$ 1-600 per hour
Jeffrey A. Franklin is a general Civil, Business, Energy and Utility, Real Estate and Technology attorney and consultant who represents clients in a way that maximizes their opportunity to achieve their business goals. Jeff has more than 20 years of experience, primarily in the areas of electric, gas, telecommunication, alternative energy and water regulation, and also has extensive experience in technology, Internet and computer law and e-discovery issues.
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Mr. Franklin is an attorney focusing on administrative law, power projects, registered securities, eminent domain, computer law, e-discovery, gaming law, and civil litigation areas before various state and federal courts and administrative agencies. He has written and published work primarily in the areas of computer law, cybersecurity, e-discovery, gaming law, and copyright infringement. He serves as volunteer counsel for the American Radio Relay League and a Pennsylvania rails-to-trails organization.
Mr. Franklin is a graduate of Bucknell University, attended the London School of Economics and Political Science and The American University, and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he also served as Executive Editor and Associate Editor of the Journal of Law and Commerce.
Mr. Franklin is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Federal District Court, in addition to the several Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
He is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), vice-chair of the ABA Section of Science & Technology Law Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Committee; Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Gaming Law, Utility, and Technology Sections and Committees; and various other ABA and PBA committees; the Berks County Bar Association where he serves as Treasurer and Chairman of the Technology Committee and Past Chairman of Law Practice Management Section; Energy Bar Association (EBA); Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA); the International Association of Gaming Attorneys - International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA); Computer Law Association (CLA) - International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw); IEEE Computer Society; Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania (TCCP); and Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry Technology Committee. Mr. Franklin has been peer review rated "Very High" for legal ability and ethical standards. He has also been named to Best Lawyers In America.
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36 years | 3,000 cases
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28 years
$ 1-600 per hour
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Acquired: 1990
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42 South Fifth St., Reading, PA, 19602
2015 Hamilton St., Suite 101, Allentown, PA, 18101
2081 East High St., Pottstown, PA, 19464
646 Lenape Rd., Bechtelsville, PA, 19505
101 Pennsylvania Ave, Reading, PA, 19606-9406
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Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
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Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
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Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
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Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
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Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
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Special Presidential Award for Technology Leadership, Berks County Bar Association
2012
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
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Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Presidential Award of Merit, Berks County Bar Association
2009
Madison Who's Who Among Professionals Honors Edition, Madison Who's Who
2009
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
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Berks County Bar Association for Leadership, Berks County Bar Association
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Berks County Bar Association for Leadership, Berks County Bar Association
2003
Friend of the River Award, Schuylkill River Greenway Association
1990
Executive Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law School Journal of Law and Commerce
1989
Associate Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law School Journal of Law and Commerce
1983
State Advisory Committee, PA Department of Education
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peer review rated,
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Principal, BrightLine Tech Solutions, LLC
2014 - Present
Attorney, Prince Law Offices, P.C.
2011 - 2014
Attorney, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
1990 - 2011
Partner and CIO, Ryan, Russell, Ogden & Seltzer P.C.
2014 - Present
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationShale Energy Law Committee
2011 - Present
Marcellus Shale CoalitionMember
2006 - Present
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationMember
2006 - Present
Endlich Law ClubPast President
2000 - Present
Berks County Bar AssociationChairman Technology Committee
1990 - Present
Berks County Bar AssociationMember, past Treasurer, Board of Directors, Committee Chair
1990 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember, Co-chair Sci-Tech Telecommunications Law
1990 - Present
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationMember
1990 - Present
Energy Bar AssociationMember
1990 - Present
Federal Communications Bar AssociationMember
1990 - Present
International Technology Law AssociationMember
2008 - 2011
Berks County Bar AssociationTreasurer
2004 - 2011
The International Association of Gaming AdvisorsMember
2000 - 2006
Berks County Bar AssociationChairman Law Practice Management
1990 - 2012
Computer Law AssociationMember
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In favor of client
In favor of our client
In favor of our client, AES Armenia Mountain Wind LLC
In favor of our client, AES Armenia Mountain Wind LLC
In favor of our client, Penelec
Affirmed the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
The court reversed the order of respondent, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (commission), which granted a waiver of eligibility requirements for petitioner utility's most advantageous rates to respondent utility customer, and remanded the case.
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Juris Doctorate
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Social Media as Evidence
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Renewable Energy Projects
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PUC Secretary's Office and Transportion Hot Topics
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Legal Ethics Online
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Permitting Power Projects
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Effective utilization of technology in the practice of law
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SmartPhones and remote access for ethical and practical lawyers
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Utility and Non-utility Construction Projects
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Law office document management
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Computer Forensics 101 for Lawyers
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Computer Law - Wi-Fi Security
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Continued Interplay Between Wholesale and Retail Markets
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Numerous 1990 to present
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Leveraging smartphones
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Electronic Discovery Best Practices
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