Legal Experience
Attorney James A. Ritter joined The Roth Law Firm at 537 Chestnut Street, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, effective January 1, 2025. He has been affiliated with The Roth Law Firm since 2019. Prior to this, Attorney Ritter and his late father, Ernie Ritter, served the Lehigh Valley for over 84 years, building a legacy of dedicated legal service in the community.
Biography
A graduate of Emmaus High School (1973), Attorney Ritter earned his B.S. in Business and Economics with Honors from Lehigh University in 1977, where he majored in Accounting. He then received his Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School in 1982. Attorney Ritter is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Lehigh County Bar Association (since 1980), and he has been an active member of the Estate Planning Council of the Lehigh Valley since 1995. He is also involved in the St. Ann’s Church Men’s Group (1990-present), having served as an officer from 1995 to 1999, and is a member of Emmaus Rotary (2001-present), where he served as president from 2005 to 2006.
A committed community leader, Attorney Ritter has lived in the Borough of Emmaus since 1987 and has been a member of St. Ann’s Church since then. He is married to Mary Elizabeth Ritter, and they have one daughter, Jeanne Elizabeth, who is married to Jared Howard.