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| | Address | | 1818 Market Street | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 | | (Philadelphia Co.) | | | |
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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.
King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Lancaster, 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 Wayne Office). 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 | | James C. Schwartzman (Shareholder) born Kearney, Nebraska, April 17, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1967); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Order of The Coif. Editor, Villanova Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk, Judge J. William Ditter, Jr., U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1972-1973. Author: Comment, "Adopted Children in Pennsylvania: A Class Without a Clause," 17 Villanova Law Review 1066, 1972. Instructor, Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-1976. Lecturer in Trial Practice, Temple University Law School, 1976-1977. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1973-1977. Member, 1983-1990, Vice Chairman, 1985-1986, and Chairman, 1986-1987, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Member, 1991—and Vice-Chairman, 1999—, Board of Directors, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Board (CLE) and Member, Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Board, 1992-2000. Member: Board of Directors, Independence Blue Cross, 1993—; Committee of Seventy. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Legal Ethics(50%); Professional Responsibility(30%); White Collar Criminal Defense(15%); Civil Litigation(5%). Email: James C. Schwartzman | | 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Reading and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Class Action; Defamation; White Collar Crime; Internal Investigations. Email: Daniel B. Huyett | | Robert D. Lane, Jr. (Shareholder) born New York; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Brown University (A.B., with honors, 1973); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1977). Chairman, Central Philadelphia Development Corporation. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Philadelphia Bar Foundation (Former President). Transactions: Represented one of the world's largest global shipping companies, as its North American Counsel, in port-related and other matters throughout the United States; Represented one of the world's largest multi-national telecommunications companies in the build-out of its PCS Wireless Phone Network; Represented one of the world's largest petroleum companies in the development of its portfolio of gasoline and service centers; Represented several of the largest U.S. energy companies in the development of their respective power plant and other facilities; Represented a large multi-national entertainment company in the development of a major interactive theme park; Represented a Federally chartered, publicly traded national financial institution in the creation and development of certain loan products; Represented a global water company in its attempted privatization of a major U.S. City's public water department; Represented one of the largest multi-national gaming companies in the development of a casino; Represented many major U.S. real estate companies in the development and financing of substantial single- and multi-use projects including large residential projects, shopping centers and malls, office buildings and office parks, industrial facilities and industrial parks, marine facilities, hotels, hospitals, and other specialty properties; Represented a regional airport in the expansion and development of new fields, terminals and related facilities; Represented one of the largest U.S. Cities in the development and financing of its Central Library; Represented Fortune 500 Companies and other public and private companies in the development and financing of a myriad of corporate facilities. Practice Areas: Real Estate(100%). Email: Robert D. Lane, Jr. | | Leonard P. Goldberger (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Northern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth and Sixth Circuits. Education: Temple University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1976). Member: Philadelphia and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Torts; Trial; Insurance Practice; Chair, Sub-Committee on Insolvency) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Also at New York, NY Office). Transactions: In re Kaiser Aluminum Corp; In re W.R. Grace Co.; In re Federal-Mogul Corp.; In re Congoleum Corp.; In re ASARCO LLC; In re Collins & Aikman Co.; In re Solutia, Inc.; In re Owens Corning; In re Pittsburgh Corning Corp.; In re Dana Corp.; In re AC&S, Inc.; In re Quigley Corp.; In re USG Corp.; In re Amtrol Holdings, Inc.; In re Malden Mills Industries, Inc. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insurance; Creditors Rights; Distressed Business Financing and Acquisition; Environmental Bankruptcy; Environmental Insurance Claims; Environmental Insurance Coverage; Environmental Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Insolvency; Commercial Insurance; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Bankruptcy; International Bankruptcy; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts; Workouts; Commercial Workouts; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Secured Creditors Rights; China Trade. Email: Leonard P. Goldberger | | 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, Lancaster, 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 | | 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 King of Prussia 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 | | 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Forty Fort, 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 | | Frank C. Sabatino (Shareholder) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1981, New Jersey. Education: Univ. of Scranton (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Writing Program Editor, Notre Dame Lawyer. Co-Author: with Anthony L. Scialabba, "Withdrawal Liability Under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act," Chapter 10 in Kenty & Wald; "ERISA: A Comprehensive Guide," Wiley Law Publications, 1991. Law Clerk to Chief Judge William J. Nealon, Jr., U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1979-1981. Lecturer, Comey Institute of Industrial Labor Relations, St. Joseph's University. