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Lamb McErlane PC is pleased to announce that thirty-eight of its attorneys have been named Five-Star / Top Attorneys by Suburban Life magazine. Lamb McErlane’s Five-star Attorneys are: Mary-Ellen Hannigan Allen Employment Law Ronald A. Amarant - Business Law/Commercial Litigation Jake D. Becker - Business Law/Commercial Litigation... Kathleen O’Connell Bell - Business Law/Commercial Litigation Wayne C. Buckwalter - Estate Planning & Administration Daniel R. Bush - Criminal Defense Bill Christman (William R. Christman III) Land Use & Zoning Law Kevin J. Conrad - Business Law/Commercial Litigation John J. Cunningham IV Appellate Law & Business Law/Commercial Litigation Michael G. DeFino - Estate Planning & Administration Guy Donatelli - Civil Rights Vince T. Donohue Business Law/Commercial Litigation & Real Estate Law Helen J. Esbenshade - Land Use & Zoning Law Joel L. Frank - Business Law/Commercial Litigation Roger N. Huggins Real Estate Law Rocco P. Imperatrice III - Real Estate Law Steve Jarmon Criminal Defense Kelly Thompson Jurs - Divorce / Family Law Stephanie Pahides Kalogredis - Estate Planning & Administration Vasilios J. Kalogredis - Health Care Law Rachel E. (Lusk) Klebanoff - Health Care Law Katie LaDow (Katherine) - Divorce / Family Law Carla Marino - Divorce / Family Law Maureen M. McBride - Appellate Law Stacey W. McConnell - Estate Planning & Administration James E. McErlane - Business Law/Commercial Litigation Helen Han Mountain - Business Law/Commercial Litigation Dawson Muth(Rich) Criminal Defense Max O'Keefe Land Use & Zoning Law Thomas J. O’Neill Municipal Finance Joseph R. Podraza Jr. - Business Law/Commercial Litigation Vince M. Pompo Land Use & Zoning Law James C. Sargent - Appellate Law Andrew P. Stafford Employment Law John J. Stanzione Personal Injury Mark P. Thompson Land Use & Zoning Law Scot R. Withers - Appellate Law George C. Zumbano Business Law/Commercial Litigation Attorneys are vetted based on five criteria; being licensed in PA, community and professional activity, continuing legal education, philanthropic involvement and favorable peer reviews. https://www.lambmcerlane.com//thirty-eight-lamb-mcerlane-/ #topattorneys #toplawyers #fivestarattorney

Lamb McErlane PC partner Daniel Bush was quoted in this recent Daily Local News article, ‘Vehicle Searches Just Got Tougher for Pennsylvania Police’. It is a massive change in the law, said veteran criminal defense attorney Daniel Bush of the West Chester law firm of Lamb McErlane. It really is. I think you are going to see the number of roadside searches going down. Practically speaking, it will make roadside searches of vehicles more difficult for police men and women,... but more protective of individual privacy rights, said Bush, who wrote about the case that changed the law, Commonwealth vs. Alexander, in the Daily Local News earlier this month. #vehiclesearch #warrants #criminaldefenseattorney See more

Lamb McErlane PC is a long-time supporter of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation & the annual Lemon Ball. Join us tonight for the virtual event in the fight against childhood cancer. https://alexslemonade.org/campaign/lemon-ball Lamb McErlane Chairman & Managing Partner Joel L. Frank serves on the Board of Directors of ALSF. #fightchildhoodcancer #lemonball #alsf #community

Legal Alert from Lamb McErlane PC Chairman & Managing Partner Joel L. Frank: House Judiciary Committee approves constitutional amendment seeking to change judicial election process. A constitutional amendment seeking to change how Pennsylvania voters elect their appellate court judges is inching closer to submission to those same voters for a final decision. The state House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday (January 13, 2021) reported to the full House of Representatives legi...slation that would establish appellate court voting districts within the Pennsylvania Constitution, with the same language having already been approved by the General Assembly last session. A constitutional amendment must be approved by lawmakers during two consecutive two-year legislative sessions before it can be put to the voters as a ballot question; should voters approve, it would become part of the Pennsylvania Constitution. House Bill 38, like House Bill 196 last session, would divide the state into nine Commonwealth Court districts, fifteen Superior Court districts, and seven Supreme Court districts, with candidates for those judgeships required to reside in the district they seek to represent on the court. As with legislative districts, the judicial districts would be drawn so as to have populations as equal as possible, with compact and contiguous geographic boundaries, and comporting with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. For more information regarding this topic, contact Joel Frank. 610-430-8000. www.lambmcerlane.com https://www.lambmcerlane.com//legal-alert-house-judiciary/ #judicialelectionprocess #voting

