Wisler Pearlstine, LLP is pleased to announce that attorney M. Joseph Clement has been elected to partnership in the firm.

Joseph Clement concentrates his practice in the areas of Municipal Law, Zoning, and Land Development, Business Law, Intellectual Property, and Civil Litigation. Mr. Clement’s experience comprises:

- Counseling municipalities and authorities in all aspects of their operations

- Guiding public-private land development project partnerships

- Assisting developers to navigate the nuances of local ordinances and zoning regulations

- Counseling artists, inventors, and business owners regarding the protection, licensing, and assignment of their intellectual property

- Preparing contracts for the sale and license of intellectual property, and

- Advising clients regarding the fine line between “fair use” and infringement of intellectual property rights

Mr. Clement received both his law degree and his Master of Laws from Franklin Pierce Law School where he won the ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property. While attending law school, Mr. Clement worked in the Office of the General Counsel for a leading manufacturer of commercial and military avionics and electro-optic systems and he clerked for a well-respected intellectual property boutique law firm. Mr. Clement received his undergraduate degree in biological science from the University of Vermont. Prior to joining Wisler Pearlstine, he worked for Merck & Co. Inc. for 7 years. Mr. Clement is a member of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar Associations, and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

For over 70 years, Wisler Pearlstine has provided effective, practical service to its clients through top-rated lawyers in their fields of expertise. The firm represents businesses and individuals throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania in various types of corporate, real estate, land use and zoning, commercial litigation, business, alternative dispute resolution (arbitration/mediation), banking, tax and estate planning, administration of estates and trusts, family law and other related matters. In addition, the firm has long been recognized for its prominence in the areas of municipal, education and school law. For more information, please see www.wislerpearlstine.com.