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| | Address | | 30 North George Street | | York, Pennsylvania 17401 | | (York Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 717-846-8846 | | Fax: 717-852-8780 |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Real Estate, Zoning, Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, Paternity, Adoptions, Visitation Rights, Domestic Violence, Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates, Asset Protection, Guardianship, Wills and Probate, Employment Discrimination, Business, Corporate and Civil Practice. | | Year Established: 1962 | Firm Profile:
Established in 1962 by William F. Hoffmeyer as a sole practice, the firm now consists of a staff of twenty-four including six attorneys and five paralegals. Approximately one-third of the staff devotes their time to the civil law side of the practice and two-thirds of the staff devotes their time to the family law side of the practice. | | Firm Size: 6 | Representative Clients:
Yoe Borough Zoning Hearing Board; York Abstracting Co. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Ticor Title Insurance Company (Policy Writing Agent); First American Title Insurance Co. (Policy Writing Agent). | References:
Wachovia Bank; Drovers and Mechanics Bank, a division of Fulton Bank. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard
Discover | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | William F. Hoffmeyer (Member) born York, Pennsylvania, December 20, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Pennsylvania; 1981, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (A.B., 1958); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1961). Pennsylvania Bar Association Recipient, Prestigious Pennsylvania Bar Medal. Lecturer: Paralegal Program, Real Estate Law, Penn State University (York Campus, 1973-2000; Real Estate Law, York College of Pennsylvania, 1980-1992). Listed in: Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in the East; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in American Education. Author: "The Abstractor's Bible," published 1981; "The Pennsylvania Real Estate Installment Sales Contract Manual," published 1981; "The Pennsylvania Real Estate Settlement Procedures Manual," 1984; "Real Estate Contract Sales Manual," 1986; "How to Plot a Deed," 1986. Lecturer and Course Planner: Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Pennsylvania Land Title Institute; Pennsylvania Bankers Association, National Business Institute; 1/2 Moon Educational Services; Lorman Educational Services. Solicitor, York County Tax Claim and Tax Assessment Office, 1979-1987. Author, lecturer and course planner of numerous courses in the Unauthorized Practice of Law field, Pennsylvania Bar Association; and for the York County Bar Association on real estate law and related subjects. Member: York County (Chairman, Realtor Liaison Committee, 1975-1976), Pennsylvania (The Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1978-1982; Chairman, Mechanics Lien Law Committee of the Real Property Section, 1991-1996; Chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1993-1998; Co-chair, 1998—) and American (Member, Sections on: General Practice) Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Pennsylvania Land Title Association (Chairman, South Central Pennsylvania Chapter, 1994-1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Zoning Law; Business; Partnership Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Decedents Estates; Elderly Law; Expert Witness in Real Estate Law. Email: William F. Hoffmeyer | | Karen L. Semmelman (Member) born York, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1981, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1995, Maryland. Education: York College of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude, Psychology, 1975); Delaware Law School (J.D., 1979). Lecturer and Author: numerous courses by PBI, for local Bar, for public service groups and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers. Topics include: Annual Family Law Update, Trial of Custody Case, Prenuptial Agreements, Drafting of Property Settlement Agreements, Balance Sheet Analysis, Finding Hidden Cash, Support Law Updates, Tax Issues, Bankruptcy Issues Impacting Family Lawyers and many more family law related topics. Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Co-Chair Program Committee for Family Law Section of PBA; Family Law Council for PBA; Chair, Local Family Law Section for 10 years (recipient of Outstanding Achievement Award for service); Chair committees at local bar to draft or revise family law rules for divorce, custody, mediation and professionalism; Board of Directors, YMCA; Board of Directors, YCBA; Board of Directors, Rehabilitation Training Center; Advisory Board of Displaced Homemakers; numerous positions and committees for PBA Family Law issues; Family Law Section member for local and state Bar; Co-Chair, Family Law Section of Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers; Inns of Court (Master Level). