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Melissa Boyd (Norristown, PA), a family law Partner at High Swartz, was a speaker at the 11th annual Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Section Toby L. Dickman Seminar on November, 9, 2018. The seminar, entitled “Family Law 2.0: A Child Centered and User Friendly Approach,” focused on divorces and separations that may lead to child custody battles. The seminar focused on the legal steps to make it through the custody battle process as efficiently as possible, with the main goal being the relief of any unnecessary suffering for the child involved. Melissa Boyd spoke with Judge Daniel J. Clifford and

Doylestown, PA – Eastburn and Gray proudly announces the addition of Mark D. Eastburn to the firm’s Criminal Defense, Litigation and Municipal Law practice groups. He will work out of the firm’s Doylestown office. Between 2015 and 2018, Mr. Eastburn served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. While working for that office, Mark prosecuted felony and misdemeanor cases as they progressed through the criminal justice system, often concluding with a trial before a jury or judge. Mr. Eastburn served as Chief of the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (“ARD”) program, which diverts first-time non-violent offenders from

the WRITS Fall 2018 issue is now online! You can find it here on the bucksbar.org website: the WRITS Or go directly to the online version from this link.

While the election results are still unofficial as there are still ballots that need to be tallied (i.e. overseas and military ballots) and the possibility of vote recounts (i.e., the 6th Senate District), please find attached the unofficial results for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives and Senate races that were on the ballot. 2018 Midterm State Senate Winners 11.7.18 2018 Midterm State House Winners 11.7.18 Voter turnout was expected to be high…and it was in many areas of the Commonwealth…and that turnout brought some surprise results in the seats that the state Democrats were able to win in, primarily,

Blue Bell, PA – Zachary A. Sivertsen, Esq. will serve as faculty at a NBI Real Estate seminar on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA. The seminar is entitled, Top Challenges in Subdivision and Zoning, and Mr. Sivertsen will specifically discuss difficulties in the land subdivision process. Mr. Sivertsen practices land use and zoning, real estate, litigation, construction, and municipal law at Eastburn and Gray. He works out of the firm’s Blue Bell, Montgomery County, and Doylestown, Bucks County offices. Mr. Sivertsen has appeared on behalf of clients before zoning hearing boards and municipal governing bodies in land development

Doylestown, PA – Bucks County law firm Williams Family Law, P.C. is pleased to announce that Jeffrey M. Williams, Susan J. Smith and Lynelle A. Gleason have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of family law. Additionally, the firm itself was given a “Tier 1” ranking in Family Law in the Philadelphia region. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers uses peer reviews to select the top-rated attorneys in their fields in each geographic area. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other

Doylestown, PA – A judicial portrait of the Honorable Henry Wynkoop was recently gifted to the County of Bucks by the Northampton Township Historical Society (“NTHS”). The NTHS was the previous owner of the original framed oil painting by renowned artist Rembrandt Peale, circa 1812. Judge Wynkoop, born in Northampton Township on March 2, 1737, served on the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County from 1777 to 1789.  In addition to serving on the Court, he was a member of the Continental Congress, as well as a United States representative to the First United States Congress. The portrait of

Curtin & Heefner LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Senoyuit III has joined the firm in the Litigation and Insurance Law Sections and Criminal Defense Section. Mr. Senoyuit is an experienced DUI trial lawyer that is dedicated to providing you with the utmost professional DUI representation. Since 1995, Mr. Senoyuit has been vigorously representing DUI clients. He has been recognized as one of the Top 100 DUI Attorneys in Pennsylvania and has been awarded the AVVO Clients’ Choice Award and the “10 Best” Client Satisfaction Award for the State of Pennsylvania for the fifth consecutive year. He adds his

Norristown, PA, November 1, 2018 High Swartz named among 2019 ‘Best Law Firms’ by U.S. News – Best Lawyers High Swartz LLP, a full-service law firm with offices in Norristown and Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce that it has been named a “Best Law Firm” for 2019 by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, achieving a Tier 1 ranking in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area in the practice areas of Family Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law and Litigation – Real Estate, Land Use and Zoning and National Tier 2 ranking for Land Use and Zoning Law. To be eligible for

Doylestown, PA – Eastburn and Gray has been named a Tier 1 Philadelphia “Best Law Firm” in two practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2019. The firm has also been named a Tier 2 Philadelphia “Best Law Firm” in Municipal Law and a Tier 2 National “Best Law Firm” in Land Use and Zoning Law.   Eastburn and Gray received the Tier 1 Philadelphia ranking in Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation – Land Use and Zoning. The Tier 3 Philadelphia ranking is in Real Estate Law and the Tier 2 National ranking is for Land