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The Role of the Solicitor (Municipal Law Colloquium 2025 session)


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  • Start Date:2025-06-13 11:15:00
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  • Level:Intermediate
  • Topics:Municipal Law

$79.00 ProPass

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Credit States Status Credits Earn credit until

This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 1.2 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.

Overview

Panelists will discuss the role of the Solicitor in providing candid legal advice to municipal officials, particularly in situations involving apparent or actual unethical conduct (e.g., political improprieties). The Solicitor should not take an "ostrich approach" by ignoring such issues but instead has a duty to speak up—adhering to the principle of "see something, say something."


Recorded in June 2025.

Faculty

Joan E. London, Esq.

Ms. London is a Shareholder with the firm of Kozloff Stoudt, Professional Corporation in Berks County, PA, practicing in the areas of municipal law, land use, employment law, and appellate practice. Born in Philadelphia, she is a graduate of Villanova University, with a BA and MA in Political Science, and a J.D. from The Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle. Ms. London is a member of the Berks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations (PBA). She is past Chair of the Municipal Law Section of the PBA and served as a member of the PBA House of Delegates. Ms. London served as President of the Berks County Bar Association in 2018, served as its Treasurer from 2003 to 2006, and now serves as Co-Chair of its Municipal/Education/Environmental/Real Estate Section. Ms. London has planned and taught seminars and appeared in programs offered by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs, the Albright College Center for Excellence in Local Government, the Berks County Bar Association, the Society for Human Resources Management, the PA Association of Sewage Enforcement Officers, the Pennsylvania Planning Association, and the Pennsylvania Housing Alliance. These programs have addressed topics including validity challenges to land use ordinances, zoning for agricultural preservation, the Sunshine Act, the Right to Know Law, wage and hour law, employment discrimination, ethics for professional land use planners, administrative search warrants, and blighted property remediation. Ms. London authored the chapter titled “Meetings and Records” for the Solicitor’s Handbook published by the Governor’s Center for Local Government Services of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and co-authored a cover article for the May-June 2013 issue of The Pennsylvania Lawyer magazine titled “Emerging from the Red: What to do About Municipalities In Financial Trouble.”  She is a regular contributor to the Berks County Bar Association quarterly magazine, The Berks Barrister. 

Alan W. Flenner, JD, PE

Mr. Flenner is a Vice President, Corporate Counsel, and Facility Security Officer with Gannett Fleming, Inc., a global infrastructure consulting firm based in Camp Hill that specializes in natural resources, transportation, water, power and facility-related projects. He focuses on professional services agreements, compliance with industrial security requirements, occupational safety and real estate matters, and advising engineers, architects, and other design professionals with respect to the legal aspects of their services. Prior to joining Gannett Fleming, Mr. Flenner was an associate with High Swartz LLP in Norristown, where he concentrated his practice on matters associated with the built and natural environments, with a particular emphasis on land use and municipal law. In addition to his legal career, Mr. Flenner is a retired Captain with the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps. His Navy experience includes operational assignments with the Naval Construction Force (Seabees) and staff assignments with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) in Washington, DC, including Deputy Chief of Staff. Mr. Flenner has commanded a naval construction battalion, coordinated battle damage repair in Fallujah, Iraq, and directed environmental programs at installations in Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg. He received his J.D. from the Pennsylvania State University, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Delaware. Mr. Flenner is a past Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Municipal Law Section, a Registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania and Delaware, a credentialed Envision Sustainability professional with the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, and a Registered Environmental Manager with the National Registry of Environmental Professionals.


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