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| | Address | | 40 East Airy Street, P.O. Box 671 | | Norristown, Pennsylvania 19404 | | (Montgomery Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 610-275-0700 | | Fax: 610-275-5290 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.highswartz.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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(Main Office)
| High, Swartz, Roberts & Seidel,
LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice including Commercial and Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Business, Corporate, Criminal Law, Elder Care, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning, Family Law, First Amendment Law, Insurance, Land Use, Media Law, Mediation, Municipal, Municipal Bond, Non-Profit Corporations, Probate, Public Authority Financing, Public Utility, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts, Zoning. | | Year Established: 1914 | Firm Profile:
The firm is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. High, Swartz, Roberts & Seidel has a diversified practice. Throughout the firm's history, members of the firm have been leaders of the organized bar and have been active in public service. | | Firm Size: 34 | Clients:
SOLICITORS FOR: Academy of the New Church; American Consolidated Manufacturing Co.; Bryn Athyn School District; Bryn Athyn College of the New Church; Bryner Chevrolet, Inc.; Dames Chevrolet; Delaware Valley Real Estate Information Network; Harcum College; The Hill School; Lower Merion Township; Upper Dublin Township; Pennsylvania School of Muscle Therapy; Presby Homes & Services, Inc.; King of Prussia Chamber of Commerce. |
LOCAL OR SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR: Academy of the New Church Swedenborg Foundation; Arcadia University; Cheltenham Township; Combustion Federal Credit Union; Citizens Bank; Delaware Valley Mental Health Foundation; Digital Wave Technologies, Inc.; Dreyer's Ice Cream; The Eastwood Company; First Trust Bank; First Valley Bank; Goodman Properties; Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.; Leon N. Weiner Associates, Inc.; Montgomery Association for Retarded Citizens; Philadelphia Suburban Corp.; Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust Co.; Pinnacle Foods, Inc.; Prophet 21, Inc.; Rotech Healthcare, Inc.; ServeCore Business Solutions, Inc.; Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys (TASA); UGI, Inc.; Valley Forge Historical Society; VNA Community Services, Inc.; Whitehorse Village Retirement Community. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Samuel H. High, Jr. (1931-1978). | | Aaron S. Swartz, 3rd (1940-1982). | | Victor J. Roberts (1938-1984). | | Raymond M. Seidel (Member) (Retired Partner, 1951-2003). | | Gilbert P. High, Jr. (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 30, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Pennsylvania. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1962); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1965). Author and Lecturer: Municipal Tax Issues, 1999; Use of Technology by Municipalities, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2001. Lecturer, Liability Issues Related to the Urban Forest, Penn State University, 1991-2000. Assistant District Attorney, 1968-1969. Member: Montgomery, American and Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1985-1994) Bar Associations. [Capt., USAR]. Practice Areas: Trials; Probate Law; Land Use Law; Municipal Law. Email: Gilbert P. High, Jr. | | Paul Baker Bartle (Member) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, July 30, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: The Haverford School; Princeton University (A.B., 1965); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1972). Law Clerk, The Hon. John Morgan Davis of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Lower Merion Township Commissioner, 1975-1979. Montgomery County Commissioner, 1980-1991; Chairman, 1983-1991. Chairman, Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority, 2000—. Member: Montgomery, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. [Lt., USNR]. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Estate Planning; Elder Care Law; Municipal Law. Email: Paul Baker Bartle | | D. Barry Pritchard, Jr. (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1973); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1976). Member: Montgomery and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Litigation; Condominium Association Law; Homeowners Association Law. Email: D. Barry Pritchard, Jr. | | Thomas D. Rees (Member) born Staten Island, New York, September 25, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1977, Pennsylvania; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1971); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1975). Course Planner, Author and Lecturer on Land Use Law (1990-1998) and Employment Law (1993-2005), Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Contributing Editor, "Tortious Interference In The Employment Context: A State-by-State Survey," GNA Books (2004). Deputy General Counsel, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1981-1985. