Position: Attorney

Susanna M. Fultz

Susanna is a member of the firm’s Employment and Litigation practice groups with more than a decade of experience. She exclusively devotes her practice to employment law matters. Susanna works closely with employers, providing solutions to a myriad of employment issues while helping them to mitigate risk. 

As an employment law counselor, Susanna advises clients on matters relating to the American with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, performance and conduct related issues, workplace harassment investigations, state and federal discrimination regulations and more. She helps employers manage their internal operations to ensure best practices in accordance with state and federal employment laws and regulations. For example, Susanna regularly drafts documents such as handbooks and employee policies.

In her employment litigation practice, Susanna represents employers on matters ranging from non-compete agreements, separation and severance agreements, employment contracts and discrimination matters. She has experience practicing before state and federal court, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 

Susanna takes pride in offering ethical and effective legal counsel to achieve the best outcomes for her clients. She is also responsive to client inquiries, ensuring timely communication and exceptional service throughout the process. In addition to counseling employers, Susanna is involved with the Berks County Bar Association as chair of its employment law section. She frequently presents on a variety of employment law matters such as wage and hour issues and workplace harassment investigations.

Susanna is a graduate of the University of Delaware and Washington & Lee University School of Law. While in law school, Susanna interned at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, and participated in several international clinics in Europe and Asia. After graduating from law school, Susanna served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. A. Joseph Antanavage and then to the Hon. James M. Lillis in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas. She joined private practice in 2018. Susanna and her husband reside in Reading. She enjoys sports and hiking and loves to travel.

PRESENTATIONS
  • “Managing Remote and Out-of-State Employees: Policies and Best Practices”,  42nd Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2025)
  • “Agency Charges 101: Navigating EEOC & PHRC Investigations with Confidence”,  42nd Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2025)
  • “Trump 2.0: New Administration, New Employment Laws”, Hubric Resources Virtual Webinar (March 2025)
  • “A Workshop on the Often Overlooked But Important Employment Policies & Practices,” Co-presenter, 41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2024)
  • “What is Undue Hardship Anyway?” Co-presenter, 41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2024)
  • “Employee Handbooks: Avoiding Common Mistakes,” Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (June 2023)
  • “Effective Workplace Harassment Investigations,” 40th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2023)
  • “HR in the COVID World,” Berks Community Television (BCTV) (March 2022)
  • “Wage and Hours Laws Updates,” Berks Community Television (BCTV) (January 2020)
RECOGNITIONS
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Labor and Employment Law – Management (2025, 2026, 2027) and Litigation – Labor and Employment (2024, 2025, 2026, 2027)

Eden R. Bucher

Eden is a partner in the firm’s Finance & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. She concentrates most of her practice in the areas of commercial transactions, debtor/creditor law and general and commercial litigation. She considers herself a problem solver, and her MBA degree helps her better understand the business impact of a company’s legal issues.

Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy
In her creditors’ rights practice, Eden assists creditors with mortgage foreclosures and civil actions for the collection of debt obligations. She also represents creditors through the process of bankruptcy including filing motions for relief from stay and objections to reorganization plans. Eden has represented businesses as debtors in bankruptcy and collection proceedings including debtor representation in workouts. She has helped clients with judicial enforcement, lender liability, and managing and disposing of REO real estate. Eden can assist creditors, financial institutions and lenders with confessions of judgment, personal property executions, and actions on notes and guarantees.

Finance
In her finance practice, Eden helps clients with loan documentation, loan modifications, restructuring plans and more. She is well-versed in assisting banks and other financial institutions with vendor contract reviews, workouts, bulk-loan sales and purchases. She is among a dedicated group at the firm that regularly represents lenders in Small Business Administration and other government-guaranteed loans, syndicated loans and loan participations.

Real Estate Transactions
Outside of finance and creditors’ rights, Eden advises clients on complex real estate transactions (both commercial and residential), drawing upon her experience in various areas of law to produce amicable solutions. She prepares and negotiates sale/lease-back transactions and sales agreements, conducts due diligence, and reviews and negotiates real estate secured loan documents and settlement-related documents. Eden also has experience handling real estate, municipal and fiduciary litigation matters.

Outside of the firm, Eden remains involved in various associations in the legal field. She is a member of the Berks County Bar Association and is the Berks County Credit Card Arbitration Master. Eden also serves on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA) and the Middle District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panels.

