The Sunshine Act (Municipal Law Colloquium 2025 session)

Mr. Schnee is the principal of Schnee Legal Services, LLC. His practice extends throughout the Commonwealth, and he regularly litigates complicated Right-to-Know Law and Sunshine Act matters on behalf of government agencies, members of the public, and others. Prior to founding Schnee Legal Services, LLC, Mr. Schnee served as the First Assistant County Solicitor for the Berks County and represented the county in labor and employment law, election law, data security matters, elder law, and bail forfeiture matters, among other practice areas. Formerly, Mr. Schnee served as the Assistant Chief Counsel of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records. As the OOR’s Assistant Chief Counsel, he argued and briefed numerous matters concerning open records and government transparency in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the Commonwealth Court, and courts of common pleas, and testified before the General Assembly. In addition to providing training and guidance regarding open records laws, Mr. Schnee tracked and analyzed pending legislation affecting open government. He regularly writes regarding open-records matters, most recently in an article titled “What Every Lawyer Needs To Know About The Right-To-Know Law” appearing in Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly in July 2012. Prior to joining the OOR, he served as an associate with Campbell Durrant Beatty Palombo & Miller, P.C., and represented public sector clients in matters involving open-records law, employment law, and municipal law. Mr. Schnee previously served as a judicial extern for the Hon. Chief Judge Donetta Ambrose of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He is a cum laude graduate of the University of Rochester and received his JD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Joshua Bonn is a trial attorney at Cohen Seglias representing clients in the railroad, media, insurance and financial services industries. His practice spans complex civil litigation, including business and contract disputes, real property and eminent domain matters, public records litigation and appellate advocacy in Pennsylvania’s state and federal courts. Bonn has significant experience handling Right-to-Know Law matters, regularly briefing and arguing open records appeals before the Office of Open Records and appellate courts, and he frequently lectures on public records issues. He also advises municipalities on governance, zoning, land use, and public records compliance and serves as solicitor to several local government entities. As managing partner of the firm’s Harrisburg office, Bonn counsels Class I, regional and shortline railroads on litigation, regulatory proceedings and condemnation matters, including FELA claims and administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies.