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Additions

Denise M. Bowman joined Antheil Maslow & MacMinn as a partner of the firm.

Bowman will join Antheil Maslow's business and commercial litigation practice groups.

A negotiator, Bowman brings a skill set and strategic advocacy to every client engagement.

Her focus on business and commercial services has afforded her an understanding of the complex forces at play across multiple industry sectors.

With a particular passion for reaching practical resolutions to complex business disputes, Bowman is dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for her clients.

Bowman concentrates her practice in the area of commercial litigation, both at the trial court and appellate levels.

Speakers

On March 6, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads partner Gary M. Edelson spoke at Montgomery County Development Corp.'s business seminar series in Pottstown.

Edelson provided an overview of how the new federal tax rules and regulations will impact businesses in 2018 and beyond.

At Montgomery McCracken, Edelson concentrates his practice on issues related to income tax, taxation of pass-through entities, estate and gift tax, mergers and acquisitions, taxation of qualified plans and tax-exempt entities that invest in pass-through entities.

In connection with these matters, Edelson has represented “S” corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships (including private investment vehicles), registered investment companies and grantor trusts.

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Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin's William G. Roark presented “The Medical Marijuana Act and Your Practice” CLE at the Chester County Bar Association's spring bench bar conference.

Roark discussed the numerous unexpected ways legal issues surrounding the act can come across a practitioner's desk.

Roark chairs the firm's medical marijuana law practice.

He represents individuals and businesses in the medical marijuana industry by helping them comply with Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Act.

His time is spent assisting clients to understand the permitting application process and the requirements associated with entering this industry.

He has been asked to plan and present at various educational seminars teaching other professionals about this new law.

Since 2014, he has devoted his time to expanding the legal profession's knowledge and awareness of the Medical Marijuana Act and its precursors so that the profession can be better prepared to meet the numerous legal needs on the horizon.

Roark is also co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's medical marijuana and hemp law committee.

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Danielle Karcich, a bankruptcy and restructuring associate in the Philadelphia office of McCarter & English, is scheduled to participate in the American Inns of Court leadership summit on April 20 in Philadelphia after being one of only two attorneys nominated to attend by the leaders of the Lifland Inn of Court.

Karcich focuses her practice on commercial litigation with an emphasis on construction, contract and conveyancing.

Prior to joining McCarter & English, Karcich clerked for Gloucester County, New Jersey, Superior Court Judge Mary K. White.

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