- DivorceEminent Domain Law, Government/Cities/Municipalities Law, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning & Land Use Development Law and Family, Custody & Divorce Law, 2014
- Child SupportLauren L. Sorrentino is Chair of the Firm’s Family Law Practice Group. Her practice focuses on matrimonial and family law, including divorce, equitable distribution, alimony, prenuptial and property settlement agreements, child support, child custody, and protection from abuse.
- Child Custody and Visitation
- Adoption
- Premarital AgreementAmy L. Kruzel is a shareholder in the Firm’s Family Law Group. She represents clients in all aspects of family law, including, divorce, custody stipulations, agreements in support, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and property settlement agreements.
- Spousal SupportMark B. Stanziola is an attorney in the Firm’s Family Law practice area. Mr. Stanziola brings over 35 years of experience in representing clients in complex and no-fault divorce, property distribution matters, partition of property, equity actions and adoptions. Mark also has extensive experience representing clients in protection from abuse cases, complex custody cases, as well as child and spousal support cases.
- Wrongful Death
- Corporate LawThis spring, several members of our Corporate Law and Litigation teams will collaborate and present a three-part series about international business legal topics in conjunction with the Small Business Development Center of Lehigh University, Lehigh Export Network, and the World Trade Club of Lehigh Valley. Each event will be held virtually for one hour, including […]
- Mergers and AcquisitionsKenneth R. Charette is a shareholder in the Firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate, and Healthcare practice group and is Chair of the Food & Beverage industry group.
- Business DisputesFLB Shareholder Tim Charlesworth just completed his 10th year of teaching at the ESDES Lyon Business School at the Catholic University of Lyon, France (Université Catholique de Lyon – UCLy). The school enjoys an affiliation with DeSales University in Center Valley, PA. Tim’s intensive, one-week International Business Law course combines legal principles with real-world examples […]
- Business TransactionsJane P. Long is a retired attorney who chaired the firm’s Corporate, Business & Banking practice group for 16 years. Ms. Long’s practice areas included commercial transactions, including commercial real estate, financing, leasing, business entity formation and organization, business acquisitions and sales, and contracts.
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual PropertyReal Estate, Zoning, Planning & Land Use Development Law, Immigration Law, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, & Intellectual Property Law, 2014
- Unfair CompetitionAt FLB, we address your IP matters with efficiency and efficacy. Our attorneys handle a range of IP matters including copyright and trademark law, as well as trade secrets and unfair competition. We conduct IP audits and evaluations, in order to support your company’s strategic plans, assess where your company may be at risk, or identify opportunities to maximize the value of its intellectual capital.
- Antitrust
- Workers CompensationCommercial Litigation, Construction Law, General Civil Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Law, and Workers Compensation Law, 2014
- Wrongful TerminationNow as a Shareholder and the Chair of the Firm’s Employment Law & Labor Relations Group, Mr. Sitman represents employers and executives in a wide array of employment law and traditional labor matters. A skilled litigator, Mr. Sitman often represents employers in federal and state court in defense of claims of discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, breach of contract, wrongful discharge and workplace safety claims filed in state and federal courts, with administrative agencies and in arbitration (union grievance, Act 111 and private employment claims), including but not limited to matters filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, EEOC, PHRC, NLRB and OSHA. He has also been successful in wage and hour, noncompete and trade secret litigation and appeals.
- Employment DiscriminationJacob M. Sitman, Chair of FLB’s Employment and Labor Relations Department, successfully defended our client, a construction-industry company, in a federal employment discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation case filed against the company by its former employee. The company’s former welder alleged that he was harassed and unlawfully terminated after he disclosed that he suffered […]
- Employment ContractAs one of the senior members in the Firm’s Healthcare Group, Mr. Boell regularly represents health systems, practices, physicians and others in the healthcare industry in a variety of transactions and proceedings, including compliance with the Federal Stark and Anti-Kickback Laws, and the structuring of joint ventures. He uses his experience in the real estate industry to advise and assist clients with the development of hospitals, healthcare campuses and medical office buildings. He also represents physicians in the negotiation of contractual relationships such as employment agreements and in the sale and acquisition of practices and equipment.
