Position: Associate

Zachary J. Daly

Zach is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group and is a registered patent attorney. He attended Elizabethtown College and graduated with a degree in physics before attending Santa Clara University School of Law.

Zach has experience with preparation and prosecution of copyrights and trademarks in addition to patent preparation and prosecution. He has experience and provides litigation support in areas involving intellectual property. He also provides guidance and strategy to clients for protecting their intellectual property rights in diverse industries. Zach has a wide range of client experience from dealing with small-startup businesses to large corporations. Zach possess a background in physics and has provided services to clients in a plurality of fields including mechanical, electrical, medical and systems.

In his spare time, Zach enjoys hiking, snowboarding and collecting vinyl records.

RECOGNITIONS
  • Witkin Award for Academic Excellence at Santa Clara University School of Law
  • High Tech Law Certificate with honors at Santa Clara University School of Law
MEMBERSHIPS
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • American Institute of Physics
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association

Susanna M. Fultz

Susanna is a member of the firm’s Employment and Litigation practice groups with more than a decade of experience. She works closely with employers, providing solutions to a myriad of employment issues while helping them to mitigate risk.

As an employment law counselor, Susanna advises clients on matters relating to the American with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, performance and conduct related issues, workplace harassment investigations, state and federal discrimination regulations and more. She helps employers manage their internal operations to ensure best practices in accordance with state and federal employment laws and regulations.

In her employment litigation practice, Susanna represents employers on matters ranging from non-compete agreements, separation and severance agreements, employment contracts and discrimination matters. She has experience practicing before state and federal court, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

In addition to counseling employers, Susanna is involved with the Berks County Bar Association as chair of its employment law section. She frequently presents on a variety of employment law matters such as wage and hour issues and workplace harassment investigations.

Susanna is a graduate of the University of Delaware and Washington & Lee University School of Law. While in law school, Susanna interned at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, and participated in several international clinics in Europe and Asia. After graduating from law school, Susanna served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. A. Joseph Antanavage and then to the Hon. James M. Lillis in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas. She joined private practice in 2018.

An active member of her community, Susanna serves on the board of directors of ReadingFilm. Susanna and her husband reside in Reading. She enjoys sports and hiking and loves to travel.

PRESENTATIONS
  • “Employee Handbooks: Avoiding Common Mistakes,” Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (June 2023)
  • “Effective Workplace Harassment Investigations,” 40th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2023)
  • “HR in the COVID World,” Berks Community Television (BCTV) (March 2022)
  • “Wage and Hours Laws Updates,” Berks Community Television (BCTV) (January 2020)
RECOGNITIONS
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Labor and Employment Law – Management (2025) and Litigation – Labor and Employment (2024, 2025)

Zachary D. Griffith

Zach is a member of the firm’s Trusts & Estates Practice Group. He focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, trust formation, and guardianships. With a client-driven approach, Zach prioritizes building strong relationships and understanding the unique needs of each individual. He believes that effective estate planning is not one-size-fits-all but requires a tailored strategy that reflects each client’s specific situation and goals. Approachable and pragmatic, Zach is committed to providing exceptional legal services that empower clients to achieve peace of mind regarding their estate planning and administration needs.

In his estate planning practice, Zach assists clients in creating comprehensive estate plans, including drafting wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, financial power of attorney documents, healthcare power of attorney documents, and living wills. In his estate administration practice, Zach provides compassionate guidance during challenging times and helps clients navigate the complexities of probate, marshalling assets, evaluating and settling debts, resolving beneficiary disputes, and ensuring final distributions are made in a timely and efficient manner.

Additionally, Zach handles the intricacies of guardianship matters which includes filing initial petitions, assisting with annual filing requirements, and filing petitions seeking court approval for expenditures of principal and real property sales. He is also well-versed in Orphans’ Court litigation, representing clients through all stages of disputes and effectively protecting their interests. 

Zach joined Barley Snyder after a distinguished academic career, graduating magna cum laude from Widener University Delaware Law School and summa cum laude from Albright College. During law school, Zach interned at Information Systems Laboratories and EnerSys, gaining valuable experience in the technology sector. Zach also holds a Master of Laws in Taxation from Villanova University. With this knowledge, Zach provides counsel relating to personal income tax issues in addition to various aspects of taxes related to trusts and estates. 

