With just seven years until the firm’s  150th anniversary, Eastburn and Gray, P.C. is pleased to announce the election of Grace M. Deon as the firm’s new President and CEO. She succeeds D. Rodman Eastburn. Ms. Deon is the first woman to lead a major law firm headquartered in Bucks County. Her Presidency comes on the heels of the election, earlier this year, of two new female shareholders: Erin Kernan Aronson and Sarah A. Eastburn. “We believe strongly in talent and hard work and these three women personify both qualities,” said Mr. Eastburn.  “Grace’s elevation to the Presidency is no

(PERKASIE, Pa.) Grim, Biehn & Thatcher of Perkasie, Pa., is pleased to announce that Jonathan J. Reiss has been re-appointed to serve on the board of trustees of the Bucks County Historical Society. Reiss is a graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law and Georgetown University and is a member of the Pennsylvania and New York Bar Associations. He has been providing legal services in Pennsylvania and New York for more than 30 years with a focus on real estate law, land preservation, and representing local governments, municipal authorities and planning commissions throughout southeastern Pennsylvania. Reiss previously served on

Pennridge School District: Congratulations to Mr. Joe Werner! Mr. Werner, school social worker, has been appointed to the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Task Force. Their mission is to develop best practices that align with research and improve outcomes for youth. The Pennridge School District has two social workers, Mr. Werner and Ms. Alecia Landgraf. The school social worker provides various services to students and families in the district. We are thrilled for Mr. Werner, he is the only school social worker on the task force! Learn more about the Juvenile Justice Task Force: https://www.governor.pa.gov/…/gov-wolf-announces-juvenile-…/

Pritchard Law Offices, the Colmar-based law firm serving Bucks and Montgomery Counties, has welcomed Michael F. Frisbie to the firm. With over 20 years of comprehensive experience, Mike concentrates his practice in estate planning, business counseling, and litigation. He takes pride in helping individuals and businesses protect their assets for generations to come. An active member of the Bucks County Bar Association, Mike is the current Chair of the Orphans’ Court Section of the Bar Association. Previously he served on the Long Range Planning Committee and was past Chair of the Young Lawyers Division. Mike also serves as court-appointed counsel in

YARDLEY, PA – January 28, 2020 – Curtin & Heefner LLP is pleased to announce that Patrice K. Tisdale has joined the law firm as Associate Attorney. In her role with the firm, Tisdale will focus on labor and employment law, municipal law, and general litigation. She will be based in the firm’s Doylestown offices. Patrice Tisdale joins Curtin & Heefner from The National Labor Relations Board in Philadelphia, where she held the position of Field Attorney, serving as lead counsel: prosecuting violations of the National Labor Relations Act, negotiating settlement agreements, and investigating unfair labor practice claims in matters

Gina Rubel Appointed Co-Chair of Law Firm Risk Management Committee by Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor Honorable A. Michael Snyder (Ret.) Legal marketing and law firm crisis communications expert to lead the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Law Firm Risk Management Committee for the second year PHILADELPHIA (February 2020) – Furia Rubel Communications, Inc., an award-winning, integrated marketing and public relations agency, is pleased to announce that founder and CEO Gina Rubel has been appointed as co-chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Law Firm Risk Management Committee by the Hon. A. Michael Snyder (Ret.), 2020 Chancellor. The committee advises the organization’s members on

Doylestown, PA – Attorneys and staff from Eastburn and Gray proudly observed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday by volunteering their time at the Valley Youth House (VYH) shelter in Warminster on Monday, January 20, 2020. The team painted several rooms at the shelter. Eastburn and Gray attorney Zachary A. Sivertsen is a member of the Board of Governors of VYH. “I have seen first-hand how this organization provides vital services to some of the most vulnerable members of our communities,” said Mr. Sivertsen. VYH does more than just provide homes for Pennsylvania’s vulnerable, abused and homeless youth. VYH

On January 21, 2020, family law partner Hillary Moonay will co-present at Bucks County Bar Association’s CLE, titled “2020 Family Law Update.” The panel will discuss the rules, statues, and case law that family law practitioners should know.   Hillary is a proven and trusted divorce attorney, who focuses her practice exclusively in the area of family law, where she handles all phases of the negotiation and litigation of domestic relations cases, including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony/spousal support, equitable distribution, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, mediation, arbitration, and related issues. Hillary contributed to the book, Slicing Up the Pie: Property

The law firm of Curtin & Heefner LLP is proud to announce the Women Lawyers Division of the Bucks County Bar Association presented the Harriet M. Mims Award to partner, Maureen Burke Carlton, Esq., at its annual dinner in December. The award recognizes Carlton’s professional strength and integrity, as well as her leadership among both peers and aspiring young attorneys. Given to outstanding women attorneys, the award is named after the first woman member of the Bucks County Bar Association and first woman judge in Bucks County, Harriet Mims. Among several colleagues nominating Carlton is recipient of the 2012 Harriet

Dianne C. Magee of Bucks County Will Serve A Six-Year Term on the Committee (PERKASIE, Pa.) Grim, Biehn & Thatcher, of Perkasie, Pa., is pleased to announce that attorney Dianne C. Magee, a member of the firm’s estate department, has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to the Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee. Committee members serve for six years and Magee’s term began on January 1, 2020. The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee is charged with reviewing the rules governing statewide practice and procedure in the Orphans’ Court and recommending new rules, as necessary.  Magee brings decades of expertise