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Curtin & Heefner LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Michael Lorenz (pictured left) joined Partner Michael Maguire as Co-Chair of the Insurance Law Department. Long-time department Co-Chair Bonnie Stein moves to Chair Emeritus. Michael Lorenz is a seasoned litigator with an emphasis on representing individual interests as well as defending large insurance companies in the State and Federal Courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He also represents the interests of insurance carriers in liability coverage matters.  Mike has Arbitration and Trial experience and oversees and promotes associate attorney compliance with client protocol and policy. Mike participates in existing client

Doylestown, PA – Attorneys and staff from Eastburn and Gray proudly observed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday last month by supporting the Coalition to Shelter and Support the Homeless (CSSH), an alliance of individuals and organizations assisting unsheltered adults in Central Bucks County. CSSH work is based on building trust. During the Code Blue season, guests are welcomed, offered a warm meal that is eaten family style, have the opportunity to fellowship and share stories, get a good night’s sleep, and make connections and build relationships that continue beyond that cold winter night. Year round, CSSH continues to

Deb Gonzalez joins SOGT having 20 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate law. Her practice focuses on representing sellers and purchasers in all aspects of the acquisition and disposition of retail, office, multi-family, and industrial real estate, including contract drafting and negotiation, loan document drafting and negotiation, entity formation, and due diligence review. Deb’s practice also focuses on commercial leasing. She drafts and negotiates retail, office, and industrial leases, amendments, assignments, and related documents on behalf of commercial landlords and tenants. Deb is a graduate of the University of Scranton and the Villanova University School of Law. She

New Britain, PA – Gary H. Dadamo has joined the Pennsylvania education law firm of Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams LLP as an associate. His areas of practice include civil rights defense, labor and employment, employment discrimination, and municipal law. Over the course of his career, he has represented public entities, school districts and corporations in both state and federal courts. He now represents and defends school districts in all aspects of litigation involving claims for civil rights violations, general liability matters, and labor and employment issues, such as employment discrimination, retaliation, and violations of federal laws, including the Family

H. Jeffrey Brahin presented a seminar entitled “Commercial Evictions in Pennsylvania” at the Bucks County Bar Association on January 6, 2022. This seminar was a comprehensive overview of commercial evictions, including self-help, District Justice and Municipal Court actions, Common Pleas lawsuits and Confessions of Judgment. The seminar covered procedure and substantive law considerations. Confessions of Judgment were discussed in detail, including the drafting and negotiating of the cognovit clause, entering, and executing the judgment, petitions to strike and open the judgment, and appeals. Practical strategies were reviewed regarding negotiations, notices, discovery, stays of execution, etc. Mr. Brahin focuses his practice

Blue Bell, PA – Eastburn and Gray, P.C. is pleased to announce that Joan Righter Price and Zachary A. Sivertsen have been elected shareholders of the firm effective January 1, 2022. Ms. Price represents clients in litigation involving real estate valuation, exemption and uniformity issues as well as issues involving preferential assessments. She has assisted several counties in the countywide reassessment process and has provided technical assistance to various counties on assessment administration issues. Ms. Price represents clients in hearings before local boards of assessment, in the courts of common pleas and the appellate courts of Pennsylvania. She has also

Doylestown, PA – Erin K. Aronson, Esq., an attorney in the firm’s Doylestown office, served as a presenter at NBI’s Human Resource Law Boot Camp on Monday, December 20, 2021. Ms. Aronson’s seminar was entitled, “Legal Solutions for Sensitive Workplace Issues.” The seminar included topics such as granting employee leave (FMLA, ADA); return to work policies after leave; disciplinary actions; investigating misconduct; answering discrimination and harassment complaints; workplace safety and security issues; creating performance improvement plans; and employment evaluation best practices. Ms. Aronson concentrates her practice in the areas of employment law, commercial transactional law and real estate law. She

 Doylestown, PA –  Maris J. Weiner of Williams Family Law has been named treasurer for the parent association of Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, a prestigious PreK to grade 12 private school for girls in Princeton, NJ. A strong litigator and comprehensive attorney, Maris often handles divorces involving complex issues and high-net-worth individuals. Her practice covers a wide range of domestic relations matters including divorce, support, custody, equitable distribution, and prenuptial/postnuptial agreements, representing parties throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. An active member of the community, Maris donates her time and energy to a number of local charities

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

Doylestown, PA – Hugh J. Algeo IV, an attorney in the family law practice at Eastburn and Gray, was chosen to serve on the Membership Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Family Law Section. Mr. Algeo is an attorney in the family law practice at Eastburn and Gray where he handles a wide variety of complex family law and domestic relations issues including divorce, custody, child and spousal support, protection from abuse, alimony and equitable distribution. Mr. Algeo works with clients throughout all phases of the legal process, from negotiation to trial. The Section on Family Law of the Pennsylvania