Team PA Foundation Lauds FLB’s 30-Year Commitment to Pennsylvania
The Team PA Foundation highlighted FLB in a spotlight article in its Winter 2017-18 newsletter. This article details the firm’s three decades of commitment to eastern Pennsylvania and will be a main feature on the Team PA website into March 2018. Team PA Foundation is a dynamic bi-partisan, public/private partnership which initiates and supports innovative […]
A Letter To Our Estate Planning Clients Regarding Recent Tax Law Changes
New tax laws were enacted in late December that affect the taxation of individuals, estates, corporations and pass-through entities. We wanted to summarize for you the new estate, gift and generation skipping transfer tax aspects of the law. To download our client letter, click here. For more information, please contact Edward J. Lentz or another […]
Pennsylvania Superior Court Clarifies Fiduciary Duty of Members in LLCs
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba represents Retina Associates of Greater Philadelphia and its two physician/owners in a suit against Mid-Atlantic Retina and its physician/owners in a dispute relating to a limited liability company (“LLC”) through which the physicians provided retina services at Wills Eye Hospital. The suit contends that the defendants breached a fiduciary owed to […]
FLB Recognized by PA Law for Inclusion of Woman Attorneys
PA Law’s Annual Report on the Legal Profession identified Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. (FLB) as one of the 100 Largest Firms in Pennsylvania. FLB was also ranked #14 statewide for its percentage of female attorneys. “The firm has had a long-standing commitment to the development and advancement of women,” said Joseph A. Bubba, co-managing […]
FLB Helps “Lehigh Valley Live” Win Right-to-Know Law Case
Recently, Douglas J. Smillie, shareholder and Chair of the Litigation & Trial Practice group represented The Express-Times and lehighvalleylive.com in their Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) request to obtain surveillance video of an Easton Area School District teacher allegedly aggressively disciplining a student on a school bus. The case [Easton Area School District v. Miller, 191 A. 3d 75 (Pa. […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
This Thanksgiving, we thank you for your business and the success you have helped us achieve over the years. This year, in the spirit of giving, we made a substantial donation to a the Cancer Support Community of Greater Lehigh Valley. Their programs help people affected by cancer—survivors, caregivers, friends and family–regain control of their […]
FLB Attorneys Participate in “Wills for Heroes”
On November 4, 2017, FLB Attorneys, Chris McLean, Abby Martin and Veronica DeAngelo volunteered their time to the “Wills for Heroes” event held at the Barristers Club in Allentown. The Wills for Heroes program provides vital legal documents free of charge to our nation’s veterans and first responders, including wills, living wills, and powers of […]
Register today for “The Business of Immigration”
Do you employ non-US workers? Do your competitors? We are a country of immigrants, yet we struggle to find the right balance between native and foreign-born residents and workers. This immigration conflict affects your business and community every day. Join FLB, The Small Business Development Council of the Lehigh Valley and The World Trade Club […]
Patent Venue Standard in Sharp Focus
The confluence of recent patent opinions from the Federal Circuit and the District of Delaware looks to be bringing the standard for patent venue, post-TC Heartland, into sharp focus. Last week the Federal Circuit held in In re Cray (17-129) that Eastern District of Texas judge Gilstrap abused his discretion when he refused transfer of […]
Employers Must Use New I-9 As of Today
Just a reminder … as we noted previously, the government has issued a new I-9 Form and, as of today, it must be used by all employers. The newest I-9, which was released on July 17, 2017, became mandatory on September 18, 2017. The new form is available from the USCIS website. Most of the […]