Brad co-chairs the Business Group. He is a certified public accountant and received his Master of Laws in Taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center. Brad has been recognized in the publication The Best Lawyers in America© each year since 1995. In 2012, The Best Lawyers in America© recognized Brad as the Tax Law Lawyer of the Year in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In 2011, this same publication recognized Brad as the Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Brad has also been recognized for many years by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers© and has secured the highest peer review rating of AV® established by Martindale-Hubbell.
Brad represents closely held businesses in a diverse range of industries – from manufacturing to wholesale distribution to retail. His primary areas of focus are business transactions, corporate finance, tax and business planning.
Representative of the work which Brad performs are the following:
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Negotiating, preparing all appropriate documents and completing the purchase and sale of various businesses, and structuring these purchases and sales as asset, stock or merger transactions to achieve the best tax result for the firm’s clients.
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Negotiating, documenting and closing a loan transaction involving more than 30 facilities in numerous states.
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Representing a company in its construction of a water treatment facility to address the needs of well drillers in the Marcellus Shale region. This work encompassed corporate and tax planning, review of vendor contracts, development of customer contracts and resolution of real estate issues solving easement and access concerns.
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Tax and business planning, and related document preparation, to restructure a company’s lending and shareholder interests to better enable the company to compete going forward.
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Structuring and negotiating a joint venture agreement for the mining of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania.
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Assisting clients in the successful resolution of various federal and state tax disputes.
In addition to business matters, Brad also assists the owners of closely held businesses in their personal tax and estate planning matters. Brad is a member of the firm’s Asset Planning and Federal Taxation Group.