Author: Emily Norman

Doylestown, PA – Sarah A. Eastburn, Esq. will serve as a faculty member at a Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) seminar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 18, 2018. The seminar is entitled, “Estate Planning for Younger Clients” and Ms. Eastburn will discuss various issues that young couples and young families should consider when planning for the future, including: naming executors and trustees, choosing a guardian, establishing trusts for young children, providing instructions for distribution of assets, and intestacy. Ms. Eastburn practices in the areas of Wills, Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Taxation at Eastburn and Gray, PC. She earned her B.A.

Bucks County Attorney Carl Maio Receives The Joan Fullum Irick Award Carl Anthony Maio, Esquire, partner and senior counsel at Fox Rothschild LLP received a distinguished award from the International Association of Defense Counsel at its annual meeting in July, 2017 held in Quebec City, Canada.  The International Association of Defense Counsel’s (IADC) most distinguished and prestigious honor, “The Joan Fullum Irick” award was presented to Mr. Maio for his legal efforts internationally and nationally in matters involving corporate business of insurance and reinsurance matters.  Recently Mr. Maio produced and presented the program, “Business of Insurance and Reinsurance in a

High Swartz Awards Scholarship to High School Graduates Full-service law firm funds $5,000 scholarship in memory of law firm partner’s late spouse   NORRISTOWN, Pa. (September 2017) – Full-service law firm High Swartz is pleased to announce the 2017 recipients of its James F. Doherty Scholarship, awarded to the child or grandchild of a full-time High Swartz employee. This year’s co-winners are Sophia Dantzic, daughter of attorney Douglas Wayne, and Jennifer Keyser, daughter of legal assistant Patty O’ Donnell. Both students will use the $2,500 scholarship towards tuition at a 4-year college. Keyser, originally from Lower Providence Township, is attending

Bucks County Family Attorneys Named Among 2018 ‘Best Lawyers in America’ Williams Family Law Founder Jeffrey M. Williams and law partner Susan J. Smith named among top family lawyers in United States   DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (September 2017) – Bucks County family law firm Williams Family Law, P.C. is pleased to announce that Founder and Managing Partner Jeffrey M. Williams and Partner Susan J. Smith have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publications. Since it was first published in 1983,

Notice from the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas   All Members of the Bar: Discovery motions court will not be held on Friday, October 6, 2017. No alternative discovery motions court sessions will be held during the week of October 2-6, 2017.   Stephen G. Heckman, Esquire Court Administrator

Michael E. Peters, Esq. Appointed to the Bucks County Community College Foundation Board Doylestown, PA – Michael E. Peters, Esq. was recently appointed to the Bucks County Community College Foundation Board. In this capacity, he will be an advocate of Bucks County Community College and its Foundation and seek opportunities to promote the Foundation’s mission and vision to all Bucks County communities. Mr. Peters represents commercial and residential clients before zoning hearing boards and municipal governing bodies in land development and zoning matters. He has appeared in courts of common pleas throughout the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Court in land use

If you thought you lost out on the Bench Bar Hotel Reservation discount period, 3 additional days have been found! Discounted hotel reservation rates have been extended through 8th.    Register now and save! https://bucksbar.org/attorney-resources/bench-bar-2017 DON’T MISS: Dr. G. Terry Madonna nationally recognized political pollster and commentator First Time Ever BCBA Bench Bar Accredited Course for PA Continuing Judicial Education CLE Panels Include Esteemed Bucks County Bench Judges Honorable Jeffrey L. Finley, President Judge Honorable Rea B. Boylan Honorable Robert J. Mellon Honorable C. Theodore Fritsch Jr. Honorable Diane E. Gibbons Honorable Wallace H. Bateman Honorable Robert O. Baldi Honorable Gary