MEMBERS OF FIRM
Paul J. Bankes, Jr. (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, November 3, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Pennsylvania. Education: College of William & Mary (A.B., 1962); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1965). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Practice; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Real Estate; Corporation; Transactional.Email: Paul J. Bankes, Jr.
Jeffrey M. Chebot (Member) born Fall River, Massachusetts, April 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania; 1981, New Jersey; 2008, New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Hebrew University and Brandeis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Edward Rosenwald, Common Pleas Court of Pennsylvania. Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: General Civil Practice; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Real Estate; Corporation; PACA.Email: Jeffrey M. Chebot
Jeffrey R. Brenner (Member) born York, Pennsylvania, November 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Drexel University (B.S., Business Administration/Finance, summa cum laude, 1996); Temple University (J.D.; M.B.A., 1999). Recipient, Dean's Certificate of Excellence, Temple University, 1999. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Corporate Law; PACA Trust; Securities Registration; Real Estate.Email: Jeffrey R. Brenner
ASSOCIATE
Jill M. Sears (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, February 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania. Education: Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1997). Author: "Confronting the 'Culture of Impunity': Immunity of Heads of State from Nuremberg to Ex Parte Pinochet," 42 German Yearbook of International Law, 125 (2000). Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Jill M. Sears
OF COUNSEL
Roger M. Whiteman (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 6, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, Pennsylvania. Education: Kenyon College (A.B., 1951); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1954). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Practice; Probate; Real Estate; Non-Profit Organizations.Email: Roger M. Whiteman