Lawyer Overview

John Erdek concentrates his practice in business-related areas including commercial business transactions, real estate transactions (residential and commercial), for-profit, non-profit, and charitable business organizations, financing, and contract matters.

Prior to joining the firm, John served as in-house counsel to GMAC Mortgage Corporation and GMAC Bank.  While there, he provided counsel relating to GMAC's extensive real estate portfolio, construction lending programs, sourcing/procurement groups and GMAC Bank's extensive commercial lending program. Before joining GMAC, Mr. Erdek was a member of Ernst & Young LLP's Real Estate and Construction Advisory Services practice where he provided service concerning construction operations, commercial leasing, public/private development and transactional real estate advisory assistance.  His work with E&Y included extensive on-site international due diligence, financial modeling, drafting expert reports and opinions and forensic policy and procedure evaluations, as well as compiling several multi-hundred million dollar construction litigation claims.

As in-house counsel, Mr. Erdek has represented Glaxo SmithKline with respect to its real estate and healthcare fraud and abuse compliance matters. In addition, immediately after graduating from law school, he was employed by Widener University School of Law as an adjunct law professor. During law school, Mr. Erdek served as a law clerk to the Honorable Richard A. Lewis of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas in Harrisburg, PA.

Mr. Erdek received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and received his law degree cum laude from Widener University School of Law. He was admitted to the bars of Pennsylvania and New Jersey in 1997.  Mr. Erdek resides in Wayne, Pennsylvania with his wife and daughter.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Transactions & Finance
• Commercial Transactions
• Business Organizations
• Non=Profit & Charitable Organizations
• Contracts
• Environmental Law

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1997
• New Jersey, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Real Property Section Member)
• CoreNet Global (Corporate Real Estate) (Member)
• Chester County Bar Association (Member)
• Diversified Investment Group (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• GMAC Mortgage Corporation/GMAC Bank
• Ernst & Young, LLP
• SmithKline Beecham/ Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories

Education

• Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Academic Support Fellowship
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, Pennsylvania
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science/ Pre Law

Address

17 East Gay Street
Suite 100
West Chester, PA 19381-0562

Phones

(484) 880-4353
(866) 615-5890

Faxes

(610) 696-7111

Emails

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Websites

http://www.gawthrop.com