- Employment LitigationDouglas J. Smillie is a shareholder and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Group. Mr. Smillie’s practice includes commercial litigation and trials, bankruptcy and creditors rights, shareholder disputes and business litigation, non-competition and trade secrets, media law and employment litigation.
- Non-compete AgreementMr. Sitman also counsels and trains business owners, executives and human resource managers in ways to reduce the risk of legal claims and how to make smart, strategic and cost-effective personnel-related decisions. He relies on his varied experience in matters of wage and hour compliance, reductions in force, family and medical leave, sexual harassment avoidance and investigations, employee benefits, disability accommodations, employee health and workplace safety, and labor-management relations, including collective bargaining, alleged unfair labor practice charges and union grievance arbitrations. Mr. Sitman drafts employment and severance agreements, noncompete agreements, employee handbooks and personnel policies of all kinds, including those dealing with social media and employee use of technology in the workplace.
- Severance Agreement
- Sexual Harassment
- Real Estate LitigationIn his real estate practice, Mr. Boell represents clients in all aspects of property acquisition and development including major commercial, medical, industrial and residential projects. While he regularly represents clients in some of the most significant development projects in the area, he finds great joy in using this knowledge to assist small business owners and individuals in navigating the real estate industry including home/property acquisition, drafting easements, resolving boundary disputes and in obtaining variances and other relief from townships and other governmental agencies. Mr. Boell also represents condominiums and planned communities in issues relating to their formation, management, governance and operation.
- Construction LitigationConstruction Law, Eminent Domain Law, Government/Cities/Municipalities Law, Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeals Law, and Real Estate, Zoning, Planning & Land Use Development Law, 2014, 2016 – 2017
- Real Estate TransactionsRepresentation with respect to every aspect of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisition, development, financing, construction, and utilization.
- Eminent DomainAt Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, we know that early involvement of legal counsel is crucial when the power of eminent domain is used by either a government or public utility.
- Easement
- Land Use and ZoningReal Estate, Land Use & Development • Corporate, Business & Banking • Nonprofit Organizations • Tax Assessment Appeals & Property Tax Exemptions • Charter Schools
- Landlord-Tenant DisputesCivil Litigation • Employment Law & Labor Relations • Corporate, Business & Banking • Healthcare • Landlord-Tenant Law • Personal Injury • Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights
- Personal InjuryMichael R. Nesfeder is a shareholder in the Firm’s Litigation Group. His practice includes civil litigation, plaintiff’s personal injury litigation, commercial litigation, creditor’s rights and commercial and residential leasing matters. Mr. Nesfeder currently manages creditors’ portfolios totaling $2,000,000, including initiation, litigation and enforcement.
- Medical Malpractice
- Disability Discrimination
- Estate PlanningNo matter your situation or net worth, the estate planning attorneys at Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba can help you protect the people and things that matter most to you.
- WillsThe preparation of wills and trusts (including revocable “living” trusts to avoid or reduce probate costs, and irrevocable life insurance trusts)
- TrustsBusiness and Estate Planning • Business Succession Planning • Commercial, Corporate and General Business • Mergers & Acquisitions • Project Development & Finance • Private Equity Transactions • Taxation • Oil and Gas Law • Nonprofit Organizations • Special Needs Trust Planning
- Power of AttorneyA traditional estate plan typically includes a Durable Power of Attorney, often called a POA. Based on one’s unique needs, a POA can come in several forms and give an assigned person (the Agent) the ability to make financial or property decisions for you (the Principal) if necessary. Until the time, if ever, comes for […]
- Probate
- BankruptcyFitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba recognizes the pervasive impact of bankruptcy law on your commercial transactions, business dealings, land use and litigation.
- Foreclosure
- Tax LawCounseling on taxation (federal and state death and income taxes), including post-death tax planning for estates and trusts
- Debt CollectionThere’s no doubt that debt collection has become a huge undertaking for various creditors and entities that collect on their behalf in recent years. With this uptick in collection activity comes increased scrutiny by the courts to ensure compliance with the various statutes and laws that govern these collection activities, including the Fair Debt Collection […]