Stacey Morgan Brubaker, Esq.
Partner
Education
Mount Holyoke College, 1985-1987
Denison University, B.A., 1990
Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1995
Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Middle District PA
Membership and Affiliations
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association
Community Involvement
Lancaster Bar Association, Judiciary Committee Member
Demuth Foundation, Past Trustee
Milagro House, Board of Directors, Past Member
Junior League of Lancaster, Past Member
About
Stacey is a founder and former managing member of BCGL. She is also a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Business and Corporate Law Department. She provides advice and guidance in many aspects of real estate law to commercial, industrial, municipal and nonprofit clients. Her scope of services includes the development, acquisition, leasing, financing, construction, and sale of real estate.
Although Stacey works with clients at all stages of the development, she has particular expertise representing clients before planning, zoning and municipal boards to obtain subdivision and land development approvals, special exceptions, variances, conditional uses and other permits. When necessary, Stacey assists clients with drafting municipal ordinance provisions, challenging the validity of municipal ordinances and appealing decisions through the judicial process.
Stacey also works with individuals and businesses to facilitate the sale and transfer of Pennsylvania Liquor licenses. She regularly works with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and provides guidance on various liquor license matters.
Theodore L. Brubaker, Esq.
Partner
Education
Wesleyan University, B.A., 1993
University of Hartford, M.S., Accounting, 1994
University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 1998
Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA
Membership and Affiliations
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2005-2008, 2010
Community Involvement
New School Montessori, Board Member
Union Community Care, Past Board Member
Lancaster Country Club, Past President and Governor
Project Forward Leap, Past Board Member
Executive Committee 2015 U.S. Women’s Open
About
Ted is a founder and partner at BCGL and Chair of the Business Services Department. He engages and encourages the entrepreneurial spirit of his clients in all aspects of his legal representation. He serves businesses of all sizes and their owners in such areas as entity formation and governance, transactions, mergers and acquisitions, financing, business counseling, tax, and succession planning. His experience with multi-generational businesses and his understanding of family businesses in Lancaster County enables him to provide thorough, insightful, and compassionate legal advice. Ted prides himself on the trust his clients place in him as an essential advisor in the business decisions his client’s encounter.
Rory O. Connaughton, Esq.
Partner
roryc@bcgl-law.comEducation
Washington and Jefferson, B.A., 1992University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1996
Admissions
Supreme Court of PennsylvaniaU.S. District Court, Middle District PA
U.S. District Court, Eastern District PA
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Membership and Affiliations
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationLancaster Bar Association
Community Involvement
North Museum, Board of DirectorsExecutive Committee 2015 U.S. Women’s Open
About
Rory Connaughton is a founding member of Brubaker Connaughton Goss & Lucarelli LLC (BCGL) and a member of the Litigation and Employment Law Groups. Mr. Connaughton’s clients have included closely owned and publicly traded companies, family businesses, shareholders, construction companies, banks and other financial institutions, physician practices and healthcare providers, computer and technology companies and individuals.Mr. Connaughton’s commercial litigation practice includes special emphasis on contract disputes, partnership and corporate governance disputes, injunction proceedings, land use and construction disputes and crisis management. He also represents clients in employment disputes including the enforcement of restrictive covenants and protection of trade secrets, employee theft, the defense of discrimination claims and wage and hour cases.
Mr. Connaughton also counsels clients on corporate governance matters and he has worked with banks and similar institutions in the litigation of mortgage fraud claims, mortgage insurance disputes, inter-bank disputes, lender liability and in connection with governance and regulatory compliance issues. In 2014 and 2015, Mr. Connaughton was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in recognition of his achievements in corporate and business disputes.
Nathan A. Gill, Esq.
Associate
Education
Franklin & Marshall College, B.A., summa cum laude, 2014
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2021
Ryan C. Givens
Partner
Education
Ursinus College, B.A., 2013
The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, J.D., 2016
Admissions
Pennsylvania, 2016
Membership
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Community Involvement
Lancaster Catholic High School Alumni Association
Demuth Foundation, Secretary, Board of Trustees
About
Ryan is a Partner in the firm’s Business Services Department. He works closely with business owners in all industries, assisting them with entity formation and governance matters, contracts, and acquisitions. Ryan enjoys helping his clients navigate complex issues to achieve their goals.
