PLW People in the News—April 24, 2018—Saxton & Stump
Saxton & Stump's Luke T. Weber was a speaker at the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's Patient Safety Summit on April 5 held at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College.
April 24, 2018 at 09:00 AM
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Speakers
Saxton & Stump's Luke T. Weber was an invited speaker at the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's Patient Safety Summit on April 5 held at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College.
Weber presented “Responding to Error” with attorney Thomas Hall of Atlee Hall.
During the presentation, Weber discussed the importance of disclosure, including misconceptions and strategies to improve how facilities address this difficult topic.
Weber is an associate attorney who focuses a large portion of his practice on health care litigation, representing doctors, hospitals and other health care professionals in professional liability actions.
|Elected and Appointed
Elizabeth J. Fineman was named a partner of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn.
Fineman concentrates her practice on domestic relations matters and handles a variety of issues, including divorce, child support, alimony/spousal support, marital taxation, equitable distribution and child custody matters.
She has handled many high-income support cases and complicated divorce matters involving an intricate knowledge of both family law and complex tax and financial issues.
Fineman holds an LL.M. in taxation.
|Additions
Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams expanded its team through the addition of associate Kyle J. Somers.
Somers has a background in education that spans both the legal side and that of an educator.
In his law practice, Somers advises school entities in matters involving special education, students with disabilities, employment and labor issues, and general legal issues.
He is a Pennsylvania-certified teacher with a degree in history education from the University of Delaware.
He received his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law.
|Honored
McNees Wallace & Nurick was honored by the United Way of the Capital Region with the Pillar Society Award during a celebration luncheon at the Hilton Harrisburg.
The award is given to those organizations that support the United Way campaign by contributing $100,000 or more in combined corporate and employee giving.
|Announcements
Barley Snyder formed a new senior living industry group dedicated to serving the needs of the firm's senior living clients.
The firm has a long history of working with the senior living industry to assist its clients in expanding their missions while remaining legally compliant.
Partner Christopher J. Churchill is chair of the new group.
More than a dozen attorneys currently fill out the group with experience in health care, real estate, construction, tax-exempt finance, employment and the various legal areas that impact senior living communities.
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