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Martin R. Siegel

Marty is a seasoned attorney in Barley Snyder’s Real Estate and Environment & Energy practice groups. He works with businesses to navigate environmental and energy challenges in real estate transactions, development projects, PFAS-related issues, and regulatory compliance. Marty also advises municipalities on stormwater and sewage issues, as well as represents clients in addressing Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement actions, in addition to securing necessary permits. He takes a holistic approach to understanding each client’s goals, crafting cost-effective and timely solutions tailored to their unique needs.

Marty has advised out-of-state gas pipeline contractors, national chain retailers, and IT companies to help them comply with Pennsylvania environmental requirements and to defend them in DEP enforcement actions. He is also a trained and experienced mediator in environmental and agricultural disputes.

Prior to moving to private practice, Marty spent more than two decades as a litigator at the Pennsylvania DEP. In his time at the DEP, he handled more than 250 appeals in state and federal courts and in front of the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board. Marty handled numerous matters involving solid waste, clean water, HSCA/CERCLA, environmental remediation, storage tanks, and sewage planning. His cases resulted in tens of millions of dollars of environmental remediation and civil penalties throughout Pennsylvania. This experience provides Marty with a unique perspective when guiding private sector clients through enforcement actions and helping them obtain permits.

In addition to his time at the DEP, Marty has worked in federal government positions at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in Atlanta, and with the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest Laboratory in Washington state.

Marty is a recognized thought leader and speaker on environmental topics throughout Pennsylvania. He regularly addresses issues such as Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment, Pennsylvania’s voluntary cleanup program, PFAS contamination issues, Chesapeake Bay and clean water issues, and municipal stormwater requirements. He also co-authored the chapter on Pennsylvania’s Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2) in the Pennsylvania Environmental Law & Practice, 10th Edition.

Beyond his professional environmental experience Marty holds leadership positions with a multitude of nonprofit organizations across central Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region. He is a former member of the Board of School Directors for the Lower Dauphin School District.

RECOGNITION

The Best Lawyers in America©, Environmental Law (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

MEMBERSHIPS

York County Bar Association
Environmental and Energy Law Section, Pennsylvania Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS

“Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act” co-author, “Pennsylvania Environmental Law and Practice, 10th Edition (May 2021)
“Liability Costs Loom as DEP Seeks Greater Regulation of PFAS Chemicals”, “The Authority,” the magazine of the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association (August 2019)
“Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act”, Pennsylvania Environmental Law and Practice, 9th edition
“What is the Risk of Personal Liability for Environmental Violations?”, York Legal Record (March 2019)
“PA Environmental Constitutional Law: It’s a New Ballgame”, The Legal Intelligencer (July 2018)
“Pipeline Construction, Environmental Compliance Can Co-Exist”, Pipeline & Gas Journal (May 2018)
“Creating the Right Environment for an Environmental Mediation”, Pennsylvania Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (November 2017)
“Mediating Environmental Disputes: A Necessity in Today’s Political Climate”, The Legal Intelligencer (January 2017)
“It’s Time to Get DEP Off of Its Subsistence Diet”, PennLive (December 2016)

PRESENTATIONS

“How Environmental Requirements Can Wreck the Land Development Process”, Lancaster Bar Association’s 2024 Municipal, Zoning, and Environmental Law Summit (November 2024)
“”Legal Landscape of Land Application: Biosolids and Food Processing Waste”, Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Pennsylvania Agricultural Law Symposium (September 2024)
“Federal and State Nutrient Reduction Strategies and Plans”, HalfMoon Education Inc. webinar (March 2024)
“What’s New with PFAS? Federal and State Developments”, Pennsylvania Bar Institute webinar (December 2022)
“COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on the Logistics Industry”, Barley Snyder webinar (January 2021)
“COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on Higher Education”, Barley Snyder webinar (January 2021)
“COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on the Hospitality Industry”, Barley Snyder webinar (January 2021)
“COVID-19 Vaccine: The Impact on the Food & Agribusiness Industry”, Barley Snyder webinar (December 2020)
“COVID-19 Vaccine: The Impact on Health Care and Long Term Care”, Barley Snyder webinar (December 2020)
“Getting Your Business Back to Business Webinar Part 2”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (May 2020)
“The Legal Implications: Re-opening Your Business In Defiance of the Governor’s Order Webinar”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (May 2020)
“Getting Your Business Back to Business Webinar Part 1”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (April 2020)
“State Constitutions and the Environment: A Watershed Comparison”, Chesapeake Bay Commission meeting (January 2020)
“PFAS – Regulation, Liabilities and Potential Cost Recovery”, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (July 2019)
“PA’s Right to Know Law: What You Need to Know”, Society of Women Environmental Professionals (April 2019)
“State and Local Regulatory Obstacles to Composting: How to Manage the Regulators”, Compost2019, U.S. Composting Council (January 2019)
“Managing Regulatory Obstacles: Getting What You Need from DEP”, Appalachian Pipelines Association (December 2018)
“Managing Regulatory Obstacles: Getting What You Need from DEP”, Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association 76th Annual Conference and Trade Show (September 2018)
“Environmental Ethics (According to the Lorax and the Runaway Bunny)”, Society of Women Environmental Professionals (May 2018)
“The Impact of PA’s Rejuvenated Environmental Rights Amendment on Environmental Protection”, Keystone Coldwater Conference (February 2018)
“The Rejuvenated Environmental Rights Amendment: What It Means for Pennsylvania Businesses and Municipalities”, York County Bar Association (January 2018)
“How to get What You Want from DEP (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Department)”, PA Chamber of Business and Industry Fall Environmental Conferences (Fall 2017)
“Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems”, Municipal Law Colloquium, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (June 2017)
“The Chesapeake Bay: What Ails It and What is Being Done About It”, Lancaster County Bar Association (July 2016)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Melanie Albert Lehman

Melanie Lehman is the general counsel of a privately held manufacturing company. Prior to this position, her practice included representation of clients in business matters, review and negotiation of contracts, representing clients in asset and stock sales and purchases and counseling business owners and managers with transactions, contracts, commercial matters and financing. She has represented lenders and borrowers in commercial loans and Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 issues. Melanie advised clients on entity selection and with governing documents, such as partnership agreements, shareholders agreements and operating agreements. She has participated in numerous seminars and panel discussions dealing with commercial and business issues.