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Berks County Bar Association, Member, Bench Bar Committee Co-Chair, Past President of the Board of Directors
  • Berks County Credit Card Arbitration Master
  • Berks County Bar Association Client Resolution Dispute Committee
  • Bankruptcy Section of the Berks County Bar Association
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panel
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Member
  • Middle District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Bar Association, Member
  • Middle District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panel
  • Middle District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Planning Committee Member
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association

Zachary D. Griffith

Zach is a member of the firm’s Trusts & Estates Practice Group. He focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, trust formation, and guardianships. With a client-driven approach, Zach prioritizes building strong relationships and understanding the unique needs of each individual. He believes that effective estate planning is not one-size-fits-all but requires a tailored strategy that reflects each client’s specific situation and goals. Approachable and pragmatic, Zach is committed to providing exceptional legal services that empower clients to achieve peace of mind regarding their estate planning and administration needs.

In his estate planning practice, Zach assists clients in creating comprehensive estate plans, including drafting wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, financial power of attorney documents, healthcare power of attorney documents, and living wills. In his estate administration practice, Zach provides compassionate guidance during challenging times and helps clients navigate the complexities of probate, marshalling assets, evaluating and settling debts, resolving beneficiary disputes, and ensuring final distributions are made in a timely and efficient manner.

Additionally, Zach handles the intricacies of guardianship matters which includes filing initial petitions, assisting with annual filing requirements, and filing petitions seeking court approval for expenditures of principal and real property sales. He is also well-versed in Orphans’ Court litigation, representing clients through all stages of disputes and effectively protecting their interests. 

Zach joined Barley Snyder after a distinguished academic career, graduating magna cum laude from Widener University Delaware Law School and summa cum laude from Albright College. During law school, Zach interned at Information Systems Laboratories and EnerSys, gaining valuable experience in the technology sector. Zach also holds a Master of Laws in Taxation from Villanova University. With this knowledge, Zach provides counsel relating to personal income tax issues in addition to various aspects of taxes related to trusts and estates. 

Outside of the firm, Zach serves on the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Berks County’s board of directors. He also serves as chair of the governance committee where he assists in furthering CASA’s mission to positively change the lives of children who face neglect, abuse, and/or abandonment.

In his spare time, he is a volunteer tour guide at the Reading-area Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, one of the largest privately owned aviation museums in the country. He also enjoys spending time with his wife, daughters, two dogs, and his family.

RECOGNITION
  • 2021 Greenwatch Institute Scholarship Award in Memory of Jerry Shields
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star (2025, 2026)

Caleb P. Setlock

Caleb is an attorney concentrating his practice on employment law, labor law and litigation. He regularly represents employers in litigation and advises them on best-practice methods. His common areas of focus include:

Employment Counseling
Caleb works closely with employers to address day-to-day workplace challenges, offering practical solutions on issues such as employee misconduct, terminations, severance agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, investigations, wage and hour compliance, disability accommodations, FMLA adherence, policy review, unemployment appeals, and more. He also provides guidance on the implications of legal updates and new employment laws.

Employment Litigation
Caleb is an active litigator defending employers against charges of race, sex, religion, age, and disability discrimination and harassment, as well as defending employers against wage and payment claims. He defends claims against companies brought under Title VII, ADA,ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, PHRA, PMWA, PFEOA, APSA, OAPSA, Pennsylvania common law, civil torts like assault and battery, and more. He also represents companies in trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation, helping employers protect their business interests and confidential information. 

Through his years of employment litigation experience, Caleb has successfully received motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, final judgments from the Middle and Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania, final judgments from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and more. 

Government Investigations
Caleb represents employers in audits and investigations brought by governmental agencies. He has successfully defended companies in actions brought by the EEOC, PHRC, HUD, USDA, Pennsylvania DOL, U.S. DOL, Pennsylvania DHS, PLRB and OSHA.

Other Litigation
While Caleb’s practice primarily focuses on employer-employee compliance, he also litigates general business claims. In this role, he serves as both plaintiff and defense counsel to advocate for businesses’ rights. 

A Lancaster County native, Caleb grew up in Lititz before returning to the area after law school. He is proud to continue a firm tradition of former Barley Snyder summer associates joining the firm. Outside of work, Caleb enjoys an active lifestyle, participating in various recreational sports with his wife in Mount Joy.

