Doylestown, PA – Grace M. Deon, Esq. recently participated as a guest lecturer for law students enrolled in Temple University Beasley School of Law’s prestigious Federal Judicial Clerkship Clinical Honors Program which includes weekly chambers and classroom components.  Ms. Deon was part of a panel discussion lead by the Honorable Mitchell S. Goldberg about a variety of employment law topics, with an emphasis on litigating such claims before federal courts. Ms. Deon is a Shareholder, President and CEO of Eastburn and Gray, PC and her law practice includes Employment, Commercial and Special Education litigation. A resident of Northampton Township and

Curtin & Heefner LLP partner Timothy Szuhaj not only produced, but was a panelist for the recent webinar “Staffing in the Time of COVID” presented to the franchise owners of the AtWork Group, an award-winning national franchisor of staffing services with 75+ locations in 28 states. Due to the webinar success, an expanded version will be produced for the general public. Tim is a member of the Staffing, Recruiting and Workforce practice group. Tim counsels his Staffing Industry clients in all aspects of their business, including counsel regarding growth strategies, mergers and acquisition, intellectual property issues, operational issues, indemnity and risk

Doylestown, PA – Attorneys and staff from Eastburn and Gray proudly observed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday by volunteering their time to assemble 100 personal care kits for the food pantry at the Family Service Association of Bucks County (FSA). Eastburn and Gray attorney Mark S. Cappuccio is a member of the Board of Governors of FSA. “I have seen first-hand how this organization provides vital services to some of the most vulnerable members of our communities,” said Mr. Cappuccio. Family Service Association of Bucks County is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit celebrating more than 65 years in the

New Britain, PA – Four new attorneys have joined the practice of Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams LLP, expanding the firm’s talent base in education law. Bethany O’Neill Byrne, associate, manages Right-to-Know inquiries and Tax Assessment Appeals. She is a graduate of Villanova University and Widener University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Laura Heller Isenberg, associate, handles Civil Rights Defense, Employment Discrimination, Special Education and Student Services. Fluent in both Spanish and Hebrew, Isenberg is a graduate of Grinnell College and the Georgetown University Law Center. She is admitted to the

The family law attorney and parenting coordinator has also been elected treasurer of the Montgomery County Bar Association Family Law Section for 2021. High Swartz is pleased to announce that Elizabeth C. Early has been elected partner at the firm. Ms. Early joined High Swartz in 2015 and focuses her practice primarily on divorce, custody, support, equitable distribution, pre and post-nuptial agreements and abuse matters. Liz became a Montgomery County parenting coordinator in 2019. Parenting coordination in Pennsylvania is a tool available to parties in contentious custody cases that aims to help the parties resolve minor disputes in custody without

The merger allows High Swartz of southeastern Pennsylvania to establish a presence in the state of New Jersey.  Glen-David Schwarzschild has an active general commercial law practice, consisting of both transactional and commercial litigation matters. His practice concentrates in the areas of real estate tax appeals, land use, small business representation, commercial litigation, commercial transactions, and related matters. Glen will continue to practice out of the new High Swartz office in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Glen brings to High Swartz an established real estate tax appeal practice both in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He has successfully represented local, regional, and national

Perkasie, PA – Weber Kracht and Chellew Attorneys at Law are pleased to welcome associate attorney Kathryn Liebhaber to the firm. Liebhaber will focus her work on the practice areas of Civil Litigation, Estate Planning and Administration, and Family Law. A Bucks County native, Liebhaber earned her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Liebhaber served as a certified legal intern through the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Family Law Clinic, where she represented indigent clients in family law matters. After law school, Liebhaber was a law clerk for the Honorable David W. Addy in the Court

Doylestown, PA – Henry E. Van Blunk, Esq. was appointed to serve on the Commerce Court Task Force as a representative from the Civil Litigation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (“PBA”).  The Task Force was formed by the Business Law Section of the PBA in the Spring of 2020 to work on the possible development of a state-wide business or commerce court, both at the trial and appellate levels. Mr. Van Blunk has been an active participant in the PBA and looks forward to taking on this expanded role. Mr. Van Blunk is a Shareholder at Eastburn and Gray,

High Swartz business attorney Don Petrille has been invited to serve on PA Auditor General-elect Tim DeFoor’s transition team. Mr. Petrille will be serving on the Legal Review segment of the team which will examine the status and scope of pending litigation and the extent of the auditor general’s authority. The team will also determine a  legal strategy for the office, review existing legal staff, and pending human resource issues. “I’m anxious to apply my knowledge of state, county and municipal governments to the legal issues faced by the auditor general’s office during a time of transition. Intergovernmental relations, between governmental

JEFFREY BRAHIN presented a seminar entitled “Confessions of Judgment – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” at the 2020 PBI Real Estate Institute on December 4, 2020. This seminar was a comprehensive overview of confessions of judgment, including the drafting and negotiating of the cognovit clause, entering, and executing the judgment, petitions to strike and open the judgment, and appeals. Practical strategies were discussed regarding negotiations, notices, discovery, stays of execution, etc. Comprehensive forms are included with the seminar. This is fifth time that Mr. Brahin has been requested to present at the PBI Real Estate Institute. Mr. Brahin