Outside of the firm, Zach is the Vice President of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Berks County’s board of directors. He also serves as chair of the governance committee where he assists in furthering CASA’s mission to positively change the lives of children who face neglect, abuse, and/or abandonment.

In his spare time, he is a volunteer tour guide at the Reading-area Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, one of the largest privately owned aviation museums in the country. He also enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, two dogs, and his family.

RECOGNITION
  • 2021 Greenwatch Institute Scholarship Award in Memory of Jerry Shields

Caleb P. Setlock

Caleb is an attorney concentrating his practice on employment law, labor law and litigation. He regularly represents employers in litigation and advises them on best-practice methods. His common areas of focus include:

Employment Counseling
Caleb works closely with employers to address day-to-day workplace challenges, offering practical solutions on issues such as employee misconduct, terminations, severance agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, investigations, wage and hour compliance, disability accommodations, FMLA adherence, policy review, unemployment appeals, and more. He also provides guidance on the implications of legal updates and new employment laws.

Employment Litigation
Caleb is an active litigator defending employers against charges of race, sex, religion, age, and disability discrimination and harassment, as well as defending employers against wage and payment claims. He defends claims against companies brought under Title VII, ADA,ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, PHRA, PMWA, PFEOA, APSA, OAPSA, Pennsylvania common law, civil torts like assault and battery, and more. He also represents companies in trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation, helping employers protect their business interests and confidential information. 

Through his years of employment litigation experience, Caleb has successfully received motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, final judgments from the Middle and Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania, final judgments from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and more. 

Government Investigations
Caleb represents employers in audits and investigations brought by governmental agencies. He has successfully defended companies in actions brought by the EEOC, PHRC, HUD, USDA, Pennsylvania DOL, U.S. DOL, Pennsylvania DHS, PLRB and OSHA.

Other Litigation
While Caleb’s practice primarily focuses on employer-employee compliance, he also litigates general business claims. In this role, he serves as both plaintiff and defense counsel to advocate for businesses’ rights. 

A Lancaster County native, Caleb grew up in Lititz before returning to the area after law school. He is proud to continue a firm tradition of former Barley Snyder summer associates joining the firm. Outside of work, Caleb enjoys an active lifestyle, participating in various recreational sports with his wife in Mount Joy.

PRESENTATION
  • “Ethics in HR,” York SHRM’s November Meeting (November 2024)
  • “HR 101: Wage & Hour,” Lancaster SHRM (November 2024)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lancaster Chamber (October 2024)
  • “Managing Political Conversations in the Workplace,” Barley Snyder Webinar (September 2024)
  • “Designing Your Employee Handbook”, PennAg Human Resource Workshop Series (June 2024)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lebanon Valley Chamber (April 2024)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (March 2024)
  • “Political, Legislative and Governmental Agency Landscape Leading into an Election Year,” Lancaster SHRM’s Fall Legal Update (September 2023)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lancaster Chamber (August 2023)
  • “Proactive v. Reactive: How Getting to the Core of Employee Concerns Helps Employers Stay Ahead of Union Activity,” 40th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2023)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lancaster Chamber (August 2022)
RECOGNITIONS
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star (2024)

Michael W. Fox

Mike is an attorney in the firm’s Business and Real Estate practice groups with nearly a decade of experience. He is a transactional attorney with a varied and wide-ranging practice focused in the areas of business, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and finance.

A significant part of Mike’s practice is guiding clients through the often-complex process of mergers and acquisitions. As an M&A advisor, he conducts due diligence, structures transactions, negotiates and drafts letters of intent, negotiates and drafts acquisition agreements, assists with the coordination of financing sources, and brings a transaction to a successful close. Mike has worked on behalf of buyers and sellers in transactions ranging in value from $200,000 to over $250 million.  Mike also assists clients with a variety of general business matters including entity selection and formation, contract drafting and review, lease negotiation and review, corporate governance and more. 

In his real estate practice, Mike helps clients with commercial real estate transactions, real estate development and financing, and real estate title matters. Early in his career, Mike developed a strong foundation in the areas of real estate development, land use planning, real estate title matters, and business entity formation.  Mike represents buyers and sellers of commercial real estate from letter of intent/agreement of sale stage through closing and development, and also regularly represents landlords and tenants in commercial lease drafting and negotiation. As a member of the firm’s Construction Industry Group, Mike also represents construction contractors, subcontractors, and owners in the review and drafting of construction contracts, and advising on issues in the construction process as they arise in this inherently complex field.

