Gross McGinley, LLP

Where the firm works and who it serves

Founded in 1976, this is a Pennsylvania law firm with roots in Allentown and a reach across the eastern side of the state. It keeps four offices: Allentown, Easton, Stroudsburg, and Philadelphia. The firm describes its client base as Eastern Pennsylvania, with particular attention to the Lehigh Valley and Monroe County.

That spread covers a mix of larger cities and smaller markets. A client in the Lehigh Valley and a client near the Poconos can work with the same firm. For people who would rather not conduct legal business in English, the firm notes that service is available in both English and Spanish.

Four offices is a lot for a regional practice. It suggests the firm chose to place people closer to clients rather than run everything from one address. As a reviewer, I read that as a practical decision about access more than a marketing one.

What the firm handles

The practice list is wide rather than narrow. On the business side, the firm works across business and banking, commercial and general litigation, and both commercial and residential real estate. It also takes tax law and employment matters.

Personal and family matters

For individuals, the firm handles estate planning and administration alongside family law. It also takes criminal defense work. These are the areas people tend to reach for during a difficult stretch, so keeping them under one roof can save a client from firm-hopping mid-problem.

Areas beyond the usual

A handful of practice areas set the list apart from a general regional shop. The firm names education law, healthcare defense, and municipal law. It also lists sports law, which is a specific choice you don't see on every firm's website. The presence of municipal and education work points toward clients like school districts and local government, not only private parties.

How the work is grouped by industry

Beyond naming practice areas, the firm sorts its work by sector. That grouping runs from banking and construction to energy and public utilities. Healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing appear as their own categories.

Other sectors read as a map of the local economy. The firm lists media and publishing, nonprofit organizations, and real estate. It also names a wedding and entertainment sector, which is unusual enough to be worth a mention. Sorting the practice this way tells a prospective client the firm thinks about industry context, not just the legal question in front of it.

Fifty years in Eastern Pennsylvania

The firm traces its start to 1976. By its own account, it began with two attorneys on 5th Street in Allentown. From that small start it added offices and practice areas over the decades that followed.

In 2026 the firm marks its 50th year. Half a century in one region is a plain fact, and it is the kind of claim a directory like this one can check against the firm's own stated record. A long run in the same market says something about staying power that no single case result would.

In my opinion, a documented founding date and a described growth path carry more weight than any tagline. They give a reader a timeline to hold onto. The firm frames the anniversary around expansion from two lawyers to four offices, and that is a story the public pages support on their own terms.

Resources, training, and what the listing leaves open

The firm publishes material for readers on its site: articles, blog posts, presentations, and videos. It also runs a summer associate program, which brings law students into the offices during their studies. A firm that invests time in training students is usually one that plans to keep hiring, and that continuity can matter to a client who wants a steady point of contact over years.

The honest thing to flag is what the public pages do not show. The site names practice areas, sectors, and offices in detail. It does not publish individual attorney profiles, bios, law schools, or admission years on the pages reviewed. It lists no case results, no awards, and no client numbers.

None of that counts against the firm. Plenty of solid practices keep their public pages lean and hold the detail for the first conversation. For a directory built on evidence rather than advertising, it simply means this listing reflects what the firm states about its structure, history, and focus, and not a scoreboard of outcomes. A prospective client will want to ask directly about the specific lawyer who would handle their matter, and about that person's track record in the relevant area. On the strength of the public record, the firm presents as a long-running Eastern Pennsylvania practice with a broad civil and business focus, bilingual service, and a footprint built to sit close to the communities it names.