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| | Address | | 111 North Sixth Street, P.O. Box 679 | | Reading, Pennsylvania 19603 | | (Berks Co.) | | | |
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| Stevens & Lee,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Corporate, Finance and Capital Markets. Mergers and Acquisitions. Securities, Tax-Exempt Finance. Tax. Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation. Labor and Employment. OSHA. ERISA. Litigation. Bankruptcy. Environmental. Banking. Insurance. Technology. Health Care. Government Affairs. Regulatory. Higher Education. Real Estate. International Law. Intellectual Property. Antitrust and Unfair Competition. Complex Estate, Trust and Business Succession Planning. Life Sciences. Captive Insurance. White Collar Litigation and Corporate Investigations. | | Year Established: 1928 | 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
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.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
| | Joseph M. Harenza (CEO) born Columbus, Ohio, April 16, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. Education: Marshall University and Western Michigan University (A.B., 1967); The Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1971); Temple University (LL.M., Taxation, 1976). Adjunct Professor of Law, Securities Regulation, The Dickinson School of Law, 1981-1985. Member, Woolsack Society; Series 7, Series 24 and Series 63 Registered Representative by FINRA (formerly NASD). Member: Philadelphia (Member, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law), Berks County, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. (Also at New York, NY Office). Transactions: Sovereign Bancorp's $3.6 billion purchase of Independence Community Bank Corp. of Brooklyn, New York and related investment by Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. of Spain; Boscov's strategic alternative study, sale, process and intra-family transfer of ownership; Sovereign Bank's acquisition of $12 billion of assets and liabilities from Fleet/Bank Boston and related public and private financing required to support the acquisition; Meridian Bancorp, Inc. in its $3.2 billion sale to CoreStates Financial; Advisor to management of Yuasa Corp. in private equity sponsored management buy-out; Advisor to The Dickinson School of Law in its merger with The Pennsylvania State University. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategic Planning; Law Firm Economics. Email: Joseph M. Harenza | | 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, United States Court of Appeals for the 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, Lancaster, Philadelphia, King of Prussia 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 | | James M. Snyder (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania, September 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1970); University of Akron (J.D., 1973). Member: Berks County (President, 1999), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Berks County Bar Foundation (President, 2004 and 2005; Trustee). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Development; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Sales; Condominium Association Law; Planned Unit Development Law; Probate Administration. Email: James M. Snyder | | Daniel B. Huyett (Co-Chair of Litigation Department) 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, Lancaster, 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 Lancaster Office). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Government Contracts; Government Procurement; Securities; Economic Development; Public-Private Partnerships. Email: John W. Espenshade | | C. Thomas Work (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania, May 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; 1978, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Ithaca College and Dickinson College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission Advisory Committee on Decedents' Estates Laws. Reporter, Pennsylvania Subcommittee on the Uniform Trust Act. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates(60%); Business Successions(20%); Estate Litigation(10%); Trust Litigation(10%). Email: C. Thomas Work | | Ernest J. Choquette (Shareholder) born Lancaster, New Hampshire, May 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, New Hampshire; 1979, U.S. Tax Court and Pennsylvania. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., Bus. Adm., 1975); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1978); Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William & Mary (LL.M., 1979). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations. Transactions: Yuasa Corp. of Japan in the sale of its stationary battery operations to management and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Limited Partnership IV; Hauer Custom Manufacturing, Inc., in its purchase of Kiwi Manufacturing from Sara Lee Corp., and subsequent sale to Cosmetic Essence, Inc., a subsidiary of Onex Corporation; Premium Beverage Packers, a specialty bottling company, to Colt Corporation; EnerSys, a manufacturer of large stationary batteries and an NYSE company, in connection with three separate acquisitions in Brazil, Mexico and Australia; Sale of Boscov's to management; Sale of Eastern Research Inc. to Sycamore Networks. Practice Areas: Business Law; Finance Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Ernest J. Choquette | | 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 Harrisburg, Lehigh Valley, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Scranton, Princeton and Wilmington Offices). Reported Cases: Craley v. State Farm, 162 MAP 2004, 05/16/05. 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, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Fort Forty, Scranton and Harrisburg, PA Offices 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 | | David A. Vind (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, October 19, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1985, Pennsylvania. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of Toledo (J.D., 1979). Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance Law; Investments; Capital Markets; Derivative Products; Finance; Bankruptcy; Workouts. Email: David A. Vind | | 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, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Unfair Competition; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Franchise Litigation; Restrictive Covenants. Email: G. Thompson Bell, III | | 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 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," HCPro, Inc.; "Managed Care Success: Reducing Risk While Increasing Patient Satisfaction," Aspen Publishers, Inc.; "Preventing Malpractice, The Co-active Solution," Plenum Publishing Co.; "The Satisfied Patient," Wentworth Worldwide Media; "Limiting the Unknown," HCPro, Inc.; "15 Policies and Procedures to Reduce Liability for Physician Practices," HCPro, Inc. 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, "Minimizing Endoscopic Complications: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America," January 2007, Volume 17, Number 1. Member: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association (Past-Chairman, Healthcare Liability Committee); W. Hensle Brown Inn of Courts (Master Designation, Past Chairman). (Also at Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Philadelphia, Lancaster and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Law; Hospital Law; Physicians Risk Management; Medical Liability; Captive Insurance. Email: James W. Saxton | | Kenneth R. Dugan (Shareholder) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, February 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky; 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1983). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations. Transactions: The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) in the public securitization of student loans; Boscov's in the sale of its private label credit card portfolio to HSBC; Sovereign Bank in a multibillion cross boarder structured finance transaction involving the securitization of automobile loans; Sovereign Capital Markets in providing an off balance sheet mortgage warehouse facility for a substantial mortgage loan securitization. Practice Areas: Finance; Structured Finance; Mortgage Backed Securities; Asset Backed Securities; Loan Trading. Email: Kenneth R. Dugan | | Robert J. Hobaugh, Jr. (Shareholder) born York, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of Virginia (M.A., 1978); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member, Dickinson Law Review, 1982-1983. Author: "Resolution of Boundary Disputes," National Business Institute, Inc., 1999; "Zoning/Planning Commission/Governing Body," National Business Institute, Inc., 1992; Adjunct Professor, American Institute of Banking. Member: Berks County, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Structured Finance; Municipal; Finance. Email: Robert J. Hobaugh, Jr. | | David W. Swartz (Shareholder) born Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, February 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania. Education: Lebanon Valley College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member, Woolsack Society. Editor-in-Chief, Dickinson Law Review, 1982-1983. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Business Law. Email: David W. Swartz | | Kirk L. Wolgemuth (Shareholder) born Lancaster, Pennsylvania, February 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Elizabethtown College (B.S., magna cum laude, honors in Business, 1980); Temple University (J.D., 1983). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Administrative Law. Member: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also at Allentown, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: ERISA Claims; Workers Compensation Law; Labor Law. Email: Kirk L. Wolgemuth | | David R. Richie, II (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1972); Catholic University of America (M.M., 1973); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Member, Woolsack Society. Comments Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1983-1984. Berks County Chamber of Commerce Technology Committee. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Transactions: Sovereign Bank - Fleet in IT and operations transaction; Bayhealth; Lancaster General Hospital; Temple University Physicians; Phoebe Services; Reading Hospital and Medical Center - EMR Software; Boscov's - ecommerce and credit card transactions. Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Electronic Commerce(30%); Computer Law(30%); Business Law(15%); Outsourcing(15%); Finance Law(10%). Email: David R. Richie, II | | Charles F. Harenza (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 9, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 1981); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1984). Phi Alpha Theta. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Deferred Compensation; Employee Benefit Taxation; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; ERISA; ERISA Compliance; Executive Compensation and Taxation; Health Benefits; Flexible Benefit Plans; Qualified Retirement Plans; Equity Compensation Plans. Email: Charles F. Harenza | | 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, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Unfair Competition; Technical Litigation; Corporate 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, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Scranton, 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 | | John A. Harenza (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 1983); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Transactions: Purchase of Poly Hi Solidur, Inc. from Menasha Corporation; Sale of SAI Healthcare, LLC to IMS Health Incorporated; Sale of Clipper Magazine, Inc. to Gannett Co., Inc.; Purchase of Interactive Clinical Technologies, Inc. from Galen Holdings, PLC; Sale of Premium Beverage Packers, Inc. to Cott Beverages, Inc.; Sale of Cloister Spring Water Co. to Suntory Water Group, Inc. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law; Joint Ventures; Strategic Alliances; Corporate Law. Email: John A. Harenza | | 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, Lancaster and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Law. Email: Christopher A. Stump | | Steven D. Buck (Shareholder) born Abington, Pennsylvania, April 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., 1982); Villanova University (J.D., 1987). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Transactions: Negotiation and implementation of neutral-host wireless communications systems for Concourse Communications and New York Telecom Partners at LaGuardia, JFK, Newark, O'Hare, Midway, Toronto and other airports, as well as other publicly controlled facilities; Acquisitions of skilled care facilities for Nationwide Healthcare Services, including purchase of debt instruments followed by foreclosure and acquisition of facility; Acquisition and financing of 3,000 acre parcel for mixed-use development in Morgantown, PA. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Communications and Media. Email: Steven D. Buck | | Ramiro M. Carbonell (Shareholder) born Astoria, New York, September 9, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: College of Business and Public Administration, New York University (B.S., 1984); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., Tax, with honors, 1987); Temple University (LL.M., Taxation, 1990). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Rutgers Law Journal. Member, Board of Directors: United Way of Burlington County, 1999-2003; Rotary Club of Cherry Hill, 1990-2003. Trustee: Cherry Hill Rotary Foundation, 1990-2003; Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, 2005—. Member, Advisory Board, Latino Professional Mentoring Network, 2007—. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers; Camden County Hispanic Bar Association (Counsel, 1997-2005); Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (Trustee, 1999-2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Tax Exempt Finance; Tax Credits; Corporate Law; Structured Finance. Email: Ramiro M. Carbonell | | Donald R. Wagner, P.G. (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania, 1963; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Miami (B.S. in Geology, cum laude, 1988); Temple University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Consulting Geologist, 20 years of experience. Licensed: Professional Geologist, Pennsylvania; Property and Casualty Insurance Producer, Pennsylvania. Member: National Water Well Association; Association of Groundwater Scientists and Engineers; Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists. Member: Berks County (Member, Environmental Section), Pennsylvania (Member, Environmental Section) and American (Member, Environmental Section) Bar Associations. Transactions: Sovereign Bank - Fleet/Bank Boston Acquisition and sale/leaseback, 2000; Lehigh Gas Corp. - Multiple transactions involving bulk acquisition of retail gas station properties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, handled environmental risk allocation, negotiated environmental insurance policies, environmental risk transfer agreements, remediation completion escrow agreements, 2004-2006. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Administrative Law; Environmental Cleanup; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Insurance; Environmental Risk Management; Property Remediation; Groundwater Contamination; Underground Storage Tanks; Environmental Due Diligence; Voluntary Remediation Programs. Email: Donald R. Wagner, P.G. | | David R. Beane (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: Albright College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member: Berks County (Past Chairman, Environmental Law Section), Pennsylvania (Environmental, Mineral and Natural Resources Section) and American (Natural Resources Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Asbestos Defense; Construction Law. Email: David R. Beane | | Peter T. Edelman (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1985); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1988). Comments Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: Public Finance Law. Email: Peter T. Edelman | | Steven J. Adams (Shareholder) born Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Elizabethtown College (B.A., 1986); The Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member, Woolsack Honor Society. Contributing Author: "Confessions of Judgment and Deficiency Judgments in Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1994. Author: "Pennsylvania Enacts New Mortgage Satisfaction Act," Real Estate Finance, August 2003. Member: Berks County (Member, Bankruptcy Committee), Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference. Reported Cases: In Re Margorie Margolies Mezvinsky, 265 B.R. 681 (Bkrtcy E.D. PA 2001); The Huntingdon National Bank v. Global Publishing Papers, et al, 853 A.2d 396 (Pa. Super. 