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Jim Valentine Begins Three-Year Term on the Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors

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Jim Valentine began a three-year term on the Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors at the conclusion of the association’s Annual Meeting, May 17, in Lancaster.

One of 12 zone governors who serve on the PBA board, Jim will represent Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming counties.

Since 2009, Jim has been a member of the PBA House of Delegates, the association’s policymaking body. The PBA’s Board of Governors is the body that manages and carries out PBA policies as they are established by the House of Delegates.

Jim is a past chair of the PBA Labor and Employment Law Section, and for over 20 years he has served on the section’s council.

Jim has previously served as a member of the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association’s (Luzerne County Bar Association) Executive Committee.

2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

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We are proud of Attorneys Robert D. Schaub and Richard A. Russo who have been honored as 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.

Atty. Schaub was selected as a Super Lawyer in the field of Business Litigation. This is the seventh consecutive year Atty. Schaub has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer.

Atty. Russo was selected as a Super Lawyer in the field of Personal Injury. In addition to having previously been named a Super Lawyer, Atty. Russo also has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for five consecutive years.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Two partners re-appointed to the Council of Business Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

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Lee S. Piatt and Paul T. Rushton, partners in our Firm’s Business & Finance Department, were recently re-appointed as members of the Council of the Business Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

The province of the Business Law Section is the development and practical working of the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of the United States, relating to business and nonprofit corporations, partnerships and associations, to banks and banking, and to the law relating to mercantile and commercial transactions, including the fields of bankruptcy, insolvency and receiverships and of business regulation law.

The Council is the governing body of the Section. Lee and Paul have previously served as members of the Council and are active in the Section’s Closely-held Business Committee (chaired by Paul), as members of the Title 15 Committee, and as contributors to the Section’s newsletter.

Steven P. Roth, Esquire Named New Managing Partner

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Steven P RothThe Law Firm of Rosenn Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP, is pleased to announce that Steven P. Roth, Esquire has been named Managing Partner of the firm effective January 1, 2016.  For decades, Mr. Roth has been engaged in the representation of a number of the region’s leading businesses in connection with general corporate representation.

At Rosenn Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP, our nearly 40 attorneys each focus on specific practice areas (Business & Finance, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Estates & Taxes, Labor & Employment, Oil & Gas, Workers’ Compensation), but work together in teams to achieve favorable results for our clients.

Mr. Roth received his Master’s in Business Administration from LaSalle University, his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Wilkes University.  Mr. Roth is the son of Attorney Eugene & Connie Roth of Wilkes-Barre, PA.  He resides in Shavertown with his wife, Susan and their children.

Mr. Roth is actively involved in several community organizations and maintains memberships in the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Luzerne County Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

As Managing Partner of Rosenn Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP, Mr. Roth plans on ensuring that the firm will continue to be a leader in both law and community service, as it has been for the past 60 years.

 

 

Ufberg Appointed to State Board

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The Times-Tribune – April 28, 2015

By Robert Swift, Harrisburg Bureau Chief

A prominent Wilkes-Barre attorney now sits on a state commission that reviews regulations to make sure they are consistent with the laws that led to them.

Murray Ufberg was named last month by Gov. Tom Wolf to a seat on the Independent Regulatory Review Commission. The commission has been in existence since the 1980s and is composed of five gubernatorial and legislative appointees.
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Welcome Back, Attorney Zelinka!

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Welcome back to one of our partners, Attorney Jack Zelinka! Jack has recently returned to our office from serving on active duty for the United States Navy. We cannot thank him enough for his service, and we are excited to have him back in the office!