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  High Swartz LLP, a full-service law firm with offices in Norristown and Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce that 9 of its attorneys have been named U.S. News and World Report 2019 ‘Best Lawyers in America.’ Among the highlights and on top of her inclusions as Best Lawyer in Family Law and Family Law Arbitration, Melissa M. Boyd was named Best Lawyers® 2020 Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Philadelphia.   High Swartz Best Lawyers® in 2020:   Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants in Doylestown, PA Thomas E. Panzer   Family Law “Lawyer of the Year – Philadelphia

Twelve Obermayer Attorneys Included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© Obermayer is proud to announce that twelve of our attorneys were included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three of them were recognized for their Doylestown practices. Kellie A. McGowan  – Real Estate Law and Municipal Law Hillary J. Moonay  – Family Law Adam H. Tanker – Family Law This peer-reviewed list is regarded as The Fi rst and Foremost Resource for the Best Legal Talent Worldwide™, and serves as a guide to the best individuals and firms in their fields.

Weber Kracht and Chellew Attorneys at Law are pleased to welcome associate attorney Christina Cozzetto to the firm. Cozzetto will focus her expertise on the practice areas of criminal defense, family law, estate planning, real estate, landlord/tenant matters, and civil and commercial litigation. A Huntington, New York native, Cozzetto earned her J.D. from the Villanova University School of Law in 2014. Before that, she pursued a double major at Brown University, earning a B.A. in Biology and a B.A. in Economics in 2010. “Listening, communicating, and problem-solving are Christina’s strong suits,” said Weber Kracht and Chellew partner and chief financial

Four attorneys from Williams Family Law, P.C. have been named to the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. Founder and Managing Partner Jeffrey M. Williams and Associate Lynelle A. Gleason were named to the Super Lawyers list, a designation awarded to just 5 percent of the attorneys in the state. Associates Melanie J. Wender and Shauna L. Quigley were named to the Rising Stars list, awarded to just 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state.   Jeff Williams has been selected to Super Lawyers annually since 2005. He primarily handles complex high net-worth divorces, alimony/spousal and child support issues, and custody cases. As

After receiving her B.B.A. from James Madison University and her law degree from Syracuse University, Megan initially served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Raymond F. McHugh of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. Megan then served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted both felony and misdemeanor cases through all stages of the criminal justice system, and was a team member of the Special Victims Unit, where she specialized in prosecuting crimes involving sexual assault.  Megan was also the coordinator for the Youthful Offender Program at the District

Grim, Biehn & Thatcher of Perkasie, Pa., is pleased announce that Peter Nelson, Esq. has been appointed to serve as Solicitor for the Schwenksville Borough Authority effective July 10, 2019. Nelson is a Shareholder in the firm’s municipal department and has been with the firm since 2000. While Nelson’s specialty is municipal/land use and appellate matters, he also represents individual clients in a wide variety of general matters and various types of litigation. He is dedicated to his clients and strives to provide them with effective and efficient legal representation. Nelson resides in New Britain Borough, Pa. “Peter Nelson is

Carla Risoldi announces the formation of samaggikaranam divorce & custody mediation, llc and also that she has been approved as a parent coordinator by the Bucks County Court after completing both the 40 hour Divorce and Custody Mediation program as well as the 21 hour Parenting Coordination Training program, both at Good Shepherd Mediation In Philadelphia. July 1, 2019 also marks the 25th anniversary of the formation of Risoldi Law Offices, LLC, originally called The Law Offices of Carla V. Risoldi. Ms. Risoldi founded samaggikaranam in 2018 to assist clients who opted to mediate rather than litigate their divorce and

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