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Joseph A. Bubba - Allentown, PA
645 West Hamilton StreetSuite 800 Allentown, PA 18101
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
Updated: 02/18/2024
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Allentown HEALTHCARE Lawyer
Overview
Joseph A. Bubba is one of the Firm’s founding members. He serves as Managing Partner and Chair of the Healthcare Group. In his practice, Mr. Bubba concentrates on physician-hospital relationships, physician practices and medical staff matters. He represents hospitals, medical staffs, ambulatory surgical centers and other healthcare clients. He acts as counsel for physicians and hospitals engaged in the fair hearing and internal review process. He has also served as a hearing officer throughout the region. Mr. Bubba is a commercial/healthcare arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). Additionally, Mr. Bubba has an extensive corporate and business practice focused on significant land transactions, mergers & acquisitions and shareholder succession and disputes. He is a frequent speaker for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and other organizations.
About Joseph A. Bubba
Current Employment Position(s)
- Chair - Healthcare Group
- Shareholder
Year Joined Firm
- 1988
Practice Areas
- HEALTHCARE
- LAND DEVELOPMENT
- CORPORATE, BUSINESS & BANKING
- REAL ESTATE, LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT
- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Litigation
- 15%
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
Qualifications
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
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)
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1981
J.D.
Honors: cum laude - Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1978
B.S.
References
References
- St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network
- Allentown Economic Development Corporation
- Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
645 West Hamilton StreetSuite 800 Allentown, PA 18101
Fax
- (610) 797-6663
Office Hours
8:30 - 5:00 (M-Th); 8:00 - 4:30 (F)
Websites
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Joseph A. Bubba
Included on the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Martindale Hubbell Lawyers’ Rating “AV® Preeminent™,” Highest Professional Ranking
- Selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2005 – 2008, 2010 – 2019
- Named a Select Lawyer in Business/Commercial Law, Contracts Law, and Health Care Law (2014 – 2017)
- Notre Dame High School Ave Maria Award for Distinguished Graduate (2017)
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – The Harris Weinstein Philanthropic Commitment Award (2015)
- 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Land Use and Zoning by American Lawyer Media
- 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Healthcare by American Lawyer Media
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