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William F. Hoffmeyer
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Biographical Data: born in York, Pennsylvania; admitted to Pennsylvania Bar 1962; 1981 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Hoffmeyer is senior partner in the Law Firm of Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP concentrating his practice on real estate and zoning law, corporate, estate planning, decedent's estates, and elderly law. Mr. Hoffmeyer serves as an expert witness in real estate matters throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including law suits involving professional malpractice in the legal, real estate and title insurance fields and matters relevant to defects in real estate titles. He was the Solicitor for the York County Tax Claim and Tax Assessment Office from 1979 to1988.
Education: Franklin & Marshall College (A.B., 1958); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1961).
Lecturer:
He has served as Lecturer, Author and Adjunct Professor for many programs in Real Estate, Title Insurance and Unauthorized Practice of Law subjects for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, The Pennsylvania Land Title Institute, The Pennsylvania Bankers Association, Penn. State Paralegal Program at the York Campus, York College of Pennsylvania on Real Estate Law and various Bar Associations, Associations of Realtors and educational organizations throughout Pennsylvania including National Business Institute, Lorman Education Services, and Half Moon Educational Services. Further, he has been the moderator and lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Annual General Practitioner’s Update Broadcast from the WITF Studios by satellite to over 30 different locations in Pennsylvania, since the inception of that program.
Author
• "The Abstractor's Bible," 1981
• "Pennsylvania Real Estate Installment Sales Contract Manual," 1981
• "The Pennsylvania Real Estate Settlement Procedures Manual," 1984
• "Contracts of Sale for Real Estate," 1986; • "How to Plot a Deed," 1986
Member (past or present): Member of the York County (former Chairman) Continuing Legal Education Committee; Pennsylvania (Chairman and Co-Chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee; past Chairman Mechanics’ Lien Law Committee and Marketable Title Committee of the Real Property Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and American Bar Association, as well as the Pennsylvania Land Title Association. He was the first President of the South Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Land Title Association. He was elected to membership in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers in 1988.
He is listed in: Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the East and Who's Who in American Education and is listed as a Super Lawyer in the publication, "Pennsylvania Super Lawyers".
He was only the sixth recipient of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s "Pennsylvania Bar Medal" recognizing his endeavors in the fight against the unauthorized practice of law.
Practice Areas: Real estate and zoning law; business, partnership and corporate law; estate planning; descendants estates; elderly law and as an expert witness in litigation concerning real estate matters throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Biographical Data: born York, Pennsylvania; admitted to Pennsylvania Bar (PBA), 1979; 1981, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; Maryland-1995.
Education: York College of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude, Psychology, 1975); Delaware Law School (J.D., 1978).
Lecturer and Author: Lecturer and author for numerous Family Law courses by PBI (average 4-6 per year) which is the educational arm of the PBA, for local Bar, for public service groups and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers which topics include Annual Family Law Update, Trial of Custody Case, Prenuptial Agreements, Drafting of Property Settlement Agreements, Balance Sheet Analysis, Finding Hidden Cash, Support Law Updates, Tax Issues, Bankruptcy Issues Impacting Family Lawyers and many more family law related topics.
Member (past or present): Fellow American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (only member in York County); Treasurer of the Family Law Section of the PBA; Co-Chair Program Committee for Family Law Section of PBA; Family Law Council for PBA; Chair Local Family Law Section for 10 years (recipient of Outstanding Achievement Award for service); Chair committees at local bar to draft or revise family law rules for divorce, custody, mediation and professionalism; Board of Directors of YMCA, Board of Directors YCBA, Board of Directors Rehabilitation Training Center, Advisory Board of Displaced Homemakers; numerous positions and committees for PBA family law issues; Family Law Section member for local and state Bar; Co-Chair Family Law Section of Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers and Inns of Court (Master Level).
Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Custody; Support; Pre-Nuptial Agreements.
Biographical Data: Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar 1990 and Virginia Bar 1988.
Education: Howard University School of Law (J.D. 1987), Howard University School of Social Work (MSW 1980) and Salisbury University , B.A. 1978.
Lecturer: Pennsylvania Bar Institute on Child Custody; Tax Consequences of Divorce; and Divorce Issues in Estate Planning, "Lessons from Tinseltown"; and various case law updates. National Business Institute on "Successful Financial Settlements for Your Divorce Clients". Numerous public service seminars about Matrimonial Law. Other lectures and seminars presented include: Stress Management; Crisis Intervention; Mortality and Morbidity Issues Among Emergency Response Professionals at Children’s Hospital National Medical Center in Washington DC; and Paramedical and EMT seminars in Metropolitan D.C., to S.W.A.T. Teams and U.S. Park Police
Author: Article for The Child Advocate entitled “Who Will Protect Your Rights”. Prepared written materials for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute regarding Custody Matters.
