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Attorney Rebekah Van Der Werf has joined Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams LLP as an associate focusing on special education law. Van Der Werf comes to the firm from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, where she managed a substantial caseload of criminal matters, tried cases before both judges and juries, and oversaw the Veterans Treatment Court. Earlier in her career, she gained valuable litigation and client advocacy experience as a certified legal intern with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and the Temple University Family Law Clinic. “Rebekah brings strong courtroom experience and a thoughtful, client-centered approach to her

Curtin & Heefner LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrew P. Griffin to Partner.  Andrew is an experienced attorney who focuses his practice on residential and commercial real estate transactions, including zoning, subdivision and land development approval,  and the purchase, sale, development, use, and leasing of real estate.  He also serves as a municipal solicitor, assisting the firm’s municipal clients with their day to-day legal needs, including the drafting and enforcement of ordinances, statutory and regulatory compliance, litigation matters, and attendance at public meetings. He is consistently named by Thomson Reuters as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star. 

Four Partners of the Law firm of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP, (AMM Law) will serve as committee chairs for the Bucks County Bar Association in 2026.  Lisa Bothwell will serve as Chair of the Women Lawyers Division, Thomas Donnelly will continue as Co-chair of the Civil Litigation Section, Gabriel Montemuro and Megan Weiler will Co-chair the Young Lawyers’ Division. Lisa A. Bothwell advises business clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital raises, business succession planning, business separations, joint ventures, phantom interest plans, and corporate governance. She is a trusted advisor to her clients and acts as outside general counsel to

Several attorneys from Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams LLP will be playing key roles at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) 2025 Exceptional Children Conference, reflecting the firm’s leadership in special education law throughout Pennsylvania. This year’s event will be held at Central Penn College in Summerdale, PA on Friday, October 24, 2025. Thomas C. Warner, who has served as co-chair of the Exceptional Children’s Committee since 2016, has been instrumental in shaping the conference’s content and direction for nearly a decade. His ongoing leadership helps ensure the event remains one of the most respected forums on special education law in the

Williams Family Law, P.C. has again earned national recognition for excellence in family law, as partners Jeffrey M. Williams, Susan J. Smith, and Robert J. Salzer have been named among the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers, a coveted list highlighting the nation’s most trusted and skilled family law attorneys. Lawdragon identifies its honorees through a rigorous process that combines peer recommendations, editorial research, and a review of groundbreaking cases. The editors analyze cutting-edge litigation, track emerging trends in family law, and spotlight attorneys consistently sought for their expert guidance. Editorial advisors specializing in family law work independently to vet

AMM Law partner and litigation attorney Gabriel T. Montemuro was a presenter at the Bucks County Bar Association Bench Bar conference on September 19th. The program, entitled “Top Things I’ve Learned Since Law School” featured speakers focused on previewing the Bar Association’s new Mentorship Program and included a summary of practical insights and hands-on guidance that newer members of the bar can expect to receive in the mentorship program that they did not necessarily receive in a law school classroom setting.  Montemuro  joined Judge Charissa J. Liller and Senior Judge Gary B. Gilman in this continuing legal education program which

Two Decades of Marriage can’t be undone by one technicality  Doylestown, PA – On September 16, 2025, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued a precedential opinion in the case of Bordone v. Bordone. The ruling affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss a husband’s complaint for an annulment of a marriage that had taken place in 2000. The case was argued in court by Williams Family Law partner Susan J. Smith. The case involves a husband, Ronald Bordone, and wife, Virginia Bordone (represented by Smith), who were married in Connecticut on August 10, 2000. They believed Virginia’s divorce from her

AMM Law partner and litigation attorney Thomas P. Donnelly joined a panel of Bucks County judges and attorneys at the Bucks County Bench Bar conference on September 19th. The program, entitled “100 Years of Practical Advocacy,” included guidance from the collective experience of the panelists on the practical aspects of case selection, navigating client expectations, trial scheduling and logistics, and jury selection among other topics of interest to a civil practitioner. Donnelly joined Judge Jeffrey Trauger, Judge Jordan Yeager, Joseph Cullen, Esquire, and Timothy Duffy Esquire for this Civil Litigation Section continuing legal education program. The Bucks County Bar Association’s

Doylestown, PA (September 23, 2025) -Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP, (AMM Law) is pleased to announce that James T. Asali has joined as a Partner in the firm’s Business & Finance and Real Estate practice groups.  James is a seasoned business attorney known for his responsiveness, strategic insight, and practical approach to solving complex legal and business challenges. He advises business owners, executive teams, and boards of directors with clarity and precision—translating intricate legal concepts into actionable guidance. His practice spans corporate and transactional law, with a strong focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, secured transactions, entity formation, joint

Two attorneys from Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams LLP will be among the featured presenters at the Pennsylvania School Board Solicitors Association (PSBSA) annual School Law Workshop on Monday, October 20, 2025, at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in the Poconos. The workshop offers practical strategies and solutions for legal issues affecting public schools. Howard L. Kelin, who is of counsel to the firm and is a past president of PSBSA, along with Senior Associate Rose E. McHugh will present a session on Freedom of Religion in Public Schools, giving attendees practical insights into how First Amendment clauses were developed by