PRESENTATION
  • “Preparing for an ICE Visit and Other Immigration Enforcement Actions,” Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention (January 2026)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lancaster Chamber (November 2025)
  • “Virtual Lunch and Learn: Immigration Investigations Under the New Federal Administration”, Lancaster SHRM (May 2025)
  • “Wage and Hour Game Changers: Key Legal Updates and Compliance Strategies”, 42nd Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2025)
  • “Managing Remote and Out-of-State Employees: Policies and Best Practices”, 42nd Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2025)
  • “Ethics in HR,” York SHRM’s November Meeting (November 2024)
  • “HR 101: Wage & Hour,” Lancaster SHRM (November 2024)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lancaster Chamber (October 2024)
  • “Managing Political Conversations in the Workplace,” Barley Snyder Webinar (September 2024)
  • “Designing Your Employee Handbook”, PennAg Human Resource Workshop Series (June 2024)
  • “A Workshop on the Often Overlooked But Important Employment Policies & Practices”,  41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2024)
  • “Did Someone Say Ambush?!: An Interactive Simulation Demonstrating the Speed of the NLRB’s New Election Rules”,  41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2024)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lebanon Valley Chamber (April 2024)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (March 2024)
  • “Political, Legislative and Governmental Agency Landscape Leading into an Election Year,” Lancaster SHRM’s Fall Legal Update (September 2023)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lancaster Chamber (August 2023)
  • “Proactive v. Reactive: How Getting to the Core of Employee Concerns Helps Employers Stay Ahead of Union Activity,” 40th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2023)
  • “Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lancaster Chamber (August 2022)
RECOGNITIONS
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Labor and Employment Law – Management (2026, 2027), Litigation – Labor and Employment (2026)
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star (2024, 2025, 2026)

Matthew L. Guthrie

Through more than three decades, Matt maintains a diverse practice of law that includes real estate, wills, trusts and estates, business law, and family law matters. This includes estate planning and administration, formation of business entities, purchase and sale of businesses, commercial and residential leases matters and municipal, zoning and subdivision matters.

He is also a title insurance agent for Stewart Title and handles real estate closings, including purchases and refinancing for individuals and businesses.

A York County native and Spring Grove Area High School graduate, Matt made it a point to be involved in the Hanover-area community he calls home, working with service organizations, business networking groups and economic development associations.

Matthew G. Brushwood

Matt is a member of the Finance & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, where his practice includes residential and commercial mortgage foreclosure as well as complex consumer and commercial litigation. His practice also involves representation of secured and unsecured creditors, lenders and landlords in various areas including: 

  • Bankruptcy
  • Eviction and Tenant Disputes
  • Mechanic’s Liens
  • Tax Sales
  • Title Curative
  • Repossessions and Garnishments
  • Receiverships
  • General Collection
  • Bankruptcy Preference Defense
  • Commercial Lease Restructuring
  • Consumer and Banking Regulatory Compliance
  • Breach of Contract
  • Appeals
  • Federal and State Consumer Protection Defense including Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Fair Debt Collection (FDCPA)

With his extensive experience and practical approach, Matt has developed an understanding of how to identify risks, limit exposure and obtain effective and prompt resolution through cost-effective litigation and settlement. He routinely partners with his clients enhancing operational efficiency and compliance, crisis management, and devising both a litigation case strategy and a national litigation approach. Matt has successfully handled all aspects of complex litigation in state and federal courts, and he has also provided valuable on and off-site training for national mortgage servicers addressing emerging trends in foreclosure litigation in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland.

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Berks County Bar Association
  • Lehigh County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Northampton County Bar Association
  • Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association
  • Eastern District of PA Bankruptcy Conference

Matthew M. Hennesy

Matthew is an aggressive advocate who helps businesses, institutions and individuals effectively use the court system to achieve their strategic objectives and meet the challenges posed by complex litigation, and he is the chair of the Litigation Practice Group. In addition to helping his clients navigate and succeed in litigation, Matthew also helps clients proactively identify and manage litigation risk. With his energetic and proactive approach to litigation issues, Matthew is able to obtain positive results for clients even in challenging circumstances. 

He assists clients with litigation matters in three main areas:

Commercial Litigation
Matthew has experience representing clients in complex commercial disputes concerning financial services and lending liability, business ownership and shareholder issues, contract disputes and collection matters.   

