Background
Schumacher, Joseph was born on July 31, 1954 in New York, New York, United States.
Schumacher, Joseph was born on July 31, 1954 in New York, New York, United States.
St. Francis College (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). Delaware Law School of Widener University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1985).
Worked at Abraham Pressman & Bauer P.C. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in Civil Practice, Franchise Litigation and Transactions, General Corporate, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability. Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Construction, Real Estate, Environmental, Securities Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Pennsylvania, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
External Managing Editor, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 1984-1985/ Co-Author: "Managing Environmental Risks In Franchising," Franchise Legal Digest, January and February, 1990. Speaker, "The Socio-Economic Impact of Franchising on a Developing Economy," First Seminar on Franchising in Northeast Brazil, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 1991. "Master Franchising in Brazil," Second Seminar on Franchising in Northeast Brazil, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 1992.
"Franchise Law Issues," Philadelphia Bar Association, 1996. Corporate Counsel, Maaco Enterprises, Inc., 1986-1987. Member: Chester County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Forum Committee on Franchising) Bar Association.
Abraham, Pressman & Bauer, P.C., a civil litigation law firm was established in 1973. The firm is a regional law firm with offices in five different counties in the State of Pennsylvania and one office each in New Jersey and Washington, D.C. The firm consists of 18 attorneys and five paralegals.
Member: Chester County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Forum Committee on Franchising) Bar Associations.