Finance
Melanie has represented lenders and borrowers in many types of loan transactions, including secured and unsecured facilities, participated and syndicated loans, IDOTs, real estate acquisition and construction loans and tax-exempt financing.

Mergers and Acquisitions
Melanie has represented clients in business purchases and sales, both stock and assets, with deal values ranging in size from approximately $1 million to more than $100 million. She has assisted clients from the confidentiality agreement and letter of intent stage, through due diligence and negotiation of the purchase agreement to the closing.

Business Law
Melanie often served clients in an “outside general counsel” role by providing general business legal advice, risk management, contract review and drafting and coordination of legal services in other areas. She regularly advised clients in entity selection, governing documents and terms and conditions of sale.

RECOGNITIONS

The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2024, 2025)
Central Penn Business Journal (Forty Under 40, 2004)

MEMBERSHIPS

York County Bar Association, former board member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
American Bar Association

Mark A. Smith

Mark Smith concentrates his practice in counseling clients in all aspects of employee benefits and ERISA, including the design and implementation of retirement and welfare benefit plans, administration of retirement and welfare benefit plans, retirement planning and taxation of plan distributions and fiduciary law aspects of ERISA. He has considerable experience with a broad range of employee benefit programs, including qualified pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans, welfare benefit plans (including health care arrangements, retiree health plans, cafeteria plans and VEBAS) and nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. Before joining Barley Snyder, Mark was the manager of global employee benefits compliance at AMP, Inc., where he oversaw the design, financial management and legal compliance of benefit programs worldwide. Earlier, he was the benefits practice leader in Central Pennsylvania with an international accounting and consulting firm.

PRESENTATIONS

“Employment Agreements and Internal Revenue Code Section 409A”, Dauphin County Bar Association (April 2025)
“Time for a Health & Welfare Benefit Plan Compliance Check-up,” 39th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
“The COVID-19 Pandemic: Employee Benefit Plan Lessons Learned and Unfinished Business”, 38th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2021)
“Employee Benefit Considerations Related to COVID-19”, 37th Annual Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
“Reducing Benefit Plan Litigation Risks”, Barley Snyder 36th Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
“Employee Wellness Programs and Navigating the Compliance Labyrinth” (September 2018)
“Opportunities & Hazards in Retirement Plan Design”, 35th Annual Employment Seminar (May 2018)
“Top Payroll and Payroll Tax Issues Facing Human Resource Professionals (and Their Controllers, Too!)”, 35th Annual Employment Seminar (May 2018)
“Effective Employee Wellness Programs and Navigating the Compliance Labyrinth”, 2017 Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (April 2018)
“I’M A FIDUCIARY? WHAT NOW?!”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2016)
“Employment Separation and Your Employee Benefits Plans”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (April 2015)
“No Rest for Benefit Plan Sponsors”, Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2014)
“Health Care Reform: What does the delay of the employer mandate mean for plan sponsors?”, ACC Seminar: What Keeps You up at Night? (September 2013)
“Health Care Reform: Countdown to January 1, 2014 & Pay or Play”, Barley Snyder Employment Seminar, (May 2013)
“Managing the Challenge of Health Care Reform – Should You Pay or Play?”, Barley Snyder Business Seminar (October 2012)
Provided expert testimony on behalf of the Corporate Health Care Coalition before the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources concerning external review and ERISA remedies
“2012 ERISA Spotlight Will Shine on Retirement Plan Fees and Expenses”, Barley Snyder Employment Seminar, (May 2012)
Developed seminar on QDROs for The Dickinson School of Law Family Law Clinic
Author of a series of employee benefit articles for the Association of Pennsylvania Contractors
Regional Bankruptcy Trustees Meeting – Impact of PPACA on Employers and Employer Plans
“Time for a Health & Welfare Benefit Plan Compliance Check-Up”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar
“Fringe Benefits Taxation, Wellness and Self-Insured Medical Plan Discrimination Testing”, Murray IHC Health Plan Consortium
PA Chamber of Business and Industry Healthcare Roundtable – Understanding Healthcare Regulations
“Federal Healthcare Reform and What it Means for Employers”, Lancaster Bar Association
“Welfare Benefit Plan Document Requirements and Non-Discrimination”, Murray Construction Consortium

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mark serves as an adjunct professor of law at The Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University, where he developed and teaches the Pension and Employee Benefits Law Course and is a recipient of the Edward C. First Adjunct Faculty Award.

Michael J. Crocenzi

Mike Crocenzi is a seasoned legal advocate with over three decades of experience, focusing on employment law and litigation. As the Chair of the firm’s Employment Practice Group and a member of the Litigation Practice Group, he provides strategic counsel to businesses navigating complex employment challenges. His deep understanding of workplace laws and regulations enables him to develop proactive strategies that minimize risk, protect employers, and ensure compliance.

Mike has a proven track record of successfully defending employers in high-stakes litigation. He has represented clients before federal and state courts, including the Pennsylvania Superior Court and Commonwealth Court, as well as agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). He has defended employers in cases involving discrimination (Title VII, ADA, ADEA), wage and hour disputes (FLSA, Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act), wrongful termination, OSHA compliance, non-compete agreements, workers’ compensation, and more.

In addition to litigation, Mike serves as a trusted advisor across multiple industries. In the food & agribusiness sector, he has successfully defended employers in discrimination claims and drafted employment agreements for agricultural businesses. In the transportation industry, he has counseled trucking companies on independent contractor classification, overtime exemptions, and terminations. Mike also lectures on how artificial intelligence is affecting human resource functions.

