Scott Reidenbach
Scott Reidenbach is the founding principal of Reidenbach & Associates, LLC. Mr. Reidenbach founded the firm in 2007. The firm’s first pivotal years, through the economic downturn of 2008, established its position among the Pennsylvania real estate community and national homebuilders as a sage, value-based provider of legal counsel.
Scott has extensive experience litigating and resolving real estate-related disputes at all stages, including trials, arbitrations and mediation. Scott represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of disputes related to construction defects, subcontractor issues, building codes, contract disputes and insurance claims.
Scott currently works with several of the largest regional and national homebuilders. He has deep and broad experience with residential planned community issues such as condominium and community association law; declarations; bylaws and rules & regulations; public offering statements; project approval processes; land development; board control and governance; property management, and condemnation and eminent domain.
Scott has achieved successful jury verdicts in every county within Southeastern Pennsylvania and has argued and appeared before the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
Scott has testified in court as an expert in the field of Condominium and Community Association Law and is a frequent lecturer, speaker and presenter on topics ranging from real estate sales and development to collections to property management.
Scott is regularly featured and offers legal perspective on NBC 10, 6 ABC, and CBS 3, among other local and national media outlets.
EDUCATION
Certificate 2022, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
B.A. 1993, Villanova University
J.D. 1997, Widener University School of Law
BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania
Past Experience
Associate Attorney – Steven L. Sugarman & Associates
Associate Attorney – Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
Summer Clerk – Hon. Victor J. DiNubile, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Honors and Affiliations
Best Law Firm Mentors, Legal Intelligencer – 2021
Influencer of Law, Philadelphia Inquirer – 2018
Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer,” Real Estate – 2022
Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer” Rising Star, Law & Politics magazine – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011
Main Line Today magazine, Named #1 Ranked “Top Lawyer” (Real Estate) – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
Rosemont College – Board of Trustees – 2009-2015
Community Associations Institute (CAI), Delaware Valley Chapter – Past member of the Board of Directors, past Chair of the Central Pennsylvania Regional Chapter, member of the Philadelphia Regional Council, and member of the Central Pennsylvania Regional Chapter Steering Committee
Legacy (formerly Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis & Education Center) – member of the Annual Benefit Committee and 2013 Vice-Chair of the Annual Benefit and Auction
Villanova Alumni Baseball Association – member and past President
Wayne Business Association – Board of Directors – 2014-2021
Villanova University – Adjunct Professor teaching Real Estate Law in the Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate at the Villanova School of Business – 2013-Present
Devon-Strafford Little League – Board of Directors – 2014-2016
Love From Lenny Foundation – Board Member – 2013-Present
Philadelphia Preservation Alliance – member
Villanova Inn of Court, Master
Personal
Scott is a native of Lancaster, PA and currently resides with his wife and children in Wayne, PA.
Enjoys jazz and R&B music, tennis, squash, cycling, yoga and skiing
Overbrook Golf Club
St. Katharine of Siena (Wayne, PA)
Fun Facts
Pitcher for Villanova University baseball teams that won two Big East championships (1991 & 1993)
Appeared in several scenes as a “background artist”/extra in a Denzel Washington movie partially filmed in Philadelphia in 1996. Can you guess the movie?
As an eleven year old in 1982, hit 265 consecutive pitches off of a pitching machine at Cheshire Academy (CT), a record that still stands today!
Representative matters
Defended the nation’s largest residential home builder in $80 million construction defect lawsuit.
Represented buyers of new residential construction in suit against their builder for defective construction, recovering six figure damages in settlement for clients.
Mediated dispute between condominium association and commercial unit owner involving disagreement over correct amount of assessments owed to association.
Represented homeowner association in transition from declarant where profound stormwater management costs and maintenance were placed on the association by declarant.
Served as consultant and expert witness on behalf of a religious organization in dispute with former pastor over real estate ownership rights between the parties.