For more information and to purchase tickets see the Mercer Museum website.

The Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of PA, presided over today’s Naturalization Ceremony held at Pearl S. Buck International, Dublin, Bucks County. Dave Truelove, BCBA President, delivered touching remarks sharing some personal family history. Thanks again to Janet Mintzer, President and CEO of PSB, for hosting this special event.  

Joanne Murray, a Partner of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP, in the firm’s business and finance practice group, was elected President of the Board of Directors of NAMI PA, Bucks County Chapter at their September board meeting.  The organization’s mission is to improve the lives of the citizens of Bucks County who suffer from a serious mental illness or, as family members and caregivers, share the burden of these devastating illnesses. On Sunday, October 22nd, NAMI PA, Bucks County Chapter will sponsor a free community event focused on raising public awareness of PTSD and its devastating effect on veterans, who

There are great advertising opportunities now in the Bucks WRITS magazine!  BCBA members receive advertising discounts! Get ready for Fall with placing an advertisement. The Fall edition will publish in mid-November. The deadline for ad reservations is October 15th and ad materials is October 20th. Advertising helps promote services and supports the Bucks County Bar Association. Thanks, Alicia M. Lee Media Account Executive 610-685-0914 x210 2921 Windmill Road, Reading, PA 19608

Judge Legrome D. Davis of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Takes Senior Status Philadelphia, PA, 2017– Judge Legrome D. Davis of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that he will take senior status effective Thursday, September 28, 2017.  On January 23, 2002, Davis was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the Court. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 18, 2002.  Prior to his taking the seat in the District Court, Judge Davis was elected a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia,

The Bucks County Herald and the Bucks County Bar Association are partnering on a special section in the Herald that highlights “The Lawyers Among Us; Advocates, Champions, Neighbors.” Herald readers are invited to nominate members of the Bucks County Bar Association as Pro Bono Heroes, Great Mentors, Rising Stars, Lawyers with Cool Second Gigs, The Peacemaker, The Brainiac, Most Likely to Argue Before the Supreme Court and Most likely to be on CNN. And there’s the Most Family-Friendly Firm, Wonder Woman and the Community Champion of Champions, a lawyer who is an exceptional community volunteer. The online nominations run from

High Swartz Welcomes New Estate Planning Attorney Full-service law firm grows estate planning practice with experienced attorney Mary R. LaSota  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (September 2017) – Full-service law firm High Swartz is pleased to announce that Mary R. LaSota is joining the firm. LaSota concentrates her practice on estate and business planning. With more than 10 years’ experience, LaSota has built a reputation for providing estate planning for families and offering legal solutions for startups and entrepreneurs across Chester, Montgomery, Delaware and Philadelphia counties. “She continually strives to provide cost-effective, practical and timely services beyond the typical expectations of a law

Attorney, Matthew A. Kelly, III earns CIPP/US Certification through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (September 19, 2017: Huntingdon Valley, PA) We are pleased to announce Matthew A. Kelly, III, an intellectual property and commercial litigation attorney at Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia, LLC has earned the designation of Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The CIPP is the global standard in privacy certification. Developed and launched by the IAPP with leading subject matter experts, the CIPP is the world’s first broad-based global privacy and data protection credentialing program. The CIPP/US demonstrates a

Joanne Murray, a partner of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn and member of the firm’s business and finance practice group, was a presenter at the Bucks County Bar Association’s continuing legal education program, “Company Formation Best Practices: People and Collateral”.  The program focused on the intersection between intellectual property and general business issues when forming small to medium sized enterprises. Ms. Murray counsels business owners as they face the financial, legal and operational challenges that are an inevitable part of the life cycle of a business. Joanne Murray, Esq.

Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to announce that Eleanor Vaida Gerhards has been appointed co-chair of the firm’s nationwide Franchising, Licensing & Distribution Practice Group. With co-chair Elizabeth D. Sigety, Eleanor will lead a team of more than 40 attorneys in 22 offices coast to coast who represent franchise and distribution companies across all classes of industrial, retail, food, entertainment, service, technology or home-based businesses. Recent firm mergers have expanded and fortified the levels of service provided by our franchise team. Named a “Legal Eagle” by Franchise Times Magazine and an IFA Certified Franchise Executive, Eleanor concentrates her practice on