A recognized thought leader in employment law, Mike regularly lectures for human resource organizations and advises corporations and professional associations. He is also dedicated to shaping future legal and business minds as an adjunct faculty member at Messiah University, where he teaches business law.

Beyond his legal practice, Mike is actively involved in his community, serving on nonprofit boards and contributing his knowledge to organizations that make a difference. His commitment to excellence, strategic problem-solving, and vigorous advocacy make him an invaluable asset to any employer seeking strong legal guidance and risk management.

Read some of Mike’s recent litigation victories below:

– Successfully defended a regional architectural and engineering company in federal court. A former employee of an architectural and engineering company sued the company claiming violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and Title VII (sex discrimination). Mike successfully convinced the federal judge that there was no basis for these multiple claims and the judge dismissed the case before trial.

– Won an appeal with the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirming a hard won trial verdict for a regional technology company. In 2018, Mike successfully defended a technology company after a five-day trial in which two former executives were seeking almost $11 million in damages related to their termination from the company. After losing at trial, the two former employees appealed the verdict to the Superior Court. Mike once again successfully defended the technology company on appeal and convinced the Superior Court to reject the former employees’ arguments, thus preserving the jury’s verdict in favor of the technology company.

– After a two-day hearing, an arbitrator agreed that a former CEO of a technology company and subsidiary of a central Pennsylvania bank must pay back his ownership stake in the company after he departed. Officials from the technology company predicted that the opposite decision from the arbitrator would have been disastrous to the company.

– Obtained a jury verdict for an employer in a case brought by a terminated employee alleging breach of contract and defamation. The employee claimed the employer did not have cause based on his employment agreement to terminate his employment. He was seeking six months of wages, costs of litigation and attorneys’ fees. Furthermore, the employee alleged the employer defamed him to prospective employers so he was not able to obtain a job. The county judge dismissed the defamation claim prior to jury deliberations. The employer’s witnesses testified that the employee was fired for falsifying documents and violating the employer’s policies. The jury found in favor of the employer.

– Obtained a jury verdict for an employer in a case brought by two terminated employees alleging a violation of the New Jersey whistleblower law. The plaintiffs were seeking in excess of $10 million in damages. After a week-long trial, a county jury found in favor of the employer.

– Obtained a jury verdict for a landlord accused of negligence by his tenant. The tenant alleged that a leaking gutter above her front door caused ice to form on the concrete porch in front of her front door. Plaintiff claimed that while taking the trash out one morning, she slipped on a spot of ice and broke her ankle that eventually required five surgeries. After three days of testimony from various witnesses and experts, the county jury found the landlord not negligent.

– Obtained a jury verdict in federal court in Philadelphia for an employer in a case brought by a terminated employee alleging a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. An employee claimed the employer terminated him because he suffered from attention deficit disorder. The employer presented witnesses that it terminated the employee for poor job performance. The jury agreed with the employer and found no violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

RECOGNITIONS

Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Harrisburg metro area for Employment Law – Management (2023, 2025) and Labor Law – Management (2024)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law – Management (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), Litigation – Labor and Employment (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), Labor Law – Management (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
2017 “Volunteer of the Year” at Bethesda Mission
Rated A-V Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

MEMBERSHIPS

Human Resource Professionals of Central Pennsylvania
Society for Human Resource Management
York Society for Human Resource Management
Christian Legal Society
York & Dauphin County bar associations
Federal Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association

PUBLICATION

“IRCA- Related Discrimination: Is It Time to Repeal the Employer Sanctions”, 96 Dickinson Law Review 673 (1992)

PRESENTATIONS

“Legal and Legislative Committee – Summer 2024 Virtual Update,” Human Resource Pro-fessionals of Central PA (July 2024)
“FTC Non-Compete Ban: What Businesses Need to Know”, Barley Snyder Webinar (June 2024)
“Barley State of the Union”, 41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2024)
“AI: Workplace Efficiency or Skynet”, 41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Semi-nar (May 2024)
“Ethical and Legal Considerations Surrounding AI Adoption”, Millersville University’s AI Conference (May 2024)
“Human Resource Hot Topics”, PennAg (October 2023)
“How to Avoid Legal Landmines in Recruiting”, 40th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2023)
“Effective Workplace Harassment Investigations”, 40th Annual Barley Snyder Employ-ment Law Seminar (May 2023)
“Panel Discussion on Industry Hot Topics”, Barley Snyder Transportation, Logistics & Trade Seminar (March 2023)
“Your Guide to Non-Competition Agreements”, 39th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
“Employment Issues under M&A”, 39th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
“Building Better Business Workshop”, Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce (May 2022)
“Looking at the Future of the Business Climate”, Barley Snyder York Business Seminar (April 2022)
“COVID – Telecommuting”, Central PA iDay (April 2022)
Human Resources Professionals of Central PA — COVID-19 Issues (June 2021)
Hanover Area Management Association — Workplace Legal issues (May 2021)
“Leave Issues under the FMLA, ADA and the COVID-19 Relief Bill”, 38th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2021)
“Important Factors to Consider with Teleworking Employees”, 38th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2021)
“COVID Vaccinations Webinar: The Liability Dilemma for Businesses”, York County Economic Alliance (February 2021)
“Compensable Time for Telecommuters (and Other Recent DOL Opinions and With-drawals)”, York SHRM (February 2021)
“COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on the Logistics Industry”, Barley Snyder Webinar (January 2021)
“The Ultimate Guide to Non-compete and Non-solicitation Agreements”, 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
“Medical Marijuana”, 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
“UC Benefits, Layoffs and Furloughs”, 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Sem-inar (September 2020)
“COVID-19 HR Back to Business”, Lancaster Chamber Webinar (May 2020)
“COVID-19 HR Back to Business”, Human Resource Professionals of Central PA Webi-nar (May 2020)
“COVID-19 HR & Business Webinar”, Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce (April 2020)
“Mock Investigation in the #MeToo Era”, Human Resources Professionals of Central PA Fall Conference (October 2019)
“Update on PA Law and Electronic Issues in the Workplace”, Cumberland Valley SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference (October 2019)
“Protecting the Privacy and Confidentiality of Employees”, Human Resource Profes-sionals of Central PA Lunch and Learn (July 2019)
“All Things Electronic”, 36th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
“Mock Investigation in the #MeToo Era”, 36th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
“Getting a Handle on the Overlapping Issues Between Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law”, Human Resource Professionals of Central PA’s Fall Conference (Oc-tober 2018)
“Workplace Investigations in the Era of the #MeToo Movement”, Cumberland Valley Employment Law & Legislative Conference (October 2018)
“HR Exchange: OSHA, You Can be Prepared 2018”, Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (October 2018)
“The ADA/FMLA Crossover”, York SHRM October Full-Day Seminar (October 2018)
“Practice Before the PA Human Relations Commission”, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (September 2018)
“Workers’ Compensation: The Role of the Independent Medical Examiner”, 35th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2018)
“Advanced Level Practical Strategies for Solving the Mysteries of the FMLA and ADA”, 35th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2018)
“Preserving Electronic Evidence in a Digital World”, Human Resource Professionals of Central PA Meeting (2017)
“Legal Meets Practical: Integrating Legal Best Practices and Business Realities”, Human Resource Professionals of Central P Meeting (2016)
“Are You Ready Yet for the New Overtime Regulations?” (2016)
“Court Rules that Former Employees are Allowed to View Their Personnel Files” (2016)
“What Do We Do With “I DO” After the Supreme Court’s Decision in Windsor?”, Human Resource Professionals of Central PA Meeting (2015)
“How Much are You Worth?: Litigating Fee Petitions”, Employment Law Institute (2015)
“Advanced Sexual Harassment Issues: What May Make or Break Your Case”, Employ-ment Law Institute (2014)
“Litigating Discrimination Cases in State Court”, Employment Law Institute (2013)

