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Doylestown, PA – Attorneys and staff from Eastburn and Gray proudly observed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday by volunteering their time at the Valley Youth House (VYH) shelter in Warminster on Monday, January 20, 2020. The team painted several rooms at the shelter. Eastburn and Gray attorney Zachary A. Sivertsen is a member of the Board of Governors of VYH. “I have seen first-hand how this organization provides vital services to some of the most vulnerable members of our communities,” said Mr. Sivertsen. VYH does more than just provide homes for Pennsylvania’s vulnerable, abused and homeless youth. VYH

On January 21, 2020, family law partner Hillary Moonay will co-present at Bucks County Bar Association’s CLE, titled “2020 Family Law Update.” The panel will discuss the rules, statues, and case law that family law practitioners should know.   Hillary is a proven and trusted divorce attorney, who focuses her practice exclusively in the area of family law, where she handles all phases of the negotiation and litigation of domestic relations cases, including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony/spousal support, equitable distribution, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, mediation, arbitration, and related issues. Hillary contributed to the book, Slicing Up the Pie: Property

The law firm of Curtin & Heefner LLP is proud to announce the Women Lawyers Division of the Bucks County Bar Association presented the Harriet M. Mims Award to partner, Maureen Burke Carlton, Esq., at its annual dinner in December. The award recognizes Carlton’s professional strength and integrity, as well as her leadership among both peers and aspiring young attorneys. Given to outstanding women attorneys, the award is named after the first woman member of the Bucks County Bar Association and first woman judge in Bucks County, Harriet Mims. Among several colleagues nominating Carlton is recipient of the 2012 Harriet

Dianne C. Magee of Bucks County Will Serve A Six-Year Term on the Committee (PERKASIE, Pa.) Grim, Biehn & Thatcher, of Perkasie, Pa., is pleased to announce that attorney Dianne C. Magee, a member of the firm’s estate department, has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to the Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee. Committee members serve for six years and Magee’s term began on January 1, 2020. The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee is charged with reviewing the rules governing statewide practice and procedure in the Orphans’ Court and recommending new rules, as necessary.  Magee brings decades of expertise

  Doylestown and Blue Bell, PA – Eastburn and Gray, P.C. is pleased to announce that Erin Kernan Aronson and Sarah A. Eastburn have been elected shareholders of the firm effective January 1, 2020.   Ms. Aronson concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial transactional law, real estate, and employment law. She also represents school districts regarding issues of federal and state law. She routinely represents clients in various industries including business, banking, and education. She earned her B.A. from the University of Delaware and her J.D., cum laude, from Villanova University School of Law where she was the

New Britain, PA – Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams, the first private law practice in Pennsylvania dedicated entirely to education law, continues to expand with the addition of two new attorneys: Leslie A. Collins is of counsel to the firm, and Rose E. McHugh is an associate. Both concentrate their practices in the areas of special education and student services. Previously, Collins was a staff attorney for the Pennsylvania State Education Association, where she counseled members, governmental officials and staff on matters pertaining to individuals with disabilities, special education, and other legal issues arising in the public educational setting. She was

  Obermayer Family Law partner, Hillary Moonay, will speak at the Montgomery Bar Association’s Family Law Section Luncheon Meeting on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. The program will be on multi-county practice.  Hillary will discuss family law proceedings and what to know if you are going to practice in Bucks County. Hillary focuses her practice exclusively in the area of family law. She handles all phases of the negotiation and litigation of domestic relations cases, such as divorce, child custody, child support, alimony/spousal support, equitable distribution, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, mediation, arbitration, and related issues.    

Doylestown and Blue Bell, PA – With offices in Doylestown, Bucks County and Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Eastburn and Gray is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2020 Lehigh Valley Business Book of Lists. Eastburn and Gray was ranked the seventh largest law firm in the region based on the total number of local lawyers. Ranked firms are limited to those firms in or near Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill, Warren and Upper Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Eastburn and Gray’s origins date back to Aug. 14, 1877, when Hugh B. Eastburn was admitted to the Bucks County Bar,

Obermayer Family Law partner Hillary Moonay presented at Bucks County Bar Association Marathon CLE Day on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. She talked about the 2019’s important family law rules, cases and legislation.   Hillary focuses her practice exclusively in the area of family law. She handles all phases of the negotiation and litigation of domestic relations cases, such as divorce, child custody, child support, alimony/spousal support, equitable distribution, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, mediation, arbitration, and related issues.   For more information about Hillary Moonay, please visit https://www.obermayer.com/our-team/hillary-j-moonay/.  

Doylestown, PA – Grace M. Deon, Esq. helped to preserve a third piece of Bucks County legal history in as many years. A judicial portrait of the late Honorable Donald W. VanArtsdale was recently gifted to the County of Bucks by his estate. Family members, former colleagues and law clerks were on hand for the unveiling ceremony held in the Justice Center’s Ceremonial Courtroom. J. Lawrence Grim, Jr., Esq.  moved for the admission of a memorial proclamation honoring Judge VanArtsdale into the minutes of the Bucks County Bar Association’s annual meeting minutes. In 2018, Ms. Deon collaborated with local organizations