In his finance practice, Mike has experience working with banks and private lenders to document commercial loan transactions, and he also negotiates loan documents on behalf of borrowers.  

A Lebanon County native, Mike is based in the firm’s Schuylkill Haven office and works frequently with clients throughout central Pennsylvania, including Schuylkill, Lancaster, Lebanon, Harrisburg, York, Reading and beyond. His clients range from individuals to small and large businesses, and he often works with clients in the construction and manufacturing industries 

Mike is active in the communities in which he works and lives. Mike currently sits on the board of directors for the Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation and the Mauch Chunk Trust Company Community Advisory Board. He also serves as a co-facilitator of a Berks County Key Executive Peer Group for The S. Dale High Center for Family Business. Mike is the son of two public school music teachers. He resides in Lebanon with his wife, Irene, two daughters, Margot and Lillian, and son, Benjamin. 

PRESENTATIONS

Exploring and Negotiating Key Clauses in Construction Contracts, ABC Keystone’s Fall Regional Construction Wake-up Call Series (Fall 2022)

John M. Quain, Jr.

J. is a member of Barley Snyder’s Litigation Practice Group. Since joining Barley Snyder, J. has broadened his practice, assisting clients with matters pertaining to breach of contract, real estate, landlord and tenant litigation. He is also a member of the firm’s Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, where he handles bankruptcy and debt collection. J. has worked with contractors, corporate landlords and leasing companies on their collection efforts and has asserted the priority of mortgages and liens. He also deals with real estate litigation, ejectments and evictions.

J. has previous experience working as the lead litigator at the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) as part of the Office of General Counsel within the governor’s office. He was able to successfully recover an excess of $15 million taxpayer dollars through judgments, bankruptcy and settlement agreements. He once served as counsel to the coordinator for the City of Harrisburg through the city’s progression toward financial recovery through the DCED. J’s experience handling administrative appeals comes from a familiarity with procedures and government appeals from administrative agencies. Additionally, J. has made appellate decisions in the Commonwealth Court and Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Prior to his experience in Pennsylvania, J. served as a law clerk to the Hon. Michael J. Kassel in the New Jersey Superior Court. A Harrisburg native, J. is very active in the Dauphin County community and currently lives in Lancaster with his wife, Christina and their daughter. Outside of the firm, J. is active with the Dauphin County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division as treasurer of the organization.  

RECOGNITION
  • Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center’s Light of Liberty Award (2022)
  • Central Penn Business Journal’s “Legal Excellence Awards” – Up and Coming Lawyers (2021)
PRESENTATION
  • “The Commonwealth as a Creditor”, Bankruptcy CLE (May 2017)

Katelyn E. Rohrbaugh

Katelyn is no stranger to Barley Snyder. She comes to the firm after two previous part-time positions as a summer associate and law clerk while she finished her studies at the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law.

Barley Snyder hardly was the first experience in practical law for the West York native. She had worked as a legal assistant at a Philadelphia-area firm; a legal intern with the New Jersey Attorney General, State Police, Corrections & Employment Division working in employment litigation; a judicial intern with Judge Anne E. Lazarus of the Pennsylvania Superior Court and as a legal intern with the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.

Katelyn recently has worked with companies in the rigorous process of receiving certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). Businesses that are owned, managed and controlled by a woman, or women, are eligible to apply for the prestigious certification awarded by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.

At Drexel Law, Katelyn was the vice president of the school’s student bar association and was the articles editor at the Drexel Law Review. She attended Drexel Law on the Rising Advocate Scholarship, which covered her full tuition, and graduated magna cum laude. She also donated pro bono assistance to the Homeless Advocacy Project and the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, and was also a student mentor. 

She graduated summa cum laude from West Chester University, where she was the captain of the school’s cheerleading team and received a degree in psychology with a minor in criminal justice. Katelyn enjoys hitting the gym, spending time with her family and baking.

