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June 16 - Allentown DAVID C. SCHATTENSTEIN focuses his work in the area of creditors' rights in bankruptcy and insolvency. He is admitted to practice in the state courts of Pennsylvania, and in various federal bankruptcy, district and circuit courts throughout the nation. Mr. Schattenstein previously served as a bankruptcy trustee in the Eastern and Middle districts of Pennsylvania in cases in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11. He serves on the panels of approved mediators for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Schattenstein is a member of the Commercial Law League of America, having served on various committees and lectured at meetings for the Midwestern Regional Members Association in Chicago and for the Western Regional Members Association in Palm Springs. He is a member of the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys and has participated as a panelist at its 2005 Fall Collection Conference. Mr. Schattenstein is a sustaining member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (Unsecured Trade Creditors and Health Care committees). He also maintains membership in the Pennsylvania and Lehigh County bar associations. Mr. Schattenstein has served as an adjunct professor at Northampton County Community College and has participated as an instructor for the Pennsylvania Association of Certified Public Accountants. He previously served as corporate counsel to The National List. Mr. Schattenstein has been a frequent lecturer on office management and creditors' rights and insolvency topics, having written several articles. He earned his B.A. degree from Muhlenberg College and his J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law. JEFFREY G. TRAUGER is a shareholder and CEO in the law firm of Grim, Biehn & Thatcher located in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. Mr. Trauger practices primarily in the areas of creditors' rights, commercial litigation, real estate and municipal litigation. He has previously lectured for the Bucks County Bar Association's continuing legal education programs on the topics of mortgage foreclosures and fraudulent transfers. Mr. Trauger earned his B.A. degree from Brown University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Temple University School of Law. He is an active member of the Bucks County Bar Association (director, 1994-1996; 2003-2005), Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Litigation Counsel of America (charter fellow). Mr. Trauger has also been involved with the Bucks County Bar Association's Pro Bono Program since 1989. He represents various regional financial institutions and businesses in southeastern Pennsylvania, and currently serves as the solicitor to the Bucks County Sheriff's Department. DEMETRIOS H. TSAROUHIS is an attorney in the Allentown law firm of Keifer & Tsarouhis, LLP, where he focuses his practice in bankruptcy and commercial collections. Mr. Tsarouhis has previously lectured at various CLE events on bankruptcy topics, including creditors rights. He received his B.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree from Villanova University Law School. Mr. Tsarouhis also received his L.L.M. degree in taxation from Villanova University. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Lehigh County bar associations, NARCA and CLLA. June 17 - Harrisburg JASON DUNCAN is a partner in the law firm of Stone, Duncan & Associates, P.C., where he practices in the areas of criminal law, civil litigation, military law, contract litigation, business law, personal injury, real estate litigation, mechanics' liens, contracts and IP litigation. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Elizabethtown College and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Boston University School of Law. Mr. Duncan is a member of the Pennsylvania, the New Jersey State, the American and York County bar associations. ROBERT W. PONTZ is a partner in the Lancaster law firm of Hartman Underhill & Brubaker LLP, where he practices in the areas of creditors' rights, bankruptcy and business counseling. Mr. Pontz primarily serves business and individual clients facing or dealing with others in financial difficulty. His expertise is in the field of bankruptcy. Mr. Pontz represents secured and unsecured creditors, as well as debtors. He has extensive experience in Chapter 11 reorganizations, a topic on which he has lectured frequently. Mr. Pontz is a member of the Pennsylvania and Lancaster bar associations. He also is a member of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference and the Commercial Law League of America. Mr. Pontz earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from the College of William & Mary, and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Washington & Lee University. MATTHEW C. SAMLEY is a partner in the Lancaster law firm of Reese, Pugh, Samley, Wagenseller & Mecum, P.C., where he practices in the areas of business and estate planning, and debtor/creditor law. Mr. Samley is an adjunct instructor for Pennsylvania State University -York Campus, where he teaches courses in debtor/creditor and commercial law, corporations, partnerships, and understanding writing legal documents for the business professional. He is a member of the Business Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Estate Planning Council of Lancaster County, the Commercial Industrial Real Estate Council of Lancaster and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference. Mr. Samley earned his B.S. degree, cum laude, from Millersville University and his J.D. degree from Dickinson School of Law.
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