McNees Wallace & Nurick today announced the launch of a Professional Licensing and Ethics Defense practice assembling the firm’s attorneys with decades of experience serving licensed professionals in Pennsylvania.
Keynotes:
- McNees launched the Professional Licensing and Ethics Defense Group with four attorneys who serve clients in an array of industries. Together, they have more than 65 years of experience in all stages of the professional licensing process.
- The team navigates Pennsylvania’s complex regulations governing licensed professionals and works with clients on everything from submitting applications and renewals to defending against disciplinary actions and appealing disciplinary decisions.
- Edwin A.D. Schwartz is the chair of McNees’ new Professional Licensing and Ethics Defense Group. Schwartz is a longtime trial attorney with decades of experience handling complex licensure and professional liability matters in industries including healthcare and finance as well as litigating matters before licensing board in Pennsylvania.
The Professional Licensing and Ethics Defense team guides Pennsylvania clients throughout all stages of the professional licensing process – from submitting applications and renewals to defending against disciplinary actions and appealing disciplinary decisions. The practice group brings together McNees attorneys with deep experience in professional licensure matters and navigating the complex state regulations governing licensed professionals, such as accountants, architects, engineers, commercial drivers, funeral directors, healthcare professionals, lawyers, realtors and vehicle dealers.
The Professional Licensing and Ethics Defense practice is led by attorney Edwin A.D. Schwartz, a seasoned trial attorney with deep experience in professional licensing issues.
Schwartz joined McNees’ Litigation Group last year. Based in the Harrisburg area, he routinely handles complex licensure and professional liability matters in a variety of industries including healthcare, finance and legal services. He also has years of experience in litigating matters before various licensure boards in Pennsylvania, including the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Disciplinary Board, among others.
The following McNees attorneys join Schwartz on the firm’s Professional Licensing and Ethics Defense team:
Erik R. Anderson – Anderson joined the firm in September and is experienced with providing counsel to attorneys and law firms responding to ethics inquiries and defending against prosecutions brought by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In addition, Anderson defends judges before the Judicial Conduct Board. He advises on various ethics issues, including conflicts of interest, attorney misconduct, fees, firm organization, unauthorized practice of law and defending and prosecuting disqualification actions.
Mark R. Calore – Calore is a former assistant counsel in the Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel and former deputy prosecutor at the York County District Attorney’s office. Before joining McNees, Calore advised the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s State Workers’ Insurance Fund (SWIF) and assisted in litigation at the trial and appellate court levels. He also advised the commonwealth’s Department of Transportation on a range of licensure and state Vehicle Code issues.
John Arose – Arose previously served as a public defender in the Dauphin County Public Defender’s Office and is currently part of McNees’ White Collar Criminal Defense and Investigations practice. In addition to his criminal law experience, he has represented licensed professionals facing legal action before licensing boards for several years since entering private practice.
McNees brings unique experience providing ethics and professional responsibility counseling to Pennsylvania lawyers and law firms. The Professional Licensing and Ethics Defense group conducts compliance reviews of their firm policies and practices and advises on their ethical responsibilities under Pennsylvania law. When necessary, the team is prepared to defend law firms faced with professional ethics and malpractice claims.
The firm also offers reputation management and strategic communications services through its affiliate public relations firm, Apollo Communications. The Apollo team partners with McNees’ attorneys to provide comprehensive, coordinated and protected public relations services to clients – all under one roof.
Individuals and businesses with professional licensure or professional ethics questions may call 717-237-5201 for a confidential consultation.
McNees is a multidisciplinary law firm founded in 1935 with more than 150 attorneys representing businesses, associations, institutions, municipalities and individuals. The firm serves clients worldwide from offices in Devon, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Pittsburgh, Scranton, State College and York, Pa.; Columbus, Ohio; Frederick and Towson, Md.; and Washington, D.C. McNees is a member of the ALFA International Global Legal Network