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Sweet Stevens Welcomes New Attorneys

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New Britain, PA Two new lawyers have joined Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams LLP: associates Christine L. Cattani and Jason P. Sam.

Cattani came to Sweet Stevens after operating her own solo practice for over a decade. She brings experience in a number of practice areas including tax law, contract law, real property law, equine law, criminal defense and civil litigation. At Sweet Stevens, she will assist clients with tax assessment appeals, zoning hearings, Right-to-Know requests and general litigation. Cattani is a graduate of Temple University’s Boyer College of Music. She received her J.D. from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School and her LL.M. in Taxation from Temple University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Tax Court.

Sam came to the firm from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office, a high-volume, high-pressure environment where he worked in the Motions Court Pre-Trial Unit and the Municipal Court Unit. He will put his background in trial practice to work to obtain successful outcomes for clients in civil rights, special education, contract disputes, employment law, and tax assessment matters. Sam is a graduate of Temple University College of Liberal Arts and American University Washington College of Law. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.

Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams, LLP was formed in 1995 by nine experienced education lawyers who created the first private law practice in Pennsylvania dedicated entirely to Education Law. Since then, the firm has grown to 23 attorneys who represent over 290 school and municipal entities as Solicitors or as Special Counsel in more than 50 counties throughout Pennsylvania.