Lehigh Valley, Pa. — Cory P. Balliet, an associate with Lehigh Valley law firm Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino, has been nominated to represent Lehigh County at the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s 2009 Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Summer Meeting and New Admittee Conference.
The Conference will take place from August 7-9, 2009, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion, Somerset County, Pa. The bar association presidents from the state’s 67 counties each nominate one representative to attend the conference on behalf of his or her county. The representative must have been in practice for three years or less. Balliet, an attorney licensed to practice law in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has been in practice since 2008.
The purpose of the New Admittee Conference is to provide business, educational and networking opportunities to its attendees. The attendees participate in the YLD’s annual business meeting and attend several continuing legal education (CLE) programs. The CLE programs focus primarily on leadership and ethical issues, and they consider the practical issues that new attorneys face in their daily practices.
“Although early in his legal career, Cory has already demonstrated a knack for leadership and for making an impact, and has all the makings of becoming a distinguished barrister in the future. We are proud to have him represent the Bar Association of Lehigh County at the annual YLD New Admittee Conference,” said Dan LaBert, Executive Director of the Bar Association of Lehigh County.
A resident of Emmaus, Balliet focuses his practice on business, corporate, and health care law. He received his B.A. in Economics from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., and his J.D., cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law where he was an editor of the Syracuse Law Review.
Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino, P.C., is one of the largest and most respected regional law firms in Pennsylvania, with 35 attorneys and 11 paralegals. With roots reaching back nearly a century, the firm provides legal services and valued, sought-after legal advice to corporations, municipalities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals, and its attorneys hold expertise in a wide variety of fields. Named Best Lehigh Valley Law Firm in Lehigh Valley Magazine five years in a row, Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino is also home to numerous Pennsylvania Rising Stars and Super Lawyers as selected by Philadelphia Magazine. The attorneys of Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino pride themselves on community involvement by sponsoring charitable events, teaching courses at local colleges and serving on the boards of numerous community and nonprofit organizations. Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino is the Pennsylvania office of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A.
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., a full service law firm, is the largest firm in Somerset County and one of the top 20 firms in New Jersey, with a significant presence in New York. The firm’s more than 100 attorneys come from diverse backgrounds, hold degrees from top U.S. law schools and regularly serve as leaders in bar associations and various trade groups. With 21 of its members listed as the Best Lawyers in America and 23 selected as New Jersey Super Lawyers for 2009, in addition to an active repertoire of speaking engagements and legal publications, attorneys at Norris McLaughlin & Marcus embody large-firm talent in a small-firm setting. It is the goal of Norris McLaughlin& Marcus to accommodate the needs of every client, who run the gamut, from Fortune 500 corporations to smaller publicly and privately held companies to start-up companies and individuals, through the use of experience, strategic planning and common courtesy.
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