LAMB McERLANE NEWS
Lamb McErlane Announces Twelve Firm Attorneys Have Been Named 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 
Lamb McErlane PC is elated to announce that twelve attorneys have been named "Pennsylvania Super Lawyers" for 2017: 

Honorable
William H. Lamb,

Founder
Appellate Law


James E. McErlane, Founder
Business/Corporate Law


Managing Partner General Litigation


Maureen M. McBride,
Partner 
Appellate Law


Mary-Ellen H. Allen, Partner 
General Litigation


 Daniel R. Bush
Partner
Criminal Defense 


 John J. Cunningham, IV, Partner 
General Litigation
 

Guy A. Donatelli, Partner 
Business Litigation


Vasilios J. Kalogredis,
Partner 
Health Law 

Partner
Family Law


James C. Sargent, 
Partner
Appellate Law


Scot R. Withers, Partner
Appellate Law


No more than five percent of all Pennsylvania lawyers are named to the Super Lawyers list. Candidates for inclusion to the list are evaluated based on their career history, nomination by peers, pro bono work, published papers and other professional criteria.  Read More
Joel L. Frank Named General Counsel for the Republican Party of PA 

Joel L. Frank ,   Managing Partner and Executive Committee Chairman of  Lamb McErlane PC, has been named 
General Counsel for the Republican Party of Pennsylvania.  
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Articles

Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law

By: Mary-Ellen H. Allen, Esq.  

Mary-Ellen H. Allen, Partner, Co-Chair -Employment Law, 610.701.4420 
Hiring and firing employees requires consideration of multiple legal issues. When an employee is hired or separates from employment, one statute both the employee and employer must consider is the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law ("WPCL") 43 P.S. ยง260.1 et seq.  

The WPCL is a state law that acts as a vehicle to recover unpaid wages and also provides for damages in the event an employer withholds compensation from an employee. The protections of the WPCL apply to all
employees based in Pennsylvania.  Read More 


"The Apology Rule"

By: Scot R. Withers, Esquire
Scot R. Withers
Partner, Litigation and
Post-Trial and Appellate
Advocacy Group
Email  
610-430-8000

The Benevolent Gesture Medical Professional Liability Act, also known as the apology rule, went into effect in Pennsylvania over three years ago, on December 24, 2013. It applies to communications made in any medical negligence action commenced after that date.

The law encourages health care providers to express empathy by offering condolences to a patient or bereaved family after an unexpected medical outcome, while at the same time providing confidence that such expressions may not be used against a medical provider in a medical malpractice action.   Read More

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In This Issue

Lamb McErlane has added Election Law to its practice areas. 

Lamb McErlane's Inaugural Health Law Newsletter 
Lamb McErlane's Community Events
Lamb McErlane is Proud to Sponsor the Following Community Events
  • The Devon Horse Show
  • The Strawberry Festival - Brandywine Health Foundation 
  • Up on the Roof - West Chester Downtown Foundation 
  • Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America Pacesetter Event
     
  • Main Line Animal Rescue's (MLAR) 8th Annual Springer Golf Tournament & Auction
  • Chester County Bar Foundation's (CCBF) Annual Golf Classic 
  • The West Chester Film Festival 
  • Chester County Historical Society's
    35
    th Annual Antiques Show 
        
See More

Lamb McErlane Partner 
Mark Thompson a Panelist at the
Chester County Agricultural Development Council 

Lamb McErlane PC partner Mark P. Thompson was a panelist   at the Chester County Agricultural Development Council where he  discussed Act 38, also known as ACRE (Agriculture, Communities and Rural Environment).