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; Employment Termination; Title VII and ADEA; Multiemployer Benefit Funds. Email: Frank C. Sabatino | | 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Reading and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Unfair Competition; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Franchise Litigation; Restrictive Covenants. Email: G. Thompson Bell, III | | Kenneth D. Kleinman (Shareholder) born Oneonta, New York, June 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: Cornell University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1976); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Valedictorian, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. Law Clerk to the Honorable Walter Jay Skinner, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1979-1980. Member: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law (Former Management Chair, Occupational Safety & Health Committee); Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Law; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Kenneth D. Kleinman | | James M. White (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980). Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Drexel University, 1982-1985. Chief Deputy Court Administrator for Court Operations, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 1982. Appointed Special District Court Administrator by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, July, 1982. General Counsel to Treasurer of Pennsylvania, 1989-1991. Treasurer's Designee to the State Employees Retirement System, the Public School Employees Retirement System, the Delaware River Port Authority, the Delaware River Joint-Toll Commission, the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings. (Also at Harrisburg Office). Practice Areas: Government Affairs; Administrative Regulatory; Public Finance. Email: James M. White | | 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, 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 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Reading 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Scranton, 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Reading and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Law. Email: Christopher A. Stump | | Michael G. Tierce (Shareholder) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1983); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Staff, Rutgers Law Journal. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation(50%); Labor Law(40%); Litigation(10%). Email: Michael G. Tierce | | 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Reading and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Complex Litigation; Health Care Fraud; Class Actions. Email: E. Thomas Henefer | | Beth Stern Fleming (Shareholder) born February 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1984); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Recipient, Temple Law Alumnae Legal Aid Award. Named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2004-2008 Philadelphia Magazine from the publishers of Philadelphia Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine. Member: Editorial Board, Equipment Leasing Newsletter; Equipment Leasing Association, Legal Committee and International Leasing Law and Equipment Leasing Today magazine, and State Law subcommittees. Author: "True Lease vs. Disguised Security Interest: A New Dilemma.," published by Law Journal Newsletters. Speaker: Equipment Leasing and Finance Assoc's Annual Legal Forum, on leasing and bankruptcy related topics, 2005-2007; Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar on Equipment Leasing (August 2003); The Lessors Network Annual Conference 2003 on "The Advancement of Women in the Financial Services Industry." Co-chair, Finance Committee, Hoeffel for Congress, 2000 Election. Director, National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association of Delaware Valley, 1998—. Treasurer, Montgomery County Democratic Committee, 1996-2004. Chairperson, Finance Committee, Montgomery County Democratic Committee, 1995-1998. Chairperson, Lower Moreland/Bryn Athyn Democratic Committee, 1994-1997. Vice Chair, Lower Moreland/Bryn Athyn Democratic Committee, 1998-1999. Finance Committee, Hoeffel for United States Congress, 1996, 1998. Finance Committee, Mina Baker Knoll for PA State Treasurer, 1997. Chairperson, Rules Committee, 1996 Nominating Convention for the Montgomery County Democratic Committee. Finance Committee, Hoeffel/Nagel for Montgomery County Commissioners, 1995. Candidate, School Board Director, Lower Moreland, 1992. Adjunct Member, National Association of Women Business Owners. Volunteer Counsel, Community Bankruptcy Assistance Project. Mentor, University of Pennsylvania Law School's Public Service Program. Speaker, NAWBO Business Law Workshop, February 1998. Speaker, Secured Lending Update, presented to CoreStates Bank, September 1997. Program Developer and Speaker, The Norristown Enterprise Zone Seminar, May 1996. Program Developer and Speaker, Asset Protection and Estate Planning, June 1995. Speaker, Bankruptcy in the 1990s, presented to Penn Savings Bank, 1993. Speaker, The First Ten Days of Bankruptcy, presented to Commerce Bank, Frankford Bank and CoreStates Bank 1993, 1992. Guest Speaker: Credit and Collection Workshop, The National Association of Credit Managers, December 1992; Bankruptcy and Insolvency, 5th Annual Institute of Management Accountants Conference. Vice Chair, Young Lawyers Division, Jewish Federation of Philadelphia, 1993-1995. Member, The Lessors' Network. Member: Philadelphia (Bankruptcy Committee, Business Law and Real Property Sections; Committee on Women in the Profession), Pennsylvania (General Practice and Real Property Sections) and American Bar