Mr. Brodbeck served as President of the Firm from 1994 – 1999.  Mr. Brodbeck’s practice is devoted primarily to finance and real estate with more than 30 years of experience.  He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for public finance and real estate.
 

Chuck focuses his practice in:

•  Finance/Banking with an emphasis on higher education, healthcare and tax-exempt financing
• Real estate development and commercial leasing
• Representation of nonprofit organizations and their boards, particularly on mergers, sales and other significant events. 

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, 1974

Education

• J.D. (Editorial Board, Journal of Criminal law and Criminology), Northwestern University, 1974
• A.B. (Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude), Princeton University, 1971

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for public finance and real estate

Representative Matters

• Representation of an auditorium authority, as bond counsel, on bond issues in 1999 to fund two stadiums and a convention center expansion.
• Representation of a redevelopment authority, as bond counsel, on special tax development bonds to provide funds for economic development.
• Representation of a major state agency on over $500,000,000 of forward interest note swaps.
• Representation of two major state agencies in drafting their "base" trust indentures to govern future financings.
• Representation of charitable organization involved in sale of nonprofit hospital to for profit entity and assisting surviving charity in establishing charitable foundation.
• Representation of independent committee of board of directors of nonprofit organization in sale to for profit entity.
• Representation of nonprofit arts organization in a merger with a similar organization.
• Representation of Allegheny County on fixed and variable rate bond issues.
• Representation of real estate investors in purchasing properties leased to credit tenants such as Wal-Mart and CVS.
• Representation of local government units and developers on financings secured by tax increment from real estate development project.

Memberships

• Chairman, Committee on Opinions of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (1984-1986)
• Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers (1990-1996)
• Board Member and Treasurer, Eye & Ear Foundation
• Board Member and Treasurer, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
• Board Member, Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
• Member of Fiscal Management Ministry Team of Methodist Conference

Seminars & Speeches

• Participated as a speaker at the Spring Conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities on the subject of Tax Increment Financing.
• Participated as a speaker at a seminar of Western Pennsylvania Community Accountants on Topics for Effective Operation of a Nonprofit – Directors' Obligation and Tax Exempt Financing on October 29, 1998
• Participated as a speaker at a seminar of the Allegheny County Bar Association on Lending, Bankruptcy & Workout Issues in the Healthcare Industry on April 23, 1997
• Participated as a speaker at a seminar of The Development Finance Training Institute on Disclosure and the Role of Underwriter's Counsel in Municipal Bond Transactions on October 30, 1996

Publications

• Author, Now May Be The Time – Reconsidering the Use of Variable-Rate Debt Due to New Rules of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, Assisted Living Success (March 2000)
• Co-author, Sale of a Nonprofit:  Obligations and Legalities, Physician's News Digest (September 1997)
• Author, Critics Misunderstand Tax Increment Financing Uses, Pittsburgh Business Times (August 4-10, 1997)
• Featured, What's Hot, What's Not, The Pennsylvania Lawyer, (January/February 1997)
• Featured, The Spin-offs Come of Age:  Breakaway law Firms After a Decade of Growth, Executive Report (March 1997)
• Co-author, IRS Policing of Tax Exempt Organizations, Physician' News Digest (February 1997)
• Author, Healthcare Institutions Will Continue to Have Major Needs for New Capital, Pittsburgh Hospital news (October 1996)
• Author, Predictions of Pittsburgh's Decline Fail to Account for Positive Changes, Pittsburgh Business Time (July 22-28, 1996)
• Co-author, SEC Regulations Affect Municipal Issuers, American City & County (June 1995)
• Co-author, Guidance for Nonprofit Healthcare Ventures with For-Profit Businesses, Pittsburgh Hospital News (November 1995)
• Author, IRS Offers Tax Breaks to Institutions That Want to Convert Their Facilities, Pittsburgh Business Times (May 15, 1995)