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| | Address | | 51 South Duke Street, P.O. Box 1594 | | Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17608-1594 | | (Lancaster Co.) | | | |
| | | 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; Bocov's Department Stores; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Capital Blue Cross; 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.
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
King Of Prussia, 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. (Also at Allentown, Forty Fort, Harrisburg, King of Prussia, 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 | | Joseph Potts, III (Shareholder) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: Denison University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1973); Temple University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Order of the Coif. Member: Lancaster County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association (Council Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1989-1992) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Planning; Business Succession Planning; Captive Insurance; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit Tax Law. Email: Joseph Potts, III | | 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 Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Reading, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Class Action; Defamation; White Collar Crime; Internal Investigations. Email: Daniel B. Huyett | | John W. Espenshade (Shareholder) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, August 17, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: Elizabethtown College (B.A., 1971); Marburg Universität, Marburg, Germany; Pennsylvania State University (M.P.A., 1972); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1976); London Centre for Legal Studies, London, England. Member: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Bond Lawyer Association. (Also at Reading Office). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Government Contracts(30%); Government Procurement(10%); Securities; Economic Development(50%); Public-Private Partnerships(10%). Email: John W. Espenshade | | Susan R. Friedman (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania; 1979, Florida. Education: Muhlenberg College (A.B., cum laude, French, 1973); Villanova Law School (J.D., 1976). Member: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Labor Law; Municipal Law) and American (Member, Section on Labor Law); The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Management Labor Law; Municipal Labor Law; Collective Bargaining; Civil Service; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Leasing; Employer Rights; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Contracts; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Harassment; Labor Arbitration; Labor Law; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; Management Employment Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Labor Relations Act; National Origin Discrimination; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Prevailing Wage Litigation; Public Sector Collective Bargaining; Public Sector Employment Law; Public Sector Labor Relations; Reductions in Force; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Union Contract Negotiations; Wage and Hour Law; Union Organization; WARN Act; Wrongful Termination Defense; Union Elections; Whistleblower Litigation; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Child Labor Law; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employment Defense; Employment Mediation; Employment Rights; Labor Legislation; Workplace Violence; Wrongful Termination. Email: Susan R. Friedman | | 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, King of Prussia, 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 | | 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 Allentown, King of Prussia, Forty Fort, 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 | | 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 Allentown, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Reading, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Unfair Competition; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Franchise Litigation; Restrictive Covenants. Email: G. Thompson Bell, III | | Wesley R. Kelso (Shareholder) born Greenville, Pennsylvania, December 30, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance Law(30%); Securitization(20%); Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures(20%); Securities Law(30%). Email: Wesley R. Kelso | | Gary D. Melchionni (Shareholder) born Camden, New Jersey, January 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1983, New Jersey. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1981). Member: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Management Employment Law. Email: Gary D. Melchionni | | James W. Saxton (Co-Chair, Health Law Department; Chair, Health Care Litigation Group) 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 Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, 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 | | Joseph P. Hofmann (Shareholder) born West Reading, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Minnesota; 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: Le Moyne College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1983). Member: Lancaster, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations. Special Agencies: National Labor Relations Board; Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Litigation; Collective Bargaining; Fair Labor Standards; Reductions in Force; Public Sector Labor Relations; Covenants Not to Compete. Email: Joseph P. Hofmann | | Scott H. Spencer (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1980); Cornell Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Senior Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1983-1984. Member, Pennsylvania Securities Commission Attorney Advisory Committee, 1997—. Council Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association (Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law, 1995—). Practice Areas: Corporate and Partnership Law; Insurance Law; Captive Insurance; Securities Law; Real Estate; Syndications; Investment Transactions. Email: Scott H. Spencer | | 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 Allentown, King of Prussia, Reading, 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 Allentown, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Scranton, 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 Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Philadelphia, Reading and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Law. Email: Christopher A. Stump | | 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 Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Reading, 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 Allentown, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Harrisburg, 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 Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Reading, 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 Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Reading, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Health Care. Email: Matthew W. Rappleye | | Joseph D. Shelby (Shareholder) born Uniontown, Pennsylvania, December 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fourth Circuits. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990), Phi Beta Kappa; University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. (Also at Harrisburg Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Health Care. Email: Joseph D. Shelby | | 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 Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Reading, 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 | | 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 Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Reading, 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 | | —————————— | | 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 Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Reading, 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 | | Maggie M. Finkelstein (Associate) born Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1992); Widener University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Internal Managing Editor, Widener Journal of Public Law, 1999-2000. Law Clerk, The Honorable William W. Caldwell, U.S. Middle District Court. Co-author: "Malpractice Reform: One State's Example", (Managed Care Interface); "Enhanced Communication to Reduce Liability" (Physicians News Digest, Nov. 2003); Book Chapter - "Enabling Patient Involvement Without Increasing Liability Risks" (A Guidebook for Professionals: Partnering with Patients to Reduce Medical Errors, Jan. 2004, published by American Hospital Association); "15 Policies and Procedures to Reduce Liability for Physician Practices," published by HCPRO, Inc. (2005); "Alternative Risk Financing Options for Healthcare Organizations," published by the American Health Lawyers Association (2005); "Reducing the Healthcare Organization's Liability Risk Under the Universal Protocol," Health Lawyers News, The American Health Lawyers Association, Volume 8, Number 11, (November 2004); "Reducing Your Risk of Malpractice Claims", Physician's New Digest (April 2005); "Creating that 'Five-Star' Culture," ABA Health eSource, Vol. 1, No. 10 (June 2005), 12; "Legal Update - The Right Ways to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery," Outpatient Surgery Magazine (July 2005); "Reducing Liability Risk for Bariatric Surgeons - Changing the Equation," Bariatrics Today, Issue 2 (July 2005); "Pay For Performance Initiatives Moving Forward; Why It Is Now More Important Than Ever To Incorporate Best Practices In Clinical And Risk Management.," Endo Economics, Volume 5 (Fall 2005); Five-Star Customer Service: A Step-by-Step Guide for Physician Practices (2005 HCPro, Inc.); "Best Practices: Reducing Liability Risks for Nursing Homes" (Feb. 2006, AHLA Advisor); "An Emerging New Trend in the Physician's Office: Quality Assurance Committees" (Physician's News Digest 2006); "Liability Risk Reduction Strategies for Physicians" (Physician's News Digest 2006); "Can Adhesive Labels Prevent Wrong Site Surgery and Reduce Liability Risk?" Widener Law Review, Vol. 12:293 (2005). Member: Lancaster, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Law; Hospital Law; Loss Control. Email: Maggie M. Finkelstein | | Theresa M. Zechman (Associate) born Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1992); Widener University (J.D., 2000). Member, Trial Advocacy Honor Society. Author: "When Does an Employer Violate an Employees Fourth Amendment Rights?" Journal of Individual Employment Rights. Member: Lancaster, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Theresa M. Zechman | | Kimberly A. McCarthy (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Widener University (B.S.N., R.N., Nursing, cum laude, 1999); Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Litigation and Health Care) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. [With U.S. Army Reserves, 1992-2000, honorable discharge]. Practice Areas: Health Care; Litigation; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Kimberly A. McCarthy | | Karen Minehan (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1991); University of Pittsburgh (M.A., 1996); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1996). Recipient, FLAS Scholarship, 1994. Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard D. Eckman, Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County. Author: "The Public Policy Exception to the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Necessary or Nemesis?" 18 Loy. L.A. Int'l. and Comp. L. J. 795, 1996. Member: Lancaster and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Health Care; Litigation; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice. Email: Karen Minehan | | Lauren M. Burnette (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Religious Studies, 2000); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2003). Member: York County (Member, Young Lawyers Division) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Lauren M. Burnette | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert A. Evarts (Of Counsel) born Rochester, New York, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Allegheny College (B.S., 1987); Elizabethtown College (Certification in Education, 1990); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1994). Dean's List and Dean's Scholar. Chair, Moot Court Board. Moot Court Semi-Finalist. Law Clerk, New Jersey Superior Court, 1994-1995. Court Certified Mediator. Past President, Board of Trustees, New School of Lancaster. Member: Lancaster and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Manorcare Health Services - Lansdale v. PA Department of Health, 854 A.2d 696 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2004); Elias v. Lancaster General Hospital, 710 A.2d 120 (Pa.Super. 1997). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Litigation; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Litigation. Email: Robert A. Evarts | | Anne E. Doliner (Of Counsel) born Princeton, New Jersey, August 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: Drew University (B.A., 1984); Villanova University (J.D., 1987). Senior Judicial Law Clerk, President Judge James C. Crumlish, Jr., Philadelphia, PA, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1989-1990. Chief Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Jacob Kalish, Philadelphia, PA, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1988-1989. Law Clerk, Honorable James Cavanaugh, Philadelphia, PA, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: HealthCare; Hospital Law. Email: Anne E. Doliner | | Clinton W. Kemp (Of Counsel) born Hamilton, Ohio, October 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1971); Villanova Law School (J.D., 1977). Member, Pennsylvania Securities Commission Attorney Advisory Committee, 1986-1996. [Officer, U.S. Army Special Forces, 1971-1974]. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Bank Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Franchise and Franchising Law; Franchise Regulation; Corporate Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Governance. Email: Clinton W. Kemp | 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.
Allentown, Pennsylvania Office: 190 Brodhead Road, Suite 200, P.O. Box 20830, 18002-0830. Telephone: 610-691-7111. Fax: 610-691-7175.
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Office: 620 Freedom Business Center, Suite 200, P.O. Box 62330, 19406. Telephone: 610-205-6000. Fax: 610-337-4374.
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 Reading, Harrisburg, Valley Forge, Philadelphia, Allentown, Scranton and Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilmington, Delaware, Cherry Hill and Princeton, New Jersey and Charleston, South Carolina) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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