Timothy P. Brennan

Mr. Brennan is a graduate Ursinus College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts with a double major in English and Politics and a double minor in International Relation and American Studies. During this period he completed two United States Congressional Internships with Congressmen Joe Hoeffel and Tim Holden.

Mr. Brennan is also a graduate of Widener University School of Law, where he was a leadership scholar, served as a member of the Law Review and graduated cum laude. He was the recipient of the 2003 Widener Law Journal Outstanding Student Article Award for his article on Pennsylvania’s redistricting. He also studied at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland and Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.

Mr. Brennan has served as an attorney for a large defense firm and for the Governor’s Office of General Counsel, representing the Department of Transportation. He was appointed Assistant Solicitor for the City of Bethlehem in 2005 by Mayor John Callahan and in 2008 he was appointed as Solicitor for Stephen J. Barron, Jr., the Northampton County Controller.

Mr. Brennan has also been published in the fields of equine law and redistricting law, has argued several times before Commonwealth Court and has lectured on various topics at the Dickinson School of Law, for the PA Bar Association and in conjunction with the National Bowl Game.

Mr. Brennan volunteers for or has founded a number of charitable, legal, political, religious and community organizations. He is also an Adjunct Professor for Northampton Community College.

He was selected to the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Rising Stars list by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® and has been featured in Philadelphia Magazine. In 2015 and 2016 he also was selected as a Member of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. He was also recently appointed as a Hearing Panel Member for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

He owns Brennan Law Offices located at 2030 Tilghman Street, Suite 203, Allentown, PA 18104 and can be reached at (610) 841-4020. He is a member of both the PA and NJ Bar.

Pennsylvania, 2003

New Jersey, 2003

LEGAL EDUCATION

Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 2003

GPA:                 Top 15% (12 of 101); 3.38 Overall GPA; 3.68 Third Year GPA

Honors:            Cum laude

Widener Law Journal, Senior Staff

2003 Widener Law Journal Outstanding Student Article Award

Dean Anthony J. Santoro Leadership Scholar

Law and Government Certificate

Dean’s Honor List & Certificates for Highest Grades

International:  Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (Justice Cepl, Czech Supreme Court)

PRE-LEGAL EDUCATION

Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 2000

Double Major:                        English & Politics

Double Minor:                        International Relations & American Studies

Brennan Law Offices:                                                                                                 2012-Present

Owner of firm dealing primarily with litigation and appeal of workers compensation, municipal, administrative, tort, commercial, real estate, collections and general litigation issues. Also experienced in equine law, election law, ethics law, insurance coverage, employment law, constitutional torts and professional liability.

Office of the Solicitor of Northampton County:                                                       2018-Present

Assistant Solicitor for Northampton County responsible workers compensation, voter registration, corrections, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission and grant review. Also appointed as Right to Know Officer for Northampton County.

Office of the Controller of Northampton County:                                             2008-2018

Appointed Solicitor to the Controller of Northampton County responsible for drafting legal opinions and assisting staff regarding the finances of Northampton County, government programs and oversight, and related to local, state, federal and administrative law.  Responsible for all drafting, discovery issues, for litigation and appeals.

Croslis & Brennan Law Offices:                                                                               2008-2011

Attorney dealing primarily with litigation and responsible for all drafting, motions practice, discovery issues, for litigation and appeals.

Northampton Community College:                                                                         2008-2010

Adjunct Professor teaching a politics class at a small community college. The position requires the preparation and presentation of class material, synthesis of philosophical and political concepts, interaction with diverse personalities and lecturing abilities.

City of Bethlehem, Office of the City Solicitor:                                                    2005-2008

Appointed Assistant Solicitor handling general litigation and appeals before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Commonwealth Court, the Municipal Retirement Board, the Environmental Hearing Board, Labor and Industry, the Human Relation Commission and other bodies.  Represented the Police and Fire Pension Funds, drafted ordinances, supervised staff and handled employment, eminent domain, land development and ethics issues.

Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin:                                              2004-2005

Associate in a large defense firm handling personal injury, premises liability, debt collection, insurance coverage and bad faith cases.  Drafted insurance coverage opinions and handled litigation and arbitration proceedings, discovery practice and motions practice.

Governor’s Office of General Counsel, Chief Counsel’s Office PennDOT:               2002-2003

Represented PennDOT in administrative hearings regarding suspension credit issues, the issuance of restricted licenses, and records corrections. Drafted briefs and motions for Common Pleas Courts and administrative courts, including related to implied consent and DUI.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND AWARDS

Workers’ Compensation Law Certified Specialist, Pennsylvania Bar Association         2019-2019

Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Hearing Panel Member     2012-2018

Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Super                                                                                            2012-2019

Doylestown Borough Council, Member                                                                                      2015-2019

National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation’s Top One Percent                       2015-2019

Lehigh County Bar Association, Member                                                                    2011-2016

Northampton County Bar Association                                                                         2005-2016

Schuylkill County Bar Association                                                                                2003-2016

Pennsylvania Bar Association                                                                                        2003-2016

Eastern District of Pennsylvania                                                                                   2008-2016

Middle District of Pennsylvania                                                                                    2003-2016

In re Nomination of Boyle, 91 A.3d 260 (Pa. Commw. 2014) (successful defense of Pennsylvania State House member and United States Congressional candidate in original jurisdiction Commonwealth Court trial with issue of first impression regarding the Constitutional right to circulate petitions).

Commonwealth v. Eckhart, 2012-C-1336 (Lehigh County 2012) (successful defense of Lehigh County Controller in a quo warranto action filed by the Lehigh District Attorney challenging the Controller’s qualifications to hold the office based upon an inapplicable provision of the County Code regarding the Controller’s prior service as a Lehigh County Commissioner).

