Joseph A. Bubba
Top rated Health Care attorney in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
Practice Areas: Health Care, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Corporate; view more
Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 1981
Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
645 Hamilton StSuite 800
Allentown, PA 18101 Phone: 610-797-9000 Email: Joseph A. Bubba Visit website
Details
Joseph A. Bubba is one of the Firm’s founding members. He serves as Co-Managing Shareholder and Chair of the Healthcare Group. In his practice, Mr. Bubba concentrates on physician-hospital relationships, physician practices and medical staff matters. He represents hospitals, medical staffs, ambulatory surgical centers and other healthcare clients. He acts as counsel for physicians and hospitals engaged in the fair hearing and internal review process. He has also served as a hearing officer throughout the region. Mr. Bubba is a commercial/healthcare arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). Additionally, Mr. Bubba has an extensive corporate and business practice focused on significant land transactions, mergers & acquisitions and shareholder succession and disputes. He is a frequent speaker for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and other organizations.
Practice areas
Health Care, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business/Corporate, Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate: BusinessFirst Admitted: 1981
Professional Webpage: https://www.flblaw.com/attorney/joseph-a-bubba/
- Lead Counsel in ERISA class action litigation, see Fechter, et al v. HMW Industries, Inc, et al 879 F.2d 1111 (3rd Circuit 1989), 1989
- Establishment and continuing representation of regional healthcare facilities including ASCs, imaging centers, sleep laboratories, common and combined medical staffs and coordinated health systems
- Establishment of significant zoning overlay districts for colleges and universities, amusement parks and other commercial industries
- Participation in numerous hospital medical staff hearings throughout the Commonwealth
- Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Member, Board of Directors (2017 – present), 2017
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law/Health Law Certification Program, Member, Board of Directors
- Miller-Keystone Blood Center, Member, Board of Directors (2008- present); Former Chair, 2008
- The Leonard Pool Society, Member
- Phoebe President’s Council, Member
- Lehigh Valley Business, Judge CFO of the Year award (2013) Business of the Year (2015), 2015
- Martindale Hubbell Lawyers’ Rating “AV® Preeminent™,” Highest Professional Ranking, AV® Preeminent™, Martindale Hubbell
- Named a Select Lawyer in Business/Commercial Law, Contracts Law, and Health Care Law (2014 – 2017), Select Lawyer, Lehigh Valley Magazine, 2017
- Ave Maria Award for Distinguished Graduate, Notre Dame High School, 2017
- The Harris Weinstein Philanthropic Commitment Award, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2013
- 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Land Use and Zoning by American Lawyer Media, Top Rated Lawyer, American Lawyer Media, 2013
- 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Healthcare by American Lawyer Media, Top Rated Lawyer, American Lawyer Media, 2013
- University of Pittsburgh, J.D., cum laude, 1981, 1981
- Villanova University, B.S., 1978, 1978
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- Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2008, 2010 - 2019