High Swartz Partner Mary Cushing Doherty Named LLS Woman of the Year Norristown, PA, June 26, 2018– High Swartz partner and chair of the firm’s Family Law practice, Mary Cushing Doherty, was recently awarded the prestigious honor of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Woman of the Year for the Philadelphia area. Mary’s team, “For the Love of Jim – Hope for a Cure,” was in memory of her husband of 34 years, Jim Doherty, father to their 4 children: Colleen, Maggie, John and deceased son, Tommy. Her team raised over $120,000 for LLS. Jim succumbed to Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, double-hit (or

Denise Bowman Panelist for Women’s Forum in Newtown Denise Bowman, commercial litigator and partner at Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP in Doylestown, will participate as a panelist in Main Street Advocacy’s insightful and empowering event, “Women2Women: Count Me In”.  Ms. Bowman will be speaking about the importance of community involvement and mentoring.  The panel will feature four professional women in an in-depth discussion of policy issues of concern to the women of Bucks County and the greater Philadelphia area.  The program will take place at the Newtown Athletic Club on Thursday, June 28th and is free and open to the

Family Law Attorney, Melissa M. Boyd moderates MBA Family Law Section Meeting Norristown, PA, June 18, 2018– High Swartz partner, Melissa M. Boyd recently moderated the Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting held on June 6. The topic of the program was “Avoiding the Pitfalls of QDRO’s and the Valuation and Division of Retirement Benefits.” The panelists discussed the appropriate drafting of retirement provisions within Property Settlement Agreements in divorce matters. Also discussed were terms for Orders which ultimately result in the creation of a QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order) which is the mechanism for distributing certain retirement assets

Williams Family Law Attorneys Named 2018 Super Lawyers  Doylestown – Two attorneys from Williams Family Law have been named to the 2018 list of Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania. Founder and managing partner Jeffrey M. Williams has been included for the fourteenth consecutive year, while associate Melanie J. Wender was named to the list of 2018 Pennsylvania Rising Stars. Williams is one of the most well-known divorce attorneys in Pennsylvania, handling matters involving complex divorce, high-income alimony/spousal support, complex child support and high-conflict child custody cases. He is currently president of the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers’ Pennsylvania Chapter and a

Kimberly Freimuth and Robert Gundlach, partners in the Bucks County office of Fox Rothschild LLP, are among the faculty for Land Use Institute 2018, a continuing legal education program scheduled for July 18 by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI). The biennial program helps land use practitioners identify and examine significant trends, recent case law, regional development patterns and regulatory changes. In her practice at Fox, Freimuth handles a broad range of real estate, zoning and land use matters. Gundlach, a recognized authority in real estate and zoning law in the region, is co-chair of the firm’s Zoning and Land Use

Joel D. Rosen Speaks at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony Norristown, PA, June 13, 2018– High Swartz partner, Joel D. Rosen recently spoke at Pennsylvania Biotechnology  Center of Bucks County – Public Service Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony honoring Senator Joe Scarnati. The Public Service Wall of Fame recognizes legislators who have made extraordinary contributions to the success of the Biotech Center. Senator Scarnati is a great proponent of business and economic development in PA, and has helped the biotech center since its inception. Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati is currently serving his 5th term

Volpe and Koenig, P.C. Kicks Off 2018 IPromise™ Grant Competition $20,000 Grants Will Be Awarded to Two Local Non-Profits PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 13, 2018) – Volpe and Koenig, P.C., an intellectual property law firm with offices in Philadelphia and Ewing, NJ, today announced the kick off of its 12th Annual IPromise™ Charitable Giving Fund (“IPromise”) grant competition. Established in 2007, IPromise supports qualifying Greater Philadelphia or Trenton area non-profit organizations by awarding $20,000 grants to two each year. This year, organizations dedicated to health and human services or arts and culture are invited to apply by visiting vklawipromise.com, reviewing official

Jeffrey Brahin is pleased to announce that he has been named a Super Lawyer for 2018 in the specialized areas of Business Litigation and Civil Litigation Super Lawyers is a Thompson Reuters rating service of outstanding lawyers for more than 70 practice areas. To be rated as a Super Lawyer, attorneys must be nominated by his or her peer.  The nominees are then selected by a research team at Thompson Reuters based upon factors such as professional achievement, verdicts and settlements, honors and awards, pro bono and community service efforts, and scholarly lectures and publications. Each year, no more than

High Swartz Partner Mary Cushing Doherty speaks at Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE Norristown, PA, June 11, 2018– High Swartz partner and chair of the firm’s Family Law practice, Mary Cushing Doherty, was recently a speaker at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE seminar on June 4 in Philadelphia. Mrs. Doherty was part of a panel for the CLE “Family Lawyers: Don’t Be Overtaxed by the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act.” The panel presented an advanced analysis of what tax reform means in family law matters including the impact of changes to individual income tax provisions and  changes to business taxes that

Joel D. Rosen and Eric B. Smith Appointed to the Montgomery Bar Foundation Board of Trustees Norristown, PA, June 7, 2018– High Swartz partners, Joel D. Rosen and Eric B. Smith have been appointed to the Board of the Trustees for the Montgomery Bar Foundation. Mr. Rosen has been reappointed for a 3 year term, while Mr. Smith, as Immediate Past President of the Montgomery Bar Association, is appointed for a one year term. The Montgomery Bar Foundation is the charitable affiliate of the Montgomery Bar Association. Since 1987, the Bar Foundation has supported law-related educational, charitable, and humanitarian projects