Gary P. Lightman has practiced law for over 30 years. He began his litigation career in 1978 as a commercial litigator, but has since expanded his practice to include a wide range of legal practice areas. He has worked with national, regional, and local businesses, as well as financial institutions, professionals, entrepreneurs and individuals. Over the years he has recorded an extensive history of courtroom successes, and has developed a strong reputation throughout the legal industry.

While Gary works in a number of areas, he specializes in cases that go to the court level. These cases, he believes, are the most challenging and the most rewarding, and it gives him the opportunity to work closely with clients until a cost effective and satisfactory resolution is found.

It takes a combination of education and experience to offer legal services that cover a number of areas, and Gary P. Lightman relies on his strong educational background and long history of court experience to provide legal help in the following fields:

·         Commercial and civil litigation

·         Commercial transactions

·         Creditors’ rights

·         Loan workouts

·         Consumer protection litigation

·         Banking law

·         Real estate law

·         Mortgage foreclosures

·         Bankruptcy

·         Construction law

·         Business formation, termination, and dissolution

·         Annuities fraud

·         Elder law

Gary P. Lightman has worked in several notable cases since he founded his firm, which has been practicing for over 20 years. He has been committed to his practice, his clients, and his community for many years and he will continue to do so going forward.

An extensive educational background is an extremely important part of becoming an attorney, and Gary P. Lightman began his litigation career started at some of the most well-regarded institutions in the country.

Gary attended Penn State University from 1972 to 1975 and received his degree in accounting. This university is ranked by recruiters as the number one institution for producing students with a wide range of core competencies. He then continued his legal education at the Temple University School of Law, where he graduated in 1978 and received his doctorate of jurisprudence. This is one of the first schools in the country that offered specialized programs for graduate law studies, and has a track record of turning out attorneys that are prepared for real world situations.

Gary Lightman went on to receive his LLM degree in taxation and securities from Georgetown University Law Center. An LLM signifies that the recipient has a Master of Laws, and it shows that the recipient has special training in the field of law and is committed to advancing his education and legal experience. It was a challenging education, but Gary has used it all to build his practice and develop his reputation.