Member: Former Chair and secretary of the Family Law Section of the York County Bar Association; former Barrister of the Inns of Court of York and Lancaster Counties; York Chamber of Commerce (Small Business Support Network); York County Economics Club; Formed and Vice Chair of Performing Arts for Children Link to Literacy; Current Chair of the Marketing Committee for the Performing Arts for Children; Member of Facilities Committee for York County Judicial Center; York County Civil Rules Committee; Member of the Task Force to review Child Custody matters in York County Court system; Founder of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Maryland Sigma Chapter; Manheim Central High School Men’s & Women’s Volleyball Booster Clubs and Men's Soccer Booster Club; Manheim Middle School Curriculum Committee; and Former President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer for Manheim Soccer Club.
Practice Areas: Family Law, Divorce, Custody, Termination of Parental Rights, Support, Adoption, Pre-nuptial Agreements, Equitable Distribution and Protection from Abuse.
Biographical Data: Admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar 1986,
Education/Previous Employment: Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; (J.D., 1986); Shippensburg State College, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania (B.A., in Government, 1983); Academic All American Football; Graduate of FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia (1986). Special Agent Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.), Kingston/Albany, New York, 1986-1991.
Member (past or present)/Community Service: York County and Pennsylvania Bar Association’s family law section and criminal law section, Buildings and Facility Committee of the York YMCA, September House Senior Center, Vice-President of the York Hospital Auxiliary Board, Board Development Committee and Co-Chair of the Nominating Committee of the York Hospital Auxiliary Board, administrative council recognition from the West Shore School District in 1998 and 2003 for outstanding service to the educational process and to the community of the West Shore School District, and National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals 2001-2002 Edition as well as Strathmore’s “Who’s Who” 2005-2006 Edition and the 2005-2006 America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals.
Lecturer and Author: Lectured for the PBI at the PBA Family Law Section winter meeting and at the Family Law Potpourri in Philadelphia on ERISA/REA Retirement and Survivor Benefit issues. Also lectured at numerous public service seminars in Family Law, Divorce, Support, Custody and DUI. Author of “Erisa/Rea Landmines in Waiver of Survivor Benefits”, Copyright November, 2004 and published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI).
Practice Areas: Family Law, Divorce, Custody, Support, Adoption, Pre-nuptial Agreements, Criminal Defense, Vehicle Code Violations and DUI.
Biographical Data: born Columbia, Pennsylvania; Admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar 1989; admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1991, and United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1994.
Education: Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania (B.A., Magna Cum Laude, in Political Science, 1986); The American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (J.D., 1989).
Member: York County Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association
Community Service: Southern York County Business Association, Board Member 2008-Present, President 2008; Columbia K-9 Campaign, Board Member 2002-present; Columbia Councilman, 1998-2001, 2004 - 2007 (Vice President 2000-2001 and 2004-2005; former Chair of the Safety, Legislation, Labor Contract Negotiation and Personnel Committees); President 2006-2007); Susquehanna Fire and Rescue Co. #4 (Member since 1981, Trustee 1990-1997).
Lecturer: Numerous public service seminars in Social Security, Landlord/Tenant and Real Estate Law.
Author: Contributing Author for Thomson West's Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Law Bulletin.
Practice Areas: Real estate, zoning and land use, condominium and homeowner's association law, corporate law, unemployment compensation, social security disability benefits, commercial/residential/landlord/tenant law.
Biographical Data: Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar, 2000.
Education: Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales (now DeSales University) (B.A. Cum Laude 1997); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D. 2000).
Educational Activities: The Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, Comments Editor 2000, Associates Editor. 1999; Delta Theta Law Fraternity and Public Interest Law Fund (P.I.L.F.), member 1997-2000.
Previous Employment: Law Clerk to The Honorable Jerome P. Cheslock, Monroe County Court of Common Pleas, 2000-2001.
Professional Organizations: Family Law Section of local, State and American Bar Associations.
Community Service: Young Women’s Christian Association (Board of Directors); Shadowfax Corporation (Foundation Board Member, Secretary/Treasurer); York Young Professionals (Secretary); and Union Park Association, Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania.
Lecturer and Author: Authored and lectured the Support Update for the Winter Meeting of Family Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Lecturer of numerous public service seminars regarding divorce, custody and support.
Practice Areas: Family Law: divorce, custody, support, adoption, prenuptial agreements. |
