Lydia H.
Caparosa

Bio

Lydia is an attorney at MacDonald Illig and a member of the firm’s Government Services and Commercial/General Litigation Practice Groups. She focuses her practice on municipal law, commercial litigation, and insurance defense. Lydia represents both public and private clients in matters involving Pennsylvania municipal law, providing legal guidance on regulatory, administrative, and litigation-related issues.

Lydia Helps Clients With:

• Municipal law matters
• Zoning and land use regulation
• Ordinance drafting, preparation, and enforcement
• Right-to-Know Law compliance
• Sunshine Act compliance
• Municipal liens and claims
• Public bidding and government contracting
• Eminent domain matters
• Real estate issues involving municipalities
• Commercial litigation
• Insurance defense matters
• Land use permit and development applications
• Zoning and planning board proceedings

Lydia works with municipalities, school districts, and municipal authorities to provide legal guidance on a wide range of municipal governance and regulatory matters.

Approach to Client Service

Lydia is known for her thoughtful and pragmatic approach to legal representation. She focuses on building strong working relationships with clients while providing clear legal guidance and practical solutions. Clients value her integrity, professionalism, and careful attention to the legal and regulatory details that impact their organizations.

Experience and Professional Background

Lydia regularly advises public entities on issues related to zoning, land use regulation, ordinance development, municipal compliance, public contracting, and litigation matters. She frequently attends and provides legal counsel during public meetings and quasi-judicial proceedings on behalf of municipal clients.

In addition to representing public entities, Lydia also represents private clients navigating the land use and development process. Her work includes assisting clients with permit and development plan applications before municipal administrators and zoning officers, appearing before zoning and planning boards, and representing clients in litigation before Pennsylvania trial courts.

She is licensed to practice in:

• All Pennsylvania state courts
• United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Professional Leadership and Community Involvement

Lydia is actively involved in the legal profession and the Erie community. She previously served as Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the Erie County Bar Association and is a member of both the Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Council and the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates.

She also serves on the Board of the Mercy Center for Women and remains active in community initiatives throughout Erie.