Emil W. Kantra II
Chair – Family Law
PRACTICE AREAS:
- Family Law
- Zoning, Planning and Land Use – Concentrate on obtaining and defending municipal and outside agency approvals such as DEP and PennDOT.
- Real Estate Assessment Appeals
- Eminent Domain
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- Pennsylvania, 1977
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1981
ACADEMICS:
- Franklin & Marshall College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1974
- Cornell University, J.D., 1977
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Member Lehigh County Bar Association (President, Family Law Section 1992-1993)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY:
- Member of Upper Saucon Township Zoning Hearing Board 1983-1992
AWARDS/ACCOLADES:
- Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Law and Politics, 2005-2006
- 2007 Lehigh County Bar Association Community Service Award
NOTABLE CLIENTS/CASES:
- Oeler by Gross Oeler, 594 A.2d 649 (1991)
- McAuliffe vs. McAuliffe, 418 Pa. Super 39, 618 A.2d 20 (1992)
- Blue Mountain Preservation Association and Appalachian Trail Conference vs. Eldred Township and Alpine Rose Resorts, 867 A.2d 692 (Pa.Cmmwlth. 2005)
- Blue Mountain Preservation Association, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection and Alpine Rose Resorts, EHB Docket No. 2005-077-K
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