Charles O. Beckley II - Harrisburg, PA
Attorney at Beckley & Madden, LLC
Appellate Practice Lawyers in Harrisburg, PA
212 N Third St Suite 301 Harrisburg, PA 17101
Harrisburg Appellate Practice Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Appellate Practice
- Business Litigation
- Labor and Employment Law (Management)
- Real Property Zoning and Land Use Law
Litigation: 80%
Attorney Information
Education
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Legal Education
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Columbia Law School,
New York,
New York, 1986
J.D.
Honors: Moot Court Stone Honor Competition Finalist, 1984-1985
Honors: Moot Court Stone Honor Competition Student Judge, 1985-1986
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Columbia Law School,
New York,
New York, 1986
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Non Legal Education
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Dickinson College,
Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, 1983
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa
Major: History
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Dickinson College,
Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, 1983
Current Employment Position(s)
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Member
Classes and Seminars
- Land Use Law: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning, National Business Institute, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 2007
Pro Bono Activities
- Member, Department of Education Academic Advisory Team for Harrisburg School District, 2000
- Member, Session, Christ Presbyterian Church, 1999 - 2001
- Member, Session, Christ Presbyterian Church, 2004 - Present
- Member, Board of Directors of The Harrisburg Singers, 1992 - Present
- Member, The Harrisburg Singers, 1995 - Present
Representative Cases
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Harkness v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
- Citation: 591 Pa. 543, 920 A.2d 162
- Year: 2007
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Lobar, Inc. v. Lycoming Masonry, Inc.
- Citation: 876 A.2d 997
- Court: Pa.Super.
- Year: 2005
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Laborers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO and Eshbach Brothers, LP, and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 542, AFL-CIO
- Citation: 344 NLRB No. 4
- Year: 2005
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Fox v. The Mayor and Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg
- Citation: 744 A.2d 808
- Court: Pa.Cmwlth.
- Year: 2000
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Vartan v. Reed
- Citation: 677 A.2d 357
- Court: Pa.Cmwlth.
- Year: 1996
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West Hanover Township v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
- Citation: 646 A.2d 625
- Court: Pa.Cmwlth.
- Year: 1994
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Gates v. Servicemaster Commercial Service
- Citation: 631 A.2d 677, 537 Pa. 610, 641 A.2d 310
- Court: (Pa.Super. 1993) appeal denied
- Year: 1994
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T.R. Rollason, Inc. v. West Hanover Township Board of Supervisors
- Citation: 573 A.2d 1165
- Court: Pa.Cmwlth.
- Year: 1990
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Creason v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
- Citation: 554 A.2d 177
- Court: Pa.Cmwlth.
- Year: 1989
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1986
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Dauphin County Bar Association (Member, Court Rules Committee)
- Cumberland County Bar Association
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2000 (Member, Hearing Committee)
Contact
212 N Third St
Suite 301
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Fax: 717-233-3740
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30AM to 5:00 PM
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