NOVEMBER 2008

Hoffmeyer and Semmelman, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Christine M. O'Brien, Esquire to our Family Law Division. Attorney O'Brien is a graduate of Emory University where she was heavily involved in varsity athletics. She received her Juris Doctorate from Villanova University School of Law where she was on the law journal, worked with the Homeless Advocacy Project and volunteered with Special Olympics. Attorney O'Brien was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in October 2008. Her professional experience includes summer associate work with law offices in Conshohocken and Wyncote PA. Attorney O'Brien will concentrate her practice in the areas of divorce, custody, support, adoption and prenuptial agreements.

OCTOBER 2008

Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP announce they are a proud sponsor of the YWCA Halloween Parade in York, Pennsylvania. The annual parade is held on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 2:00 PM. For further information, click on the following link,
2008 YWCA Halloween Parade

SEPTEMBER 2008 PRESS RELEASE
as printed in the York Sunday News, September 21, 2008

William F. Hoffmeyer, Esquire, senior partner of the Law Firm of Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP, "recently was the moderator of an all-day session for the National Business Institute on real estate title law; the author and lecturer of the section on real estate title searching; the moderator for an all-day seminar on real estate title insurance and real estate law seminar for Half Moon Educational Services; the moderator for the all-day seminar of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute for the General Practitioners Update; the co-lecturer on the real estate law update section of the program; moderator of Pennsylvania Bar Institute's General Practitioners Update; and he was author, lecturer and co-presenter of a seminar on real estate title examinations and searches and a seminar on easement law for Lorman Educational Services".

For more information about Attorney Hoffmeyer, click on the following link, William F. Hoffmeyer, Esquire

SEPTEMBER 2008 NEWS RELEASES

Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP stands alone as the only firm in York County with half of its attorneys honored by the designation Super Lawyer for the past two years.

James G. Keenan, Esquire, a partner in the Law Firm of Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP was selected by the National Business Institute to be on a panel to present a seminar entitled “Successful Financial Settlements for Your Divorce Client”. Attorney Keenan has been a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association since 1990, and a partner in the Law Firm of Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP since 1997. Attorney Keenan’s practice has focused exclusively in matrimonial law since 1996. For more information about Attorney Keenan, click on the following link, James G. Keenan, Esquire.

JULY 2008 NEWS RELEASE

David C. Schanbacher, Esquire, a partner with Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP, will co-chair the Rules of Court Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Family Law Section.  This Committee reviews all Rules of Court affecting family and matrimonial law matters, which will primarily focus on the mandatory four-year review of the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines.  Mr. Schanbacher has been a partner with Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP for the past nine years, is a member of the Family Law Section Council of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and has lectured for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute on several family law matters.

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Robert L. Buzzendore, Esquire, a Senior Associate with Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP was elected president of the Southern York County Business Association for 2008.

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Karen L. Semmelman , Esquire, of Counsel with Hoffmeyer & Semmelman , LLP was selected as a 2007 Super Lawyer and published in the June 2007 issue of the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.  Attorney Semmelman also received this honor in 2006.  Only 5% of the lawyers in each state or region receive this recognition each year.  The criteria reviewed for the award include notable verdicts and settlements, experience, honors and awards, special licenses and certifications, professional achievement and community service.

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William F. Hoffmeyer, Esquire, A Senior Partner with Hoffmeyer & Semmelman , LLP was selected as a 2007 Super Lawyer and published in the June 2007 issue of the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.  Attorney Hoffmeyer also received the Super Lawyer honor in 2005 and 2006.  Only 5% of the lawyers in each state or region receive this recognition each year.  The criteria reviewed for the award include notable verdicts and settlements, experience, honors and awards, special licenses and certifications, professional achievement and community service.

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William F. Hoffmeyer, Esquire, Senior Partner in the law firm of Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP, 30 North George Street, York, Pennsylvania, recently lectured at the Pennsylvania Bar Association's County Conference of Bar Leaders on the subject "How to Prevent the Unauthorized Practice of Law", on behalf of the National Business Institute to attorneys and title insurance agents on the subject "Handling Problems of Identity, Capacity and Authority to Execute Real Estate  Documents", to the members of the York County Bar Association of the subject "Real Estate Title Insurance ", and to Title Insurance Agents of the Security Title Guarantee Corporation of Baltimore on the subject of "Warrants, Patents, and Origins of Title in Pennsylvania".  Attorney Hoffmeyer is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.

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Amy J. Phillips, Esquire, a Senior Associate with Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP, has been selected as a 2007 Pennsylvania Rising Star, and published in the December 2007 issue of the Philadelphia magazine.  Pennsylvania Rising Stars are the top up and coming lawyers (40 years old or younger or in practice less than 10 years) in the state.  Only 2.5% of Pennsylvania attorneys receive this honor each year. This is Attorney Phillip's second consecutive year to receive this honor.