King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC

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Law Firm in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
 
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One West Broad Street, Suite 700
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018-5716
(Lehigh & Northampton Cos.)
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Phone: 610-332-0390; 610-432-4506 (Allentown); 610-588-0915 (Bangor); 570-424-8031 (Stroudsburg)  
Fax: 610-332-0314
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King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC practices in the following areas of law:
Litigation, Construction, Personal Injury and Defense, Insurance Law, Education Law, Employment Law, Public Finance, Business and Corporation Law, Municipal Law, Commercial Real Estate, Family Law, Estate Planning and Administration, General Practice.
Year Established: 1970
Firm Profile:
King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC is a regional law firm that, together with its predecessors, has provided comprehensive legal services to business, insurance, professional, education and municipal clients for almost 40 years. Our attorneys possess the highest level of professional integrity and are dedicated to providing personalized service in a responsive, creative and efficient manner.

Our mission is to successfully meet the current needs of our diverse clientele in the ever expanding communities where we live, work, and do business. We remain committed to delivering the traditional high standards of competence, integrity, and service that has been recognized as the hallmark of our firm.

Firm Size: 23
Representative Clients:
Corporate: Advanced Fluid Technologies, Inc.; American Society of Educators; Crest Carpet Wholesale; Fidelity National Title Ins. Co.; L.S.S. Realty; LTS Builders Inc.; Majestic Athletic, Ltd.; Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.; MRD Lumber Company, Inc.; MSG Associates; National Liberty Museum; Northampton Country Club; Penn Healthcare Services, Inc.; Schneider & Sons, Inc.; University Publishing, Inc.; Valley Housing Development Corporation; Welder Training & Testing Institute, Inc. Insurance: Allstate Insurance Co.; Coregis; Erie Insurance Exchange; Hanover Insurance; Mutual Insurance Company of Lehigh Co.; Progressive Insurance Company; Prudential Prop. & Cas.; PSBA Ins. Trust. Municipal: Allentown Commercial and Industrial Development Authority; Allentown Downtown Improvement District Authority; Allentown Economic Development Corporation; City of Allentown; Lehigh Carbon Community College; Lehigh County Housing Authority; Lehigh County Redevelopment Authority; Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority; Pen Argyl Municipal Authority.
PARTNERS OF FIRM
Jerome B. Frank (Partner) born November 18, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Pennsylvania. Education: Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1961); Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1964). Member, Board of Editors, Dickinson Law Review, 1963-1964. Special Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1971-1981. Member, Board of Directors, 1985-2004 and President, 1987-1988, Allentown Economic Development Corporation. Member, 1985— and Chairman, 1989—, Lehigh County General Purpose Authority. Member: Lehigh County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Nonprofit Corporations; Transactional Real Estate. Email: Jerome B. Frank
Donald F. Spry, II (Partner) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Moravian College (B.A., 1969); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1972). Member: Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Lecturer). Practice Areas: Family Law; Education Law. Email: Donald F. Spry, II
Domenic P. Sbrocchi (Partner) born November 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1970); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Hon. Alfred T. Williams, Jr., Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, 1973-1974. Assistant District Attorney, 1979-1983. Member: Monroe County, Northampton County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Commercial Litigation; School Law; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Domenic P. Sbrocchi
Kirby G. Upright (Partner) born South Canaan, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1970); Akron University Law School (J.D., 1973); Temple University (LL.M., 1977). Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Public Accountant, Pennsylvania, 1975. Faculty Member, Estate Planning and Administration, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Board Member, Penn Security Bank and Trust Company. Member: Monroe (Orphans' Court Rules Committee) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Tax Planning; Orphans' Court Litigation. Email: Kirby G. Upright
Kent H. Herman (Partner) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., 1971); Villanova University (J.D., 1974). Law Clerk to Northampton County Judge, Richard D. Grifo, 1974-1975. Solicitor, Lehigh County Housing Authority, 1976—. Solicitor, Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority, 1991—. Member: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Forum on Affordable Housing) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Municipal; Real Estate. Email: Kent H. Herman
Terence L. Faul (Partner) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, May 1, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1976). Law Clerk to the Hon. Alfred T. Williams, Jr., 1976-1977. Solicitor, Pen Argyl Municipal Authority, 1973—. Member: Monroe County, Northampton County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Contracts. Email: Terence L. Faul
John E. Freund, III (Partner) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1974); Villanova University (J.D., 1977). Reimal Appellate Moot Court Finalist, 1976. Member, Villanova Law Review, 1976-1977. Law Clerk to Lehigh County Judge, John E. Backenstoe, 1977-1978. President, Pennsylvania School Solicitors Association, 2000. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law; Insurance Law; Litigation; Municipal. Email: John E. Freund, III
James F. Swartz, III (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, January 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Moravian College (B.A., 1986); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1989). Executive Managing Editor, University of Bridgeport Law Review, 1988-1989. Law Clerk to Superior Court Judge, Hon. Donald E. Wieand, 1989-1991. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; General Litigation. Email: James F. Swartz, III
Kevin C. Reid (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1987); Villanova University (J.D., 1993). Congressional Intern to Patricia Schroeder, 1986. Law Clerk to Hon. Lawrence J. Brenner, Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County, 1993-1995. Member: National and Pennsylvania Associations of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Employment Law; Education Law; Litigation. Email: Kevin C. Reid
Paul S. Frank (Partner) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Bloomsburg University (B.A., 1985); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning and Administration; Nonprofit Corporate Law; Real Estate. Email: Paul S. Frank
