Mr. O'Donoghue is responsible for the firm's corporate and commercial business representation including business organization, finance, banking, employment and shareholder matters, acquisitions, mergers, real estate transactions, complex contractual negotiation and drafting; matters handled throughout the United States and foreign countries; experienced in handling the negotiation and documentation of residential and commercial real estate acquisitions, development and leasing; general representation of numerous companies from diversified industries including software development, human resources, manufacturing, franchising and communications companies.

He was a law clerk for President Judge David E. Groshens of the Court of Common Please of Montgomery county from 1967-1968. In 1968, he was commissioned a Lt. in the Judge Advocate General Corps, United States Navy, where he prosecuted and defended numerous military courts martial and served as legal officer in charge of a United States Naval support activity.

Practice Areas
Corporate and Commercial Business Representation, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions
United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

United States Court of Military Appeals

Education
St. Joseph's University (B.A. 1964)

Villanova University Law School (1967)

Professional Associations and Memberships
Member of Board of Directors of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), 1996 to present, Chairman, Pension Committee; Member, Administrative Committee and Audit, Policy and Organizational Structure Committee

Member of Board of Directors of Leesport Bank, Wyomissing, PA, 2004 to present

Member of the Board of Directors of Madison Bank, Blue Bell, PA – 1992 to 2004 (when it was acquired by Leesport Bank.)

Former Member, Board of Directors, Custom Care America, Inc., a franchisor of lawn care services

Member of a founding board of Villanova University Paralegal School

Editor, Montgomery County Law Reporter 1979, 1980 and 1981

Former Member of Board of Directors and one of the founders of Rabbit Software Corporation, a publicly traded corporation

Past Chairman of the following Montgomery Bar Association Committees: Corporate Counsel, Young Lawyers Section, Public Relations and Construction Committees (Supervised major renovation and addition to Bar Association Building)

Past Member of Montgomery Bar Association Board of Directors

Charitable and Community Activities
Active in Whitpain Township Recreation Association serving as coach of basketball and softball teams.