CORPORATE, BUSINESS & BANKING • TAXATION • ESTATE PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES & TRUSTS • CHARTER SCHOOLS
James A. Bartholomew is an attorney in the Firm’s Estate Planning & Administration of Estates & Trusts Group. Mr. Bartholomew’s practice includes estate planning and administration, wills, elder law, corporate and business law, real estate and municipal law. He has been a frequent lecturer to regional groups on the subjects of Wills and Estate Planning, Planned Charitable Giving, and Retirement Planning. Mr. Bartholomew serves as Co-Solicitor of the Lehigh Tax Collection Committee, and served as Solicitor of the Southern Lehigh School District from 1978 to 2013.
EDUCATION
- Princeton University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1966
- University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 1969
- Temple University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1985
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Military Appeals
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Bar Association of Lehigh County
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
HONORS & AFFILIATIONS
- Navy Achievement Medal, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy
- Recipient, Volunteer Award, Allentown Arts Commission
- Named a Select Lawyer in:
- Education Law, Estate Planning/Administration/Probate Law and Taxation Law, 2014
- Estate Planning/Administration/Probate Law, 2015 – 2017
- Included in Top Attorneys list, Estate Planning, Suburban Life, 2014 – 2017
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
- Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Member, Board of Directors
- Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra, Past President, Board of Directors
- Endowment Fund of the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra, Past Chairman
- United Way of the Lehigh Valley, and Past Chairman, Planned Giving Committee, Past Member, Board of Directors
CALL DIRECT
610-797-9000, ext. 328
ASSISTANT INFORMATION
Betty Ann Zettlemoyer
610-797-9000, ext. 320