Michael A. Gaul (Partner) born Washington, D.C., January 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania; 1994, Maryland. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1988); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Executive Editor, 1992-1993, and Assistant Editor, 1991-1992, Journal of Law & Commerce. Law Clerk to Judge Peter Paul Olszewski, Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1993-1994; Judge Linda Wallach Miller, Court of Common Pleas, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, 1994-1995. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Municipal Law. Email: Michael A. Gaul
Ellen C. Schurdak (Partner) born Mt. Kisco, New York; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: London School of Economics (G.C., 1984); Fairfield University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1995). Member: Monroe and Northampton County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law. Email: Ellen C. Schurdak
Kristine Marakovits-Roddick (Partner) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: Rutgers University, New Brunswick (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Villanova University (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to Hon. Jerome P. Cheslock, Common Pleas Judge, 1999-2000. Member: Monroe County, Northampton County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law. Email: Kristine Marakovits-Roddick
Dorota K. Gasienica-Kozak (Partner) born Nowy Targ, Poland, October 14, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: DeSales University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Recipient: Outstanding Trial Advocate Award, 1999. Executive Editor, 1999-2000, Environmental Law and Technology Journal. Author: "AIDS Treatment and Medical Technology: The Supreme Court Abandons the CDC, Bragdon v. Abbott," Temple Environmental Law & Technology Journal. Member: Monroe County, Carbon County, Northampton County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Languages: Polish. Practice Areas: Family Law; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Civil Litigation. Email: Dorota K. Gasienica-Kozak
OF COUNSEL
E. Drummond King (Of Counsel) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, October 10, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1957); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1960). Special Assistant Attorney General, 1963-1971. Member: Lehigh County Bar Association (Director, 1970-1974; President, 1973); Pennsylvania Defense Institute; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; General Commercial; Estates. Email: E. Drummond King
George K. Keenan (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., July 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1965); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1968). Attorney, Heights St. Joseph Federal Credit Union. Past Solicitor, Bethlehem Area School District. Member: Northampton County Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. [With U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Law; Estates. Email: George K. Keenan
James J. Ravelle, Ph.D. (Of Counsel) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1973); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1976); Lehigh University (Ph.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Labor and Employment; Personal Injury; Real Estate.
ASSOCIATES
Jeffrey T. Tucker (Associate) born Key West, Florida, September 29, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1972); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1977). Past Member, Executive Board, Pennsylvania School Board Association. Member: Bucks County (Board of Directors, 1988-1990) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania School Board Solicitors Association (President, 1997). [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1977-1981]. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law; Administrative Law. Email: Jeffrey T. Tucker
Rebecca A. Young (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., Psychology; B.S., Human Services, 1988); University of Massachusetts (M.Ed., 1990; M.A., 1999); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Education Law; Special Education.
Ms Deirdre J. Kamber (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2004, Pennsylvania; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District Pennsylvania. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1994); University of Limerick, Ireland (M.A., 1995); Hofstra School of Law (J.D., 1998). Awardee, Twenty Under Forty Award, Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal; Adjunct Professor, Employment Law, Cedar Crest College; Certified Practitioner, HIPAA for Business Associates; Chair of Diversity Committee, Society for Human Resource Management (Lehigh Valley Chapter); Board Member, Bethlehem Business Council; Board Member, Advisory Board for the Department of Business, Management and Economics, Cedar Crest College; attendee, EEOC Racial Stereotyping Technical Assistance Program; Winner, New York State Bar Ethics Award. Member: Northampton County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Special Advocate, Operation Safe Surf, Office of the Attorney General for Pennsylvania. Practice Areas: Employment Law(50%); Employment Discrimination; Employer Rights; Personnel Training; Unemployment Compensation; Management Labor Law(20%); Health Care(15%); Health Care Privacy(15%). Email: Ms Deirdre J. Kamber
Jessica F. Moyer (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: West Chester University (B.A., 2000); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Recipient: Neuman Schwartz Award; National Association Women's Lawyer Award. Named in Who's Who Among American Law Students, 2004. Quarter-Finalist, Reimels Moot Court Board Competition. Law Clerk, Hon. Margherita Patti Worthington, Court of Common Pleas, Monroe County. Author: "Cyberstalking: Traditional Stalking in the Virtual World." Practice Areas: Family Law; Education Law. Email: Jessica F. Moyer
Erin D. Gilsbach (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1999); Pennsylvania State University (M.Ed., 2002); Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 2005). Recipient: Jurisprudence Award; Law, Science Award; CALI Award for distinction in the Law. Member, Trial Moot Court. Legal Intern, Pennsylvania Department of Education's Office Counsel, 2003-2005. Practice Areas: Education Law. Email: Erin D. Gilsbach
Michael A. Santanasto (Associate) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 2, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.A., 2003); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2004). Member, Justinian Society. Member: Northampton County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Litigation.
Kassandra P. Aristide (Associate) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Education: DeSales University (B.A.Ed., 2004); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2007). Member: Northampton County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; Special Education.

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