Practice Areas
Non-Profit & Tax Exempt Finance
Real Estate
Banking
Corporate Law

Education
Pennsylvania State University
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
(with honors, Journal of Law and
Commerce managing editor)

Professional Experience
Pat concentrates his practice in business and transactional law,with a particular emphasis on transactions that involve the acquisition or other disposition of real estate and its financing. Pat represents both lenders and borrowers in loan and complex financing transactions involving both traditional lender originated loans and tax exempt bond financing. Pat also provides general corporate and contractual legal services to privately held business and non-profit corporations and institutions. He has represented clients involved in the construction of student housing facilities and manufacturing facilities,and also advises clients regarding tax deferred “exchanges” under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. Pat is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania.

Memberships
Pat is a member of the National and Pennsylvania Associations of Bond Lawyers, and is listed as Co-Bond Counsel in the Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace (“Red Book”). He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Chester County Bar Associations. Pat has served on the Board of Directors of the West Chester Area YMCA Board of Directors since 2001. He is on the Board and is a Past President of the West Chester Downtown Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes the beauty and vitality of West Chester Borough.