Thomas J. Schlegel - Allentown, PA
Attorney at Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
CORPORATE, BUSINESS & BANKING Lawyers in Allentown, PA
645 West Hamilton Street Suite 800 Allentown, PA 18101
Allentown CORPORATE, BUSINESS & BANKING Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- CORPORATE, BUSINESS & BANKING
- EMINENT DOMAIN
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- PROJECT DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE
- REAL ESTATE, LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT
- TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS & PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & TRADE LAW
Attorney Information
Overview
Thomas J. Schlegel is a shareholder in the Firm's Real Estate, Land Use & Development and Corporate, Business & Banking Groups. Mr. Schlegel's practice includes land use, development and zoning, the sale, purchase and leasing of real estate, business and commercial law including financing, contracts, and shareholder dispute resolution, banking law including front-end loan documentation and back-end workout, intellectual property law including trademarks and copyrights, Pennsylvania oil and gas law, and Pennsylvania liquor law.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Student Law Clerk, The Honorable Ralph J. Cappy, Chief Justice Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 2006
- Named a “Select Lawyer” in Real Estate, Zoning, Planning & Land Use Development Law, Immigration Law, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, & Intellectual Property Law, 2014
- Named a “Select Lawyer” in Business Commercial Law, 2015
- Named one of "Forty Under 40", Lehigh Valley Business, 2018
- Solicitor, Green Knight Economic Development Corporation, 2017-Present
Education
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Legal Education
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Duquesne University School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 2008
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
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Duquesne University School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 2008
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Non Legal Education
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Lafayette College, 2004
B.A.
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Lafayette College, 2004
Current Employment Position(s)
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Shareholder
Pro Bono Activities
- ProJeCt of Easton, Member, Board of Directors
- Northampton County Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program, Volunteer
- Lafayette College Career Services, Alumni Volunteer
Representative Clients
Represented clients before municipal governing bodies for special exceptions, conditional uses, variances, land development, legislative changes and as objector’s counsel
Represented clients through the purchase, sale and lease of commercial and residential properties
Represented lenders in loan documentation and closing and post-default resolution
Counseled clients through successful resolution of both contentious shareholders’ disputes and mutually beneficial business reorganizations
Advised clients in oil and gas lease negotiation and related planning
Registered dozens of Federal trademarks
Counseled clients through acquisition, sale and extension of PA liquor licenses
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2008
- New Jersey, 2008
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2008
- Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2008
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2009
Other Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Bar Association of Lehigh County, Steering Committee, Young Lawyers Division
- Northampton County Bar Association, Corporate, Business & Banking Committee, Chair
Contact
645 West Hamilton Street
Suite 800
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: (610) 797-9000 (Ext. 304)
Fax: 610-797-6663
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.flblaw.com
Hours: 8:30 - 5:00 (M-Th); 8:00 - 4:30 (F)
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