Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino Hosts Program “Lead-Safe Practices: What Are Your Risks and Liabilities?”

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (January 20, 2011) - Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino, the Pennsylvania office of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., will host a program entitled “Lead-Safe Practices: What Are Your Risks and Liabilities?” on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at the Fowler Family Southside Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Presenters will include John F. Lushis, Jr., an environmental law attorney with Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino; Bill Ahlert, Vice President of HDR Engineering; Bruce Snyder of PENN Contractors; and John Hayes of AFC First Financial Corporation. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the program running from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. For more info please visit our website www. nmmlaw.com.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a rule stating contractors performing renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, or schools built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination. The rule applies not only to contracting professionals associated with these structures, but also professionals involved in the resale of these structures as well. This discussion will summarize the EPA’s new rule and the speakers will provide guidance regarding the certification process and how to protect oneself against the potential liabilities associated with residential sites that may be contaminated.

“Contractors, maintenance personnel, realtors, and other parties involved with the renovation and resale of residential properties should be involved in this discussion. Topics will include risks and liabilities, field work examples from a lead-safe certified contractor, advice on how to communicate with clients, and the certification procedures involved with becoming lead-safe certified,” explained Lushis.

Businesses throughout the nation, and particularly in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, are subject to a web of federal, state and local environmental and safety legislation and regulation that is constantly expanding in scope and complexity. The Environmental Law Group of Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino provides a wide range of counseling and litigation services in this challenging area including representation in administrative and judicial proceedings; serving as special environmental counsel in multi-million dollar tender offers; litigating matters arising out of the generation, storage, discharge or release of hazardous substances; resolving matters involving air emissions, waste water discharges, noise pollution, and responses to spill events; providing counsel involving underground storage tank law; and more.

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Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino, the Pennsylvania office of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., prides itself on its 36 very talented and tested attorneys and 13 paralegals that believe in dedication to client service, a commitment to each other and to community, and a personally fulfilling working environment. Its attorneys know the value of working collaboratively, sharing ideas and information regarding new and emerging laws and legal trends, for the benefit of its clients. The team approach to solving clients’ needs anticipates unexpected issues and creates positive outcomes. It also fosters cooperation between lawyers and clients that yields close attorney/client bonds not found at many other law firms.

Over the past two years, in an effort to continue to deliver on the ideals of client service and personal fulfillment, the managing partners and others in Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino have looked intently at the firm’s strategic direction. In response to the requests of many of its clients to deliver additional types of services to them, it merged with Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., a full service law firm based in Bridgewater, New Jersey, with a significant presence in New York on June 1, 2009.

Norris McLaughlin & Marcus brings to the combined firm more than 100 attorneys from diverse backgrounds, holding degrees from top U.S. law schools, who regularly serve as leaders in bar associations, various trade groups, and charitable organizations. With 25 of its members listed in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers and 23 selected as Super Lawyers for 2009, in addition to an active repertoire of speaking engagements and legal publications, attorneys at Norris McLaughlin & Marcus embody large-firm talent in a small-firm setting. This combination of legal talent and personable surroundings allows attorneys at Norris McLaughlin to provide service and value to their clients on an individual level. It is the goal of Norris McLaughlin& Marcus to accommodate the needs of every client, who run the gamut, from Fortune 500 corporations to smaller publicly and privately held companies to start-up companies and individuals, through the use of experience, strategic planning and common courtesy.

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