Intellectual Property Litigation
Matthew acts as a strong advocate for clients in intellectual property disputes and has obtained favorable results in litigation concerning trademarks, copyrights and internet domain names.  

Construction Litigation
Matthew counsels and represents construction industry clients including owners, contractors, subcontractors and design professionals. 

Matthew earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law, cum laude, where he was an Associate Editor of the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review. 

RECOGNITION
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (2024, 2026), Litigation – Real Estate (2024, 2026, 2027) 
  • Pennsylvania Rising Stars (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
PRESENTATION
  • “Navigating Realty Transfer Tax in Business Transactions: Key Takeaways from Kunj Harrisburg LLC, et al. v. PA”, Lancaster Bar Association (May 2025)
  • “Bankruptcy Update”, Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar (March 2015)

Martin R. Siegel

Marty is a seasoned attorney in Barley Snyder’s Real Estate and Environment & Energy practice groups. He works with businesses to navigate environmental and energy challenges in real estate transactions, development projects, PFAS-related issues, and regulatory compliance. Marty also advises municipalities on stormwater and sewage issues, as well as represents clients in addressing Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement actions, in addition to securing necessary permits. He takes a holistic approach to understanding each client’s goals, crafting cost-effective and timely solutions tailored to their unique needs.

Marty has advised out-of-state gas pipeline contractors, national chain retailers, and IT companies to help them comply with Pennsylvania environmental requirements and to defend them in DEP enforcement actions. His work has included assisting companies that are developing AI data centers to obtain and comply with environmental permitting requirements. Marty is also a trained and experienced mediator in environmental and agricultural disputes.

Prior to moving to private practice, Marty spent more than two decades as a litigator at the Pennsylvania DEP. In his time at the DEP, he handled more than 250 appeals in state and federal courts and in front of the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board. Marty handled numerous matters involving solid waste, clean water, HSCA/CERCLA, environmental remediation, storage tanks, and sewage planning. His cases resulted in tens of millions of dollars of environmental remediation and civil penalties throughout Pennsylvania. This experience provides Marty with a unique perspective when guiding private sector clients through enforcement actions and helping them obtain permits.

In addition to his time at the DEP, Marty has worked in federal government positions at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in Atlanta, and with the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest Laboratory in Washington state.

Marty is a recognized thought leader and speaker on environmental topics throughout Pennsylvania. He regularly addresses issues such as Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment, Pennsylvania’s voluntary cleanup program, PFAS contamination issues, Chesapeake Bay and clean water issues, and municipal stormwater requirements. He also co-authored the chapter on Pennsylvania’s Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2) in the Pennsylvania Environmental Law & Practice, 10th Edition.

Beyond his professional environmental experience Marty holds leadership positions with a multitude of nonprofit organizations across central Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region. He is a former member of the Board of School Directors for the Lower Dauphin School District.

