Corporate Attorney

Corporate Attorney in energy industry.

JAMES E. JOSEPH
227 PETTEBONE STREET
DURYEA, PENNSYLVANIA 18642
(570) 239-4733

CAREER SUMMARY

Corporate attorney with broad experience in acquisitions, commercial transactions, corporate governance, finance and securities.

EDUCATION

The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
J.D. 1985
Member, DICKINSON JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

Haverford College, Haverford Pennsylvania
B.A. 1982
Major: Philosophy

Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania
Class of 1978

EXPERIENCE

The Jewelcor Companies, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
July of 2007 to Present.
Management of George Foreman Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB:GFME), including finance and securities work, corporate governance and operations.
Shareholder activism for nationally-known investor, Seymour Holtzman, including shareholder proposals and proxy contest.

Caregiver
June of 1995 to July of 2007.

Solo Practice, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
October of 1991 to June of 1995.
General and business practice including start-ups, acquisitions, bank financing, venture capital, product licensing and development, real estate transactions and title insurance, tax disputes and commercial litigation.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, New York, New York
Associate, August of 1986 to August of 1991.
Participate in business acquisitions and securities transactions.
Prepare various contracts including license, requirements and supply, shareholder, partnership, joint venture, and research sponsorship agreements. Research corporate and commercial law.

Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Associate, August of 1985 to August of 1986.
Participate in business acquisitions, real estate acquisitions, leases, and commercial loans. Prepare consumer credit and insurance premium finance documents.
Research corporate, commercial, banking, insurance and tax law.

WRITINGS

Indemnification and Insurance: The Risk Shifting Tools
(The role of indemnification and insurance in commercial transactions turns on the distinction between active and passive, or primary and secondary, liability.) (To be published in THE PENNSYLVANIA BAR ASSOCIATION QUARTERLY.)

Contract Formation under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Commercial Code
3 DICKINSON JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 107(1984).

Please see resume and cover letter.

JAMES E. JOSEPH
227 PETTEBONE STREET
DURYEA, PENNSYLVANIA 18642
(570) 239-4733

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have broad experience in corporate and commercial law, and I am currently employed as an attorney with The Jewelcor Companies. Jewelcor provides management services to Foreman Enterprises. Foreman does licensing by taking a stake in the nature of venture capital. I work on operations, including licensing and supply contracts, as well as finance and SEC filings for Foreman. I also work on real estate matters for other Jewelcor companies. At Stroock I was in a practice group that served as outside general counsel to Ametek. I was directly involved in many of their acquisitions, their spin-off of Ketema, the preparations for their monthly board meetings, and their operations, which included supply, distribution and research sponsorship contracts for various divisions. My career was interrupted by illness in our family.

I have enclosed my resume. I can also provide a copy of my recent article. The article is being published in the October and January editions of THE PENNSYLVANIA BAR ASSOCIATION QUARTERLY.

I would like to do a great job for you. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Very truly yours,

James E. Joseph

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