Catherine E. N. Durso
Top rated Land Use & Zoning attorney in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
Practice areas: Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate
Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 1994
Education: Pennsylvania State University The Dickinson School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2005 - 2008 Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
645 West Hamilton StreetSuite 800
Allentown, PA 18101 Phone: 610-797-9000 Email: Catherine E. N. Durso Visit website
Catherine E. N. Durso is a shareholder in the Firm’s Real Estate, Land Use & Development Group. Mrs. Durso’s practice areas include real estate, land use, development and zoning, in which she frequently represents developers and private individuals with zoning and land development submissions and issues. Mrs. Durso has developed an expertise in representing wireless telecommunication companies for zoning and land use matters. She has assisted clients in obtaining approvals for pharmacies, supermarkets, age restricted communities, apartments, and warehouse distribution centers. Mrs. Durso also handles commercial and residential real estate transactions for companies and individuals.
First Admitted: 1994, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://www.flblaw.com/attorney/catherine-e-n-durso/
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Sprint Spectrum, L.P. v. the Zoning Hearing Board of North Whitehall Township, et. al., 823 A.2d 258 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2003), 2003
Transactions
- To date, Ms. Durso has obtained approvals for over 800 wireless communications facilities in Lehigh, Northampton, Montgomery, Bucks, Carbon, Monroe, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Pike, Wayne, Chester, Berks, Sullivan, Bradford, Wyoming, Schuylkill, Tioga, Centre, Columbia, Lebanon and Dauphin Counties.
Pro bono / Community Service
- Penn State Lehigh Valley Advisory Board, Member and Executive Committee Vice President, 2009 – Present, 2009
- CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Lehigh Valley, Member, 2006 – Present, 2006
- St. Ann Board of Limited Jurisdiction, Secretary
Educational Background
- The Dickinson School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1994 Woolsack Honor Society (top 10% of graduating class) Articles Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1993-1994 Appellate Moot Court Board, 1994
- St. Bonaventure University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1991, 1991
Honors
- Named a “Woman of Influence” by Lehigh Valley Business, 2020, Woman of Influence, Lehigh Valley Business, 2020
- Named a “Woman of Influence” by Real Estate Forum magazine, 2017, Woman of Influence, Real Estate Forum magazine, 2017
- Lehigh Valley SUITS Award, Law, 2014, Lehigh Valley SUITS Award, United Way of the Lehigh Valley, 2014
Industry Groups
- Cellular
- Development
- Municipal
Office location for Catherine E. N. Durso
645 West Hamilton Street
Suite 800
Allentown, PA 18101
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2005 - 2008