors, Small Business Council, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, 1989-1999. Member: American Bar Association. Transactions: Rockwell Transportation Services, Inc. to Freightquote.com; Automated Production Systems and Novastar to ABS/Novastar, LLC Capital, a company controlled by Coppermine Capital (Private Equity Firm); Royal Open Co. AMG Resources Corporation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Stephen F. Ritner
Kirsten McAuliffe Raleigh (Of Counsel) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1991); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Research Editor, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 1994-1995. Co-Author: "The Effect of Managed Care on Mental Health Services," The Health Law Handbook, 1997 Edition. Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Health Care Regulation; Health Care Taxation. Email: Kirsten McAuliffe Raleigh
Amy Fedok Coll (Of Counsel) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Board Editor, William & Mary Law Review. Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Technology and Science; Computers and Software; Commercial Law; Contracts; Intellectual Property. Email: Amy Fedok Coll
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices


Reading, Pennsylvania Office: 111 North Sixth Street, P.O. Box 679, 19603-0679. Telephone: 610-478-2000. Fax: 610-376-5610.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Office: 190 Brodhead Road, Suite 200, P.O. Box 20830, 18002-0830. Telephone: 610-691-7111. Fax: 610-691-7175.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Office: 51 South Duke Street, P.O. Box 1594, 17608-1594. Telephone: 717-291-1031. Fax: 717-394-7726.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Office: 208 North Third Street. Suite 310. P.O. Box 12090, 17108-2090. Telephone: 717-234-1250. Fax: 717-234-1939.

Other Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Office: 17 North Second Street, 16th Floor, 17101. Telephone: 717-234-1090. Fax: 717-234-1099.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: 1818 Market Street, 29th Floor, 19103. Telephone: 215-575-0100. Fax: 215-851-0214.

Scranton, Pennsylvania Office: 425 Spruce Street, Suite 300, 18503. Telephone: 570-343-1827. Fax: 570-343-1892.

Forty Fort, Pennsylvania Office: 1460 Wyoming Avenue, 18704. Telephone: 570-718-0300. Fax: 570-718-0400.

Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office: 1415 Route 70 East, Suite 506, 08034. Telephone: 856-354-9200. Fax: 856-354-8111.

Wilmington, Delaware Office: 1105 North Market Street, 7th Floor, 19801. Telephone: 302-654-5180. Fax: 302-654-5181.

Princeton, New Jersey Office: 600 College Road East, Suite 4400, 08540. Telephone: 609-243-9111.

New York, New York Office: 485 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, 10022. Telephone: 212-319-8500. Fax: 212-319-8505.

Charleston, South Carolina Office: 171 Church Street, Suite 310, 29401. Telephone: 843-577-6040. Fax: 843-577-6041.

(For other Biographical Information see Professional Biographies at Harrisburg, Lancaster, Allentown, Philadelphia, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Wilmington, DE, Cherry Hill and Princeton, NJ and Charleston, SC)
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