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Thomas J. Schlegel is a member of the Firm’s Corporate, Business & Banking and Real Estate, Land Use & Development groups. Mr. Schlegel’s practice includes land use, development and zoning, business and commercial law including financing, leasing, contracts, and shareholder dispute resolution, intellectual property law including trademarks and copyrights, Pennsylvania oil and gas law, and Pennsylvania liquor law.

Marie K. McConnell is an attorney in the Firm’s Corporate, Business & Banking group. Ms. McConnell’s practice area is commercial transactions, including entity selection, formation and organization (for-profit and non-profit organizations), mergers, acquisitions and sales, contracts, financing, leasing, commercial real estate, business reorganizations and taxation.

Joshua A. Gildea is an attorney in the Firm’s Litigation group. Mr. Gildea’s practice includes civil litigation, bankruptcy, complex commercial matters, landlord tenant and construction matters. He also practices in the area of intellectual property law.

Joseph S. D’Amico’s success as a trial attorney is built on a foundation of responsiveness to client needs and desires, along with preparedness and an aggressive but professional demeanor. Mr. D’Amico has a variety of jury trial, non-jury trial, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (A.D.R.) experience in numerous venues and multiple jurisdictions throughout the courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.. Mr. D’Amico’s trial and appellate experience and practice encompasses commercial & construction litigation, professional negligence litigation involving insurance/producer issues, together with real estate litigation, personal injury,  and workers’ compensation defense. Mr. D’Amico has also been selected by judges and former adversaries to act as a mediator or arbitrator to resolve disputes.

Joseph A. Fitzpatrick, Jr. is a founding member and shareholder of the Firm. Mr. Fitzpatrick’s practice includes land use and project development, real estate, zoning and subdivision, commercial transactions, and general business representation. He has taken the lead on behalf of clients in advancing major commercial, industrial and residential projects including large regional corporate centers, office parks, retail and lifestyle centers, quarry and materials facilities, communications installations and warehousing and distribution centers. Mr. Fitzpatrick has represented the Firm’s clients in the permitting and development of single family home subdivisions, condominiums, and multifamily housing. He actively represents land owners in eminent domain situations, as well as in handling claims, negotiations and entitlements matters with governmental agencies at the federal, state and local levels.

Joseph A. Bubba is one of the Firm’s founding members.  He serves as Managing Partner and Chair of the Healthcare Group. In his healthcare practice, Mr. Bubba concentrates on physician-hospital relationships, physician practices and medical staff matters.   He represents hospitals, medical staffs, ambulatory surgical centers and other healthcare clients.  He acts as counsel for physicians and hospitals engaged in the fair hearing and internal review process.  He has also served as a hearing officer throughout the region.. Mr. Bubba is also a commercial/healthcare arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA).  Mr. Bubba also has an extensive corporate and business practice.  He has focused his corporate work on significant land transactions, mergers & acquisitions and shareholder succession and disputes.  He is a frequent speaker for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and other organizations.

I offer reasonable rates for all legal matters and a no charge initial consultation.. I represent clients throughout southestern Pennsylvania in matters involving driving under the influence, DUI; driving while ability impaired, DWAI; driving after imbibing, and DAI. Call or email me to arrange a no charge consultation.. Evening and weekend hours available.  Reasonable rates for all legal matters.

I am a native of the Lehigh Valley and grew up in West Bethlehem.. I graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School.  After attending college in Maryland and law school in Alabama, I returned home in 1987 to practice law.

Gretchen L. Geisser is an attorney in the Firm’s Litigation group.

For  the past 15 years, I have devoted my practice to representing employers and counseling human resource professionals in labor and employment law matters. For 11 years, I worked as an attorney in the labor and employment department of a major Philadelphia-based law firm.  I now lead the Employment Law group at Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., serving as a trusted advisor for clients in the areas of labor and employment law compliance and risk management, defending them against claims, and protecting them against unfair competition by current and former employees.. Much of my practice is devoted to defending employers against administrative charges and lawsuits filed in federal and state courts by employees and applicants for employment.  I have successfully defended employers against whistleblower and retaliation claims, wage and hour claims, and claims of age, sex, race, religious, national origin and disability discrimination.  In addition, I have defended employers against government audits and enforcement actions alleging workplace safety violations and alleged misclassification of independent contractors.  I have also successfully enforced non-compete and restrictive covenants and obtained injunctive relief in court to protect employers' confidential information, customer relationships and goodwill.. I am proud to be a mediator approved by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to facilitate resolution of federal employment claims of alleged discrimination, including claims of alleged disparate treatment, adverse impact, harassment and reasonable accommodation.. In the labor context, I have represented employers in union grievance arbitrations and alleged unfair labor practice charges, and secured injunctions to prevent unions from engaging in mass picketing,   trespass and fraud.. In addition to answering client questions on a day-today basis, I work on an ongoing basis with clients in a proactive manner to reduce the risk of employment litigation and develop and best practices in managing human resources.  In this role, I draft personnel policies, advise employers on personnel, employee leave, privacy, reductions in force, and benefits issues, as well as guide and conduct internal investigations.  I also routinely draft employment, separation, retention, independent contractor, non-competition and confidentiality agreements.. I frequently speak to clients and industry groups large and small, publish articles, and train executives, managers and employees on labor and employment law compliance and personnel issues.

