(Main Office)

LSHL&T was founded with a commitment to bringing all client matters to timely, favorable and economical conclusions. We deliver sophisticated legal services of the highest quality while maintaining the advantages of a small firm.

LSHL&T is a regional, full-service law firm with a national reputation and clients ranging from individuals and small businesses to Fortune 500 conglomerates. With offices in Philadelphia, West Chester and Moorestown, New Jersey, the firm's diverse practice includes a broad array of civil litigation, from complex commercial litigation, defense of professional liability and civil rights claims, to significant personal injury, workers' compensation, franchise litigation and intellectual property enforcement actions. The firm counsels small and mid-size corporate clients on all areas of business, and provides trust and estate planning.

Statement of Practice

Civil Litigation, Corporate, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Administration, Civil Rights, Appellate, Creditors' Rights, Environmental, Government Relations, Construction, Health Care, Product Liability, Insurance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Collections, Business Planning, Franchise, Professional Liability, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secrets, Trade Regulation, Anti-Counterfeiting, E-Commerce, Internet, Medical Malpractice, Employment Law, Immigration.

Representative Clients:

Available Upon Request.

Reference:

PNC Bank.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

1515 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19102, (Philadelphia Co.)

Phone

Phone: 215-567-1530
Fax: 215-564-4611

Website

http://www.leonardsciolla.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS OF FIRM

John J. Leonard (Managing Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; 1976; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Drexel University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1972); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Personal Page to John W. McCormack, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, 1967-1968. Law Clerk to Benjamin R. Jones Chief Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1975-1976. Member, Board of Trustees, Thomas Jefferson University, 2001—. Member, Board of Governors, Torresdale-Frankford Country Club, 1998-2007. Member, 1983-1986 and Chair, 1986-1989, Hearing Committee, The Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(30%); Attorney Discipline(10%); Closely Held Corporations(35%); Estate Administration(5%); Estate Planning(10%).Email: John J. Leonard

Gregory E. Sciolla (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: La Salle College (B.A., 1968); Temple University (M.A., 1969); Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., 1975). Recipient, Widener Law School Services Award, 2008. Assistant City Solicitor, Philadelphia, 1976-1979. Partner, LaBrum & Doak, 1979-1986. Judge Pro Tem, Court of Common Please, Philadelphia County. Member: Philadelphia, Camden County, Burlington County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations; Camden Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice.Email: Gregory E. Sciolla

Hugh J. Hutchison (Partner) born Bridgeport, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1970, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1967); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1970). Member, Board of Editors, Dickinson Law Review, 1969-1970. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Forum on Franchising) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Section 1983; Employment Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Franchise Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Hugh J. Hutchison

Keith N. Leonard (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Villanova University (J.D., 1980). Listed, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2007 and 2008. Judge Pro Tempore, Commerce Court, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 2006—. Member: Delaware County Bar Association; Commercial Law League of America (Member, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section). Transactions: Multiple Business Acquisitions, including a Client's Acquisition of a Wholesale Distribution Operation with Thirty-Four Locations; Assisted Clients with Financing Transactions in excess of $100,000,000.00. Practice Areas: Corporate Law(30%); Bankruptcy(5%); Civil Litigation(15%); Internet Law(5%); Real Estate(25%); Environmental Law(5%); Labor and Employment(10%); Estate Planning(5%).Email: Keith N. Leonard

Michael V. Tinari (Partner) born Wynnewood, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1988, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Roanoke College (B.A., 1984); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Gamma Mu. Law Clerk for the Honorable William J. Mazzola, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 1986. Judge Pro Tem, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 1998—. Member: Chester County and Philadelphia Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Workers Compensation; Municipal Torts.Email: Michael V. Tinari

Stephen J. Labroli (Partner) born Folcroft, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Bloomsburg University (B.S., Finance, with minor in Economics, 1989); Widener University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Stephen J. Labroli

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Heidi E. Anderson (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1995); Quinnipiac University, School of Law (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to Hon. John A. Almeida, Chancery Division, Burlington County, N.J., 1999-2000. Member: Pennsylvania and American (Member, Land Use, Planning and Local Government) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Corporate; Business; Domestic Relations; Real Estate.Email: Heidi E. Anderson

Paul H. Schultz (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University School of Business (B.S., high honors, 2000; M.B.A., highest honors, 2004); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Recipient, Best Oral Argument Award, Rutgers Moot Court I, 2001. Business Editor, Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, 2003. Member, 2004—, Vice Chairman, 2007-2008, Chairman, 2008—, Delran Township Zoning Board of Adjustment. Member, Delran Township Recreation Advisory Committee, 2004—. General Counsel, Delran Business Association, Inc., 2007—. Member, Delran Township Master Plan Working Group, 2009. Member: Burlington County Bar Association. Reported Cases: Essex Insurance Company v. RMJC, Inc., 2008 WL 2757862 (E.D. Pa., July 16, 2008); Ball v. Ehlig, 2005 WL 1023650 (Pa. Com. Pl., January 31, 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Personal Injury; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Immigration Law; Estate Planning.Email: Paul H. Schultz

Christopher P. Fleming (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University, Fox School of Business (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Summer Intern, U.S. Attorney's Office, 2006. Judicial Intern for the Honorable Thomas J. Reuter, U.S. Magistrate Judge, 2005. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Christopher P. Fleming

Ryan D. Hurd (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 2003); Villanova University Law School (J.D., 2007). Board Member, Midtown Village Merchants' Association, 2009. Member, Moot Court Board. Coordinator, Moot Court Summer Competition, Villanova School of Law, 2006-2007. Judicial Extern to the Honorable Rayford A. Means, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2007. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Personal Injury.Email: Ryan D. Hurd

John D. Cirrinicione (Associate) born Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Business Management, 2004); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Recipient: 2007 Outstanding Student Service Award; 2007 Dean Arthur A. Weeks Outstanding Service Award; 2007 Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy; 2007 Pro Bono Distinction Award for Community Service, Public Interest Resource Center; Certificate in Trial Advocacy with Honors. President, Student Bar Association, 2006-2007. Vice-Chair, Widener University's American Bar Association "Diversity Pipeline" Program, 2006-2007. Lt. Governor of Volunteer Income Tax Association, 3rd Circuit ABA Law Student Division, 2006-2007. Host, DuPont Diversity Pipeline Event at Widener Law School, 2007. Author: 2007 American Bar Association "Diversity Pipeline," Mock Trial Competition Problem Packet. Opinions Editor, Widener Law Forum, 2005-2006. Committee Member, 2006-2007, Student/Faculty Professionalism and Bar Passage Committee. Student Interviewer of Dean and Professor Candidates, 2004-2007. Voluntary Income Tax Preparer, V.I.T.A. Program, 2006-2007. Volunteer, 2005 Multiple Sclerosis 5K Run/Walk. Member: Camden County and Burlington County Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Justinian Society of Philadelphia. (Also at Moorestown, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Municipal Law; Municipal Torts; Employee Benefits.Email: John D. Cirrinicione

Kieran T. Lambert (Associate) born Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania; (Admission pending). Education: Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Member, Widener Law Review, 2008-2009. Judicial Intern for the Honorable Susan Peikes Gantman, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Summer 2007. Recipient, Outstanding Board Member Award 2008-2009, External Managing Editor 2008-2009, Staff Member 2007-2008. Delaware Association of Lawyers' Spouses Scholarship, 2008-2009. Certificate of Achievement, Legal Writing II, Martin Luther King Semester of Service Fellowship.Email: Kieran T. Lambert