What’s New
Brief Note
Football, leaves, liens, and Super Lawyers! Thanksgiving is almost here and we’ve got lots of news to share. If you do residential construction work in Pennsylvania, check out our cover story about the amendments to the Mechanics’ Lien Law. If you’ve ever sent an e-mail you regretted later, read Michael Payne’s advice on page 4. Perhaps you’re looking to get paid! Evan Blaker has some words of wisdom for you on page 5. We hope you enjoy the 2014 Third Edition of Construction in Brief!
Ashling Ehrhardt, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Jennifer Budd, Associate Editor
New Faces
Welcome, Michael Metz-Topodas, an Associate in the firm’s Construction Group. Michael is a magna cum laude graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law and graduated from Swarthmore College with Distinction. Before attending law school, Michael taught history and political science in private and public schools both here in the United States including, Strath Haven High School, in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and abroad in Switzerland and Korea.
Awards
Best Lawyers
Three Cohen Seglias attorneys have been included in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers In America® in five different practice areas:
George Pallas – Litigation – Construction
John Greenhall – Construction Law
Marc Furman – Employment Law Management & Labor Law Management
Cohen Seglias Pennsylvania 2014 SuperLawyers and Rising Stars
Construction SuperLawyers:
Tony Byler
Roy Cohen
Jason Copley
Shawn Farrell (also a 2014 New Jersey SuperLawyer)
John Greenhall
George Pallas (also a 2014 New Jersey SuperLawyer)
Ed Seglias
Government Contracts SuperLawyer:
Michael Payne
Labor & Employment SuperLawyers:
Marc Furman
Jonathan Landesman
Construction RisingStars:
Anthony Bottenfield
Matthew Gioffre
Catherine Nguyen
Cohen Seglias 2014 recipient of UTCA Larry Gardner Memorial Award
On September 19, 2014, Cohen Seglias Partners George Pallas and Shawn Farrell proudly accepted the 2014 Larry Gardner Memorial Award on behalf of the Firm. Cohen Seglias received this award in recognition of its exemplary service to the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association and the construction industry.
Meet & Greet with Mayoral Candidate Ken Trujillo
Ed Seglias hosted a reception for City of Philadelphia Mayoral Candidate and Schnader Harrison Partner Ken Trujillo at the Firm. For questions, please contact Kerstin Isaacs at kisaacs@cohenseglias.com or 215.564.1700.