Officer, Do You Have a Warrant? PA Law on Searches of Vehicles Has Radically Changed. Article in the Daily Local News by Lamb McErlane PC partner Dan Bush. https://www.dailylocal.com//article_e7365c88-54cf-11eb-aba

Officer, Do You Have a Warrant? Pennsylvania Law on Searches of Vehicles Has Radically Changed. Article by Lamb McErlane PC partner Dan Bush. Police roadside searches of vehicles just became more difficult for law enforcement in Pennsylvania. On December 22, 2020, the PA Supreme Court handed proponents of individual privacy rights a major victory when it narrowed the right of law enforcement to conduct roadside searches of automobiles in PA. In Commonwealth v. Alexander, th...e Court held that warrantless vehicle searches require BOTH probable cause and exigent circumstances and that law enforcement may no longer rely on the inherent mobility of a vehicle (recognized under federal law) as an exigent circumstance to permit warrantless searches based on probable cause. Now, where law enforcement only has probable cause to search a roadside vehicle, and no exigent circumstances are present, a search warrant must be secured. Read the full article: https://www.lambmcerlane.com//officer-do-you-have-a-warra/ #criminalattorney #warrant #vehiclesearches Also see the article in VISTA.Today: https://vista.today//officer-do-you-have-a-warrant-pennsy/ #criminalattorney #warrant #vehiclesearches See more

Lamb McErlane PC announces it has ranked nationally in two practice areas and regionally in eleven practice areas among the Best Law Firms in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Firms included in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News Best Law Firms are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Read more: https://www.lambmcerlane.com//lamb-mcerlane-pc-ranked-amo/ #bestlawfirm #bestlawyers

Lamb McErlane PC partner Stacey W. McConnell will be a co-presenter at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s (PBI) Estate and Trust Law Institute virtual event on November 5, 2020. Stacey will be presenting on ethical considerations in determining the capacity of an estate planning client and also ethical considerations in communicating with a client with diminished capacity. https://www.lambmcerlane.com//lamb-mcerlane-pc-partner-st/ #estateplanningattorney #willstrusts

CMS Price Transparency Rule Effective January 2021 What Hospitals Need to Know. Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC Health Law Attorneys Vasilios J. Kalogredis and Rachel Lusk-Klebanoff. On June 23, 2020, a federal district court upheld the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule, which will require hospitals to provide patients with easily accessible information about standard changes for items and services off...ered by the hospital, including privately negotiated payment rates with insurers. Am. Hosp. Assoc. v. Azar, No. 19-03619 (D.D.C. June 23, 2020). The Rule also requires hospitals to provide similar price information for at least 300 shoppable services in a consumer-friendly, searchable format on their websites. Read the full article here: https://www.lambmcerlane.com//cms-price-transparency-rule/ #healthcarelaw #healthlaw #healthlawattorney See more

Lamb McErlane PC partner and Middletown Township councilwoman Kathleen O’Connell Bell was a panelist alongside Senator Killion and several others to speak to the seniors at Cardinal O’Hara High School. They spoke about the election process and answered questions about the voting process, registering to vote and educating yourself to be an informed voter. #vote

Lamb McErlane has supported French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust for over 40 years and is a proud sponsor of 38th Annual Online Auction. https://frenchandpickering.org/events/

Thank you for voting Lamb McErlane PC the Best Law Firm in Chester County! https://jrc-pa.pageflip.site/editions/BCC15937#page/22 Daily Local News Readers’ Choice. #bestlawfirm #community #chestercountypa #dailylocalnews

Lamb McErlane PC is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the annual meeting and long-time supporter of the Chester County Community Foundation. #community

