08-17-2022 Member Benefit Compliance Session

Aug17Wed2022

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Widener Commonwealth Law School

1 Ethics Hour(s), 5 Substantive Hour(s)

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Member Benefit Compliance Session

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Widener University Commonwealth Law School | Room A180 | 3737 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, PA
Please note that this is a SMOKE FREE CAMPUS.

Coffee and lunch sponsored by:

Pursuant to Mandatory CLE Rules, every attorney admitted to active practice in PA must complete twelve (12) hours of CLE each year, including two (2) ethics. Each attorney has been assigned a date for completion of the required hours. If you do not know your assigned completion date, you may call (717) 231-3380 for this information. August 17, 2022 is the next compliance date.

To assist our members in meeting the requirements, our Continuing Legal Education Committee has scheduled courses toward the end of each due date. Each course will consist of six (6) one hour segments. You may enroll for as many hours as you choose, until you reach your 12 FREE credits. (Free credits are based on calendar year participating in these seminars). In order to receive your FREE credits, your 2022 dues MUST BE PAID.

*FREE with 2022 dues paid | $35 per session for all others

Limited to first 100 registrants – registration is REQUIRED. Register for the entire day and come to any sessions you wish.

Agenda

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Family Law | Allison Hastings, Esquire

10:15 - 11:15 a.m. | Immigration Law | Troy Mattes, Esquire

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | PBA Malpractice Avoidance (ethics) | Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire & Mark Lefever

LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE THAT REGISTER FOR IT

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Workers' Compensation Case Law Update | Steven Ryan, Esquire & Lucas Csovelak, Esquire

2:45 - 3:45 p.m. | Bankruptcy's Impact on the Rest of the Legal Community | James K. Jones, Esquire & Tracy L. Updike, Esquire

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Estate Tax Planning in 2022 | Neil W. Yahn, Esquire

Speakers

Tracy Lynn Updike Office of Standing Ch. 13 Trustee, Tracy L. Updike

Ms. Updike is Of Counsel at Mette, Evans & Woodside in Harrisburg. She focuses her practice in the field of consumer and commercial bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. She is a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy topics at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and for the Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association. She is an adjunct professor for Bankruptcy Law at Widener Law Commonwealth in Harrisburg.

Tracy received her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, CA.. She graduated with high honors from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Before returning to Pennsylvania after law school, Tracy worked in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, California. She is currently licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania.

Tracy is currently a member of the Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations, an active member of both the Board of Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association and the Advisory Committee to the Middle District Bankruptcy Court, and a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. She is the Bankruptcy Section Chair for the DCBA.

For fun, Tracy enjoys traveling the world and learning about other cultures, as well as reading and spending time with her favorite little ones – her niece, nephew and canine baby, Coco.

Neil Warner Yahn JSDC Law

Neil Warner Yahn, Sr., is a partner with the firm of JSDC Law Offices and he also serves on the faculty at Villanova University since 2011 as an adjunct professor where he teaches Individual Taxation and Taxation of Business Entities.

Neil primarily concentrates his law practice on income, partnership, corporate and estate tax matters and related litigation. Neil advises clients with respect to the use of partnerships, S corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs) and other pass-through entities to assist clients in a wide range of tax planning matters. He works with our clients to use pass-through entities to avoid double taxation, to allow business owners to obtain the full benefit of tax losses or tax incentives, and to minimize the tax impact of various asset acquisitions or dispositions. In the controversy area, Neil has represented clients at the audit and appellate levels of the IRS and in litigation before the U.S. Tax Court. He has also represented large estates and beneficiaries in disputes over testamentary documents and claims of undue influence.

Neil also writes and lectures extensively on tax planning topics and related matters for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Institute for Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Planning Association. He is a graduate of the Villanova University School of Law. At Villanova, Neil earned his Juris Doctorate and Masters in Taxation (LL.M.). Neil supplemented his Masters in Taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center where he focused on employee benefits, employer plan designs and fiduciary provisions under ERISA.

Neil is AV Rated.

Allison G. Hastings Purdy Law Office, LLC

Allison joined Purdy Law Office, LLC in November 2012 as an associate attorney, where she has focused her practice on all areas of family law. In 2014, she also began working as a Guardian ad Litem appointed by the Court to represent the best interest of children in adoption and termination of parental rights actions.

Allison particularly enjoys helping clients resolve their divorce, custody and support disputes outside of court. She is a trained Collaborative Law Attorney and mediator and utilizes this training to help parents and spouses reach agreements that take into account the needs and interests of all family members.

Prior to joining the practice, Allison obtained her B.A. from James Madison University in 2007 and her law degree from Widener Law Commonwealth (formerly Widener University) in December 2010. During law school, she worked as a Certified Legal Intern in the Widener Civil Law Clinic, representing and assisting indigent clients in civil matters.

