Sidney Lehmann

Sidney Lehmann, 67, of Yardley, Pa., died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at his home after a long struggle with prostate cancer.

The son of Armin and Leona Saft Lehmann, Sidney was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1945 and raised in Vineland. After attending Rutgers University, Sid earned his J.D. from Columbia University. He began his legal career at Camden Legal Services in 1971. In 1974, the State of New Jersey created the Office of the Public Advocate, where he was a founding lawyer. In 1975, he joined the Public Employment Relations Commission, where he became general counsel and began his lifelong career as a public sector labor attorney. He joined the law firm of Tomar, Gelade, Kamensky, Klein and Lehmann as a partner in 1983, and became the New Jersey counsel of the Philadelphia firm Williams, Willig, and Davidson in 1986. Also in 1986, he became the first Democrat ever elected in Lower Makefield Township to its Board of Supervisors, where he served until 1991. In 1988, he joined Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, Watter, Blader and Lehmann. He joined Zazzali, Fagella, Nowak, Kleinbaum and Friedman in 2008.

Sid successfully argued several landmark labor cases before the Supreme Court of New Jersey. In addition to his law practice, he taught courses as a co-adjutant professor at Rutgers University Graduate School of Management and Labor Relations. Sidney was twice named one of the "Top 100 Attorneys in the U.S." by Best Lawyers in America; in 2003 New Jersey Monthly named him to its "New Jersey's Top Labor and Employment Lawyers" list.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Janice Susman Lehmann; as well as his children, Christopher Lehmann (Kat Stein) and Elizabeth Hamberg (Todd); grandchildren, Jakob and Theodore Lehmann and Amelia Hamberg; and sisters, Judy Casper (Jack) and Barbara Tombros (Jimmy). An avid golf player and life-long tennis player, his greatest joys were his three grandchildren, particularly going to Shore with them.

Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville Road., Lawrenceville. Shiva will be observed at the Lehmann resident in Yardley, Pa., beginning Sunday at 7 p.m., and from 6 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 19 and 20.

In lieu of flowers or food, please donate to a food bank of your choice.

The family respectfully requests memorial contributions to The Science Leadership Academy Laptop Fund -- checks can be made out to the "SLA Home and School" and mailed to: 55 N. 22nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19103; Prostate Cancer Foundation, donations can be made in his memory at www.pcf.com; or donations can be mailed to: Prostate Cancer Foundation 1250 Fourth St., Santa Monica, CA 90401; Penn Wissahickon Hospice by calling (215) 898-0578. Checks and money orders should be made payable to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania referencing "Wissahickon Hospice" on the memo line of the check. Checks and money orders should be mailed to: Penn Home Care and Hospice Service -- Development, 3535 Market St., Ste. 750 Philadelphia, PA 19104.

Funeral arrangements by Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Road, Ewing.