RECOGNITIONS
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star (2024)
  • Rising Advocate Scholarship recipient
  • Drexel Law Review, articles editor
MEMBERSHIP
  • Psi Chi Honors Psychology Organization
PRESENTATION
  • “COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on Higher Education”, webinar (January 2021)

Erica R. Townes

Erica is an associate attorney in the Real Estate and Business practice groups. In her real estate practice, Erica assists clients in residential and commercial development, property acquisition, commercial lease negotiations, zoning, and land use concerns. Erica also devotes a substantial portion of her practice to representing businesses of all sizes and sophistication across a variety of industries. Erica’s practice ranges from assisting start-up companies with entity formation and governing documents, to working with more seasoned companies on complex mergers and acquisitions and succession planning. In both facets, Erica focuses on the structure, negotiation, strategic planning, and execution of business and real estate transactions.

To complement her corporate law practice, Erica has also worked with companies to obtain certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). Businesses that are at least 51 percent owned, managed and controlled by a woman or women are eligible to apply for the certification awarded by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). As a WBENC-Certified WBE, business owners have access to exclusive programs and resources designed to help their business grow and thrive, which includes access to supplier, and diversity and procurement executives at corporations, federal, state, and local government entities that accept WBENC Certification.

When not practicing law, Erica’s firm responsibilities include serving as a member of the firm’s Hiring Committee, where she is involved in recruiting for the firm’s Summer Associate Program, and serving on the firm’s Diversity Committee. Erica is also actively involved in the community and currently serves on the board of and is involved with a number of local nonprofit and professional organizations, including the York County Bar Foundation Board of Directors, the DreamWrights Center for Community Arts Board of Directors, the Community Progress Council Board of Directors, and the Family First Health Human Resources Committee.

Prior to joining Barley Snyder, Erica represented public and private employers in a variety of labor and employment law matters. As a law student, Erica also externed for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania for the Hon. P. Kevin Brobson.

While not a performer herself, Erica is a musical theatre enthusiast and frequently patronizes New York City and central Pennsylvania theatre productions. Her favorite show running on Broadway is “Hamilton.”

View some of Erica’s representative matters:

  • Seller counsel in the stock sale of a restaurant business
  • Seller counsel in the asset sale of a printing company
  • Seller counsel in the asset sale of an insurance agency
  • Seller counsel in the stock sale of a metalworking design and manufacturer
  • Buyer counsel in the acquisition of electric company
  • Buyer counsel in the acquisition of auto core contractor
  • Buyer counsel in the purchase of restaurant and underlying real estate
  • Represented landlord in the commercial lease of a York County restaurant and bar
  • Represented landlord in the commercial lease of a pizza restaurant in York County 
  • Represented tenant in the commercial lease of a downtown Harrisburg restaurant
  • Represented applicants in a request for variance and special exception in York City
RECOGNITIONS
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2024, 2025) Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2024, 2025)
  • Central Penn Business Journal “Legal Excellence Awards” — Up and Coming Lawyers
  • Order of the Barrister
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Herbert B. Cohen Chapter of the American Inns of Court
  • York County Bar Association
  • Dauphin County Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS
  • “Clarifying the Administration of Substance Abuse Policies”, Widener University Law Journal
  • “DOL’s Change of Course on Unpaid Interns”, Corporate Counsel Business Journal
PRESENTATIONS
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Real Property Annual Retreat — Annual Update on Pennsylvania Real Estate Case Law (August 2023)
  • “Remote Work Is Here to Stay… And Wage & Hour Update Too!” 40th Annual Employment Law Seminar
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Real Property Annual Retreat — Annual Update on Pennsylvania Real Estate Case Law (August 2022)
  • Pennsylvania Assocation of Sewage Enforcement Officers Conference — Overview of the Municipalities Planning Code and Right to Know Law (March 2022)
  • “Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Real Property Annual Retreat — Annual Update on Pennsylvania Real Estate Case Law” (August 2021)
  • Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Human Resources Conference (November 2018)
  • 2017 Human Resource Association of Centre County Labor and Employment Seminar (October 2017)

Eric M. Ondo

Eric is a member of the firm’s Business, Mergers & Acquisitions and Real Estate groups. 

In his business practice, Eric advises clients on all aspects of their business, ranging from entity selection and formation to succession planning. He counsels private entities — including closely held and family-owned businesses — on mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance and a variety of other transactional matters. He also frequently assists clients with general business issues including contract drafting, review and negotiation. Furthermore, Eric has experience with handling formations for nonprofit organizations. 

