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Curtin & Heefner LLP, one of the oldest and largest law firms in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1932 by Willard S. Curtin, who served as the district attorney for Bucks County and as a five-term U.S. Congressman. In 1951, William F. Heefner joined the firm and served as its managing partner to 1985.

Curtin & Heefner is headquartered in Morrisville, Bucks County, a suburb of Philadelphia, with regional offices in Doylestown, PA and Lawrenceville, NJ is a full service law firm. Curtin & Heefner has evolved into a well-known regional firm, practicing in numerous fields of law. Throughout its long history, Curtin & Heefner has successfully represented the interests not only of Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions, insurance companies and other institutions, but also of privately held corporations, municipalities, families and individuals. The firm's practice is aided by a state-of-the-art computer system, which enables instantaneous transmission of resources and information. As a result, Curtin & Heefner stands ready to counsel its clients well into the future.

Statement of Practice

Civil Litigation. Real Estate, Banks and Banking, Commercial Collections, Creditors Rights, Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody, Adoptions, Zoning and Land Use, Corporation, Business, Criminal Law, DWI, Traffic Offenses, Felonies, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Wrongful Death, Taxation, Municipal Finance, Insurance Defense, Commercial Litigation, Workouts, Commercial Recovery, Trusts and Estates, Probate and Wills, Labor and Employment, Authority and Education, Product Liability, Financial Law, Insurance/Medical Disability.

Representative Clients:

Allstate Insurance Co.
Abington Bank
Bank of America
Borough of North Wales
Bristol Township School District
Bucks County Association of Realtors
Bucks County Bank
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania
Commerce Bank
Downingtown Area Regional Authority
Encompass Insurance Co.
Firstrust Bank
FMC Corp.
Fulton Bank
Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO)
Highpoint Property & Casualty Co.
Lenox, Inc.
Lower Makefield Township
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
Mellon Bank, N.A.l
Nationwide Insurance Co.
National Penn Bank
New Jersey Manufacturer's Insurance Co.
Pennsbury School District
Pennsylvania Abstract Co.
PNC Bank
Saint Mary Hospital Authority
Salvation Army
Sovereign Bank
SPS Technologies
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.
State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co.
Stonebridge Bank
Susquehanna Patriot Bank
TD Banknorth
Township of Falls
Township of Bristol
Univest Bank & Trust Co.
Wachovia Bank National Association
William Penn Bank
Wilmington Trust Co. References: Allstate Insurance
Bucks County Association of Realtors
Downingtown Area Regional Authority
Sovereign Bank
State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.
William Penn Bank
Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• American Express

Address

250 North Pennsylvania Avenue P.O. Box 217
Morrisville, PA 19067, (Bucks Co.)

Phone

Phone: 215-736-2521
Facsimile: 215-736-3647

Website

http://www.curtinheefner.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

John W. Donaghy (Member) born February 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Pennsylvania; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (A.B., 1967); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1970). Law Clerk to the Hon. Genevieve Blatt, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1972-1974. Member: Bucks County (Treasurer, 1997-1998; President, 1999-2000), Pennsylvania (House of Delegates, 2001-2006) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate; Zoning and Land Use.Email: John W. Donaghy

Gilbert J. Golding (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: LaSalle University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1975); Temple University (Masters in Taxation, 1983). Law Clerk to the Honorable Gwilym A. Price, Jr., Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1975-1978. Member: Bucks County (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1984) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference (Member: Steering Committee; Legislative and Education Committee). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Gilbert J. Golding

Frank S. Guarrieri (Chair of Litigation Section) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1977). Law Clerk to the Honorable Alfred T. Williams, Jr., President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, 1977-1978. Secretary, Board of Trustees, St. Mary Medical Center. Chair, Board of Trustees, Holy Ghost Preparatory School. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Bucks County, Northampton County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Pennsylvania Defense Institute; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury.Email: Frank S. Guarrieri

Bonnie S. Stein (Partner) born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1989, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1986); Temple University (LL.M., in Trial Advocacy, 1994). Member: Bucks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Defense; First Party Insurance; Medical Disability.Email: Bonnie S. Stein

Allan D. Goulding, Jr. (Member) born Bristol, Pennsylvania, July 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Temple University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Duquesne University (J.D., 1982). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Bucks County, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Allan D. Goulding, Jr.