Michael W. Davis

Michael W. Davis is a partner with Barley Snyder and concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental, real estate, agribusiness, higher education and municipal law. Mike’s more than 30 years of practice have provided him with experience representing a wide range of clients ranging from large Fortune 500 companies to small closely held businesses, agricultural ventures, colleges, economic development companies, industrial development organizations and government entities including counties, townships, boroughs, zoning hearing boards, housing authorities, and industrial development authorities.

Environmental

As chair of Barley Snyder’s Environmental Law Group, Mike routinely assists his clients with the environmental aspects of real estate and business transactions including site remediation, permitting, cleanup compliance, and Brownfield development. Mike’s 30-plus years of experience in the environmental area have provided him with ample experience interfacing with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on regulatory issues. Additionally, Mike has extensive experience in handling issues regarding:

Act 2 including attaining relief of liability and Act 2 Buyer-Seller Agreements
HSCA and CERCLA
TSCA
RCRA
The Nutrient Management Act and Act 6 compliance
The Chesapeake Bay Strategy Initiative
Marcellus Shale leasing and contracting/permitting issues associated with natural gas removal and fracking procedures
Environmental regulatory compliance issues including EPCRA Section 313 Form R reporting and lead based paint notifications and enforcement actions

Recently, Mike has handled high profile environmental projects including the Northwest Gateway Project and the Turkey Hill Experience:

The Northwest Gateway Project is a two phase project that involves the restructuring and redevelopment of an entire quadrant of the City of Lancaster. Mike has served as the primary counsel for the project partners on both phases of the Project. The first phase included the redevelopment of a 47-acre portion of the former Armstrong World Industries, Inc.’s Liberty Street Flooring Plant. Working on behalf of Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster General Hospital and EDC Finance Corporation, Mike assisted in securing and negotiating appropriate legal documentation for federal, state and local funding including Business In Our Sites and Growing Greener II funding. Mike secured the rezoning of the 47-acre parcel as well as an Act 2 Buyer-Seller Agreement for impacted soils and groundwater at the site. Mike also negotiated appropriate agreements with the impacted municipalities to assure coordinated development of the site and related infrastructure improvements. The second phase of the Project involves the relocation of Norfolk Southern Railway Company’s Dillerville Rail Yard. On behalf of Franklin & Marshall College and Lancaster General Hospital, Mike successfully negotiated a Master Development Agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Company that details the process for the development and construction of the new rail yard over a former municipal landfill with the existing Dillerville Rail Yard then transferring to the College and the Hospital. This second phase of the Project involves securing Act 2 clearance for the new rail yard site and significant infrastructure improvements. When complete, this $70 million plus project will transform the northwest quadrant of the City of Lancaster and will provide Franklin & Marshall College and Lancaster General Hospital with the opportunity to develop a state-of-the-art “Meds and Eds” campus.
The Turkey Hill Experience project is a private/public partnership aimed at redeveloping an abandoned industrial facility in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County into a major tourist attraction. Mike was retained by the Borough to provide guidance on Act 2 issues and the site clean-up plan. Mike successfully negotiated an Act 2 Buyer-Seller Agreement positioning this unique project to move forward to completion.

Real Estate

Mike’s real estate practice dovetails with his work in the environmental, municipal and agribusiness areas. In addition to land use, zoning, easement, tax assessment appeals, leasing and conveyance matters, Mike has handled a number of eminent domain matters.

In a recent prominent takings case, Mike served as a primary counsel to Lauxmont Holdings, LLC, the developer and condemnee, in both the validity and valuation trials regarding 79 acres of land at the Lauxmont Farms property (“Highpoint”) in Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania. This highly controversial case involved York County’s taking of land for a public park where the land in question was approved for development and under development by Lauxmont Holdings. While the Court of Common Pleas upheld the taking, a York County jury awarded Lauxmont Holdings a judgment of $17.25 million plus interest at the conclusion of the valuation trial. The County’s initial offer of just compensation was only $2.0 million.

