Frederick J. Stellato Announces New National Premier Soccer League Team in the Lehigh Valley
Frederick J. Stellato, a Member of Tallman Hudders & Sorrentino, the Pennsylvania office of Norris McLaughlin, P.A., announced in a press conference on February 19, 2010, that the Lehigh Valley will be represented in National Premier Soccer League this season. Stellato, who previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of the Pennsylvania Stoners Sports Academy, is President of the new team, which has been named the F.C. Sonic Lehigh Valley.
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a minor soccer league in the United States of America, is the successor of the Men’s Premier Soccer League (MPSL) which formed in 2002. In 2005, the league had been recreated into an expanded national league to accommodate teams from the Midwestern region, and in 2007, a Northeastern Region was added. In 2008, the National Premier Soccer League has become truly a national league with the addition of a Southeastern region. Each team plays a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 16 regular season games. The teams are comprised of players who play at the highest levels of soccer available to men. The Sonic plan to make a run at the NPSL crown while strengthening relationships with youth soccer clubs and pursuing non-profit goals to support soccer in every corner of the Lehigh Valley.
“I’m happy to announce that minor league soccer is alive and kicking here in the Lehigh Valley.We expect many of last year’s Stoners veterans to return to NPSL competition with the Sonic, along with some exciting new players to be selected from open tryouts,” stated Stellato.
Stellato is a trial attorney who handles many types of civil and commercial litigation matters. Stellato has tried at least 65 cases to verdict, both jury and non-jury, in the areas of products liability, general liability, and professional liability, as well as commercial disputes. Stellato practiced in Philadelphia for 19 years before returning home to the Lehigh Valley to join the firm.Stellato played soccer for many years and is a state-licensed coach, having trained soccer teams of every age from five to sixteen.
Stellato has made presentations on trial-related topics to numerous institutions including Temple University Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital, Temple University Law School, Roxborough Hospital School of Nursing, and CIGNA Property and Casualty Company.He has also done programs for the judges of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel.
Stellato serves on the governing body for Bethlehem's Musikfest and has been appointed as a member of the Audit and Long Range Planning Committees for Artsquest, Inc. Stellato was a recent guest lecturer at Muhlenberg College for a course entitled "Management of Not-for-Profit Organizations."
Stellato earned his J.D. from Georgetown University in 1982 and his B.A., cum laude, from Lehigh University in 1979.
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