During law school, Ryan was an intern for the Honorable Jeffrey J. Reich of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas and judicial extern for the Honorable Albert H. Masland of the Cumberland County Orphans’ Court. A Lancaster native and graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, Ryan lives in Lancaster with his wife.
Jeffrey C. Goss, Esq.
Partner
Education
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, B.A., 1993, magna cum laude
Boston College Law School, J.D., 1996
Admissions
Pennsylvania, 1996
Massachusetts, 1996
U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA
Membership and Affiliations
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member of the National and Pennsylvania Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Member of the Elder Law Section of the Pennsylvania and Lancaster Bar Associations
Member of the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
Member of the Susquehanna Valley Planning Giving Council
Member of the Lancaster Estate Planning Council
Member of the Christian Legal Society
Community Involvement
Garden Spot Village, Chairman, Board of Directors
The Long Community at Highland/Presbyterian Senior Living, Chairman, Board of Directors
Volunteer for the Wills for Heroes Program
About
Jeff counsels his clients in estate planning, estate and trust administration, business succession planning, guardianship, Orphan’s Court proceedings and elder law. Jeff focuses on providing advice to clients who are entering retirement communities, who have questions about asset protection and medical assistance (Medicaid), and who are faced with adult guardianship matters. Jeff also counsels family members who have special needs on the set up of carefully drafted Supplemental and Special Needs Trusts to preserve entitlement to public benefits such as Medicaid and SSI. Jeff lives in Lancaster with his wife Lori and their two children.
Brett D. Jackson, Esq.
Partner
Education
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1998
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 2001
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA
Clerkships
Honorable Michael Georgelis, Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas
Membership and Affiliations
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2010-2015, Banking
Community Involvement
Economic Development Corporation of Lancaster - EDC Finance Board Member; Chair
Lancaster County Youth Baseball League, President
Hempfield Youth Association - Past President; Former Travel Baseball Coach and Board Member
2004 Graduate of Leadership Lancaster - Core Class
About
Brett is a founding member of BCGL and a member of our Financial Services and Business Practice Groups. Brett has substantial experience in real estate finance, corporate finance and business transactions, regularly handling all types and sizes of commercial real estate financing, asset-based financing, mezzanine financing, swaps and other derivative transactions, letters of credit, acquisition financing, floor plan financing, SBA financings, tax-exempt and syndicated financings.
Brett’s experience in financial and business transactions allows him to provide significant insight to his clients in structuring credit facilities, financing strategies, loan workout strategies, and the enforcement of remedies available to secured creditors.
Mark E. Lovett, Esq.
Partner
Education
Yale University, B.A., 1981, Honors in History
Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William and Mary, J.D., 1984
Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Membership and Affiliations
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association
Community Involvement
Leadership Lancaster, Chair
First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, Elder and former Clerk of Session
Yale Alumni Schools Committee, member
PIAA Official and Basketball Coach
About
Mark is a founding member of BCGL, Chairman of the Employment & Labor Law Department, the senior member of the firm’s Litigation Department and the current managing member of BCGL. His trial practice focuses on the representation of businesses in litigation matters ranging from premises liability defense to real estate, construction, contracts, business and fiduciary disputes. Mark has tried hundreds of cases to successful verdicts before judges and juries in state and federal court, and before arbitration panels in both the court system and private resolution venues. The breadth of his trial experience covers matters as diverse as premises liability, medical malpractice, banking/securities, insurance, motor vehicle, construction, products liability, wrongful death/survival, labor, contracts, shareholder’s derivative and orphan’s court/fiduciary matters.
Many legal disputes can and should be resolved without litigation. Recognizing this, Mark has negotiated the resolution of many contentious matters before and after litigation has started, both informally and through alternative dispute resolution forums. When legal action or trial is not the best path, Mark’s objective is always to resolve disputes in the most appropriate and economic forum that will provide his clients with the best result.
Outside of his practice, Mark has always been involved in his community through various boards, most recently as the Chair of Leadership Lancaster and as an elder and clerk of session at his church. Always active in the athletic community, he played basketball and volleyball for Yale, has coached numerous local basketball teams and is a PIAA referee. Mark has three children and lives in Lancaster with his wife.
Andrew F. Lucarelli, Esq.
Of Counsel
Education
Franklin & Marshall, B.A.
Boston University Law School, J.D.