Agribusiness

In the agribusiness area, Mike has significant experience with securing zoning, soil conservation district approvals and permitting associated with developing Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). These CAFO projects also typically involve Nutrient Management Act and Act 6 issues including manure importer and exporter agreements. Mike is also well-versed on nutrient credit trading and related trading agreements as well as storm water issues associated with agricultural operations.

Higher Education

In the higher education area, Mike serves as a primary contact for several private colleges and a community college in the region on issues relating to board governance, redevelopment activities, non-profit status, environmental compliance and environmental audits, safety and security concerns including police powers, faculty, personnel and student matters, contract review and negotiation including sole source contracting, zoning and land development, and real estate acquisition and leasing. Mike is experienced in dealing with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Campus Security Act and is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys.

Municipal

In his municipal practice, Mike focuses on the representation of public bodies including boroughs, municipal authorities, economic development companies, industrial development companies, and zoning hearing boards. Mike works closely with municipal officials and staff in dealing with public bidding issues, the Sunshine Law, the Right-to-Know Law, the Ethics Act, the Eminent Domain Code, zoning determinations, permitting issues, Environmental Hearing Board proceedings, DEP enforcement actions, leasing issues, reviewing and revising bid specifications and construction contracts, vendor contracts and personnel issues.

Mike serves as the solicitor for the Letterkenny Industrial Development Authority (LIDA) in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. LIDA is a local reuse authority under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) regulations and is responsible for the development of the Cumberland Valley Business Park. As solicitor, Mike negotiated with the United States Environmental Protection Agency one of the only depth limited conveyances of real estate in the United States under the BRAC guidelines and finalized the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Defense and LIDA. In addition, Mike provides guidance on LIDA board of director issues and prepares appropriate legal documents to facilitate the transfer of the BRAC property from LIDA to third parties within the business park.

RECOGNITIONS

Select Lawyer, Polk-Lepson Research Group; Environmental Law
Corporate American Legal Elite – Agricultural Ventures (2015)
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers; Real Estate Law (2014)

MEMBERSHIPS

American, Pennsylvania and Lancaster Bar Associations
Pennsylvania Borough Solicitor’s Association
National Association of College and University Attorneys

PRESENTATION

“Ever-Changing Challenges of Construction & Development in PA”, Wake up with Barley: A Morning on Real Estate (June 2018)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Penn State University Continuing Education Program for Realtors (Instructor)

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)

Jill Sebest Welch

Jill is a partner in Barley Snyder’s Employment Practice Group, where she counsels companies in handling workplace challenges and helps clients resolve disputes, claims, cases, and litigation in all aspects of labor and employment law.

As an employment law counselor, Jill assists in developing employment policies, employee handbook provisions, non-compete and restrictive covenants and severance agreements, and has assisted companies through difficult layoffs and reductions in force. Jill serves as her clients’ counselor-on-call, advising clients daily on a myriad of employment issues such as Internet and drug and alcohol abuse, evaluating requests for Family Medical Leave Act and military leaves of absence, questions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, using criminal background checks in hiring, conducting terminations, and other workplace challenges.

In her employment litigation practice, Jill represents employers and companies of all types – large and small, public, private, family-owned, emerging companies, entrepreneurs and others – on matters ranging from employment discrimination, benefits, contracts, collective action wage and hour claims, non-compete cases and unemployment compensation appeals to Sarbanes-Oxley and OSHA whistleblower cases, and labor-management relations before administrative tribunals and state and federal courts.

Jill works with companies across a wide range of industries including manufacturing, products, retail, banking and other finance-related companies, hospitals, long-term care facilities and other health care entities, food processing, hospitality, construction and property management, communication, technology, transportation, agri-business, professional services and non-profit organizations. Examples of select matters which Jill has helped resolve for clients include:

– Served as trial counsel and successfully resolved a number of collective action wage and hour claims.

– Secured a complete defense verdict on claims of overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and breach of contract in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas.

– Successfully secured a preliminary injunction in the York County Court of Common Pleas for a company against its former national sales director who began working for a competitor.

– Represented a client in a temporary restraining order/preliminary injunction involving claims of tortious interference with the company’s contracts and misappropriation of confidential client information, involving over 20 pre-trial motions and hearings, resolving the matter favorably for the client.

– Served as co-trial counsel in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on an ERISA claim for benefits in excess of a million dollars resulting in a complete defense victory for the company.

– Successfully defended a manufacturing client in a breach of employment contract claim in AAA arbitration.

– Successfully represented clients before the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review and the National Labor Relations Board in upholding the independent contractor status of their third-party contractors.

– Successfully defended a manufacturer before the American Arbitration Association, where the union alleged that the company violated the collective bargaining agreement, affirming the company’s management rights in response to changing market needs.

– Represented a client in a jury trial in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on an employment discrimination claim resulting in a defense verdict on five of six counts and a favorable resolution of the final count.

– Represented County Commissioners in interest arbitration regarding full-time and part-time Adult Probation Officers, Juvenile Probation Officers, BARJ Coordinator and Domestic Relations Hearing and Enforcement Officers under the auspices of the PLRB.

– Secured dismissal of OSHA whistleblower claims alleging retaliation for lodging internal safety complaints.

Jill also defends Barley Snyder’s food and agribusiness clients in matters ranging from class and collective action wage and hour litigation, whistleblower complaints, restrictive covenants and employment discrimination claims, and provided counsel to companies on a wide range of employment practices and policies.

Jill was selected to the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Super Lawyers list. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection can be found at Super Lawyers.

A frequent speaker, Jill has trained companies, human resources professionals, managers and supervisors on best practices in such areas as: conducting sexual harassment investigations, planning reductions in force, handling mental disabilities under the ADA, understanding wage and hour laws, effective hiring and discharge strategies, EEOC compliance, managing Sarbanes-Oxley and whistleblower claims, and navigating the ADA – FMLA – Worker’s Compensation maze and other subjects.

