Robert H. Long, Jr.

rhlong@thomaslonglaw.com

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Robert H. Long, Jr. is a Partner at Thomas, Long, Niesen & Kennard.

Bob concentrates his practice in the areas of public finance, corporate and securities, and government law. He is the Senior Municipal Bond Attorney with Thomas Long and head of the firm's Public and Municipal Finance Practice Group and has practiced in the area for over 39 years. He also represents local government units as investors in cases involving bankruptcy or insolvency of investment providers.  He has served as bond counsel for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and numerous municipal authorities, school districts, and local agencies.

A co-draftsman of the Pennsylvania Local Government Unit Debt Act, Bob has lectured on municipal finance law for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (course planner and lecturer for “Trends in Municipal Finance,” a statewide continuing legal education seminar held in three Pennsylvania locations), the Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers, the Pennsylvania School Solicitors Association, the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, the Vocational Technical School Administrators, the Construction Specifications Institute, the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors, and numerous other organizations. 

Bob is a member of the American (including Tax Section), Pennsylvania, Florida, and Dauphin County Bar Associations, the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers, the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities, and the American Judicature Society.  He is listed in Who’s Who in America and is A-V rated by Martindale-Hubble.

Bob is a board member of the Shippensburg University Foundation and chair of its Finance Committee.  He is also a board member of the Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Public Finance
• Corporate Law
• Securities
• Administrative, Regulatory & Government

EDUCATION

• Dickinson School of Law
  (J.D., 1968; Editor, Dickinson Law Review; Member, National Moot Court Team, 2nd place)
• Shippensburg University
  (B.A., 1965)

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• Pennsylvania, 1969
• Florida, 1989
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania