Guy A. Donatelli

Guy Donatelli is a partner in the Litigation Department at Lamb McErlane. He concentrates his practice on employment, education and commercial litigation, representing individuals, businesses, and municipalities in employment, business and land use disputes throughout Chester, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia and Lehigh counties and in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

In addition to his law practice, Guy serves as solicitor to a number of municipalities, including two townships and a school district, providing counsel on varied issues of local and regional public importance. At the state level, Guy has represented various agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on issues of statewide significance. In particular, he has developed a niche practice in matters related to school zero-tolerance policies and student discipline.

Guy writes for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Continuing Legal Education program as a member of the faculty and has also published articles on issues faced by local and state governmental agencies.

Guy has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2008.

ADMISSIONS:

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

EDUCATION:

• Temple University Law School, L.L.M.
• Villanova University School of Law, JD
• Connecticut College, B.A. — Political Science

COMMUNITY SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS:

• Chester County Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Civil Rules Committee of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County
• Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Continuing Legal Education program
• Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Upper Uwchlan Township [Former]

AWARDS/RECOGNITION:

• Named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer
• Named a Best Lawyers in America^© 2021-2024 Philadelphia, Labor & Employment
• Named a 2020–2023 Five-Star/Top Attorney by Suburban Life magazine
• Named a 2016 Main Line Today Top Lawyer
• Named a 2017 Main Line Today Top Lawyer
• Named a 2018 Main Line Today Top Lawyer
• Named a 2019 Main Line Today Top Lawyer #1 – Civil Rights
• Named a 2020 Main Line Today Top Lawyer
• Named a 2023 Main Line Today Top Lawyer

PODCASTS:

• In this legal podcast Lamb McErlane PC partners Jim Sargent and Guy Donatelli discuss the various PA court systems and navigating civil disputes. So You Want to Go to Court…
• Click here to listen to Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Guy Donatelli & Mary-Ellen Allen discuss Employment Law and Separation Agreements on WCHE Radio 1520.
• Do you own a business?  Click here to listen to the ‘Things You Need to Know about Business Divorce’ podcast by Lamb McErlane PC partners Guy Donatelli & Jim Sargent.