Congratulations to our Partner Lou Mincaelli for being chosen to be the Chester County Bar Association Member of the Month for October 2018!
๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐:
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ย ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐?
My wife and I moved here over a decade ago to raise our children. Choosing to live in Chester County was definitely a great decision. We are here to stay. My professional life was originally centered in Philadelphia as a District Attorney. Now, in private practice, I have had the opportunity to spend more time in Chester County. I want to be more engaged with the CCBA so I can give back to the community that has been so good to me and my family. What is a goal
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ (๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด) ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ?
One of my goals is to continue to learn and grow as a professional through the relationships I make in the CCBA. I have joined the Criminal Law Section (my primary area of practice) and several other committees.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐?
As a returning member, I am looking forward to the opportunity to participate in the Bench Bar, the Bar Sail, and other great events that the CCBA organizes.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ?
Two people–my grandfathers. Unfortunately, both of my grandfathers passed away when I was very young. Both of them have very inspirational stories, but I never had the opportunity to get to know either of them. My fatherโs father was forced to leave school when he was very young to work on a family farm because of life circumstances. He only had a sixth-grade education, but always provided for my father and his two sisters. My motherโs father came to America from Italy when he was very young. He didnโt speak English at the time, but was able to open his own business and provide for my mother and her three siblings. Both men taught my parents the value of hard work and getting an education. They dedicated themselves to giving my parents their own chance at the American Dream. The values and work ethic that they taught my parents were passed on to me and my sister. I wouldnโt be an attorney without the help and support of my family. I have thanked my parents often for the opportunities they gave me. I would like to be able to thank my grandfathers as well.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ?
Fruit, vegetables, cheese sticks, yogurt, and a dozen other snacks for my two children (Louis 9, Jessica 7). My wife is always making sure that we eat healthy foods. Of course, I always find some space for a few beers and a couple of steaks or something else to grill in my backyard!
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐?
I love to cook. One of my favorite things to do is make dinner with my wife and kids. We all put on our aprons and dirty every pot and pan. Then, we sit down to eat and talk about how much fun we had.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐, ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐?\
Absolutely! I feel that I am truly blessed to be able to practice law in Pennsylvania. As attorneys, we are all afforded the opportunity to help people in various ways. Through my years as a prosecutor in Philadelphia, I was privileged to represent the citizens of the Commonwealth. Now, as a child advocate and defense attorney, I have been given the opportunity to represent clients from various backgrounds and life situations. I have helped some of the most vulnerable members of our society as well some of the most affluent. Some of my clients have been professional athletes, prosecutors, police officers, doctors, and other professionals. Other clients have also included the homeless, the mentally ill, the chemically dependent, and children born to parents that are incapable of taking proper care of them. I have been honored and humbled by the fact that all of these people have depended on me for advice and advocacy.