2004). Practice Areas: Secured Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Commercial Foreclosure; Bank Foreclosures; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Enforcement; Mortgage Remedies; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Commercial Collections; Secured Collections; Post Judgement Collections; Garnishments; Repossessions; Collection Litigation; Agricultural Bankruptcy; Agricultural Creditors Rights; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Lenders Rights; Loan Restructuring; Loan Workouts; Lender Liability; Consumer Litigation; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Truth in Lending; Fair Credit Reporting Act; Bankruptcy Collections; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Recovery; Commercial Workouts; Creditor Bankruptcy; Foreclosures; Fraudulent Conveyance; Workouts; Bank Collections; Unsecured Creditors Rights; International Creditors Rights; Mechanics Liens; Financial Institution Insolvency; Insurance Insolvency; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Evictions; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Terminations; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Tax Liens; Real Estate Workouts. Email: Steven J. Adams | | 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, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Complex Litigation; ERISA 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, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Scranton and Harrisburg 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 J. Reynolds (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: Kutztown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); The Dickinson School of Law of Pennslyvania State University (J.D., 1991). Member, Woolsack Honor Society. Member: Berks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Finance. Email: William J. Reynolds | | 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, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Reported Cases: Focht v. Heebner, 223 F.3d 1296 (11th Cir. 2000); In re: Telxon Corporation Securities Litigation, 2004 WL 3192729 (N.D. Ohio). Practice Areas: Financial Fraud Litigation; Securities Litigation; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; NASD Arbitration; SEC and NASD Enforcement Defense; Insider Trading; Corporate Litigation; Complex Litigation. Email: William P. Thornton, Jr. | | Matthew W. Rappleye (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, August 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1998, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1989); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Editor, Probate Law Journal. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also at Allentown, Harrisburg, Forty Fort, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Health Care. Email: Matthew W. Rappleye | | Jay R. Wagner (Shareholder) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, November 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); Villanova Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Member, Villanova University Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates(8%); Probate Law(8%); Wills(7%); Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations(7%); Living Wills(7%); Orphans Court Practice(7%); Business Succession Planning(7%); Estate Planning(7%); Powers of Attorney(7%); Estate Litigation(7%); Trust Litigation(7%); Charitable Giving(7%); Guardianship(7%); Gift Tax Planning(7%). Email: Jay R. Wagner | | David M. McCanney (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1982); St. Josephs University (M.B.A., 1986); Widener University (J.D., 1993). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Finance; Creditors Rights; Business Law; Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor. Email: David M. McCanney | | 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. 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, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton Offices). Reported Cases: Mike's Train House, Inc. v. Lionel, L.L.C., 472 F.3d 398 (6th Cir. 2006); Salley v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 160 F.3d 977 (3d Cir. 1998); vBank v. Check Express, Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9759 (E.D. Pa. May 6, 2003); Main Street Mortgage, Inc. v. Main Street Bancorp, Inc., 158 F. Supp. 2d 510 (E.D. Pa. 2001); ICON Solutions v. IKON Office Solutions, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8705 (E.D. Pa. Jun. 15, 1998); ICON Solutions v. IKON Office Solutions, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9101 (E.D. Pa. Jun. 12, 1998); Bachman Co. v. MacDonald, 173 F. Supp. 2d 318 (E.D. Pa. 2001); Audenried v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 97 F. Supp. 2d 660 (E.D. Pa. 2000); Fedio v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21144 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 4, 1998); Salley v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17050 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 29, 1997); Hoffa v. Township of Colebrookdale, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 381 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 15, 1999); Armstrong World Indus., Inc. v. Robert Levin Carpet Co., 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7743 (E.D. Pa. May 19, 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Trade Secrets; Trademark Litigation; Unfair Competition; Copyright Litigation. Email: Jeffrey D. Bukowski | | Mark B. Russell (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, July 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 2001, Pennsylvania. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., 1992); Texas Tech University (J.D./M.B.A., 1995); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., in Taxation, with distinction, 1996). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1997. Member: American Bar Association. Transactions: Bucks County Coffee Provided sub-debt by Plexus Capital; Boscov's credit card sale to HSBC; Boscov's recapitalization and intra-family transfer of ownership; Boscov's sale leaseback; Keystone Printed Specialties sale to Thompson Street Capital Partners; LaserGrade MBO with Striker Partners; EnerSys MBO with Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (now MetalMark). Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Mark B. Russell | | Joanne M. Judge (Shareholder) born Kingston, Pennsylvania, July 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Josephs's University (B.S., 1974); Villanova Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Certified Public Accountant. Author, Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Forum, Volume II, Issue 2. Member, Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, 1989-1993. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business; Healthcare); American Health Lawyers Association; Healthcare Financial Management Association; Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Public Accountants. Fellow: Health Care Financial Management Association. (Co-Chair, Health Law Group). Transactions: Affiliation of The Lutheran Home at Topton with Lutheran Welfare Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania through the formation of a new parent company, Lutheran Services Northeast; Acquisition of Manatawny Manor by The Lutheran Home at Topton; Acquisition of Visiting Nurses Northeast by Lutheran Services Northeast; Affiliation of Lutheran Services Northeast and Tressler Lutheran Services through the formation of a new parent company, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries; Acquisition of Cumberland Crossing, a continuing care retirement community, by Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries; Sale of nine long term care facilities including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living and independent living by Daikon Lutheran Social Ministries to Tandem Healthcare; Acquisition of Twining Village, a continuing care retirement community, by Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries; Acquisition of joint venture interest in The Village at Robinwood, a continuing care retirement community, by Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries; Acquisition of The Bishop Nursing Home by Nationwide Healthcare Services; Acquisition of Roslyn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center by Nationwide Healthcare Services; Acquisition of Hockessin Hills, a skilled nursing facility, by Nationwide Healthcare Services; Acquisition of Muhlenberg Rehabilitation Center by The Good Shepherd Home; Sale of Dar-Way Nursing Home, Inc. to Guardian LTC Management, Inc. Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Facility Regulation; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Regulation; Health Care Reimbursement; Long Term Care; Physicians Contracts. Email: Joanne M. Judge | | James B. Longacre (Shareholder) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, February 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Goshen College (B.A., 1990); Georgetown University (J.D., 1996). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Deferred Compensation; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Qualified Retirement Plans; Health Benefits; Flexible Benefit Plans; COBRA; Fringe Benefits. Email: James B. Longacre | | Lisa McElligott Miller (Shareholder) born Pennsylvania, February 10, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania. Education: Wilkes University (B.S., 1988; M.B.A., cum laude, 1992); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Berks County Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Division); Pennsylvania Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Structured Finance; Asset Sales; Securitization. Email: Lisa McElligott Miller | | Jeffrey A. Harenza (Shareholder) born West Reading, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania. Education: Colgate University and Lafayette College (B.A./B.S., 1997); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2001); Lehigh University-St. Joseph's University (M.B.A., 2002). (Also at New York, NY Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Capital Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Jeffrey A. Harenza | | Andy P. Berger (Shareholder) born Reading, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Valdosta State University (B.A., Economics, 1994); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. [U.S. Air Force, 1988-1992]. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Debt and Equity Finance; Corporate Law. Email: Andy P. Berger | | 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, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton, PA Offices and Cherry Hill, NJ Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance; Banking Litigation; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Complex Business Litigation; Financial Fraud; Business Torts; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Stacey A. Scrivani | | —————————— | | Eric Marshall (Associate) born Media, Pennsylvania, February 21, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (A.B., 2003); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Law Clerk to Hon. Anthony A. Sarcione, Chester County Court of Pleas, Pennsylvania, 2004. Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. | | Daniel C. O'Brien (Attorney) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania. Education: The Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1999); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Assistant Finance Director for Debt, Office of the Director of Finance, City of Philadelphia. | | Jessica C. LaManna (Associate) born Reading, Pennsylvania, June 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1996); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Facility Licensing; Health Care Facility Regulation; Long Term Care; Nursing Home Regulation; Physicians Contracts. Email: Jessica C. LaManna | | Charles C. Scheim (Associate) born Madrid, Spain, October 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania. Education: State University of New York at Oswego (B.A., 1983); Adelphi University (M.B.A., Management, 1992); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). St. Thomas More Scholar. Associate Managing Editor, St. John's Law Review, 1998-1999. Law Clerk, Hon. Peter Paul Olszewski, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1999-2000. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care; Welfare Benefit Plans; Equity Compensation Plans; Executive Compensation Disclosure; HIPAA Compliance; Employee Stock Purchase Plans. Email: Charles C. Scheim | | Todd J. Cook (Associate) born Fullerton, California, March 14, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Western Washington University (B.A., 1998); Temple University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Law Clerk to the Hon. Christopher C. Conner, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2002-2004. Interim Law Clerk to the Hon. Bruce I. Fox, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2002. Intern Law Clerk to the Hon. Anthony J. Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2001-2002. Member, Temple International and Comparative Law Journal, 2000-2002. Author, Case Problem, "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Morgan McGrath," Pennsylvania Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition (2002). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers; Sports Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Todd J. Cook | | 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, Lancaster, Philadelphia and Scranton, PA Offices and Cherry Hill, NJ Office). Reported Cases: Srein v. Frankford Trust Co., 323 F.3d 214 (3d Cir. 2003); Calle v. York Hospital et al, 232 F.Supp.2d 353 (M.D.Pa. 2002) Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Care Liability; Physician Practices. Email: Todd R. Bartos | | Kyle T. Sammin (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2004); Temple University Law School (LL.M., Taxation, 2008). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Estate Settlements. Email: Kyle T. Sammin | | Sunjeet S. Gill (Associate) born Royal Oaks, Michigan, May 17, 1980; admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 2000); Santa Clara University (J.D., 2003). Member: New York State Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: French, Punjabi. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate Finance; Tender Offers; Proxy Contests; Banks and Banking; Takeovers; Hostile Takeovers; Corporate Governance; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Law; Public Corporations; Business Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Partnerships; Family Corporations; Corporate Organization; Corporate Formation; Nonprofit Corporations. Email: Sunjeet S. Gill | | Edward C. Renenger (Associate) born Fairfield, California, May 18, 1972; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Author, Note: "Can a State's Marital Deduction Savings Clause Reform a Defective Marital Deduction?" (Estate of Davis v. Commissioner) 57 Tax Law G15-24 (2004). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Qualified Retirement Plans; Profit Sharing; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; 401(k) Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Trusts; Pension Plans; ERISA Compliance; Public Pension Plans; Public Employee Retirement; Executive Compensation; Deferred Compensation; Non-Qualified Benefits. Email: Edward C. Renenger | | Scott W. Zuidema (Associate) born Rochester, New York, May 4, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Miami University (B.S., 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Scott W. Zuidema | | Jennifer Nevins (Associate) born Hanover, Pennsylvania, July 23, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., Psychology, summa cum laude, 1999); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D. summa cum laude, 2005). Phi Beta Kappa; Woolsack Honor Society. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Jennifer Nevins | | Michael J. Leininger (Associate) born Pottsville, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: DeSales University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Villanova University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004); Villanova University, College of Commerce and Finance (M.B.A., 2004). Member: Pennsylvania, New Jersey State, Philadelphia and Schuylkill County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Michael J. Leininger | | Marcia A. Binder (Associate) born Reading, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University, Liberal Arts Honors Program (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Evan Pugh Scholar. Editor-in-Chief, Dickinson Law Review. Member, 1993-1998 and Vice-President, 1996-1998, Wyomissing Area School Board. Member: Berks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Marcia A. Binder | | Julie Ravis (Associate) born March 9, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Executive Issue Editor, Notre Dame Law Review. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Julie Ravis | | Robert L. Jensen (Associate) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, March 6, 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Seton Hall University (B.S., Finance, 2003); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Robert L. Jensen | | Adam M. Zuidema (Associate) born Rochester, New York, January 20, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 2004); The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2007). Recipient, Irving K. Yaverbaum Accounting Prize, 2007. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Adam M. Zuidema | | Christopher N. Kelly (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 2003); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Recipient, The Australian Sociological Association Prize for Outstanding Performance in the Field of Evidence. Law Clerk to Hon. A. Richard Caputo, United States District Court, 2006-2007. Staff Editor, Temple Journal of Science, Technology and Environmental Law. Member: New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | John K. Prillaman (Associate) born Roanoke, Virginia, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Richmond (B.S., 1999); University of Maryland Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Holds a Series 7 License from FINRA (formerly NASD). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. | | OF COUNSEL | | Sidney D. Kline, Jr. (Of Counsel) born West Reading, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1932; admitted to bar, 1956, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (A.B., 1954; Honorary LL.D., 1998); Dickinson School of Law (LL.B., 1956; Honorary LL.D., 1994). Trustee, Dickinson School of Law, 1978—. Trustee, Dickinson College, 1979—; Chairman of Board, 1990-1998. Member: Berks County (President, 1979-1980), Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1973-1990) and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [U.S. Army, 1956-1958]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Probate Law. Email: Sidney D. Kline, Jr. | | Clinton J. Najarian (Of Counsel) born Reading, Pennsylvania, December 6, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1958; LL.B., 1961). Author, "Charitable Giving and the Rule Against Perpetuities," 70 Dickinson Law Review, 455. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Estate Acquisitions(20%); Real Estate Sales(20%); Real Estate Finance(20%); Real Property Development(20%); Land Development(20%); Land Use; Condominium Association Law; Community Association Law. Email: Clinton J. Najarian | | Glenn A. Yeager (Of Counsel) born Reading, Pennsylvania, December 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1970) Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1976). Member, 1990— and Chair, 1993, Berks County Redevelopment Authority. Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Consumer Law; Privacy Law; Mortgage Banking Law; Internet Law. Email: Glenn A. Yeager | | H. Richard Brooks (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1981, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1968); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1975); Temple University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1981). Member: Berks County, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. [U.S. Navy 1969-1972]. Special Agencies: Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1975. Practice Areas: Taxation Law(60%); Employee Benefits Law(40%). Email: H. Richard Brooks | | David J. Brightbill (Of Counsel) born Lebanon, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, Pennsylvania; 1971, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania Military College and Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1964); Duquesne University (J.D., cum laude, 1970); Harvard Law School. Editor in Chief, Duquesne Law Review, 1969-1970. Member, Board of Directors, Lebanon School District, 1966-1967. Assistant District Attorney, 1971-1977. District Attorney, 1978-1981. State Senator, 1983-2006, Chairman, Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, 1990-1996, Majority Whip, 1996-2000 and Majority Leader, 2000-2006, Pennsylvania State Senate. Member: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Government; Mediation; Consensus Building. Email: David J. Brightbill | | Thomas A. Bowen (Of Counsel) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin; 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., Accounting, 1973); DePaul University (M.S., Taxation, 1977); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1979). Delta Mu Delta, DePaul University Honor Society. Member, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania School Board, 1995-1997. Member, Tax Work Group, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. Practitioner Member, Council On State Taxation. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member, Section on Taxation, 2001—); Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member, State Taxation Committee). (Also at Harrisburg Office). Practice Areas: Taxation Law(100%). Email: Thomas A. Bowen | | 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 Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Offices). Practice Areas: Litigation; Public Finance; Health Care. Email: Patrick J. Brier | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
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.
Allentown, 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.
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.
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