RECOGNITION
  • The Best Lawyers in America©, Environmental Law (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027), Litigation – Environmental (2027)
MEMBERSHIPS
  • York County Bar Association
  • Environmental and Energy Law Section, Pennsylvania Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS
  • “Examining the Evolution of the Environmental Rights Amendment Through a Municipal Lens,” co-author, Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly (April 2026)
  • “Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act” co-author, “Pennsylvania Environmental Law and Practice, 10th Edition (May 2021)
  • “Liability Costs Loom as DEP Seeks Greater Regulation of PFAS Chemicals”, “The Authority,” Magazine of the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association (August 2019)
  • “Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act”, Pennsylvania Environmental Law and Practice, 9th edition
  • “What is the Risk of Personal Liability for Environmental Violations?”, York Legal Record (March 2019)
  • “PA Environmental Constitutional Law: It’s a New Ballgame”, The Legal Intelligencer (July 2018)
  • “Pipeline Construction, Environmental Compliance Can Co-Exist”, Pipeline & Gas Journal (May 2018)
  • “Creating the Right Environment for an Environmental Mediation”, Pennsylvania Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (November 2017)
  • “Mediating Environmental Disputes: A Necessity in Today’s Political Climate”, The Legal Intelligencer (January 2017)
  • “It’s Time to Get DEP Off of Its Subsistence Diet”, PennLive (December 2016)
PRESENTATIONS
  • “Sewage Legal Potpourri,” 2026 Onsite Wastewater Super Conference of PA – PSMA + PASEO Joint Conference (February 2026)
  • “An Introduction to Data Centers”, Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation (November 2025)
  • “How Environmental Requirements Can Wreck the Land Development Process”, Lancaster Bar Association’s 2024 Municipal, Zoning, and Environmental Law Summit (November 2024)
  • “”Legal Landscape of Land Application: Biosolids and Food Processing Waste”, Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Pennsylvania Agricultural Law Symposium (September 2024)
  • “Federal and State Nutrient Reduction Strategies and Plans”, HalfMoon Education  Inc. webinar (March 2024)
  • “What’s New with PFAS? Federal and State Developments”, Pennsylvania Bar Institute webinar (December 2022)
  • “COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on the Logistics Industry”, Barley Snyder webinar (January 2021)
  • “COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on Higher Education”, Barley Snyder webinar (January 2021)
  • “COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on the Hospitality Industry”, Barley Snyder webinar (January 2021)
  • “COVID-19 Vaccine: The Impact on the Food & Agribusiness Industry”, Barley Snyder webinar (December 2020)
  • “COVID-19 Vaccine: The Impact on Health Care and Long Term Care”, Barley Snyder webinar (December 2020)
  • “Getting Your Business Back to Business Webinar Part 2”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (May 2020)
  • “The Legal Implications: Re-opening Your Business In Defiance of the Governor’s Order Webinar”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (May 2020)
  • “Getting Your Business Back to Business Webinar Part 1”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (April 2020)
  • “State Constitutions and the Environment: A Watershed Comparison”, Chesapeake Bay Commission meeting (January 2020)
  • “PFAS – Regulation, Liabilities and Potential Cost Recovery”, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (July 2019)
  • “PA’s Right to Know Law: What You Need to Know”, Society of Women Environmental Professionals (April 2019)
  • “State and Local Regulatory Obstacles to Composting: How to Manage the Regulators”, Compost2019, U.S. Composting Council (January 2019)
  • “Managing Regulatory Obstacles: Getting What You Need from DEP”, Appalachian Pipelines Association (December 2018)
  • “Managing Regulatory Obstacles: Getting What You Need from DEP”, Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association 76th Annual Conference and Trade Show (September 2018)
  • “Environmental Ethics (According to the Lorax and the Runaway Bunny)”, Society of Women Environmental Professionals (May 2018)
  • “The Impact of PA’s Rejuvenated Environmental Rights Amendment on Environmental Protection”, Keystone Coldwater Conference (February 2018)
  • “The Rejuvenated Environmental Rights Amendment: What It Means for Pennsylvania Businesses and Municipalities”, York County Bar Association (January 2018)
  • “How to get What You Want from DEP (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Department)”, PA Chamber of Business and Industry Fall Environmental Conferences (Fall 2017)
  • “Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems”, Municipal Law Colloquium, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (June 2017)
  • “The Chesapeake Bay: What Ails It and What is Being Done About It”, Lancaster County Bar Association (July 2016)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  • Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Melanie Albert Lehman

Melanie Lehman is the general counsel of a privately held manufacturing company. Prior to this position, her practice included representation of clients in business matters, review and negotiation of contracts, representing clients in asset and stock sales and purchases and counseling business owners and managers with transactions, contracts, commercial matters and financing. She has represented lenders and borrowers in commercial loans and Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 issues. Melanie advised clients on entity selection and with governing documents, such as partnership agreements, shareholders agreements and operating agreements. She has participated in numerous seminars and panel discussions dealing with commercial and business issues.

Finance
Melanie has represented lenders and borrowers in many types of loan transactions, including secured and unsecured facilities, participated and syndicated loans, IDOTs, real estate acquisition and construction loans and tax-exempt financing. 

Mergers and Acquisitions 
Melanie has represented clients in business purchases and sales, both stock and assets, with deal values ranging in size from approximately $1 million to more than $100 million. She has assisted clients from the confidentiality agreement and letter of intent stage, through due diligence and negotiation of the purchase agreement to the closing.  

Business Law 
Melanie often served clients in an “outside general counsel” role by providing general business legal advice, risk management, contract review and drafting and coordination of legal services in other areas. She regularly advised clients in entity selection, governing documents and terms and conditions of sale.

