Doylestown, PA—February 22, 2019. The Bucks County Bar Association today released ratings of candidates for the three open seats on the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, and Jordan Yeager received the largest number of “Highly Recommended” ratings of all 6 Democratic candidates. Yeager responded to the news saying, “I am honored to be recognized by my peers in the legal community for having the qualifications, experience, and commitment to fairness that are so important for judges. It is very gratifying to have their trust and confidence.” Members of the Bar Association recognize that integrity, intellect, work ethic, broad

Doylestown, PA – Bucks County law firm Williams Family Law, P.C. is now offering customized mediation services in divorce and custody cases through attorney Lynelle A. Gleason, who received accreditation through the Good Shepherd Mediation Program in Philadelphia.   Mediation is a confidential process where the mediator does not take sides, but instead serves as a neutral third party to ensure both sides in a dispute have a voice and together reach a mutually-agreeable solution. Topics that may be effectively addressed by mediation include parenting arrangements, property division, alimony/spousal support, taxes, equitable distribution and other financial concerns.   “Mediation can

Date and time: Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 12:30 pm – 2:45 pm; Registration and lunch begins at 12:00 noon. To register, go to https://www.philadelphiabar.org/page/CLE Location: Philadelphia Bar Association Details: Law firm crisis expert and chair of the chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s new Law Firm Risk Management Committee, Gina Rubel, will present a two-hour CLE, Not If, But When: Planning For The Crisis That Will Strike Your Law Firm. Law firms of all sizes will benefit from this program which addresses important law firm practice management issues. Rubel says, “In life and business, reputation is everything. It only takes

BCBA will only be open this morning for the LRIS Committee Meeting and will be closed the rest of the day.  Stay warm and stay safe!

Dear Friends & Colleagues,   The Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Board is pleased to share its 2018 Annual Report. Please distribute to your members as appropriate.   Since the inception of the Pennsylvania IOLTA program, we have been committed to supporting the delivery of free civil legal aid to low-income Pennsylvanians. In support of our mission, the Pennsylvania IOLTA Board makes annual grants to more than thirty legal aid organizations and each of Pennsylvania’s nine law schools. The full list of grantees begins on page 13.   Of special interest to the legal community, the IOLTA Board’s new

New Britain, PA – Partner Mark Cheramie Walz of Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams is a featured speaker at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C), a multi-day summit for educational, networking and award programs focused on technology in the educational field. Attendees come from a variety of perspectives: teachers, administrators, technology directors, school board members and more. The event will be held February 10-13 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA.   Cheramie Walz’s session, scheduled for Wednesday, February 13 at 8:00 A.M., is entitled “Making Sense of the COPPA Law.” In it, he will provide a detailed

Perkasie, PA – Weber Kracht and Chellew Attorneys at Law are pleased to welcome associate attorney Macy T. Laster to the firm. A Bucks County native, Laster brings tenacity and experience to the firm’s practice area of Criminal Defense. Laster considers it her duty to provide counsel for good people who find themselves in bad situations. “Clients know they can count on me to solve their legal issues. Whether it is a minor issue such as a parking ticket or a larger concern where the client is facing a felony charge, my clients turn to me to take something that may

Curtin & Heefner LLP is pleased to announce that Maureen Carlton and Kyong Growney have joined Ernest Closser and Frank Guarrieri in the management of Curtin & Heefner LLP. Under Mr. Guarrieri’s twenty five plus years of management, the Firm has a history of leadership within the legal profession, in government and in the region, as it continues to grow with offices in Yardley, Doylestown, New Hope and Berwyn, Pennsylvania and Princeton, New Jersey. The formation of the Management Team has strengthened the administration and operations of Curtin & Heefner LLP, while at the same time maintaining its established foundation

On January 31st, Employment Law Partner Patricia Collins of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, presented an online continuing legal education webinar “Employment Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility” offered by Celesq, Attorneys Ed Center.  This seminar reviewed the ethics issues that arise for employment attorneys in representing organizations.  The program identified risks for attorneys resulting from close involvement with the operations of the client.  Topics examined included:  negotiating employee contracts, drafting policies that impact client contact, termination or resignation of client contracts, attorneys as fact witnesses, attorneys as investigators, and maintaining professional distance.

Curtin & Heefner LLP is pleased to announce that Andrew Griffin has joined the Firm as an Associate in the Firm’s Real Estate Department. Mr. Griffin, who will practice out of the Firm’s Yardley office, is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association concentrates his practice on various areas of civil litigation, including real estate disputes, school law, tax assessment appeals, bankruptcy, and general civil litigation. Mr. Griffin is a 2014 graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law.   Curtin & Heefner has provided over 80 years of value-added service. The firm’s storied history ranges from the U.S. Congress