Atty. Charles W. Ormsby, Jr.
For over 30 years Chuck has concentrated his practice in corporate law, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance, business disputes, and commercial real estate. Chuck’s success is due in large part to the care he demonstrates for each of his clients and the attention to detail he shows in his work.
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Charles W. Ormsby, Jr. is a Member based in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, practicing at Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia, LLC. They have 43+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1983. Their practice focuses on contracts, business, real estate, breach of contract, and m&a. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania U.S. Supreme Court (1983). Educated at George Washington University (J.D., 1983) and Franklin and Marshall College (A.B., 1980). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Huntingdon Valley, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- For over 30 years Chuck has concentrated his practice in corporate law, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance, business disputes, and commercial real estate
- Chuck’s success is due in large part to the care he demonstrates for each of his clients and the attention to detail he shows in his work
- It is those characteristics that have led many of his clients to look to him as much for his business judgment as for his legal analysis
- As Chairman of the firm’s corporate department he serves as counsel to a variety of entities and businesses ranging from regional institutions to non-profit corporations and from sole proprietorships to multi-national corporations
- He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Franklin and Marshall College where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was the valedictorian of his graduating class
- He was an editor of the Journal of International Law and Economics at The National Law Center of the George Washington University where he was elected to the Order of the Coif
- For 20 consecutive years, he has been rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale Hubbell®
- This is the highest peer review rating issued by Martindale Hubbell® for both legal ability and the highest ethical standard
- He has been selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® for four years, and as a 2020 “Best of the Bar” Honoree by the Philadelphia Business Journal
- Outside of the firm, Chuck serves on numerous non-profit boards and is also a co-founder of Building A Bridge to Uganda, a 501(c)(3) organization serving the spiritual and educational needs of children in Uganda, East Africa
- Through this organization, he has helped build a top-flight secondary boarding school with over 500 students, living in extreme poverty in the jungle of Uganda
- Chuck serves as counsel to many companies in a wide variety of industries
- Representative matters include: -Representation of a family in the sale of their stock in a national distribution company for over $60 millionCounsel to a pension and consulting company that sold for $10 million -Counsel to the sellers of stock in an engineering company for over $20 million -Counsel to a manufacturing company which sold for over $200 millionCounsel to buyers in acquisition of an engineering company for over $6 million -Counsel to the purchaser of a security service business in southeastern Pennsylvania with over $5 million in revenue and thirty-plus employeesCounsel to buyers in acquisition of an Italian engineering company for $2 million -Representation of sellers of controlling interest of stock in a contested shareholder dispute for approximately $4 millionRepresentation of the shareholders in the sale of stock of a consulting services business in excess of $150 million -Counsel to the sellers of a regional service provider for $10 millionCounsel to the sellers of a vehicle renovation business for $4 million -Successfully negotiated numerous financings from $1 million to over $100 millionSpearheaded the acquisition of numerous service companies in the tri-state area ranging in value from $1million to $10 million -Represented doctors and their practices in several acquisitions and sales of dental and physician’s practicesRepresentation of the seller of stock in a US Military defense contracting business for over $1 million -Counsel to seller of stock for over $10 million in a business providing services to various federal and state governmental agenciesRepresented the purchaser in buying the assets of a lending services company
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania
Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Huntingdon Valley are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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