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PUBLICATIONS

“Employee or independent contractor? DOL publishes new rule seeking reclassification,” Central Penn Business Journal (October 2022)

RECOGNITIONS

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Pennsylvania Rising Stars (2010)

MEMBERSHIPS

American Institute of Certified Planners
Lancaster Bar Association; former chair of the Employment/Labor Law Section, 2011; former vice chair, 2010
Pennsylvania Bar Association
York Society for Human Resource Management

PRESENTATIONS

“Bridging the Pay Gap – The Legal Case,” York County Economic Alliance/WBCO Summit: Manifest Your Success (September 2023)
“Human Resource Hot Topics,” PennAg (October 2023)
“The Pitfalls of Social Media and Informal Communication,” 40th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2023)
“Remote Work Is Here to Stay…And Wage & Hour Update Too!” 40th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2023)
Lancaster Bar Association’s Employment Law Summit (November 2022)
“Workforce 2022: The Impact of the Great Resignation,” 39th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
“The 2022 Wage and Hour Update,” 39th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
“Biden Administration’s First 100 Days: Employment Law Edition”, 38th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2021)
“COVID-19 Vaccine: The Impact on the Food & Agribusiness Industry”, webinar (December 2020)
“2019 and 2020 Federal Update”, 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
“UC Benefits, Layoffs and Furloughs”, 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
“Getting Your Business Back to Business Webinar Part 2”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (May 2020)
“The Legal Implications: Re-opening Your Business In Defiance of the Governor’s Order”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (May 2020)
“Getting Your Business Back to Business Webinar Part 1”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (April 2020)
Panelist: “Embracing Change & Preparing for the Future”, 2019 Reading Business Seminar (October 2019)
“All Things Wage and Hour – An Update on Developments at the U.S. Department of Labor and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry”, 36th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
“Mock Investigation in the #MeToo Era”, 36th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
“Hot Topics in Employment, Labor & Immigration”, Food & Ag Summit (February 2019)
“A Discussion of Top Employment Challenges Facing Business Owners and A Human Resources Department of One (Or None)”, Wake up with Barley (September 2018)
“Paid Sick Leave Trends and Forecasts, Lancaster SHRM Fall Legal Update 2018 (September 2018)
“Medical Marijuana in the Workplace”, Lancaster Chamber’s “Wake Up to the Issues” (June 2018)
“Is Six Degrees of Separation Enough? Joint Employer Liability & Independent Contractor Misclassification”, 2018 Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2018)
“Top Payroll and Payroll Tax Issues Facing Human Resource Professionals (and Their Controllers, Too!)”, 2018 Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2018)
“2018 Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lancaster Chamber (March 2018)
“The New EEOC and Pennsylvania Employment Law Update”, Cumberland Valley SHRM (October 2017)
“Ethics Lessons Learned from the Jerry Sandusky Case”, Financial Executives International, Pennsylvania Chapter (June 2017)
“New Faces In The Trump Administration Shaping Labor and Employment Law”, Financial Executives International, Pennsylvania Chapter (June 2017)
“The Summit for Food & Agribusiness: The Human Side”, Food & Ag EdCon (May 2017)
Moderator, “Taking and Defending the Deposition of an HR Manager”, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 23rd Annual Employment Law Institute (April 2017)
“Wage and Hour Law Developments From Our Courts, Congress and the Trump Administration”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (April 2017)
“Strategic Issues in Non-Competes and Restrictive Covenants”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (April 2017)
“Work and Gender Equality Legal Implications”, Pennsylvania Bankers Association (February 2017)
“Compliance Strategies for the New Federal Overtime Rule”, Webinar (June 2016)
“Record Breaking Year for Wage and Hour Claims – Managing the Tide”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2016)
“U.S. Department of Labor Proposed Changes to Overtime Rule”, Complimentary Payroll Services Seminar (November 2015)
“Using Social Media and Complying with the Latest FTC and NLRB Requirements”, 2015 Employment Law & Legislative Conference (October 2015)
“The Year of the Standoff – Wage and Hour Developments in 2015”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (April 2015)
“The Year of the Standoff: The President v. Congress v. The Supreme Court on Key Labor and Employment Issues”, McKonly & Asbury’s Collaborate 2015 Conference (May 2015)
“The Healthcare Workplace”, PBI’s 21st Annual Employment Law Institute (April 2015)
“Workplace Harassment and Risk Management Strategies for Investigation and Compliance”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2014)
“Pay Me Now – Or Pay Me Double (and My Attorney) Later”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2014)
“Out Of The Frying Pan . . . But Still In The Fire — Traps Lurking In Pennsylvania’s Wage And Hour Laws”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2013)
“Contending with Social Media in the Workplace,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (August 2012, panelist)
“FMLA/ADA and Managing Leave”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2012)
“Under Attack: Independent Contractor and Contingent Workers Classifications,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (March 2012, panelist)
“Social Media Issues in the Workplace,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (October 2011)
“Basics of the ADA and the ADA Amendments Act,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (July 2011 )
“Ethical and Privilege Considerations in the Age of Electronic Discovery,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Employment Law Institute (April 2011)
“Wage and Hour Overview and Litigation Trends,” Lancaster Bar Association (January 2010)
“Ethical Implications of Social Networking,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute Employment Law Institute (April 2010)
“Review of the ADA Amendments Act,” Lancaster Bar Association (February 2009)
“Minimum Wage and Overtime Requirements,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (December 2007)
“The Ethics of Ex Parte Communications in Employment Disputes,” Lancaster Bar Association (August 2006)

CLERKSHIPS

Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas L. Ambro, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Paul G. Mattaini

Paul concentrates his practice in the mergers and acquisitions, securities, banking and corporate areas. Paul’s practice includes complex and sophisticated transactions and counseling clients on a variety of business matters. While Paul has a significant amount of specialized experience, he has maintained the breadth of practice necessary to effectively lead transactions and client relationships and function as outside general counsel for clients without inside counsel. During his career, Paul’s client base has consisted largely of public companies and large to medium privately-held businesses.

