Category: Latest News

The Family Justice Advisory Board of Montgomery County has appointed High Swartz Family Law attorney Melissa M. Boyd as its next Chairperson. The FJAB works to examine and recommend ways the courts and its partners can effectively improve Montgomery County’s overall Family Court system. Norristown, PA – Referred to as FJAB by its bylaws, the Family Justice Advisory Board of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was established by the County’s Court of Common Pleas in October of 2018. The mission of FJAB is to examine and address Family Court issues from a systemic and policy perspective and recommend ways in which the

Fairlie & Lippy, P.C., a Montgomery County Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Firm, is pleased to announce that Managing Partner, Steven F. Fairlie, has been selected as one of the Top 100 lawyers across all areas of practice in the state of Pennsylvania for the seventh year in a row. The Super Lawyers list is published in Philadelphia Magazine and Super Lawyers Magazine. Super Lawyers creates the list using a rigorous, patented selection process involving evaluation by their selection department and peer review within the relevant areas of practice. Candidates cannot nominate themselves and cannot pay to be named Super

(PERKASIE, Pa.) Grim, Biehn & Thatcher of Perkasie, Pa., is pleased announce that Dianne Magee, Esq. was the recipient of a Woman of Influence award from the Lehigh Valley Business Journal at their annual Women of Influence luncheon, held on May 8, 2019, at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pa. Magee is a shareholder and heads the firm’s estate department, where she brings a wealth of experience in the areas of elder law and all matters relating to estate planning, estate administration, adoption and guardianship. In addition, Magee has served as the Solicitor for the Bucks County Area Agency on

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Hillary Moonay has been named to the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list and associate Adam Tanker has been named the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® Rising Stars List. The lists appear in the June 2019 issues of Philadelphia magazine and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine. Each year only five percent of Pennsylvania attorneys receive the Super Lawyers honor and only 2.5 percent receive the Rising Star honor. For the full firm announcement, visit https://www.obermayer.com/2019-pennsylvania-super-lawyers-rising-stars/

On May 28th, Elizabeth Fineman, Partner and Family Law attorney at Antheil Maslow & MacMinn in Doylestown, will speak on “Drug & Alcohol Issues As They Apply to Custody & Support” at the Bucks County Bar Association’s Family Law Section continuing legal education seminar. Ms. Fineman will be presenting along with Hon. James J. McMaster (Bucks County Court of Common Pleas), Reb Brooks, Ed.M. (Affiliates in Psychology), and Kevin L. Hand, Esq. (Kardos, Rickles & Hand, PC). Elizabeth Fineman practices exclusively in Family Law with extensive experience in complex high net worth individuals with complex assets and tax valuation issues.

Yardley, PA May 13, 2019 — Francis J. Sullivan, David J. Truelove and Timothy J. Duffy, from the Yardley, PA office of Hill Wallack LLP, have been selected to the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.   Francis J. Sullivan is the Founding Partner of Hill Wallack LLP’s Yardley, Pa., office. He is partner-in-charge of the Business & Commercial and Trusts & Estates practice groups. Mr. Sullivan represents corporate entities and partnerships in a wide

Doylestown, PA – Attorney Melanie J. Wender of Williams Family Law was a featured speaker at the 2019 Family Law Institute, hosted by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the educational arm of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. The event took place at The CLE Conference Center in the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia April 23rd and 24th. Wender joined a panel of colleagues in presenting “Case Law, Rules & Legislative Updates.” Wender is experienced in all issues surrounding the complexities of a divorce, such as equitable distribution, custody, spousal support, child support, and settlement agreements. She has successfully resolved complex custody cases ranging

The Credit Counseling Center, a Bucks County non-profit organization, celebrated its 25th year of operations at the expansion of its office located within the First National Bank of Newtown, 832 Second Street Pike, Richboro, PA 18954 on May 7, 2019 with a ribbon cutting and reception hosted by Joan Reading, Executive Director, and its Board of Directors: Chair, Robert Szwajkos, Esq. (Curtin & Heefner LLP), Larry Grant (Aurum Consultants), Anne Berlin, Margaret Young (First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown), Thomas Maclin (Monument Bank), Ryan Fuller (GMG Insurance), Aret Kalayjian (Univest Bank), Lisa Folks (PNC Bank), Michael Sullivan (Fulton

New Britain, PA – Attorneys from Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams recently presented the concluding session of the annual conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Pupil Service Administrators (PAPSA), a tradition that has become a high point of the gathering. The conference took place in April at the Inn at Leola Village in Leola, Pa.   In this full-day session, the “Paul Stevens Memorial Legal Seminar,” named for one of the founding partners of the law firm, attorneys Mark Cheramie Walz, Sharon W. Montanye, Thomas C.Warner, and Jane M. Williams shared information on recent court decisions that affect special education and

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania court data shows that over the last five years, the placement of children in kinship care has nearly doubled. The Office of Children and Families in the Courts (OCFC) tries their best to place children in the care of someone they know and have a relationship with (kinship care) before resorting to other placements – this could be a relative, coach, family friend, etc.     The infographic below highlights key dependency court data including the average number of children entering the dependency system per year, demographics of the children and placement trends.