Joshua D. Bonn
Josh Bonn brings significant litigation experience to Nauman Smith. For 3 ½ years prior to joining the firm, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in York County. Now, he is a member of the firm's Transportation and Railroad Law and Right to Know Law Practice Groups.
As a prosecutor, Josh handled a variety of criminal matters ranging from simple traffic offenses to complex child abuse cases. He secured numerous felony convictions including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, and possession with intent to deliver heroin and cocaine. Josh also directed child abuse investigations, coordinating communications amongst police officers, social workers, and medical professionals.
In addition to serving the community as a prosecutor, Josh participated in the Herbert B. Cohen Chapter of the American Inns of Court and served as a juror in mock trial competitions for local high school students.
Practice Highlights:
- First-chaired a five day burglary trial resulting in conviction and imposition of 7 ½ to 15 year prison sentence
- Appeared for several oral arguments before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- Helped families deal with the effects of child abuse and domestic violence
- Established precedent allowing the Commonwealth to pursue a felony charge against juveniles carrying firearms
Publications:
- Address liability of workers texting while driving, Central Penn Business Journal
- How should an Open Records Officer deal with a request for third party documents?
Blog Posts:
- Bonus-Gate Reporter Gains Access to Senate Legal Bills
October 25, 2011 - Department of State Determines Pennsylvania Constitution is Not a Public Record
September 19, 2011 - Proposed Law to Exempt Juror Information from Public Access
September 16, 2011 - AP's Request for State Troopers' Off-Duty Employment Records Granted
April 15, 2011 - Office of Open Records Orders Release of Dates of Birth of State Employees; State Doesn't Appeal
December 8, 2010 - Public Employee Home Addresses to Remain Private Until Supreme Court Determines Jurisdictional Issue in Teacher Home Address Case
November 2, 2010 - Committee Recommends Tightening of Rules for Access to Juvenile Probation Records
September 3, 2010 - OOR Recognizes Mechanism for Agencies to Preemptively Preserve Issues Not Raised in the Initial Denial Letter
August 30, 2010 - Commonwealth Court finds Sunshine Act Violation Where School Board Invites Property Owners to Participate in Executive Session to Discuss Property Tax Assessment Appeal
August 19, 2010 - SWB Yankees must provide bids received for concessionaire contract at municipal baseball stadium to Scranton Times-Tribune reporter
July 23, 2010 - Convicted Sex Offender Denied Access to Parole Board's Supervision Strategies Pursuant to Right-to-Know Law's Public Safety Exemption
June 18, 2010 - Agencies are Bound by Reasons Stated in Initial Denial of RTKL Requests
May 26, 2010
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