Associations; Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference (Education Committee; Problem Co-Chair, 10th Annual Bankruptcy Forum, Eastern District of Pennsylvania); Female Bankruptcy Attorneys for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. (Co-Chair, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Department and Chair, Equipment Leasing and Executory Contracts Group; Member, Stevens & Lee Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate; Equipment Leasing. Email: Beth Stern Fleming | | 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, Lancaster, Harrisburg, 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Reading 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Reading and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Health Care. Email: Matthew W. Rappleye | | Marnie E. Simon (Shareholder) born Lansdale, Pennsylvania, March 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1995, Maryland, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Temple University (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2000-2003; Co-Chair Women's Rights Committee, 2001) and American (Member, Young Lawyers Division Bankruptcy Law Committee, 2001) Bar Associations; Homeless Advocacy Project (Member, Board of Directors, 2000-2008). Practice Areas: Creditors; Bankruptcy; Workouts; Commercial Litigation. Email: Marnie E. Simon | | 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Reading 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 | | Jo Bennett (Shareholder) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Certification, Society for Human Resource Management (SPHR). Author: "DOL Issues Veterans Regulations for Federal Contractors," November 2007; "New EEO-1 Reporting Requirements Address Job Categories, Race/Ethnic Classifications," September 2007. Speaker: "Employment Law for the Nonprofit Manager," The Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University, January 2008; "Conducting an Effective Internal Investigation," Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of PANPHA, December 2006; "Termination: Reducing the Risk of Litigation," Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of PANPHA, December 2006; "New Internet Applicant Rules," MidAtlantic Employers' Association, January 2006; "Making the Right Hiring Decisions Without Violating the Law: Best Practices for Effective Interviewing, Background Checks, and Other Critical Strategies," Council on Education in Management, September 2005; "Best Practices for Avoiding Liability During, and After, Employment Terminations," Council on Education in Management, April 2005; "Union Organizing in the Health-Care Industry," Villanova School of Nursing, October 2003 and October 2004. Member: Arcadia University Board of Trustees; Society for Human Resource Management; American Association for Affirmative Action; Greater Philadelphia Senior Executives Group (GPSEG). Recipient, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2003 MS Leadership Award. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Affirmative Action; Employment Litigation; Personnel Training; Employment Contracts; Human Resources Law; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Wrongful Termination Defense. Email: Jo Bennett | | 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 King of Prussia 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 | | John C. Kilgannon (Shareholder) born Abington, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (B.S.B.A., 1991); Drexel University (M.B.A., 1992); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1998). Member: Philadelphia Bar Association; Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference. Transactions: Norfolk S. Corp. v. Great Point Intermodal, LLC, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25760 (E.D.Pa. 2004). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights. Email: John C. Kilgannon | | 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, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Reading 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 Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Reading 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 | | OF COUNSEL | | Dana Pirone Garrity (Of Counsel) born Trenton, New Jersey, January 29, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Law Clerk to the Honorable John B. Mariano, Superior Court, New Jersey. Instructor, American Institute for Paralegal Studies, 1993-1995. Member: Delaware County, Pennsylvania and American BarAssociations; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Practice Areas: Legal Ethics(90%); Commercial Litigation(10%). Email: Dana Pirone Garrity | | Patrick J. Brier (Of Counsel) born Scranton, PA, June 27, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Marywood College (B.S.W., 1978); Catholic University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk to Retired U.S. District Court Chief Judge Richard P. Conaboy, 1985-1987. Member: Pennsylvania and Federal Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. (Also at Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Reading and Harrisburg Offices). Practice Areas: Litigation; Public Finance; Health Care. Email: Patrick J. Brier | 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.
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Office: 620 Freedom Business Center, Suite 200, P.O. Box 62330, 19406. Telephone: 610-205-6000. Fax: 610-337-4374.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Office: 51 South Duke Street, P.O. Box 1594, 17608-1594. Telephone: 717-291-1031. Fax: 717-394-7726.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Office: 190 Brodhead Road, Suite 200, P.O. Box 20830, 18002-0830. Telephone: 610-691-7111. Fax: 610-691-7175.
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.
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 Professional Biographies, see Wayne, Reading, Allentown, Lancaster, Harrisburg and Scranton, Pennsylvania, Cherry Hill and Princeton, New Jersey, Wilmington, Delaware and Charleston, South Carolina) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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