Author: Emily Norman

Penglase & Benson, Inc. is pleased to welcome Amir Stark as an associate with the firm’s family practice group.  Mr. Stark will focus his practice on high conflict domestic relations litigation including: divorce, custody, child support, spousal support, alimony, equitable distribution, annulment, dependency, termination of parental rights, adoption, name change, protection from abuse and other related matters. Mr. Stark comes to the firm as a seasoned litigator having previously practiced complex, commercial and class action litigation for over a dozen years.  He has also been recognized for his outstanding generosity and dedication in the pro bono community for representing victims

NOTICE TO THE BAR REGARDING NEW CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES   Some of you have already received computer generated Case Intervention Orders noting that your case has been pending for a period of 12 months and that the parties are to file with the Prothonotary an Agreed Case Management Order.  The parties are warned that if the case is not settled, or a Case Management Order issued by agreement within 7 months, a formal Case Management Order will be issued by the Court sua sponte.  With the cooperation of the Prothonotary’s Office, these Orders will be issued monthly on all

Bucks County Court of Common Pleas New Procedure for Postponement of Sheriff’s Sales In an effort to streamline and standardize procedures for obtaining continuance/postponement of a scheduled Sheriff’s sale, beginning July 12, 2019, the Court is adopting a new protocol for handling such requests. The procedure will be as follows: Uncontested Motions for Continuance Uncontested motions for continuance that are NOT time-sensitive may be filed at any time.  Such motions will be processed by Court Administration, Law and Research, and forwarded to the Court in the usual course.  An order on such motions will ordinarily be entered 7-10 days from

The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN) seeks a visionary, strategic, and collaborative attorney to serve as its next Executive Director. Founded in 1973, PLAN is a client-centered nonprofit organization established to improve the availability and quality of civil legal aid for low income people and victims of domestic violence in Pennsylvania. PLAN provides leadership, technical assistance, training, and support to nine regional legal aid programs, serving eligible clients in every county, and six specialized legal aid programs, providing legal services in specialized areas of the law or to special groups of eligible clients.  PLAN also administers funding from a

Notice from the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas    All Members of the Bar: Discovery motions court will not be held on Friday, July 26, 2019, or Friday, September 27, 2019. No alternative discovery motions court sessions will be held during the weeks of July 22-26, 2019, and September 23-27, 2019.  Stephen G. Heckman, Esquire Court Administrator

Doylestown, PA – Jeffrey M. Williams, founder and managing partner of Williams Family Law, P.C., has been selected to chair the nominating committee for the 2019-20 Board of Managers of for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)’s Pennsylvania chapter. The slate of officers will be presented at the chapter’s annual meeting, July 11-12, 2019 at the Loews Portofino Bay in Orlando, Fla. The AAML was founded in Chicago in 1962 to “provide leadership that promotes the highest degree of professionalism and excellence in the practice of family law,” according to the organization. Members collaborate with lawyers, legislators, judges, agencies,

New Britain, PA – Partner Andrew E. Faust of Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams was part of a panel presentation at the Lehigh University Special Education Law Symposium on Monday, June 24, 2019. The session, entitled “You Be the Judge: ‘Dueling’ Attorneys,” presented a fictitious case about a student with ADHD who experienced deteriorating performance during his transition to ninth grade. The school psychologist and a private neuropsychologist reached different conclusions about his disability. Faust and another Special Education Law litigator shared their advice and views on the scenario, such as whether the district fulfilled its obligation and if the

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 five per cent of the lawyers in Pennsylvania are selected to receive this honor. The Super Lawyers list is published in Philadelphia Magazine and nationwide in

Doylestown, PA – Grace M. Deon, Esq. has been selected as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in the Commonwealth in the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® magazine. This is the fourth consecutive year that she has received this designation. Ms. Deon is one of eight Eastburn and Gray attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list. She is recognized for her work in the following practice areas: Employment & Labor, Schools & Education and General Litigation.   Ms. Deon is a shareholder and member of Eastburn and Gray’s management committee and has practiced law for 27