SL_PROFILE_Carosella_0720_Layout 1 7 / 21 / 20 12 : 44 PM Page 2 landscaper , an HVAC company , a plumber , as well as attorney of counsel John J . Leary , dual role of “ chief cook and bottle washer , ” or whatever business they may be in , I plus longtime paralegals Katarina Tkacova not only running the business at its highest can put myself in their position , because and Diana Chryst . Carosella says each level but also doing whatever other job I’ve been in their position before . ” member of the team is committed to pro - was necessary — dispatcher , driver , His best advice to any business owner : viding professional legal services , advice , mechanic , etc . — to get through the day . If you’re unsure about the ramifications of and counseling of the highest standard . He learned by doing , but he was also a particular business decision , take a few Each attorney works hard to accommodate smart enough to take advice from people minutes to consult an attorney like him clients ’ hectic schedules , meaning late - he knew he could trust . before proceeding . evening office consultations and Saturday - “ I was 26 at the time and I knew “ It’s much less expensive to ask an morning conference calls are commonplace . nothing , so I learned however I could , ” he attorney for advice than it is to hire one Carosella sees his firm as offering large - recalls . “ I appreciated the advice I was after you’ve gotten into trouble and now firm experience at a small - firm price . In given , and some of that guidance I received you need someone to fix it , ” he says . the 25 years since founding Carosella & back then was instrumental in helping me “ You’re talking about a few dollars for Associates after starting his career with a to grow the business and make it more some solid advice versus spending a lot large Philadelphia firm with more than profitable . I wound up selling that business more time , energy , and money to have 130 attorneys , he and his fellow attorneys for a significantly higher multiple compared ? someone clean up a mess . ” have served the needs of more than 5,400 to when I bought it . ” clients . Carosella has run other businesses “ My past experience besides his law firm and the solid - waste with a big firm was very company , including a plumbing , heating , helpful , but I think my and air conditioning outfit he purchased greatest assets are my to “ keep me occupied ” while he was going through law school . Some of the most impor - tant lessons learned along the way came from a business attorney who It’s much less wound up becoming an invaluable mentor . Now , expensive to ask an as the owner of Carosella & Associates P.C . , he’s happy to do the same attorney for advice for his clients . “ I enjoy talking about than it is to hire one business , ” he says . “ I like it when an individual comes in here with an after you’ve gotten urge to grow their busi - ness but they don’t know into trouble and how . I know how to do it , because I’ve lived it . The commodity may now you need differ from one business to another , but the prin - someone to fix it . ” ciples of every business are almost always the same . ” — Vincent carosella Jr . Carosella and his team of attorneys — some background in business of whom previously ran firms of their and the unique skill sets own — help clients address business matters of our associate attorneys of every sort , ranging from mergers and and paralegals , ” Carosella acquisitions to estate planning and business says . “ Whenever a busi - succession , from zoning and construction ness owner comes into to license transfers , and from immigration this office , I know how to intellectual property law . Besides busi - to help them because I ness - specific concerns , the firm’s legal lived it . Whether it’s a team can also assist clients with other legal needs , such as family law , criminal defense , bankruptcy , and foreclosure , as well as social security disability and general CAROSELLA & ASSOCIATES P.C . litigation matters . D 882 S . Matlack Street , Suite 101 | West Chester , Pa . Carosella & Associates ’ legal team ( 610 ) 431 - 3300 | Carosella.com includes attorneys Christopher J . Amentas , Timothy J . Trott , and Gary E . Thompson , SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM JULY 2020 | 75