Robert A. Badman, Jr. (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania; 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1984); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member, Benton National Moot Court Team. Member: Bucks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Law.Email: Robert A. Badman, Jr.

Maureen Burke Carlton (Member) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1985); University of Exeter, England; University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1988). Member: Bucks County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance(70%); Tax Assessments(15%); Zoning and Land Use(15%).Email: Maureen Burke Carlton

David J. Truelove (Partner) born Terre Haute, Indiana, August 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1988, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1979); Temple University (J.D., 1983). Gold Key. Member, Mortar Board. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Excellence in Labor Law; Albert M. Cohen Award; Rector Scholar. Member: Bucks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Bucks County American Inn of Court. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Municipal Law; Complex Litigation.Email: David J. Truelove

Ernest R. Closser III (Member) born Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, October 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1984); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Member: Bucks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business; Municipal Finance.Email: Ernest R. Closser III

Krista P. Harper (Partner) born Lansdale, Pennsylvania, May 14, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania; 1994, New Jersey. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1984); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Financial Management Honor Society. Recipient, Class of 1990 Moot Court Award. Member, Board of Trustees, Bucks County Historical Society, Mercer Museum and Fonthill. Past Chair, Bucks Fever Film Fest, Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. Past Director: Doylestown Business and Community Alliance; Tabor Children's House. Member: Bucks County (Co-Chair and Founder, Business Law Section), Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Krista P. Harper

ASSOCIATES

Sean R. Sullivan (Associate) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Scribes Award for outstanding student written law review article; Benjamin H. Teplitz Memorial Award, 1996. Research Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Justin M. Johnson (1996-1997). Representative of Appellate Courts Committee. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Board of Governors; Member, Appellate Courts Committee, Federal Courts Committee, Professional Responsibility Committee; Sections on: State Civil Litigation; Business Law), Pennsylvania (Member, State Civil Litigation Section; Appellate Advocacy Committee; Federal Practice Committee; Plain English Committee) and American (Member, Litigation Section; Appellate Practice Committee; Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Sean R. Sullivan

Michael Maguire (Associate) born Albany, New York, 1974; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2007, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Sheryl Ann Dorney, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Nineteenth Judicial District. Associate Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Member, Board of Trustees, Colonnade Pointe Condominium Association. Volunteer Judge, Villanova University School of Law Reimel Moot Court Competition. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Insurance Defense Subrogation; Personal Liability Defense; Fraud; Arson and Insurance Fraud.Email: Michael Maguire

Vincent J. Magyar, Jr. (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., cum laude); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 2005). Recipient: Honors Distinction, Introduction to Advocacy; Frederick Green Moot Court Competition, 2003; Lincoln Scholarship, Pro Bono Citation. Member: Bucks County (Young Lawyers Division), Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Law; Municipal Law; Employment Law; Public Finance; Bond Finance.Email: Vincent J. Magyar, Jr.

Marshal Davis (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 28, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Accounting, with honors, 2002); Temple University (J.D., 2005; M.B.A., 2005). Alpha Epsilon Pi. Legal Research Assistant, Professor Kimberly Hausbeck, J.D., Summer 2003. Summer Judicial Clerkship (Externship), Judge Michael A. Donio, Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County Criminal Division, Summer 2003. Pro Bono Chief Legal Counsel, United States Association of Collegiate Fencing Clubs (USACFC). Former Member, Board of Directors, Philadelphia Chapter of American ORT. Centennial Lifetime Member: University of Florida Alumni Association; Temple Law Alumni Association. Member: Bucks County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Tax Controversies; Income Tax; State Taxation.Email: Marshal Davis

Jordan B. Yeager (Associate) born Phillipsburg, New Jersey, May 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia; 1993, District of Columbia, Maryland and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. Army Court of Military Review; 1994, Pennsylvania; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1989); American University (J.D., 1992). Regional Vice President, 1994-1996. Chair, Personnel Committee, National Executive Committee, National Lawyers Guild, 1995-1996. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Pennsylvania Bar Association; National Lawyers Guild. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Rights; Police Misconduct; Freedom of Information Act.Email: Jordan B. Yeager

Francis X. Stecklair (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 30, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.A., 1975); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1978); New York University (Masters in Taxation, 1983). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Member: Bucks County (Member, Orphan's Court Section) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Bucks County Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Trust Administration.Email: Francis X. Stecklair

