Bio

Stanley Lehman is a Shareholder and Director of the firm, Chair of the firm’s Insurance Coverage practice area and a member of the firm’s Corporate Services, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Estates and Trusts, Employment and Tax practice areas. Mr. Lehman is primarily involved in insurance coverage and related matters. His practice also focuses on estates and trusts, corporate law, healthcare and tax matters. In the area of insurance coverage, Mr. Lehman is extensively involved in the analysis of coverage under significant business policies including, but not limited to, director and officer liability, fiduciary responsibility, employment practices liability, professional malpractice and errors and omissions policies. He also monitors significant litigation for clients and provides advice on an ongoing basis as to the impact such litigation has on coverage under the related policies. Mr. Lehman is also involved with the firm’s Litigation practice on all types of litigation related to insurance coverage, including interpleader, declaratory judgment actions and general coverage actions. In Mr. Lehman’s general corporate practice, he advises both publicly traded and privately held companies on their day-to-day business operations. For example, he successfully counseled a company for 13 years from its start-up phase, through its initial public offering to its ultimate sale for $400 million. In addition to overseeing its transition throughout its business cycle, he also handled the company’s and its founder’s tax and estate planning matters relating to the evolution of the business, as well as its eventual sale. Mr. Lehman also advises businesses and individuals on tax planning matters on a day-to-day basis as well as representing them in tax compliance matters. In the area of estate planning, Mr. Lehman has extensively counseled clients on cost-effective methods for transferring wealth and strategies for retaining business ownership, as well as the development of strong business succession plans. Finally, Mr. Lehman has extensive experience advising physician and physician group practices in all aspects of their practice including employment arrangements and sale of practices and practice disputes.