Position: Managing Partner
Address:
15 South Franklin Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0075
Email: E-Mail Me
Direct Dial: (570)826-5662
Direct Fax: (570)706-3411
Vcard:
Assistant's Name: Carol L. Thomas-Williams
Assistant's E-Mail: E-Mail
PRACTICE
Mr. Persico, the Managing Partner of the firm, is one of the most experienced commercial real estate lawyers in Northeastern Pennsylvania. For nearly 35 years, he has handled simple to complex real estate transactions, representing residential and commercial developers, conventional and public lending institutions, economic development agencies and corporate entities which have acquired and developed land and/or existing improvements for business operations. He has served as lead counsel in numerous multifaceted real estate transactions, involving both public and private financing and has also provided counsel to numerous landowners on oil and gas leasing issues. Mr. Persico’s practice requires him to deal on an ongoing basis with zoning and planning boards and other governmental entities and to work with all parties in transactions to insure that the matter proceeds swiftly and cost-effectively. A former regional counsel to the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, Mr. Persico is currently counsel to the Greater Wilkes-Barre Development Corporation, the Northeast Pennsylvania Alliance and the Greater Wilkes-Barre Association of Realtors. Among his many civic and community contributions, he is past chairman of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Partnership, the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Wilkes-Barre.
Over the years, he has lectured extensively for the National Business Institute and before numerous property owners associations and realtors associations on issues ranging from commercial lending to oil and gas leasing. He has authored an article for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Business Journal on Commercial Underwriting Standards and Practices.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Mr. Persico has served as lead counsel in the following multi-million dollar development projects:
- East Mountain Business Park in Plains Township, Pennsylvania
- Highland Industrial Park in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania
- Hanover Industrial Estates in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
- Residential subdivisions in Butler Township, Pennsylvania; Kingston Township, Pennsylvania and Dallas Township, Pennsylvania
- A mixed use residential and commercial complex in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- A national headquarters complex in Scranton, Pennsylvania
EDUCATION
- Villanova University (B.S., 1972)
- University of Baltimore (J.D., 1975) – Notes and Comments Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review (1974-1975)
