Accepts Credit Cards

The Firm has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. The law firm of MacElree Harvey, Ltd., is one of the oldest and most respected firms in Chester County. The firm as it exists today was formed by the merger of two Chester County firms in 1973. The original MacElree firm was begun, though, in 1890 by Mr. Wilmer MacElree.

Our law firm is one of the largest in Chester County with over 25 practicing attorneys. We are a general practice firm with experience and expertise in commercial litigation, foreclosures, collections, bankruptcy, lender liability litigation and business and banking law advice. We have substantial transactional experience in real estate, land use, zoning, lending work and debt restructuring. In addition, our firm currently represents many individual and corporate clients in professional malpractice litigation. Our attorneys also represent clients in a variety of family law matters.

Our location in the county seat of Chester County gives us excellent access to the county legal system. We are able to respond to requests for information and documentation in a timely manner because of this proximity. In addition, we are connected by on-line computer to the records of Philadelphia, Montgomery and Delaware Counties and are able to access them at minimal or no additional charge to our client. The firm has foreign language capabilities as well (German, French, Italian, Spanish).

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Criminal Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Probate and Municipal Law. Personal Injury Law, Plaintiff and Defendant. Wills, Estate, Trusts, Land Use, Zoning, Family Law, Employment Law, Civil Rights.

Rate Information

Accepts Major Credit Cards

Address

5721 Kennett Pike P.O. Box 4064
Centerville, DE 19807-1311, (New Castle Co.)

Phone

Phone: 302.654.4454
Fax: 302.654.4954

Website

http://www.macelree.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Felice Glennon Kerr (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 30, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts; 1990, Delaware; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1986); Suffolk University (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Chair, Board of Directors, Delaware Mentor Program, 1997-1999. Trustee, 2001— and Chair, 2002—, Delaware Lawyer's Fund For Client Protection. Member, Academy of Family Mediators. Member: Delaware State Bar Association (Chair, Family Law Section, 1999-2001; Member, Nominating Committee; Women and Law; Gender Fairness, 1994-1996); American Bar Association (Member, ABA: Young Lawyers Division, Planning Committee on Women in the Law, 1995). Practice Areas: Family Law; Family Mediation; Juvenile Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Felice Glennon Kerr

Christopher J. Curtin (Member) born Wilmington, Delaware, July 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1973); New York Law School (J.D., 1977). Part Time Adjunct Instructor, Legal Writing, Delaware Law School, 1983-1984. Partner and Principal, Erisman & Curtin, 1995-2007. Attorney and Director, Sawyer & Akin, P.A., 1985-1995. Deputy Attorney General, Finance Group, Division of Consumer Affairs, Criminal Division, Trial Unit, Rape Response Unit-invited, Civil Division, 1978-1985. Deputy in Charge, Economic Crime and Consumer Rights Division, Delaware Department of Justice. Manager Trainee, Wilmington Trust Company, 1973-1974. Chair/Co-Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee, DTLA, 1994—. Mediator, Superior Court. Formerly with: New York Attorney General's Office; Securities Bureau-Intern, 1976-1977. Member: Delaware and American Bar Associations; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; American Association of Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Lemon Law; Litigation; Consumer Protection.Email: Christopher J. Curtin