Paul’s philosophy is to take a practical, hands on and results-oriented approach to his practice. In addition to paying attention to the details necessary to properly represent his clients, Paul maintains the ability to see the big picture by focusing on the outcome, rather than just the process. While he acts as an effective advocate for his clients’ interests, Paul recognizes that the best results often are achieved by taking a collaborative and reasonable, rather than adversarial, approach with other parties and their advisors.

Several years ago, Paul helped develop the firm’s guidelines that focus on client service as a leading firm core value and, more recently, he led the firm’s Practice Excellence® initiative – an ongoing firmwide effort to constantly increase its capacity to provide excellent service, professional quality and outstanding value to its clients. Paul’s firm responsibilities during his career have included participation and leadership in almost every area of firm management, including management, compensation, opinion, marketing, hiring, practice group and associate review and training.

Paul was a partner at Devine, Millimet & Branch in Manchester, New Hampshire prior to joining Barley Snyder as a partner. During his career, Paul has developed a reputation among, and earned the recognition of, his peers as comparing favorably with business attorneys from larger firms; please see “Recognitions”.

For a representative sample of transactions in which Paul participated, please visit the firm’s tombstone announcements page here.

The following provides additional detail with respect to Paul’s experience:

Mergers and Acquisitions – Paul’s experience in the mergers and acquisitions area was initially concentrated in transactions in the banking industry. During his career, Paul has branched out into other industries in dozens of public and private transactions, many of which have been multi-million dollar, multi-state transactions. These transactions often require coordination of a number of different “moving parts” and various levels of financing.

– Representation of acquirors, targets, management teams and financing sources in M&A transactions

– Private equity and recapitalization transactions

– Leveraged and management buyouts

– Roll-ups

Securities – In the securities area, Paul has built a solid base of knowledge over the years with respect to public company disclosure requirements, including a working knowledge of accounting aspects of securities filings. This knowledge base is valuable to the firm’s public clients in both their periodic SEC reports and their capital raising activities.

– Representation of issuers and underwriters in registered 33 Act and Blue Sky public offerings, IPOs and follow-up offerings of equity and debt (over a dozen)

– Private placements of equity, debt and partnership interests

– Drafting and review of offering, underwriting and subscription documents

– 34 Act reporting for issuers (more than 15 reporting companies) and shareholders

– Stock benefit plans

– Corporate governance, including SEC and stock exchange listing requirements

– Tender offers

– Proxy solicitations

Financing – Paul has established expertise in financings, ranging from conventional bank borrowings to venture capital, private equity and mezzanine financings. In the financing area, Paul’s experience representing both lenders and borrowers is valuable in closing transactions.

– Representation of lenders and borrowers in financings, including syndicated loans

– Tax-exempt financings, including representation of banks providing credit enhancement and liquidity

– Representation of investors in, and recipients of, venture capital and private equity financings

Bank Regulatory – Paul represents large, regional financial institutions and community banks. Paul’s knowledge of the financial services industry and his bank regulatory experience allow him to “add value” in his work for institutions in the industry.

– Representation of acquirors and targets in mergers and acquisitions of bank holding companies, banks and thrifts, including “mergers of equals”

– General bank regulatory practice

– Guidance on specialized bank disclosure requirements, including Industry Guide 3

– Mutual-to-stock conversions

– Bank holding company formations

– Representation of bank trade association

– Acquisition of failed institutions from the FDIC

Business – Paul strives to understand the businesses of his clients and, as a result, often becomes a counselor to, and an adjunct member of, his clients’ management team.

– Negotiation, drafting and review of a variety of corporate contracts

– Development of procedures and documents for purchasing and sales functions

– Joint ventures, including formation of jointly-owned companies

– Training of client representatives on a variety of topics

RECOGNITIONS

Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Harrisburg metro area, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2025)
Pennsylvania Bankers Association’s Champion for Women Award (2023)
Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Harrisburg metro area, Banking and Finance Law (2020)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Banking and Finance Law (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), Corporate Law (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), Securities / Capital Markets Law (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (Mergers and Acquisitions)
Select Lawyers (Business/Commercial Law)

MEMBERSHIPS

New Hampshire Bar Association (Former Chair, Corporate Section)
Pennsylvania and Lancaster Bar Associations

PRESENTATIONS

“Succession Planning Insights,” Panelist, Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2024)
“Emerging Trends in Corporate Governance: Navigating ESG, Board Diversity, and Investor Expectations,” Association of Corporate Counsel’s In-House Lawyer All Day CLE program (2024)
“Navigating Buy-Side M&A: Insights and Strategies,” Moderator, Philadelphia Smart Business Dealmakers Conference (2024)
“Current Challenges in Closing and Integrating M&A Transactions,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2023)
“M&A: Succession Planning, Valuing Small Firms,” Co-presenter, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs’ Advisory Services Conference (2023)
“Bank Regulation & Failure,” Barley Snyder Webinar (2023)
“How to Talk to Your Customers About the Recent Bank Failures and Reassure Them of Your Bank’s Position,” Moderator, Barley Snyder LendiCon (2023)
“ESG, DEI and Why You Should Care,” Association of Corporate Counsel’s In-House Lawyer All Day CLE program (2022)
“Transition or Sell: What to Do With Your Family Business,” Co-presenter, Philadelphia Smart Business Dealmakers Conference (2022)
“Raising Capital in 2020,” Barley Snyder Virtual Business Seminar (2020)
“Running Your Business Under Green,” Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce Webinar (2020)
“The Expected Impact of COVID-19 on M&A: A Look at the ‘New Normal’,” Barley Snyder Webinar Series (2020)
Featured speaker, NACD’s The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight and Cybersecurity (2017)
“Swaps in Loan Transactions.” Barley Snyder LendiCon (2017)
“The Latest Changes in M&A Srategies,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2016)
“Jolley v. Chase Home Finance – Are Lenders Facing New Threats in Lender Liability Claims?” Lendicon (2015)
“Buying a Company: How to Position Yourself as a Buyer,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2014)
“Expanding Your Business Through a Joint Venture,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2010)
“Buying Businesses: Opportunities in a Down Economy?” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (May 2009)
“What Your Lender is Thinking in the Current Lending Environment”. Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2009)
“The Role of Private Equity in Mergers and Acquisitions, Parts I and II,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2008)

Paul W. Minnich

Paul practices commercial, real estate and fiduciary litigation and maintains an active trial practice in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and Maryland. In 30 years of practice, he has handled a wide range of litigation matters including contract litigation, fiduciary litigation, minority shareholder litigation, restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation, insurance and coverage litigation and real estate, eminent domain and tax assessment appeal cases.