Robert Szwajkos (Associate) born Rochester, New York, June 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1969); Villanova University (J.D., 1972). Editor, Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy Practice, 1981; Lecturer in Law, Pennsylvania Law Institute, 1981; "Creditors' Rights and Protection of Security Interests," National Business Institute, 1985; Lecturer, Pennsylvania State Court Judges Conference. Clerk of Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1979-1981. Member: Board of Directors of National Conference of U.S. Bankruptcy Court Clerks, 1979-1981; Board of Directors, S.E. Pennsylvania Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, 1981-1983; Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference; Education Committee; Rules Committee, and Chairperson of Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project Annual Charity Golf Outing; Former Member, Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees and Chapter 11 Trustee; Approved mediator U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. PA); Chairperson: Advisory Creditors Trust for Piper Aircraft Corporation. Representative and Chair, 2000—; Bucks County, Pennsylvania representative to Citizens Advisory Council, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA); Former Member, Board of Directors, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund; Member, Board of Directors, Bucks County Credit Counseling Center; Member, Board of Directors, FACTBucks County, HIV/AID Charity. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Jagiellonian Polish Attorneys Law Society (Treasurer). Languages: Polish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(60%); Business(20%); Commercial Litigation(20%); Banking.Email: Robert Szwajkos

John J. Hart (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1969); Villanova University (J.D., 1972). Member: Bucks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Law; Insurance; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: John J. Hart

Daniel P. Mazo (Associate) born Eugene, Oregon, July 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; 1989, New Jersey; 1995, Maryland. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1985); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member: Pennsylvania and Bucks County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Banking Law; Litigation; Commercial Law.Email: Daniel P. Mazo

Lisa M. Patterson (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1976; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania; 2000 New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Albright College (B.A., 1997); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2000). Member: Bucks County, Philadelphia County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Languages: Ukrainian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Property Damage; Insurance Bad Faith.Email: Lisa M. Patterson

Matthew J. Bass (Associate) born Terre Haute, Indiana, September 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1999). Judicial Clerk: Honorable Louis Hill, U.S. Court of Common Pleas, 1997; Honorable Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Executive Compensation; ERISA Litigation; Employee Benefits Law; Labor and Employment Law; Municipal Law.Email: Matthew J. Bass

Lisa Koebbe Schubel (Associate) born Hill Air Force Base, Utah, August 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania; 2006, New Jersey. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., 1992); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member, Heritage Conservancy Business Membership Committee. Member: Bucks County, Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Bucks County Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning(50%); Trusts and Estates(45%); Income Tax(5%).Email: Lisa Koebbe Schubel

Carolyn M. Maro (Associate) born Princeton, New Jersey, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2000); Catholic University of America (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Delta Theta Phi. Managing Editor (2003-2004) and Articles Editor (2002-2003), Commercial Law Conspectus. Member: Bucks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Property Damage; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Defense; Social Security Appeals; Social Security Disability; Supplemental Security Income.Email: Carolyn M. Maro

James J. Esposito (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 6, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; 2005, New Jersey. Education: Duquesne University (B.S.B.A., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: Bucks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: James J. Esposito

Kyong H. Growney (Associate) born South Korea, February 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Rutgers College, Rutgers University (B.A., 1996); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(60%); Municipal Law(40%).Email: Kyong H. Growney

John Quinn Kerrigan (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Johns Hopkins University; Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2007). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Bucks County, Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation.Email: John Quinn Kerrigan

Damaris L. Garcia (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Member: Bucks County, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Fraud Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation.Email: Damaris L. Garcia

OF COUNSEL

Edward I. Dobin (Of Counsel) born Binghamton, New York, January 30, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Cornell University and Franklin & Marshall College (B.S., 1957); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1960). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Member: Bucks County (President, 1980-1981; Treasurer, 1967-1968) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers (Director, 1988-1993; President, 1990-1991); Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance Law(50%); Business Law(50%).Email: Edward I. Dobin

Douglas H. Riblet (Of Counsel) born Boston, Massachusetts, February 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1970); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1973). Member, Board of Directors, Lower Makefield Township Farmland Preservation Corp. Member: Bucks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Commercial Litigation; General Litigation; Family Law.Email: Douglas H. Riblet