A Long Standing Tradition Of Providing Comprehensive Legal Representation for Businesses & Individuals

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With a 40-year legacy, Mette, Evans & Woodside offers Central Pennsylvania businesses and individuals comprehensive legal representation - from estate planning and personal injury litigation to banking, finance, securities regulation and commercial litigation. It's rare to find the breadth of legal experience and industry knowledge for such a diverse array of legal services under one roof.

"Someone may consult with us on a business issue that might relate to things they need to handle with an individual matter, or there may be multiple business issues," says Mary Alice Busby, an attorney in the banking practice. "We can take someone from the inception of their business through all of their issues and problems."

The 31-member firm is especially skilled in the field of banking and financial services, ranging from the sale and mergers of branches and financial institutions to the regulatory requirements of the SEC and other agencies.

Anthony Leo, a former executive vice president/managing director of a $4 billion bank holding company based in Harrisburg, learned about Mette, Evans & Woodside's reputation firsthand, when the firm acted as the financial institution's general counsel and handled its merger.

"In 25 years of working with law firms in the financial services area, I can tell you unequivocally that Mette, Evans & Woodside is the best value I have ever encountered," says Leo. "The timeliness and quality of the service was comparable in every way to the big law firms. They are responsive and highly service-oriented. They are extremely ethical and just good people."

Mette, Evans & Woodside takes a proactive approach to anticipating a client's problems - able to integrate its diverse disciplines from commercial litigation to the intricacies of federal and local tax issues. "Since the founding of the firm in 1968, we have had a distinguished history of taxation expertise," says Tom Smida, an attorney in the taxation practice. "We have a strong history of representing businesses and the entire spectrum of the financial industry. With that comes a myriad of tax issues and we have always been at the forefront, keeping pace with the ever changing tax code."

"We have the ability to help medium and small businesses on a wide array of issues," says Kathryn Simpson, an attorney in the commercial litigation practice. "The attorneys from different disciplines work together within the firm and are able to look at the issues facing a business to head off possible problems."

The firm not only takes pride in the ongoing relationships it develops with clients, but with its community involvement in Central Pennsylvania as well.

"As a group, the attorneys in our firm take pride in leading balanced lives with our work, families and community service," says Tim Hoy, an attorney in the banking practice. We are dedicated to the practice of law as well as serving our community. I think having that balance makes us better lawyers."

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