|   | | Law Firm in Erie, Pennsylvania | |
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| | Address | | Suite 300, 300 State Street | | Erie, Pennsylvania 16507 | | (Erie Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Marsh, Spaeder, Baur, Spaeder
& Schaaf, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Negligence and Insurance Law. Corporation, Probate, Small Business and Corporations, Real Estate, Taxation, Bankruptcy, Workers Compensation, Criminal Law, and Estate Planning. | | Year Established: 1897 | Firm Profile:
Marsh, Spaeder, Baur, Spaeder & Schaaf, LLP was founded in 1897 by Ritchie T. Marsh and C. C. Eaton. The law firm engages in the general practice of law, concentrating in Erie County, but also handling litigation in Crawford, Clarion, Elk, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango & Warren Counties as well. All partners and associates participate in continuing legal education seminars to keep abreast of the ever-changing aspects of the law, in addition to various professional associations and community affairs. General civil practice with extensive experience in the state and federal courts, trials and appeals, real estate, estate planning and probate, worker's compensation, products liability, negligence, family and tax law. | | Firm Size: 13 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Allstate Insurance Co.; American Standard Insurance Co.; Borough of Edinboro; Capitol Indemnity Group; Coregis Group; Donegal Mutual Insurance Co.; Erie Parking Authority; Farmers Insurance Group; GE Transportation Services/Electric Insurance Company; Great American Insurance Co.; Greene Township; Lebanon Mutual Insurance Co.; Mac Risk Management, Ltd.; Marquette Savings Bank; Motorists Insurance Cos.; National Grange Mutual Insurance Co.; Northwest Savings Bank; Ohio Casualty Group; Progressive Insurance; Sentry Insurance Group; St. Paul/Travelers Insurance Co.; Tops Markets, Inc.; Waterford Township HFIC Management, Inc.; Westport Insurance Group; Windsor Insurance Group; Zurich Insurance Group. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | James E. Marsh, Sr. (1908-1988). | | Ritchie T. Marsh (1870-1947). | | John A. Spaeder (1902-1994). | | Robert N. Spaeder (1915-1993). | | Byron A. Baur (1906-2002). | | Will J. Schaaf (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, November 21, 1918; admitted to bar, 1949, Pennsylvania. Education: Edinboro State College (B.S., 1942); Cornell University (LL.B., 1948). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Co-Editor-in-Chief, Cornell Law Quarterly, 1946-1948. Member: Erie County (President, 1973), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. [Capt., U.S. Army Air Force, 1942-1945]. | | Ritchie T. Marsh (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, December 1, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Pennsylvania. Education: Grove City College (A.B., 1965); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1968). Member: Erie County (President, 1985) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Real Estate Law; Municipal Law. Email: Ritchie T. Marsh | | William J. Schaaf (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1968); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1971). Member: Moot Court Board; National Moot Court Team. Member: Erie County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. [Capt., USAR, 1971-1972]. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Corporate Law. Email: William J. Schaaf | | James E. Marsh, Jr. (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, August 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1969); University of Denver (J.D., 1972); University of Miami (LL.M., in Taxation, 1975). Member: Erie County (President, 1994) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills and Estate Administration; Real Estate and Zoning Law. Email: James E. Marsh, Jr. | | John P. Eppinger (Member) born Worcester, Massachusetts, June 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: New England College (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Duquesne University (J.D., 1974). Member: Erie County (Chairman, Family Law Committee, 1993-1994), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy Practice. Email: John P. Eppinger | | Thomas E. Kuhn (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Gannon University (B.S., 1974); Capital University (J.D., 1977). Phi Alpha Delta. Blue Key; Order of the Curia. Development Editor, Capital University Law School Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: Erie County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills and Estate Administration; Real Estate and Zoning Law; Business Organization; Business Transactions; Municipal Law; Taxation; Sales and Acquisitions. Email: Thomas E. Kuhn | | Michael G. Nelson (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, January 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1980); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: Erie County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Wills; Trust Law; Taxation; Estate Planning; Estate Administration. Email: Michael G. Nelson | | John B. Fessler (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1982); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1985). Phi Alpha Delta (Vice Justice, 1985). Member: Erie County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: John B. Fessler | | Eugene C. Sundberg, Jr. (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, December 15, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1982); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1985). Member: Erie County and Pennsylvania (Member, Civil Litigation Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation. Email: Eugene C. Sundberg, Jr. | | Donald F. Fessler, Jr. (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1988). Member: Erie County, Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Workers Compensation Law. Email: Donald F. Fessler, Jr. | | Kurt L. Sundberg (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1986); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1989). Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1987-1989. Author and Lecturer: Bankruptcy and Pension Plans, 401 (K)s, IRAs and other Retirement Plans; various Bankruptcy seminar booklets. Member: Erie County (Chairman, Bankruptcy Committee, 2006—) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Mortgage Foreclosure; Real Estate; Banking Law; Business Organization; Business Transactions. Email: Kurt L. Sundberg | | Anthony R. Himes (Member) born Altoona, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Member: Erie County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense. Email: Anthony R. Himes | | Andrew M. Schmidt (Associate Counsel) born Erie, Pennsylvania, February 18, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1999); Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2002). Member: Erie County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Unemployment Compensation; Consumer Law; Consumer Litigation; Consumer Protection. Email: Andrew M. Schmidt | | ASSOCIATE | | Kevin M. Monahan (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania, February 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: Gannon University (B.S.B.A., 1981); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1984). Member: Erie County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Taxation. Email: Kevin M. Monahan |
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