Joseph A. Bubba - Allentown, PA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1981
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1978
    B.S.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Chair - Healthcare Group

• Shareholder

References

• St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network

• Allentown Economic Development Corporation

• Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Pro Bono Activities

• Fulton Bank, Regional Advisory Board (2020 – present)
• Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Member, Board of Directors (2017 – 2020)
• University of Pittsburgh School of Law/Health Law Certification Program, Member, Board of Directors
• Miller-Keystone Blood Center, Member, Board of Directors (2008- present); Former Chair
• The Leonard Pool Society, Member
• hoebe President’s Council, Member
• Lehigh Valley Business, Judge CFO of the Year award (2013) Business of the Year (2015)

Representative Clients

• Allentown Economic Development Corporation

• Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

• Geisinger Medical Center

• St. Luke's University Hospital & Health Network

• Grand View Health

• Northwood Surgery Center

• Phoebe Ministries

• Lead Counsel in ERISA class action litigation, see Fechter, et al v. HMW Industries, Inc, et al 879 F.2d 1111 (3rd Circuit 1989)

• Establishment of significant zoning overlay districts for colleges and universities, amusement parks and other commercial industries

• Participation in numerous hospital medical staff hearings throughout the Commonwealth

• Establishment and continuing representation of regional healthcare facilities including ASCs, imaging centers, sleep laboratories, common and combined medical staffs and coordinated health systems

Representative Cases

• Lehigh County v. Lerner
  • Citation: 475 A.2d 1357
  • Court: Pa.Cmwlth.
  • Year: 1984
  • Serial Number: 1984126888
• Fechter v. HMW Industries, Inc.
  • Citation: 879 F.2d 1111
  • Court: C.A.3 (Pa.)
  • Year: 1989
  • Serial Number: 1989097403

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1981
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1981

Other Affiliations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
• American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) (Member)
• American Bar Association, Health Section (Member)
• Bar Association of Lehigh County
• American Bar Association