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Paige Macdonald-Matthes 
2080 Linglestown Road
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112
 

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Phone: 717-798-3595
888-746-9025
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Fax: (717) 540-5481
Web site: http://www.ssbc-law.com


PositionAreas of PracticeEducation
HonorsAffiliations


Paige Macdonald-Matthes concentrates her practice in commercial, business and real estate litigation.  She has litigated a wide range of commercial contract and liability issues including construction litigation, enforcement of non-compete clauses, lease disputes, as well as other various complex litigation matters in state courts and in federal district and bankruptcy courts.  Ms. Macdonald-Matthes has also litigated a variety of matters before state administrative agencies including the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board, the State Real Estate Commission and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.  As part of her litigation practice, Ms. Macdonald-Matthes also represents clients in complex domestic law matters.  Ms. Macdonald-Matthes is BV Peer Review Rated.

Ms. Macdonald-Matthes was recently named one of Pennsylvania's 50 Best Women In Business by The Business Journals of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.  She has also been recognized as one of Central Pennsylvania's Forty Under Forty by the Central Penn Business Journal.

Active in the legal community, Ms. Macdonald-Matthes serves as Co-Chair of the Program Presentation Subcommittee of the Trial Evidence Section of the American Bar Association, and is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.  She is also a member of the Pennsylvania and Dauphin County Bar Associations.

In addition to being active in the legal community, Ms. Macdonald-Matthes is also active in the Central Pennsylvania community, serving as a member of the Leadership Council for the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the MS Society, and as an Alumni Relations Representative for Lafayette College.  She previously served as a member of the Board of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and is a past member of Pinnacle Health's Womancare Advisory Board.

Ms. Macdonald-Matthes is a former adjunct faculty member at the Harrisburg Area Community College where she taught courses in civil litigation and family law.  She continues to regularly lecture on a variety of litigation issues for both Lorman Educational Services and for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Ms. Macdonald-Matthes graduated with honors from Lafayette College in 1989.  She earned her Juris Doctorate in 1992 from Widener University School of Law, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that same year.  Subsequently, Ms. Macdonald-Matthes was admitted to the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Western District of Pennsylvania; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court.

Current Employment Position(s):
Senior Civil Litigation Manager
Areas of Practice:
Business Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1992
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1994
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2001
U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2006
Education:
Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1992
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence


Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Honors
Major:  International Affairs


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Civil Litigation, Harrisburg Area Community College, 1994 - 2000


Working with the Media in High Profile Cases, ABA Annual Meeting, August 5, 2005


Talking and Defending Depositions, Lorman, December 2, 2005


Handling the Failure to Disclose Case, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, March 15, 2005


Honors and Awards:
Forty Under 40 Award Recipient, 2002


National Multiple Sclerosis Leadership Award, 2003


Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business, 2004


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Lafayette College, 1994 - Present
Alumni Relations Representative


American Bar Association, 2004 - Present
Co-Chair, Program Presentation Committee, Evidence Section


Pro Bono Activities:
Mid-Penn Legal Services, 1992 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

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