Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Wachter served as an aide to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, as the Special Assistant for Special Projects to Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker, and as a Pennsylvania Site Advance Team Member for the White House. Additionally, he gained economic development experience while working as an Economic Development Analyst at the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Mr. Wachter has served as an advisor to candidates for various local, state and national level offices.

Mr. Wachter is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law. His practice focuses on electronic discovery compliance and planning, economic development, education law, zoning, government finance, utility regulation, state and municipal government law and election law.