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The law firm of O’Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C. (OWM) is growing again, announcing that Scott J. Werner, Jr. has joined the firm. Mr. Werner received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Penn State in 2008 and his Juris Doctor from Widener Delaware in 2013. Scott began his legal career as an Accredited Voluntary Attorney with the Widener Veterans Law Clinic.

Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin is pleased to announce that Mark C. Sesso and Danielle M. Yacono have joined the firm as Associates. Mr. Sesso is a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Municipal Departments. He works on a wide range of transactions including both complex and uncomplicated matters involving the acquisition and disposition of real estate matters throughout the Delaware Valley. Ms. Yacono is a member of the firm’s trust and estates group. She counsels clients on all aspects of estate planning and trust administration including harnessing and valuing assets, reducing tax consequences, and when necessary, dealing with litigation in Orphans’ Court. She is also involved in drafting revocable and irrevocable, special needs, irrevocable life insurance and grantor and dynasty trusts.

Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin, PC is pleased to announce that attorney William G. Roark, who chairs the firm’s Cannabis Law practice, was the course planner for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Medical Marijuana & Hemp Law Symposium 2021. The 2-day webcast event was held on September 23 and 24, 2021. Over 21 industry experts participated in the webcast covering a variety of topics in Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, and Hemp Law. The keynote speakers at the 2-day event were Lt. Governor John Fetterman and Councilman Derek Green.

Obermayer is pleased to announce that Pottstown’s Mayor, Stephanie A. Henrick, has joined the firm and serves as a partner in the Trust & Estates department. Henrick resides in Obermayer’s West Conshohocken office. She has extensive experience in Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Orphans’ Court Litigation, and serves as court-appointed counsel for alleged incapacitated individuals.

Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin is pleased to announce John C. Rafferty, Jr. was reappointed as a member of the Disciplinary Board of Pennsylvania for a term expiring April 1, 2025. John served four terms as the Pennsylvania State Senator for the 44th District.

Mr. Rafferty was also recently appointed by Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Kim L. Ward as a member of the Judicial Computer System Financial Audit Committee of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Wisler Pearlstine, LLP is pleased to announce that Deborah R. Stambaugh, Arin E. Schein, and Najeebah BeyahGreen have joined the firm as associates.

Ms. Stambaugh has joined the firm’s commercial litigation department. She is an experienced litigator whose practice focuses on disputes relating to business contracts, construction, insurance, real estate development, employment, business associations, and nonprofit entities.

Ms. Schein has joined the firm’s Education Law practice group. She provides guidance to public school districts and charter schools to foster compliance with the myriad federal and state regulations related to special education programming, Section 504 and ADA accommodations, education for homeless students, and student discipline procedures.

Ms. Beyah-Green has joined the firm’s Education Law practice group. While earning her law degree she worked as a legal intern with the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, collaborating with experienced attorneys developing a cost-recovery ordinance to reduce budget gaps and effectively advocating for those who could be adversely impacted by the cost-recovery ordinance.

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The following members have been admitted to the Montgomery Bar Association between October and November 2021:

Victor Adeniran – Villanova University** David G.C. Arnold* Lily C. Austin Austin R. Bauersmith Daniel R. Boose* John D. Christmas, IV – Villanova University** Matthew Cioeta Alyssa L. Davis Joseph DiSandro Rachel Montgomery Feil – Villanova University** Ashley Garland – Temple University** Laurel Grass* Gregory Heleniak* Christopher D. Hinderliter Joshua Kershenbaum* Elizabeth Killackey William C. Kirby Richard J. Nalbandian John W. Norton Favour Okechukwu – Villanova University** Joseph Petrone Angela Polizzi Katherine Raynor Sharon Rupprecht Jordan Santo RoseMarie Soto Shannon L. Stefanelli Lindsey Wilkinson Danielle M. Yacono

* Returning Member ** Law Student Member