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April 16 - Harrisburg LAWRENCE G. FRANK is a partner at Thomas, Long, Niesen & Kennard. He is a Chapter 7 panel trustee and has been practicing law for more than 35 years, focusing solely on bankruptcy law. Mr. Frank's practice involves review of bankruptcy schedules, conducting meetings of creditors, litigating all issues pertaining to the bankruptcy estate and appeals where necessary. He frequently speaks to various professional organizations including the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Dauphin County Bar Association on bankruptcy issues. Mr. Frank is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western districts of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. degree from Dickinson School of Law. BRIAN H. SMITH is a partner with the firm of Lamm Rubenstone LLC in Trevose, Pennsylvania, where he focuses his practice in all aspects of creditors' rights, including residential and commercial mortgage foreclosures, title insurance defense, ejections/evictions, replevins, representation of creditors in bankruptcy court, and collections, as well as in general commercial litigation. He is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania state courts, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western districts of Pennsylvania. Mr. Smith co-wrote the article "Navigating Through Uncertainty: A Landlord's Rights and Remedies When Personal Property is "Left Behind' By A Tenant," and "The Applicability of "Police Power' Title Insurance Policy Exclusions to Nonconforming Zoning Uses in Pennsylvania-Let The (Title Insurance) Buyer Beware." He is a frequent lecturer on mortgage foreclosures, title insurance issues and general collection matters, and successfully litigated the case of In re Brown, 311 B.R. 409 (E.D. Pa. 2004) which upheld the right of a lender whose original mortgage had been lost and never recorded to seek relief from the automatic stay of 11 U.S.C. sec. 362 to pursue a state court quiet title action to permit a copy of the mortgage to be recorded as if the original, and therefore avoid automatic "unsecured creditor" status in the underlying bankruptcy. Mr. Smith earned his B.A. degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from Dickinson College and his J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law. GLENN J. SMITH is an attorney with the CGA Law Firm, where his primary practice is in the areas of civil litigation, commercial litigation and estate litigation, as well as municipal law. He advises and represents his clients on a variety of legal issues. Mr. Smith is a skilled litigator who represents his clients before local and state agencies, administrative tribunals, and the state and federal court systems. He regularly advises clients on both personal and professional issues and has represented and served his clients in an expansive array of legal matters including premises liability actions, construction and warranty issues, real estate disputes, corporate disputes, municipal issues, State Ethics Act violations, and Consumer Protection Act and Unfair Debt Collection Practices Act violations. As a member of the firm's municipal section, Mr. Smith also serves as solicitor for both municipalities, as well as local and county officers in addition to routinely representing clients before other municipal entities. Formerly, he was an assistant district attorney for the County of York, as well as a special assistant united states attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Smith is a member of the Pennsylvania and York County bar associations, the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He also is an adjunct professor at Widener University School of Law with the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program. Mr. Smith earned his B.A. degree from Juniata College and his J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law. THOMAS O. WILLIAMS is a shareholder in the Camp Hill law firm of Reager & Adler, P.C., where he practices in the areas of construction law and debt collection. He has lectured on his areas of practice at continuing legal education seminars and he is a contributing writer for ABC Spokesman. Mr. Williams earned his B.A. degree from Seton Hall University and his J.D. degree from Widener University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Dauphin County Bar Association. Mr. Williams has received certification as a mediator and arbitrator. April 17 - Philadelphia CRAIG H. FOX is the managing shareholder of the Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania law firm of Fox and Fox Attorneys at Law. He has substantial experience in the areas of collections, foreclosures, bankruptcy, real estate, commercial transactions, banking, and commercial litigation. Mr. Fox actively represents numerous publicly traded and privately held companies, as well as individuals, in connection with their collection, real estate, and commercial transaction needs. He has led seminars on collection, real estate, title, business, and financing topics. Mr. Fox also is a licensed real estate broker for Realty Corporation of America and has served on the Montgomery County Realtor - Attorney Joint Liaison Committee. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery bar associations. Within the Montgomery Bar Association, Mr. Fox served four consecutive terms as chairperson of the Collection, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Committee; served as chairperson of the Debtor/Creditor Committee; was elected to serve on the Board of Directors; was appointed to serve on the Bench - Bar Committee; was appointed vice chair of the Business, Banking and Corporate Counsel Committee; and was appointed vice chair of the Professionalism Committee. He is a member of numerous committees of the Montgomery, Pennsylvania and American bar associations, including the Business, Banking and Corporate Counsel, the Bankruptcy/Creditors and Debtors Rights, the Construction and Public Contract Law, Franchising, and the Real Estate committees. Mr. Fox graduated from Lafayette College and earned his J.D. degree from Villanova University School of Law. GREGORY W. FOX is an attorney with the law firm of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, where he focuses his practice on the defense of claims made and suits brought against attorneys, accountants and other professionals. He also defends clients in commercial litigation. Mr. Fox previously focused his practice on commercial litigation, creditor-rights litigation and municipal litigation. He has successfully represented clients in federal and state courts throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Fox has exposure to the area of foreclosure. He previously represented mortgage companies and mortgage servicers in a variety of foreclosure and foreclosure related litigation including contested foreclosures, lien priority disputes, bankruptcy actions to set aside tax sales, and claims brought under TILA and FDCPA. Mr. Fox earned his B.A. degree from the University of Richmond and his J.D. degree from Villanova University School of Law.
RICHARD J. PERR is an attorney with Fineman, Krekstein & Harris, P.C., in Philadelphia. A commercial litigator with more than 16 years of experience, he defends creditors for alleged violations of federal and state consumer protection law, including the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Mr. Perr represents financial institutions, law firms, collection agencies and data furnishers in complex litigation, including class action and multi-party lawsuits. He is a frequent speaker at professional seminars for the Mid-Atlantic Collectors Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Mr. Perr was selected for inclusion on the New Jersey Super Lawyers® list (2006 - present), and the 2008 Lawyers on the Fast Track list by The Legal Intelligencer and the Pennsylvania Law Weekly. He has served as an adjunct professor of election and political campaign law at Rutgers-Camden School of Law for the past 10 years. Mr. Perr serves on the Members' Attorney Program Committee (MAP Committee) of the ACA International where he also is the State Compliance Chair for New Jersey. He also has served as the State Compliance Chair for Pennsylvania. Mr. Perr currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Mid-Atlantic Collectors Association. He earned his B.A. degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and his J.D. degree, with honors, from Rutgers-Camden School of Law. STEVEN M. SCHAIN opened the Schain Law Firm in 1994, focusing on commercial litigation with a specialty in representing financial institutions and defending against consumer lending claims. Prior to opening his firm, he served as law clerk to a U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and as an associate at Blank Rome. Mr. Schain is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and received an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell. He serves as a court appointed judge pro tTempore and arbitrator, and is a frequent Pennsylvania Bar Institute and National Bar Institute author and lecturer on topics including civil litigation, personal injury, and ethics. Mr. Schain earned his B.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Law Review and graduated with honors. J. SCOTT WATSON is the owner of J. Scott Watson, P.C., in Glen Mills, where his practice is devoted to collections, personal injury and general practice. He is a member of the Commercial Law League, the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys, and is a partner in Collection Recovery Services, Inc., a collection agency in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. Mr. Watson is a member of the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Delaware County bar associations and the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. He earned his A.B. degree from Lafayette College and his J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law.
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