Paul also has a significant Orphans’ Court practice handling trust disputes, will contests and guardianship proceedings.

Paul’s practice also includes zoning and land development matters for some of the largest national and regional residential and commercial developers. Paul’s experience includes obtaining variances, special exceptions, conditional uses and other zoning relief.

A native of York, Paul has supported the growth and well-being of his hometown through his active community involvement. Paul serves on the board of directors for various non-profit organizations including social service agencies, and the local bar association.

In addition to being an active litigator, mentor and adviser, Paul has also been a well-received speaker, delivering presentations on construction, insurance, risk management and fiduciary law issues to a variety of public and private groups.

RECOGNITIONS

The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Real Estate (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Select Lawyer, Polk-Lepson Research Group; Commercial Litigation and General Civil Litigation
Pennsylvania Rising Stars (Litigation)
Central Penn Business Journal (Forty Under 40)

MEMBERSHIPS

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
York County Orphans Court, Rules Committee
Maryland State and Baltimore County bar associations
Pennsylvania and York County bar associations

PRESENTATIONS

“Trends in Zoning and Development,” – Panelist, Wake Up With Barley: A Morning on Real Estate Seminar (June 2023)
“Land Use Institute 2020” faculty member, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (September 2020)
“Civil Motions Court and Local Rules Compliance”, 2018 York County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference (October 2018)
“Guardianship Practice and Procedure”, York County Bar Association (March 2015)
“Risk Management: How to Mitigate Risk”, ACC Seminar: What Keeps You up at Night? (September 2013)
“Creating A Successful Inside-Outside Counsel Partnership”, ACC Seminar: What Keeps You up at Night? (September 2012)
“Construction Lien Law Seminar” Lorman Education Services
“Pennsylvania Construction Defect and Mold Litigation Seminar” National Business Institute
“Operational Considerations for Small Business” Pennsylvania Bar Institute Publication Counseling Small Businesses
“Should Punitive Damages be Recoverable from a Decedent’s Estate” Dickinson Law Review

CLERKSHIPS

Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas (1992-1994)

Jeremy D. Frey

Jeremy Frey is a member of the firm’s Business and Real Estate practice groups, focusing his practice in the areas of planning, negotiation and execution of business and real estate transactions, real estate development, land use and zoning matters, real estate assessment appeals, business and real estate financing, and business planning.

In the real estate area, Jeremy has successfully represented numerous clients on zoning matters, has a broad knowledge of the Municipalities Planning Code, and has been involved in numerous successful land use and real estate assessment appeals (for both commercial and residential properties). Jeremy regularly advises clients in the purchase and sale of residential and commercial properties, including the sale of hotel properties and the transfer of liquor licenses. Jeremy is a mediator for the REALTORS Association of York & Adams Counties (RAYAC), and is a licensed title agent for Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.

In the area of business transactions, Jeremy works with clients on stock and asset purchases and sales and mergers between various types of business entities. Jeremy has assisted businesses in purchases and sales ranging from under $1,000,000 to more than $100,000,000 and he has also assisted borrowers and lenders in many types of loan transactions.

Jeremy is also part of the Food & Agribusiness Industry Group where he provides general counsel in a variety of areas to clients in the food and agricultural industries. In 2012, he successfully appealed the denial of a crop insurance claims for an Adams County orchard to the U.S. Federal Court.

He is very active in the community. He formerly was the president of the board of directors of the Hanover YMCA and was instrumental in the planning, fundraising and construction of the South Hanover YMCA. He is also very active in youth sports, coaching football, basketball and baseball in the local community.

Jeremy was selected to the 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list.

RECOGNITIONS

The Best Lawyers in America®, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (2024, 2025)
Hanover Evening Sun Readers’ Choice Awards (Best Lawyer/Law Practice 2016, 2018)
Pennsylvania Rising Stars (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Select Lawyer (2016)
Central Penn Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 (2011)

MEMBERSHIP

Mediator, Realtors Association of York and Adams County (RAYAC)

PRESENTATIONS

Moderator – Panel Discussion on “Responding to Organizational Change,” Barley Snyder York Business Seminar (September 2024)
“Preparation for Zoning,” Wake up with Barley: A Morning on Real Estate (May 2024)
Moderator – Panel Discussion on the “Current Business Environment,” Barley Snyder York Business Seminar (October 2023)
“Acquisition Activity Perspective,” Barley Snyder Food & Ag Summit (February 2019)
“Legal Considerations for Succession Planning,” The High Center York Event (October 2018)
“Planning and Sales Considerations for Condominiums and Planned Communities,” Wake up with Barley: A Morning on Real Estate (September 2017)
“Common Legal Issues You Need to Know,” PA Treasury’s Small Business Initiative at York College (October 2016)
“Legal Issues Involved in Growing your Business,” PA Treasury’s Small Business Initiative (October 2016)
“Common Legal Issues for New Businesses,” PA Treasury’s Small Business Initiative at York College (October 2016)
“Negotiating Indemnification Clauses, Representations and Warranties and Other Standard Contract Terms,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (October 2015)
“Buying, Leasing and Owning: What is Best for Your Business?” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (October 2014)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Notes and comments editor, American University International Law Review

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