John R. Zonarich, Esquire
Managing Partner
Contact:
E: jrz@skarlatoszonarich.com
T: 717-233-1000
F: 717-233-6740
Skarlatos & Zonarich Building
17 S. Second Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-2039
Practice Areas
Mr. Zonarich is the firm's Managing Partner and has over 30 years experience representing the legal needs of individuals, businesses and municipalities. He serves as General Counsel to business organizations, associations and municipalities. Mr. Zonarich is a seasoned trial attorney, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has successfully litigated a wide range of business and personal injury actions. He has represented clients on a nationwide basis, appearing in numerous jurisdictions and supervising a variety of out-of-state co-counsel. In addition, Mr. Zonarich has advised individuals and businesses in connection with the development, purchase and sale of real estate and has represented generations of families in the areas of estate planning and administration.
Bar and Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, J.D.
- Shippensburg University, Masters in Urban Planning
- University of Scranton, B.S.
Associations
- Dauphin County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Borough Solicitor's Association
Special Achievements, Awards and Honors
- Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
- Selected as a 2004 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in General Litigation.
Reported Cases and Publications
- Capital Blue Cross v. Paid Prescriptions, Inc., 496 F. Supp. 223 (M.D. PA 1980).
- Weintraub v. Rural Electrification Administration, U.S. Dep't of Agriculture, 457 F.Supp. 78 (M.D. PA 1978)
- Leidigh v. Reading Plaza Gen., 636 A.2d 666 (Pa.Super. 1994).
- Anderson v. Harper, 622 A.2d 319 (Pa.Super. 1993).
- In re Increasing Real Property Tax Revenues, 454 A.2d 195 (Pa. Commw. 1982).
- Spisak v. Downey, 13 Pa. D&C 4th 228 (Dauph. 1992).
- Wagner & Tolbert, Inc. v. Tompkins, 9 Pa. D&C 3rd 627 (Cumb. 1992).
Anna Marie Sossong, Esquire
Partner
Contact:
E: ams@skarlatoszonarich.com
T: 717-233-1000
F: 717-233-1016
Skarlatos & Zonarich Building
17 S. Second Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-2039
Practice Areas
Ms. Sossong's principal areas of practice and expertise are in small business creation, financing and growth as well real estate and municipal law. In these areas she has counseled and represented a variety of small business owners in: acquisition of new business ventures; sale of existing enterprises; obtaining public and private funding for growth, including venture financing; and in the development of business development and growth plans. Ms. Sossong is a licensed title insurance agent and has provided assistance to a wide variety of real estate projects, including residential developments, commercial office buildings, manufacturing plants, apartment complexes, and subdivision and land development plans for developers and landowners. In addition, Ms. Sossong is also Solicitor to several local municipalities, zoning hearing boards and code hearing boards.
Prior to joining the firm in 1988, Ms. Sossong had extensive experience in the economic development arena, having worked for the Pennsylvania Dept. of Commerce and the City of Harrisburg.
Bar and Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Education
- University of Pittsburgh, J.D.
- University of Pittsburgh, B.A.
Associations
- Dauphin County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Borough Solicitor's Association
Special Achievements, Awards and Honors
- Named as one of the "Best 50 Women in Business" by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Reported Cases and Publications
- Commonwealth, State Ethics Commission v. Cresson, 597 A.2d 1146 (Pa. 1991).
- Bruhn v. L.B. Smith, Inc., 20 Pa. D&C 4th 430 (Cumb. 1992).
Kathy Speaker MacNett, Esquire
Partner
Contact:
E: ksm@skarlatoszonarich.com
T: 717-233-1000
F: 717-233-6740
Skarlatos & Zonarich Building
17 S. Second Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-2039
Practice Areas / Labor and Employment Law / Government Relations
Kathy Speaker MacNett focuses her practice on management-side labor relations, employment law and related legislative and regulatory developments. Her practice combines preventive approaches to labor relations matters and representation of employers before federal and state administrative agencies and courts. Ms. MacNett utilizes her practical knowledge of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of state government and law to gain cost effective results for her clients. Specifically, Ms. MacNett represents public and private sector employers in a wide range of labor and employment law matters including workers' and unemployment compensation proceedings, prevailing wage disputes, discrimination complaints, handbook preparation, unfair labor practices, union organizational defenses, collective bargaining negotiations, strikes, injunction and contempt proceedings and related legislative and regulatory issues.
Prior to joining Skarlatos & Zonarich, Ms. MacNett was a shareholder with the Harrisburg office of Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C. and associated with the law firm of Baskin, Flaherty, Elliott & Beren. She also served as the Research Director to the Labor Relations Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, clerk to the late Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, Honorable Roy Wilkinson, and Assistant Counsel to the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. Kathy also serves as Legislative Counsel to the Pennsylvania Propane Gas Association and the Pennsylvania Society of Athletic Trainers, Inc.
