The Bucks County Department of Corrections is preparing to launch internet-based Attorney/Offender official client video visitation by the end of May 2017. More details will be sent in the coming weeks, but I wanted to give you a heads-up prior to your association’s monthly meeting to this new method of requesting and having an internet-video-based visitation with an incarcerated offender within all the DoC’s facilities. As we move closer to the go-live date,  a flyer with details and instructions will be sent for your information and distribution. These informative flyers will also be handed out at DoC facilities when attorneys

High Swartz Family Law Attorney Acts as Faculty for PBI Family Law Institute Melissa Boyd presented as part of ‘Ethics and Civility in Family Law’ discussion NORRISTOWN, Pa. (April 2017) – Pennsylvania family law attorney Melissa Boyd, a partner at High Swartz LLP, recently acted as faculty for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Family Law Institute, held April 19 and 20 at the CLE Conference Center at the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia. The Family Law Institute has become an annual tradition for family law practitioners in the Philadelphia area. The conference, which also was simulcast to numerous locations across the state,

Williams Family Law Supports Scholarship Fundraiser for Children of Deceased Marines and Federal Law Enforcement Personnel Bucks County family law firm sponsors ‘Gathering of Heroes’ fundraiser for Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF) DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (April 2017) – Bucks County family law firm Williams Family Law, P.C. is pleased to announce its support of the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF) through the sponsorship of its annual Gathering of Heroes fundraiser. The 8th annual Gathering of Heroes was a guest bartending fundraiser that took place April 10 at the Irish Pub in Philadelphia. The event raised money for scholarships for children of

Williams Family Law Named ‘Top Attorneys’ for 2017 by Suburban Life Magazine Bucks County divorce lawyers named among best in greater Philadelphia area for family law DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (April 2017) –  Bucks County family law firm Williams Family Law, P.C. is pleased to announce that its attorneys have been named among the “Top Attorneys” for 2017 by Suburban Life magazine in the practice area of divorce and family law. The attorneys receiving the honors include: firm founder and managing partner, Jeffrey M. Williams; firm partner Susan J. Smith; firm partner Robert J. Salzer, who holds an LL.M. degree in taxation;

High Swartz Family Law Attorney Plans Course for PBI Family Law Institute Mary Cushing Doherty helps organize annual conference for Philadelphia-area family law attorneys NORRISTOWN, Pa. (April 2017) – Pennsylvania family law attorney Mary Cushing Doherty, a partner at High Swartz LLP and the chair of the firm’s family law practice, recently acted as one of the Course Planners for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Family Law Institute, held April 19 and 20 at the CLE Conference Center at the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia. The 12th Annual Family Law Institute has become a respected tradition for family law practitioners in Pennsylvania.

Kardos, Rickles, Hand & Bidlingmaier, P.C. is pleased to announce that Abigail F. Tuttle has joined our firm as an associate.  Abby served as a Bucks County Deputy District Attorney for six years focusing on child abuse prosecution.  She has successfully argued cases in the Pennsylvania Superior Court and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  As a District Attorney, Abby received both the ADA Recognition Program Award by the Network of Victim Assistance and received the John A. Wagner, Jr. Memorial Award from District Attorney David W. Heckler.  This was for Abby’s innovative legal strategies

Susan E. Dardes, Esquire, joined the Board of Directors at the YMCA Bucks in Trevose, PA. Ms. Dardes is Corporate Counsel and Manager of Human Resources at Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority in Warrington, PA.

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP, a Bucks County-based full-service law firm, is pleased to announce that Lisa Gaier will be honored by the YWCA Bucks County as a 2017 “Woman Who Makes a Difference”  at the organization’s 26th Annual Awards Celebration on May 11th.  Ms. Gaier is being recognized for her many personal, professional and volunteer activities which improve the lives of others and make Bucks County a great place to live. Lisa Gaier practices in the firm’s Family Law and Estates and Trusts groups.     In her Domestic Relations practice, Ms. Gaier advises clients on a variety of issues, including divorce, adoption, child support, alimony/spousal support, equitable

Erin K. Aronson and Sarah A. Eastburn to Speak at Divorce Seminar in Doylestown Doylestown, PA – Erin K. Aronson, Esq. and Sarah A. Eastburn, Esq. will serve as panelists at a divorce seminar in Doylestown on April 25, 2017. The seminar is entitled, “Cost Effective Divorce” and will cover ways to control expenses throughout the divorce process and which services are worth the splurge. Ms. Aronson practices in the areas of Real Estate, Labor and Employment and Banking law at Eastburn and Gray, PC. She earned her law degree, cum laude, from Villanova University School of Law in Villanova,

Mark S. Cappuccio, Esq. to Speak at CRE Symposium Blue Bell, PA – Mark S. Cappuccio, Esq. will serve as a speaker at The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) Symposium in Villanova on April 27, 2017.  He will provide an update on assessment practices and recent court decisions. The speakers will discuss constitutional issues raised as a result of property tax appeals being filed by taxing authorities, what the counties and the courts are doing to alleviate the backlog of tax assessment cases, and what real estate professionals should be doing to help their clients deal with potentially dramatic increases