Richard A. Umbenhauer

Having practiced law for over 35 years, Richard Umbenhauer has a broad range of experience in business, real estate and insolvency law and is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and California.

Prior to joining Roemer & Harnik LLP, Mr. Umbenhauer was general counsel and chief operating officer for a national franchise company and also served as in-house counsel for a real estate development company. His practice concentrates in transactional, real estate, business, franchise and real estate law. Prior to moving to California, Mr. Umbenhauer was a senior partner at Nikolas, Hohenadel and Umbenhauer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and was one of the managers of that firm’s title insurance agency. His California practice has included mergers and acquisitions, formation of condominiums and other planned developments, commercial leasing and representation of clients in matters before the Department of Real Estate.

For more than 13 years, Mr. Umbenhauer was a Trustee in Bankruptcy and has also served as a court-appointed receiver for the purpose of managing and liquidating failing businesses.

Mr. Umbenhauer received degrees from Franklin and Marshall College (B.A.) and Villanova University School of Law (J.D.). He has served on the Board of Directors of the Lancaster Bar Association and was the Chairman of the Lancaster Law Review. Mr. Umbenhauer is also a licensed California Real Estate Broker.