She is a past member of the William Lipsitt Inn of Court, current chair of the Central Pennsylvania Collaborative Professionals training committee, and current member of the Family Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Dauphin County Bar Association. Allison also acts as a Guardian Monitor for the Dauphin County Guardianship Monitor program and as an attorney volunteer at local Wills for Heroes events.

Outside of the office, Allison acts as a “big sister” in Big Brothers, Big Sisters.

Troy J. Mattes Mattes & Mahon, PC

Troy James Mattes has been practicing immigration law for over 21 years and has a special interest in immigration law matters. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990, and prior to law school, Mr. Mattes spent three years overseas in Gabon, Africa with the United States Peace Corps. During his time in Africa, Mr. Mattes gained a unique knowledge of life in other countries. This insight contributes to his appreciation for his clients’ special circumstances and the personal attention he gives to each client’s case.

Since 1998, Mr. Mattes has been representing clients in all types of immigration matters before the Immigration Courts including bail/bond matters at the York County Prison in York, Pennsylvania. Further, Mr. Mattes has successfully helped many clients in obtaining lawful permanent resident status and waiver approvals from U.S. Consulates abroad where he enjoys a success rate of over 95% in consular waiver cases.

Mr. Mattes graduated from Widener University School of Law in 1998 and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has served as Vice President of the AILA Philadelphia Chapter. Mr. Mattes is also a member of the Pennsylvania and Lancaster Bar Associations. He serves annually as an Arbitrator for the Lancaster Court of Common Pleas. Mr. Mattes is capable in Spanish and fluent in French.

Mr. Mattes is admitted to practice before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and is able to represent clients before the Immigration Court in all 50 States. Mr. Mattes is also admitted to practice in the State Courts of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Josh J. T. Byrne Marshall Dennehey

Josh J.T. Byrne is a member of the Professional Liability Department where he concentrates his practice on representing and defending professionals in a variety of professional liability matters. Josh regularly represents attorneys in legal malpractice, wrongful use of civil proceedings and disciplinary matters. He also represents many other types of professionals, including those in the health care field, in the federal and state courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and before disciplinary boards.

Josh has devoted his legal career to the protection of professionals and is highly regarded in this arena throughout the state. He is Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Professional Liability Committee; Co-Chair of the Amicus Curiae Brief Committee; and an active member of the Ethics Committee. He is also Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Professional Responsibility Committee, the former Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Professional Guidance Committee and is a former Hearing Committee Member serving the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He serves as a Zone One delegate to the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s House of Delegates and as a Judge Pro Temp for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

A prolific writer, Josh publishes extensively on malpractice avoidance and authors a recurring column in The Legal Intelligencer on professional liability topics. Josh frequently presents to legal and business organizations throughout Pennsylvania on professional liability themes.

Josh graduated with a dual major in Political Science and Japanese Studies From Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. After college, he worked for two years as a coordinator for international relations in Chiba, Japan. He then obtained his juris doctor from Rutgers University School of Law. He is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for professional competence.

Lucas James Csovelak Weber Gallagher

Lucas Csovelak focuses his practice on defending employers, insurance companies, and third-party administrators in workers' compensation matters in central Pennsylvania.

Lucas represents a variety of clients, including multinational package delivery companies, retail corporations, healthcare facilities, and insurance carriers. He is involved in all aspects of litigation, utilization reviews, depositions, mediations, hearings, and testimonies.

Focused on managing risk and exposure, Lucas conducts a thorough review of claims to provide clients with strategies to achieve cost-effective results. He has been instrumental in obtaining favorable decisions for clients before workers’ compensation judges, the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, and the Commonwealth Court.

Central Penn Business Journal recognized Lucas as one of "the most influential people in law" in 2021. Since 2020, Lucas has been recognized by the publisher of the Pennsylvania edition of Super Lawyers Magazine as a "Rising Star," an honor given to the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in the Commonwealth who are 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less. In 2015, Lucas was named a "Select Lawyer" of Harrisburg by Susquehanna Style Magazine in workers' compensation law.

Steven R. Ryan Martin Law LLC

Steve Ryan is an associate with Martin Law who practices workers’ compensation law. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ryan worked for a regional firm that helped claimants secure Workers’ Compensation benefits in the Susquehanna Valley. Before practicing claimant’s workers’ compensation, he had worked at a top defense firm, but he left to focus his practice on injured workers after observing the difficulties that many workers faced in the workers’ compensation system. In the Spring of 2015, Mr. Ryan became a certified specialist in Pennylsvania Workers’ Compensation by the PA Bar Association’s Section on Workers’ Compensation Law as authorized by the PA Supreme Court.*

Mr. Ryan is an active member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PAJ), Dauphin County Bar Association, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He is an avid writer and has written on numerous topics from workers’ compensation in newspapers to fictional short stories.

Mr. Ryan received his law degree from Widener University School of Law in 2007. He received his undergraduate degree in English from Brooklyn College in 2002. During law school, he was a Senior Staff Member of the Widener Law Journal and highly involved in the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP).

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