A substantial portion of Eric’s practice is assisting clients with mergers and acquisitions, including stock and asset transactions. In this role, he conducts due diligence, structures transactions, negotiates and drafts letters of intent, negotiates and drafts acquisition agreements, reviews non-compete and non-disclosure agreements in addition to other matters. Eric enjoys helping his clients navigate the complex process of M&A transactions, ultimately helping to bring the deal to a success close. 

Eric’s real estate practice dovetails with his business practice where he handles matters relating to residential and commercial agreements of sale, leases, restrictive covenants, easements as well as navigating various zoning and land-use issues.

Eric started at Barley Snyder as summer associate and continues a long-time tradition of joining the firm later as an attorney. During law school, Eric practiced as a certified legal intern at the Penn State Family Law Clinic, gaining valuable experience working directly with clients. He also donated pro bono services drafting trusts and estates documents for senior citizens in Centre County. In addition, Eric worked as an intern with the Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel, aiding the Pennsylvania Department of State’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in 2018. Before moving into law, Eric worked in investment performance in the Washington, D.C. area. He also was a Congressional intern in the U.S. House of Representatives. His wide range of experiences have aided Eric in bringing a thoughtful, considered approach to the unique circumstances and goals of his clients.

A Lebanon County native, Eric now lives in Lancaster County and is a former Eagle Scout. He played four years of football at Dickinson College, where he graduated cum laude, and is also a cum laude graduate of Penn State Law. Eric is proud to be a member of Leadership Lancaster Core Class of 2024 and values community service and involvement. In his time away from the office, Eric enjoys spending time with his wife and son, golfing and Penn State football. 

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Lancaster Bar Association
RECOGNITIONS
  • Theta Alpha Kappa, The Religious Studies and Theology National Honor Society
  • Pi Sigma Alpha, The Political Science Honor Society

EmmaRose Strohl

EmmaRose is an integral part of the firm’s Food & Agribusiness Industry Group, working with clients on compliance issues with state and federal agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. In particular, EmmaRose has been counseling clients in the booming hemp-growing industry to track and navigate its emerging laws and regulations, including compliance and risk management. She helps clients remain up-to-date on pressing issues, such as the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and changes at the FDA related to allergens. She also counsels clients on regulations in food processing, manufacturing and distribution.

Her agriculture background has made her a logical fit for Barley Snyder’s Food & Agribusiness Industry Group, which the firm launched in 2016. Before law school, she graduated from college with a degree in Animal Science, Livestock Science and Management Specialization from one of Pennsylvania’s highest-rated agriculture schools. She also has volunteered for the Penn State Extension with local 4-H programs. She grew up on a small farm in Schuylkill County with horses and honey bees. She is also using her training and knowledge in the field as an adjunct professor at Delaware Valley University, where she instructs graduate students on “Legal Issues in Agriculture and Food” in the Masters in Agribusiness program. 

Crafting comprehensive plans for clients’ futures encompasses EmmaRose’s work in her trusts & estates practice. She works in estate planning, including wills, powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney and living wills. She also has worked in Orphan’s Court, including guardianship cases and will contests.

In her business practice, EmmaRose works on general corporate matters, including basic LLC formation, operating agreements, contract negotiations, financing and stock transfers.

EmmaRose joined an esteemed group of former law students who worked at Barley Snyder while still in law school to get first-hand, on-the-job training, then returned after graduation to a full-time position at the firm. 

She now lives on a small farm in Berks County, and enjoys whitewater kayaking, snowboarding, riding horses and dirt bikes and hiking with her dog.

MEMBERSHIP
  • Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, “Fellow for Life”
PRESENTATIONS
  • “Breaking Eggs, Not Businesses: A Solutions-Focused Discussion on Dealing with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak,” webinar (June 2022)
  • “Labor & Employment Forecast: Food & Agribusiness Edition,” Virtual Food & Ag Summit (March 2021)
  • “Bio-Engineered Labeling”, Food & Ag Summit (February 2019)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Adjunct professor, Delaware Valley University, Masters in Agribusiness program
RECOGNITIONS
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Trusts and Estates (2024, 2025)
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star (2024)
  • Lehigh Valley Business, Women of Influence – Women to Watch (2024)

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