Vol. LVI Allentown, PA Friday, December 4, 2015 No. 75 1 THE COURT The Hon. Edward D. Reibman, President Judge The Hon. Carol K. McGinley, Judge The Hon. William E. Ford, Judge The Hon. Robert L. Steinberg, Judge The Hon. J. Brian Johnson, Judge The Hon. Kelly L. Banach, Judge The Hon. James T. Anthony, Judge The Hon. Maria L. Dantos, Judge The Hon. Michele A. Varricchio, Judge The Hon. Douglas G. Reichley, Judge The Hon. Lawrence J. Brenner, Senior Judge The Hon. Alan M. Black, Senior Judge LEHIGH LAW JOURNAL (USPS 309560) Owned and Published by THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF LEHIGH COUNTY 1114 Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18102 www.lehighbar.org ZACHARY J. COHEN, President HON. WILLIAM H. PLATT, President-Elect PATRICK J. REILLY, Vice President MICHELLE M. FORSELL, Secretary SARAH M. JOLLY, Treasurer SUSAN G. MAURER, Historian THOMAS F. TRAUD, JR., Law Journal Committee RAY BRIDGEMAN, Executive Director SARAH MUSSEL, Case Editor Copyright © 2015 Bar Association of Lehigh County The Lehigh Law Journal is published every Friday. All legal notices must be submitted in typewritten form and are published exactly as submitted by the advertiser. Neither the Law Journal nor the printer will assume any respon- sibility to edit, make spelling corrections, eliminate errors in grammar or make any changes in content. The Law Journal makes no representation as to the quality of services offered by any advertiser in this publication. Legal notices must be received at 1114 W. Walnut St., Allentown, PA 18102, before 12 noon the preceding Tuesday. Telephone (610) 433-6204. Advance issues $100.00 per year. Single copies $2.00. Payment of annual dues to the Bar As sociation of Lehigh County includes year’s subscription to Lehigh Law Journal. Printed at 206 S. 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Vice Chairman, Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania • Former Chairman, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of PA • Former Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Board of the Supreme Court of PA • Former Chairman, Supreme Court of PA Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Board • Former Federal Prosecutor • Named by his peers as Best Lawyers in America 2015 Philadelphia Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law “Lawyer of the Year” 1818 Market Street, 29th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 751-2863 The BALC Facebook page is updated regularly with meeting reminders and event notices, and includes photo albums, discussion boards, links, and much more. “Like” us at www.facebook.com/BarAssociationLehighCounty 8 MASTER FOR MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CONCILIATION PROGRAM The Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County is seeking a Master to conduct Conciliation Conferences in Mortgage Foreclosure Cases involving owner-occupied residential properties. Such conferences are designed to facilitate a timely deter- mination of eligibility under federal and local programs and possible plans to avoid foreclosure. The successful candidate must be a member of the Penn- sylvania Bar and will be paid at the rate of $50.00 per hour. Based upon the current demand, it is expected the Master will sit three to four times a month. Candidates should submit a letter of interest and resume to President Judge Reibman at 455 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101, fax (610) 871-2792 or edwardreibman@ lehighcounty.org by January 4, 2016. 12-4 The Law Offices of Elissa Griffith Waldron Our law offices have relocated! 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