Bar and Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Dickinson School of Law, J.D.
- St Francis College, M.A.
- University of Pennsylvania, M.A.
- Immaculata College, B.A. Cum Laude
Associations
- Dauphin County Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Active in the Committee on Federal Labor Standards Legislation.
- Board Member, James A. Finnegan Foundation
- Vice President, Ronald H. Brown Charter School
Special Achievements, Awards and Honors
- Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Society, Inc. Board of Directors Service Award
Reported Cases and Publications (List Incomplete)
- Canonsburg Gen. Hospital v. Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, 628 A.2d 503 (Pa. Commw. 1993).
- Fraternal Order of Police Star Lodge No. 20 v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Bd., 560 A.2d 145 ( Pa. 1989)
- Bethenergy Mines, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Bd. (Skirpan), 572 A.2d 838 (Pa. Commw. 1990).
- Consulting Engineers Council v. Commonwealth, State Architects Licensure Bd., 551 A.2d 380 (Pa. Commw. 1988).
- Orr v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Bd. Of Review, 548 A.2d 3608 (Pa. Commw. 1988).
- Chester Upland School Dist. V. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Bd., 532 A.2d 925 (Pa. Commw. 1987).
- Cloonan v. Thornburgh, 519 A.2d 1040 (Pa. Commw. 1986).
- Repko v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Bd., 513 A.2d 518 (Pa. Commw. 1986).
- Fraternal Order of Police Star Lodge No. 20 v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Bd., 511 A.2d 923 (Pa. Commw. 1986).
John B. Zonarich, Esquire
Partner
Contact:
E: jbz@skarlatoszonarich.com
T: 717-233-1000
F: 717-233-6740
Skarlatos & Zonarich Building
17 S. Second Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-2039
Practice Areas
John B. Zonarich concentrates his practice in civil litigation in both federal and state courts with a focus in commercial litigation, automobile dealer franchise litigation and employment law litigation.
Mr. Zonarich represents clients in a broad range of personal injury matters including automobile accidents, nursing home abuse and neglect, wrongful deaths and other matters involving serious bodily injury.
Bar and Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Widener University School of Law, J.D.
- Mount Saint Mary's College, B.A.
Associations
- Dauphin County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- American Trial Lawyers Association
Reported Cases and Publications
- Boyds Collection, Ltd. v. Stephen C. Chambliss, et. al,2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13901.
- Nunemacher v. Borough of Middletown,759 A2d 57 (Pa. Commw. 2000).
Gregory S. Chelap, Esquire
Partner
Contact:
E: gsc@skarlatoszonarich.com
T: 717-233-1000
F: 717-233-1016
Skarlatos & Zonarich Building
17 S. Second Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-2039
Practice Areas
Greg Chelap concentrates his practice on the representation of businesses and business owners. He has extensive experience in advising business owners and their families on matters relating to financial, tax and management strategies for building and conserving wealth. Mr. Chelap regularly represents business owners in planning, structuring and negotiating acquisitions and sales, start-ups, private placement financings, joint ventures, and many other business transactions. Mr. Chelap works closely with business owners and their families to plan and implement business exit planning and succession planning strategies. He regularly facilitates business advisory boards and prepares restrictive employment, shareholder and limited liability company agreements to accomplish the most efficient transfer of ownership, management and control of the business. To accomplish his clients? estate plans, Mr. Chelap prepares all forms of estate planning documents including wills, family limited partnerships, powers of attorney, grantor trusts, marital trusts, multi-generational trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts and charitable trusts.
Prior to joining Skarlatos & Zonarich, Mr. Chelap held several financial advisory positions including: Chief Financial Officer of a waste disposal and recycling company; Corporate Finance Consultant for a business development and government relations company; and, Trust Officer for a national bank.
Education
- Widener University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- Dickinson College, (B.A. Economics)
Associations
- Dauphin County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Business Section
Special Achievements, Awards and Honors
- Mr. Chelap has been accorded the highest attorney rating by Martindale-Hubbell*
- Mr. Chelap is a cum laude graduate of the Widener University School of Law. As a Widener Law School student, Mr. Chelap received academic awards for attaining the highest grades in the following courses: Corporate Taxation; Secured Transactions; ERISA, Pensions & Deferred Compensation; and, Corporate Acquisitions.
- Mr. Chelap is the founder and a past board member of LawPact®, an international association of independent business law firms.
Reported Cases and Publications
- Gregory S. Chelap, et. al., SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATING AND DRAFTING ACQUISITION AGREEMENTS (NBI 2005).
- Gregory S. Chelap and Katherine Pandelidis Granbois, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA: THE ART OF DOING DEALS (NBI 2004).
- Gregory S. Chelap and Albert N. Peterlin, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UPDATE IN PENNSYLVANIA (NBI 2004).
*Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review process that rates lawyers. Ratings, for both legal ability and general ethical standards, reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary.