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support; Paternity; Adoption Law; Visitation Rights; Domestic Violence. Email: Karen L. Semmelman | | James G. Keenan (Member) born Salisbury, Maryland, December 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia; 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: Salisbury State University (B.A., Social Work and Criminal Justice, 1978); Howard University (M.S.W., 1980); Howard University School of Law (J .D., 1987). Partner, Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP, York, October, 1996—. Clinical Social Worker, Emergency Room and Shock Trauma Unit, Children's Hospital, National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Lecturer: Mental Health Intervention with the Families of the Children Involved in Multiple Trauma and Severe Illness Situations, S.W.A.T. Teams, United States Park Police, Emergency Response Personnel, Metropolitan, D.C. Lectured, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section seminars for Trial Tactics and Methods and for Tax Implications in Divorce. Contributing Author, "Who Will Protect Your Rights," Child Advocate Journal. Co-Paneled, Seminars of Lessons From Tinsel Town, General Practitioners' Update and Case Law Updates. Co-Presented, Seminar for National Business Institute on "Successful Financial Settlements for Your Clients". Vice Chair, Board of Directors for Performing Arts for Children. Former Barrister: American Inns of Court, York County; American Inns of Court, Lancaster County. Member: York County Bar Association (Chair, 2006; Former Vice President; Secretary; Member, Family Law Section); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Spousal Support; Child Custody; Child Support; Adoptions; Premarital Agreements; Paternity; Visitation Rights; Domestic Violence; Matrimonial Law. Email: James G. Keenan | | David C. Schanbacher (Member) born Williamsport, Pennsylvania, September 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (B.A., in Government, 1983); Duquesne University (J.D., 1986). Graduate, FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 1986. Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kingston/Albany, New York, 1986-1991. Author: copyright, ERISA/REA Landmines in Waiver of Survivor Benefits," Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI), November 2004; case note, "A Severance Payment and Distribution of an Accrual Account Income for Support or Assets for Equitable Distribution," Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, December 2006. Lecturer: "Evidence Issues in Family Law," PBI at the PBA Family Law Section, Toronto, Canada; "ERISA/REA Retirement and Survivor Benefit," PBI at the PBA Family Law Section, Hershey, Pennsylvania; "ERISA/REA Retirement and Survivor Benefit," PBI at the PBA Family Law Potpourri, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Numerous Public Service Seminars in Family Law, Divorce, Support, Custody and DUI. Member, YMCA, September House Senior Center. Vice-President, York Hospital Auxiliary Board, Board Development Committee. Co-Chair, Nominating Committee, York Hospital Auxiliary Board. Administration Council Recognition, West Shore School District, 1988 and 2003 for outstanding service to educational process and the community of the West Shore School District and National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, 2001-2003 Edition. Strathmore's Who's Who, 2005-2006. Member: York County (Member, Family Law Section; Criminal Law Section) and Pennsylvania (Member, Family Law Section; Criminal Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Spousal Support; Adoptions; Premarital Agreements; Visitation Rights; Paternity; Domestic Violence; Criminal Defense; DUI. Email: David C. Schanbacher | | —————————— | | Robert L. Buzzendore (Associate) born Columbia, Pennsylvania, September 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science, 1986); American University, Washington College of Law, Washington D.C. (J.D., 1989). 1998-2001, Councilman, 2004-2007, President and 2005-2007, Member, Borough of Columbia. President, Southern York County Business Association, 2008. Columbia K-9 Board; Susquehanna Fire and Rescue Co. #4. Contributing Author: Thomson West, Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Bulletin. Lecturer: Numerous public service seminars in Social Security, Landlord/Tenant and Real Estate. Member: York County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning and Land Use; Corporate Law; Unemployment Compensation; Social Security; Commercial Law; Landlord and Tenant Law. Email: Robert L. Buzzendore | | Amy J. Phillips (Associate) born Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania. Education: Allentown College of St. Francis De Sales (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2000). Delta Theta. Comments Editor: The Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, 2000 and Associate Editor, 1999. Member, Public Interest Law Fund (P.I.L.F.), 1997-2000. Previous Employment: Law Clerk to The Honorable Jerome P. Cheslock, Monroe County Court of Common Pleas, 2000-2001. Lecturer: Numerous public service seminars regarding divorce, custody and support. Member, Board of Directors, Young Women's Christian Association. Secretary/Treasurer, Foundation Board, Shadowfax Corporation. Member, Union Park Association, Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania. Member: Monroe County, York County (Member, Family Law Section), Pennsylvania and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Spousal Support; Adoptions; Premarital Agreements; Visitation Rights; Paternity; Domestic Violence. Email: Amy J. Phillips |
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