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High Swartz Law Firm of Montgomery and Bucks Counties is proud to announce that 17 attorneys have been named 2019 Top Lawyers by Main Line Today. The list includes 3 attorneys from its Bucks County office in Doylestown. Main Line Today is a Southeastern Pennsylvania regional magazine focusing on the communities of the western suburbs of Philadelphia and surrounding Counties. The Best Lawyers of Chester County, Delaware County and Montgomery County are nominated through peer balloting then vetted through Main Line Today’s editorial process. Below is the full list of High Swartz Top Lawyers from Main Line Today in 2019.

Harrisburg, PA – Acknowledging long-standing issues with existing state systems, Governor Tom Wolf by executive order announced that an overhaul of the state services and systems to protect the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians begins today. “Today is the beginning of a process to acknowledge Pennsylvania, over the past few decades, has failed to maintain our systems to protect and help our most vulnerable residents, and that must change,” Gov. Wolf said. “We’ve heard and seen the horror stories. Many stem from a government too eager to serve the needs of institutions and too reluctant to serve the needs of people. I am

Friedman Schuman, PC, a Montgomery County law firm, takes pride in recognizing that one of their attorneys, Greg B. Emmons, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of “Bucks for Kids”, a nonprofit 501(C)3 organization existing since 1991.  The organization provides enrichment grants to foster children under the supervision of Bucks County Children and Youth to cover expenses for art, music, sports, camps, clothing and special needs that are not covered by the County of Bucks or are not within the budget of the Foster Parents.   In the past Mr. Emmons and his wife were Foster Parents for Bucks

New Britain, PA – Six new attorneys recently joined the education law firm of Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams.   Christopher A. Bambach represents school districts in matters of special education and student services throughout Pennsylvania. Previously, he worked in complex and general civil litigation in Pennsylvania and Mississippi. Justin D. Barbetta brings extensive litigation experience and represents clients in matters involving tax assessment appeals, civil rights violations and employment discrimination. Previously, he practiced criminal defense law at the Defender Association of Philadelphia. Andrea Lynne Cola focuses on civil rights defense, special education and student services. Prior to joining the

Elizabeth J. Fineman, a Partner with the law firm of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP in Doylestown, Bucks County has been selected as one of 11 Pennsylvania lawyers named to the Bar Association’s Leadership Institute.  Candidates had to demonstrate leadership ability and commitment to attendance and participation in the program.  The membership experience for selected attorneys begins with the Young Lawyers Division Summer Summit in State College on July 24 – 26th. Fineman practices exclusively in family law and handles a variety of issues, including divorce, child support, alimony/spousal support, marital taxation, equitable distribution and child custody matters. She has

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn is pleased to announce that Christopher D. Wagner has joined our Business Law Practice Group as an associate with the firm.  Chris Wagner has over twelve years of accounting and financial experience in a variety of industries including e-commerce, real estate, healthcare, and insurance, and as such, he is well positioned to offer valuable and cost-effective legal advice and practical solutions to his clients.  Mr. Wagner’s practice focuses in business and corporate matters including: Mergers & Acquisitions, Contract Review, Buy-Sell Agreements , Formation & Entity Selection, Corporate Governance, Business Divorce, Operating Agreements, Commercial Real Estate Leasing, 

Blue Bell, PA – Zachary A. Sivertsen, Esq., as a member of the Montgomery Bar Association’s Leadership Academy, helped to organize and run the inaugural Montgomery Bar Association Reentry Day on June 28, 2019. The program consisted of various clinics and informational resources related to the needs of those reentering the community following incarceration and presentations by Montgomery County social service agencies seeking to address the diverse needs of Montgomery County residents. Mr. Sivertsen practices land use and zoning, real estate, litigation, construction, and municipal law at Eastburn and Gray. He has appeared on behalf of clients before zoning hearing

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