Now is the Time to Plan: Major Changes to the Federal Estate and Gift Tax Laws Could be in our Future. Article by Lamb McErlane PC attorney Stephanie P. Kalogredis, Esq. With the U.S. election almost upon us, we should be aware that numerous federal estate and gift tax policies may change under a new administration. While we cannot predict election results or future tax law changes, you can plan now and take advantage of the current tax laws. Opportunities overlooked today c...ould have a lasting impact on your estate plan. Under current estate tax law (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), the unified federal estate and gift tax exemption is at an historic high. The current estate and gift tax exemption allows an individual to give away during his or her lifetime, up to $11,580,000 and a married couple to give away up to $23,160,000 without paying any federal gift tax Read the full article: https://www.lambmcerlane.com//now-is-the-time-to-plan-maj/ #estateplanning #estatetaxlaw #estateplanningattorney

Lamb McErlane PC partner Max O'Keefe has been elected Vice President of the Board for the Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center (CCOIC), a non-profit community-based organization that supports the needs of economically disadvantaged individuals. Max has served as a Board Member for the CCOIC since 2016. Max was also recently quoted in VISTA.Today in regards to being named a 2019-2020 VISTA Millennial Superstar in the inaugural class. Max commented that being selected as a VISTA Millennial Superstar has further encouraged him to contribute to the community, both personally and professionally. Read more: https://www.lambmcerlane.com//lamb-mcerlane-pc-partner-ma/ #community #communityinvolvement #millennialsuperstar

Eminent Domain in Pennsylvania Part II Valuation Proceedings. October 13, 2020, Legal Intelligencer / Law Weekly article by Lamb McErlane PC attorneys James ‘Jim’ Sargent, Jr., & Katie LaDow. Either the condemnor or the condemnee can institute valuation proceedings by filing a petition with the court of common pleas requesting appointment of a board of viewers. The content of the petition is specified in 502(a). A petition is substantially the same form whether a propert...y owner claims a de facto taking or inverse condemnation... Read the full article here: https://www.lambmcerlane.com//eminent-domain-in-pennsylva/ Jim Sargent is a Partner and Co-Chairman of Lamb McErlane’s Appellate Advocacy Group and Litigation Department. Katherine (Katie) LaDow is an Associate in the litigation department at Lamb McErlane PC. *Ranjani Sarode, a summer intern at Lamb McErlane PC also assisted with this article. Stay tuned for Part III - Eminent Domain in PA Challenging the Take #eminentdomain #condemnation #litigation

Lamb McErlane PC partners Guy Donatelli & James (Jim) Sargent were co-presenters at the Chester County Bar Association's Annual Bench Bar. The presentation focused on Business Divorce, ‘Knowing How to End: "Hey, That's No Way to say Goodbye."’ Business divorce in Pennsylvania is widespread and often as emotional and acrimonious as domestic divorce. However, experienced legal counsel can help to prevent a great deal of the pain of disengagement before it happens through well-drafted operating and shareholder agreements. Learn more: https://www.lambmcerlane.com//lamb-mcerlane-pc-partners-g/ #businessattorney #attorneypa

Joel L. Frank, Chairman, Managing Partner and Executive Committee Chairman of Lamb McErlane PC, has been re-elected, for a second three year term, to the Board of Directors of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, commonly referred to as the Philadelphia Zoo. At Lamb McErlane Joel concentrates his practice in commercial and civil litigation in state and federal courts, election law as well as attorney discipline, judicial discipline and ethical matters. Read more: https://www.lambmcerlane.com//lamb-mcerlane-pc-chairman-j/

West Virginia Hospital Pays $50 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations. Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC Health Law Attorneys Vasilios J. Kalogredis and Rachel Lusk-Klebanoff. Wheeling Hospital, Inc., a 223-bed acute care hospital located in Wheeling, West Virginia, is the latest facility to be dinged by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The hospital, which has several subsidiaries and a physician network, has agreed to pay the federal government $50 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to Medicare that resulted from violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute. Read the full article here: https://www.lambmcerlane.com//west-virginia-hospital-pays/ #healthcarelaw #healthlaw #healthcareattorneys

Lamb McErlane PC is pleased to announce Wayne C. Buckwalter has joined the Firm in its Estate Planning and Trusts Department. He is the latest addition to the Firm, which has added five attorneys in the last six months. Wayne brings extensive experience assisting individuals and business owners with innovative estate and business succession planning, including revocable living trusts, life insurance trusts, wills, charitable trusts and gifts, private annuity plans and family limited partnerships. Read more: https://www.lambmcerlane.com//wayne-c-buckwalter-joins-la/ #estateplanningattorney #estateplanning #willstrusts