Erich J. Schock is a shareholder and Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate, Land Use & Development group. Mr. Schock’s practice areas include zoning and land use and related real estate matters.

Edward J. Lentz is President of the Firm and Chair of the Firm’s Estate Planning and Administration group. He has worked extensively in the charitable area, the closely-held business area, the estate tax, gift tax and generation-skipping tax areas and other complex estate planning areas, including the use of GRATS, Family Partnerships, Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts, and Qualified Personal Residence Trusts.

Delivering Results when it counts the most!!. As a criminal defense lawyer, Attorney Mark Hinrichs represents and protects individuals facing serious consequences in the criminal justice system. Mark is privileged and honored to stand with the individual citizen to “level the playing field" against the Commonwealth - an adversary with vast resources and advantages. Every case is important and gets nothing less than a 100% effort and focus in order to get the best result possible for each client.. In 2000, Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami. Following graduation from college, he secured employment as a paralegal working alongside Roy Black, Esquire, and other attorneys at Black, Srebnick, Kornspan, and Sumpf, P.A., one of the best, highly-respected criminal defense firms in the United States. In 2007, Mark graduated from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and subsequently passed the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bar examinations that same year.. Since 2008, Mark has dedicated his career to becoming an expert criminal defense lawyer. Over the past ten years, he has trained with some of the most successful, highly respected criminal defense attorneys in Philadelphia, Miami, and Newark, New Jersey. Mark learned the value of relentless preparation, continued commitment to expanding his knowledge and skill, integrity for the profession, and unwavering perseverance to win– key ingredients for the most successful criminal attorneys. He approaches every case with the client’s needs and concerns as a top priority. Unless instructed otherwise by the client, each case will be investigated and prepared with the attitude that the case will be resolved successfully at trial rather than to immediately recommend the client plead guilty. Mark conducts a full, exhaustive investigation of the allegations in order to provide the client with all available options supported by sound, reliable legal advice. Attorney Hinrichs handles each case personally and does not send unknown associates to court in his place. If you hire Mark, you get Mark.. Upon relocating to the Lehigh Valley, Attorney Mark Hinrichs brings approximately 11 years of Philadelphia criminal defense trial experience to the area, and will continue the same aggressive, professional, and thorough legal representation to his cases throughout Central and Eastern Pennsylvania.. Attorney Hinrichs and his wife reside in the Lehigh Valley and are avid fans of the Philadelphia Eagles, Phillies, the Miami Hurricanes, and F1 racing.

Catherine E. N. Durso is a shareholder and attorney in the Firm’s Real Estate, Land Use and Development group. Ms. Durso’s practice areas include land use, development and zoning, in which she frequently represents developers and private individuals with zoning and land development submissions and issues. Ms. Durso has developed an expertise in representing wireless telecommunication companies for zoning and land use matters. Ms. Durso also handles matters related to commercial and residential real estate transactions and tax assessment appeals.

Allentown divorce lawyer Cassandra Colombo chose to pursue family law because she wanted to help those who should worry about nothing more than helping themselves emotionally get through the process.. “It is an area of law where you truly get to know your clients on a personal level, and that relationship makes the work that much more rewarding and special,” Ms. Colombo said.. Divorce is one of the most difficult things a person will ever experience. Ms. Colombo is compassionate and understands how frightening this life transition can be. She is committed to working diligently with her clients to ensure their rights are protected and that they are able to start the next chapter of their life on solid footing.. “The process can be frustrating and emotional, but I am the type of attorney to be there by their side at any and all times and to make sure their voice is heard,” she said.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Center Valley and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Center Valley and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Center Valley and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Center Valley and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Center Valley and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Center Valley and surrounding areas.