Joseph A. Fitzpatrick Jr. - Allentown, PA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1980
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1977
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

• Founder

Past Positions

• Lehigh County, Assistant County Solicitor, 1986 - 1988

Pro Bono Activities

• Team Pennsylvania Foundation (public/private Statewide Economic Development Foundation), Board of Directors/Executive Committee, 2016 – Present
• Donald B. and Dorothy Stabler Foundation (philanthropic board serving central and Lehigh Valley, PA), Board of Directors, 2016 – Present
• Donald B. and Dorothy Stabler Foundation (philanthropic board serving central and Lehigh Valley, PA), Board of Directors, 2016 – Present
• Sacred Heart Healthcare Systems, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, 2006 – 2018
• Phantoms Charities (handicapped initiatives, youth sports, fitness and education), Founding Director, 2013 – Present
• Provident Bank, Advisory Council (PA), 2013 – 2019; Team Capital Bank, 2005 – 2013

Representative Clients

• Air Products & Chemicals, Incorporated

• Eastern Industries, Inc.

• Pennsylvania Power & Light Company

• Stabler Land Company

• Toll Brothers, Inc.

• U.S. Generating Company

• Vanguard Cellular Systems/Cellular One

• Successfully represented development of national developer’s multi-use, 500 acre project at Lehigh Valley International Airport

• Handled the permitting, development and build-out of the 1,800 acre Stabler Corporate Center, Lehigh Valley, PA

• Successfully appealed and resolved condemnation cases by government on behalf of restaurants, industrial users, developers, and large landowners

• Multiple high-end retail and shopping facilities, including The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley lifestyle center, Wegmans Food Markets, major chain convenience stores, and “big box” national retailers

• Successfully appealed or resolved tax assessment appeals for major national and regional corporations, as well as condominium communities, and individual commercial and residential properties, class actions

• Handles governmental challenges and land use actions affecting commercial, industrial and residential uses, including dealing with federal, state and local agencies

Representative Cases

• Brown v. Borough Council of Borough of Emmaus, Lehigh County
  • Citation: 496 A.2d 873
  • Court: Pa.Cmwlth.
  • Year: 1985
  • Serial Number: 1985140626
• California Car Wash of Allentown, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Whitehall Tp.
  • Citation: 510 A.2d 931
  • Court: Pa.Cmwlth.
  • Year: 1986
  • Serial Number: 1986131560
• Tranguch v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Borough of Emmaus
  • Citation: 505 A.2d 410
  • Court: Pa.Cmwlth.
  • Year: 1986
  • Serial Number: 1986111871
• Louis W. Epstein Family Partnership v. Kmart Corp.
  • Citation: 828 F.Supp. 328
  • Court: E.D.Pa.
  • Year: 1993
  • Serial Number: 1993154847
• In re Estate of Lazarus
  • Citation: 616 A.2d 1023
  • Court: Pa.Super.
  • Year: 1992
  • Serial Number: 1992200550
• Board of Com'rs of South Whitehall Tp., Lehigh County v. Toll Bros., Inc.
  • Citation: 607 A.2d 824
  • Court: Pa.Cmwlth.
  • Year: 1992
  • Serial Number: 1992074170
• Lehigh Valley Rail Management LLC v. County of Northampton Revenue Appeals Board
  • Citation: A.3d, 2015 WL 6921189 (PA. Cmwlth.)
• Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. v. Board of Assessment Appeals of Lehigh County
  • Citation: 720 A.2d 790 (Pa. Cmwlth.)
• North Bethlehem Neighbors Group et al v. City of Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board et al
  • Citation: 822 A.2d 840 (Pa. Cmwlth.)
• Hills at Devonshire Homeowners’ Association, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Board of Salisbury Township et al
  • Citation: 819 A.2d 196 (Pa. Cmwlth.)
• Epstein Partnership & Levitz Furniture Company v. Kmart
  • Citation: 828 F. Supp. 328 (E.D. Pa.)

Bar Admissions

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Other Affiliations

• Bar Association of Lehigh County (Member)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Member)