In re Nomination Petition of Horton, 165 MD 2010 (Pa. Commw. 2010)(determination of residency in favor of candidate for State House, after two day original jurisdiction Commonwealth Court trial and evidence presented by a private investigator on behalf of incumbent representative)

F & L Leasing, Inc. v. Plaxico Burress, No. 2006-1740 (Lebanon County C.C.P. 2009) (second chair) (jury verdict in favor of New York Giants Wide Receiver awarding only admitted damages in dispute over a vehicle that was purportedly leased to him)

Additional notable settlements include:

$220,000.00 settlement for injured worker nearing retirement with neck injury, 2017

$195,000.00 settlement for injured worker with three-year-old aggravation injury, 2017

$175,000.00 settlement for injured worker with a low back injury, 2017

$65,000.00 settlement by former executive facing exposure in excess of $1.8 million, 2014.

$176,500.00 settlement for injured worker with aggravation of arthritis, 2013.

$167,500.00 settlement for injured worker with rotator cuff tear, 2012.

In re Nomination of Boyle, 91 A.3d 260 (Pa. Commw. 2014) (successful defense of Pennsylvania State House member and United States Congressional candidate in original jurisdiction Commonwealth Court trial with issue of first impression regarding the Constitutional right to circulate petitions).

Commonwealth v. Eckhart, 2012-C-1336 (Lehigh County 2012) (successful defense of Lehigh County Controller in a quo warranto action filed by the Lehigh District Attorney challenging the Controller’s qualifications to hold the office based upon an inapplicable provision of the County Code regarding the Controller’s prior service as a Lehigh County Commissioner).

In re Nomination Petition of Horton, 165 MD 2010 (Pa. Commw. 2010)(determination of residency in favor of candidate for State House, after two day original jurisdiction Commonwealth Court trial and evidence presented by a private investigator on behalf of incumbent representative)

Gordon v. WCAB (Showcase Publications), 5 CD 2010 (Pa. Commw. 2010) (regarding substantive weight of an otherwise uncorroborated statement to a non-treating IME physician, with court finding medical opinion competent and not based solely on statement)

F & L Leasing, Inc. v. Plaxico Burress, No. 2006-1740 (Lebanon County C.C.P. 2009) (second chair) (jury verdict in favor of New York Giants Wide Receiver awarding only admitted damages in dispute over a vehicle that was purportedly leased to him)

Hill v. City of Bethlehem, 909 A.2d 439 (Pa. Commw. 2006)(just compensation was not required, nor was there a cause of action, under the Eminent Domain Code, where a city demolished both portions of a “double” home because  a common structural flaw made each portion dangerous).

Athletes & Agents Conference, 2012 National Bowl Game, Panelist                                             2012

Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2^nd Annual Equine Law                                                                          2010

BBC World News, 2010 United States General Election Coverage                                                  2010

Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1^st Annual Equine Law                                                                           2009

Why Don’t Americans Care?  Business Matters, WFMZ Channel 69                                             2009

Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 4^th Annual Animal Law Seminar (with Governor Rendell)           2007

Dickinson School of Law, Equine Law, Guest Speaker                                                                      2007

Nativity B.V.M. High School, Terrorism and the Constitution, Guest Speaker                            2003

2^nd Annual Equine Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute                                                                        2010

1^st Annual Equine Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute                                                                          2009

4^th Annual Animal Law Seminar, Equine Law Primer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute                  2007

Cleaning Out the Augean Stables: Pennsylvania’s Most Recent Redistricting                           2003

Doylestown Pride Taskforce, Co-Founder                                                                                     2018-2019

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Candidate                                                         2018-2018

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, President’s Circle                                             2016-2019

Bradbury Sullivan LGBT Center, Pro Bono Counsel                                                                     2015-2019

Independent Hunting Club, Member                                                                                               2014-2019

Ursinus College Law Alumni Group, Mentor                                                                                  2011-2019

Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted Police, Pro Bono Counsel                                                   2010-2019

Friends of St. Kieran’s, Pro Bono Counsel                                                                                      2008-2019

American College of Equine Attorneys, Member                                                                          2007-2019

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Member                                                                       2007-2019

Equestrian Aid Foundation, Volunteer                                                                                           2004-2019

Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, Florida, Attendant                                                      2002-2019

Thoreau Sauntering Society, Member                                                                                             2002-2019

Saint Clair Fish and Game, Member                                                                                                1996-2019   

Ancient Order of Hibernians, Member                                                                                            1996-2019

Friends of Peter Schweyer, Allentown Councilman, Treasurer                                                 2009-2012

Pennsylvania Young Democrats, President                                                                                    2009-2011

Finnegan’s Wake, Heckshersville Irish Festival, Actor                                                               2006-2010

Project Children Charity Album, Originator                                                                                  2006-2009

Allentown Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, AOH Division Director                            2006-2009

American Mock Trial Association, Lafayette College, Mock Judge                                          2006-2009

Schuylkill County Young Democrats, Vice President                                                                   2004-2009

Luzerne County Young Democrats, Member                                                                                 2004-2006

Philadelphia Opera Company, Member                                                                                           2001-2006

Widener International Law Society, President                                                                                2001-2003

Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, International, Member                                                                2001-2003

Widener Saint Thomas More Club, Member                                                                                     2000-2003

Office of Congressman Tim Holden, Intern                                                                                       1999-2000

Office of Congressman Joseph Hoeffel, Intern                                                                                  1998-1999

Ursinus College Football, Centennial Conference Champions and National Playoffs              1996-1998

Schuylkill County Women in Crisis, Volunteer                                                                                    1995-1998