RECOGNITIONS
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2024, 2025, 2026)
  • Central Penn Business Journal (Forty Under 40, 2004)
MEMBERSHIPS
  • York County Bar Association, former board member
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Mark A. Smith

Mark Smith concentrates his practice in counseling clients in all aspects of employee benefits and ERISA, including the design and implementation of retirement and welfare benefit plans, administration of retirement and welfare benefit plans, retirement planning and taxation of plan distributions and fiduciary law aspects of ERISA. He has considerable experience with a broad range of employee benefit programs, including qualified pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans, welfare benefit plans (including health care arrangements, retiree health plans, cafeteria plans and VEBAS) and nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. Before joining Barley Snyder, Mark was the manager of global employee benefits compliance at AMP, Inc., where he oversaw the design, financial management and legal compliance of benefit programs worldwide. Earlier, he was the benefits practice leader in Central Pennsylvania with an international accounting and consulting firm.

RECOGNITIONS
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2027)
PRESENTATIONS
  • “An Introduction to the IRS’ Controlled Group Rules and Why They Matter,” Lancaster Bar Association (December 2025)
  • “An Introduction to the IRS’ Controlled Group Rules and Why They Matter,” Lancaster Bar Association (October 2025)
  • “An Introduction to the IRS’ Controlled Group Rules and Why They Matter,” Dauphin County Bar Association (September 2025)
  • “Avoid Costly Section 409A Mistakes: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know,” Lancaster Bar Association (August 2025)
  • “The Latest in Employee Benefit Plan Design for Maximizing Employee Recruitment and Retention”, 42nd Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2025)
  • “Employment Agreements and Internal Revenue Code Section 409A”, Dauphin County Bar Association (April 2025)
  • “Managing Your Employee Benefit Plans: Lessons Learned from Recent Litigation”, 41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2024)
  • “Time for a Health & Welfare Benefit Plan Compliance Check-up,” 39th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
  • “The COVID-19 Pandemic: Employee Benefit Plan Lessons Learned and Unfinished Business”, 38th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2021)
  • “Employee Benefit Considerations Related to COVID-19”, 37th Annual Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
  • “Reducing Benefit Plan Litigation Risks”, Barley Snyder 36th Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
  • “Employee Wellness Programs and Navigating the Compliance Labyrinth” (September 2018)
  • “Opportunities & Hazards in Retirement Plan Design”, 35th Annual Employment Seminar (May 2018)
  • “Top Payroll and Payroll Tax Issues Facing Human Resource Professionals (and Their Controllers, Too!)”, 35th Annual Employment Seminar (May 2018)
  • “Effective Employee Wellness Programs and Navigating the Compliance Labyrinth”, 2017 Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (April 2018)
  • “I’M A FIDUCIARY? WHAT NOW?!”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2016)
  • “Employment Separation and Your Employee Benefits Plans”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (April 2015)
  • “No Rest for Benefit Plan Sponsors”, Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2014)
  • “Health Care Reform: What does the delay of the employer mandate mean for plan sponsors?”, ACC Seminar: What Keeps You up at Night? (September 2013)
  • “Health Care Reform: Countdown to January 1, 2014 & Pay or Play”, Barley Snyder Employment Seminar, (May 2013)
  • “Managing the Challenge of Health Care Reform – Should You Pay or Play?”, Barley Snyder Business Seminar (October 2012)
  • Provided expert testimony on behalf of the Corporate Health Care Coalition before the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources concerning external review and ERISA remedies
  • “2012 ERISA Spotlight Will Shine on Retirement Plan Fees and Expenses”, Barley Snyder Employment Seminar, (May 2012)
  • Developed seminar on QDROs for The Dickinson School of Law Family Law Clinic
    Author of a series of employee benefit articles for the Association of Pennsylvania Contractors
  • Regional Bankruptcy Trustees Meeting – Impact of PPACA on Employers and Employer Plans
  • “Time for a Health & Welfare Benefit Plan Compliance Check-Up”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar
  • “Fringe Benefits Taxation, Wellness and Self-Insured Medical Plan Discrimination Testing”, Murray IHC Health Plan Consortium
  • PA Chamber of Business and Industry Healthcare Roundtable – Understanding Healthcare Regulations
  • “Federal Healthcare Reform and What it Means for Employers”, Lancaster Bar Association
  • “Welfare Benefit Plan Document Requirements and Non-Discrimination”, Murray Construction Consortium
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Mark serves as an adjunct professor of law at The Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University, where he developed and teaches the Pension and Employee Benefits Law Course and is a recipient of the Edward C. First Adjunct Faculty Award.

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