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts (inactive status)
Membership and Affiliations
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association
Community Involvement
Lancaster Country Day School, former Board Chair, Life Trustee
Sertoma Club of Lancaster, former President and Board Chairman
Hamilton Club of Lancaster, former Board Member, Secretary, House Chair
St. John’s Episcopal Church, former Vestryman
National District Attorney’s Association, former member
United States Marine Corps Reserve, retired
Lancaster Triangular Invitational Golf Tournament, Co-Founder and Co-Tournament Director
About
Andy is a member of the Business Services and Financial Services Practice Groups at BCGL. He provides counsel and legal services to individuals, businesses, and financial institutions, primarily in matters relating to purchase and sale transactions, entity formation, documentation and maintenance, commercial and real estate financing (including swap, tax credit, mezzanine finance, and subordinated lending transactions), work-out and creditors’ rights, healthcare, and with a background in litigation, he continues to work proactively with clients and other BCGL attorneys in litigation and other matters personal to clients.
Ryan S. MacDonald, Esq.
Associate
Education
Temple University, B.A., summa cum laude
Rutgers Law School, J.D.
Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States of America
Membership and Affiliations
Pennsylvania Bar Association
American Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association
Dauphin County Bar Association
About
Ryan is an Associate at BCGL. He is a member of the Litigation and Employment Law Groups. Prior to joining BCGL, Ryan was a Litigation Associate in the Healthcare Law, Insurance Law, and Commercial Litigation Groups at a Lancaster-based law firm. During this time, Ryan was involved in medical malpractice defense litigation, insurance coverage questions and disputes, and construction litigation. Ryan began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Aida Waserstein, State of Delaware Family Court.
While in law school, Ryan was an Associate Editor for Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion. He participated in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and The Honorable James Hunter III Moot Court Competition. Ryan was also a Teaching Assistant for First-Year Legal Analysis, Writing and Research and contributed to the Pro Bono Research Project, which offers free legal research services to public interest law practitioners, government agency attorneys and private attorneys for their pro bono cases.
Most recently, Ryan was selected as a Case Report Editor for the Civil Litigation Update, the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Civil Litigation Section newsletter. Ryan lives in Lancaster with his wife and two children.
John A. Mateyak, Esq.
Partner
johnm@bcgl-law.comEducation
Harvard University, B.A., 1992, cum laudeMarshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William and Mary, J.D., 1995
Admissions
PennsylvaniaMembership and Affiliations
American Bar AssociationPennsylvania Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association
Community Involvement
Lancaster-Lebanon Education Foundation, MemberWoodridge Swim Club, Board of Directors
Musser Park Civic Foundation, former Officer and Member
Hands on House, former Board Member
About
John is part of the Real Estate Department.
Alicia E. Muir
Associate
Education
George Mason University, B.A., 2018, Honors College, Summa Cum Laude
William & Mary Law School, J.D., 2022
Admissions
Pennsylvania Bar Association
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA
MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association
Berks County Bar Association
American Bar Association
About
Alicia is an associate attorney at BCGL. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Employment Law Groups. Alicia enjoys assisting clients navigate the legal system to achieve their goals.
During law school, Alicia was an intern for the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of General Counsel and the US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration. She was an active student leader as well, serving as the Managing Editor of William & Mary’s Environmental Law & Policy Review and Managing Editor of The Comparative Jurist, an online international law blog. She was also a member of the Alternative Dispute and Resolution Competition Team and a Property Rights Fellow for the annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference and Journal.
Alicia was born and raised in Berks County and graduated from Wilson High School. She now lives in Leola.
Publications
Michael P. O'Day
Education
Millersville University, B.A., magna cum laude
Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, J.D.
About
A Lancaster native, Mike formed his own law firm, O’Day Law Associates, which has specialized in estate planning and administration, real estate, and personal injury law for over four decades. Mike has a long-standing commitment to the clients he’s had the privilege of representing over the years, and, acting as Of Counsel, he has demonstrated his dedication to them well into the future with their safeguarded transition to BCGL.
Mike is deeply ingrained in the Lancaster community and has contributed significantly through his involvement in various hospital, music, and civic boards. Beyond his legal pursuits, he is an active participant in recreational activities such as golf, fitness, and photography, as well as being a talented musician and composer.
Kole C. Zellers
Education
Miami University, B.A., cum laude, 2020
The Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Law, J.D., 2024