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Montgomery (Co-Chair, Employment Law Section, 1994, 1997, 2000), Pennsylvania (Chairman, Municipal Law Section, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Pottstown School District v. The Hill School, 786 A.2d 312 (2001); Norristown Fraternal Order of Police v. Borough of Norristown, 662 A.2d 1151 (1995). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Restrictive Covenants; Trade Secrets; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Administrative Law; Education Law. Email: Thomas D. Rees | | Lois A. Nafziger (Member) born August 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware; Southern Connecticut State College (B.S., 1969); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Instructor, Pennsylvania State University Elder Law Certificate Program, 1995. Member: Montgomery County (Member and Chairman, Elder Law Committee; Chair, 1997-2000) and Pennsylvania (Member and Chairman, Elder Law Committee; Chair, 1999-2000) Bar Association; Coalition of Advocates for Rights of Infirm Elderly; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Estate Planning; Elder Care Law. Email: Lois A. Nafziger | | Mary Cushing Doherty (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, April 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1975); Villanova University (J.D., 1978). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Mortar Board. President, 1990-1992, Chairman, 1987—and Member, Board of Directors, 1985—, UNITE, Inc. Member, Advisory Committee on Domestic Relations Law, Pennsylvania Government Commission, 1995—. Member: Montgomery (Member, Family Law Committee, Chairperson, 1994), Philadelphia (Member, Family Law Section, Chairperson, 1985; Member, Board of Governors, 1986); Pennsylvania (Chairperson, Family Law Section, 1999-2000) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Board of Directors, 1992-1998). Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President Elect, Pennsylvania Chapter, 2005). Recipient: Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2004; 2005 Top 50 Female Super Lawyers; Ten Leaders of Greater Philadelphia Matrimonial and Divorce Law, 2005-2006. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support. Email: Mary Cushing Doherty | | J. Kenneth Croney (Member) born Abington, Pennsylvania, September 4, 1942; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.S.E.E., cum laude, 1965); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1972). President, Delaware Valley Corporate Counsel Association, 1993-1994. General Counsel, ALCO Standard Corporation, 1993-1996. Member: Montgomery and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps 1965-1969]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Financing; Closely Held Corporations; Limited Liability Company Law; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Business Start-Ups. Email: J. Kenneth Croney | | Eric B. Smith (Member) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Franklin and Marshall College (B.A., 1994); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1997). Comments Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1996-1997. Law Clerk, The Hon. Samuel W. Salus, II, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, 1997-1998. Editor, Montgomery County Law Reporter, 1999-2001. Chair, West Conshohocken Zoning Hearing Board, 2002-2003. Member, Board of Directors, Dickinson School of Law General Alumni Association. Member: Montgomery County (Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 2001) and Pennsylvania (Co-Chair, Zone 9 Young Lawyers Division, 2002—; House of Delegates, 2004—) Bar Associations; Montgomery American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Defense Litigation. Email: Eric B. Smith | | OF COUNSEL | | Marlyn F. Smith, (Mr.) (Of Counsel) born Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, November 28, 1928; admitted to bar, 1955, Pennsylvania. Education: Bryn Athyn Academy and University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1951); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1954). Law Clerk, Court of Common Pleas, 1954-1955. Associate and Partner, High, Swartz, Roberts & Seidel LLP, 1956-2004, (Managing Partner, 1978-1993). Member: Montgomery, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Estate Planning; Estate Administration. Email: Marlyn F. Smith, (Mr.) | | George M. Aman III (Of Counsel) born March 2, 1930; admitted to bar, 1958, Pennsylvania. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1952); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1957). Editor, "Municipal Solicitor's Handbook," Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs, 1995, Revised 1999 and 2003; Course Planner, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. Chair, Municipal Law Section, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1974-1977 and 1989-1991. Senior Course Planner, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Municipal Law Colloquium, 1978-2005. Member: Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal and Tax Exempt Finance; Regional Governmental Projects. Email: George M. Aman III | | John P. Gregg (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania. Education: Episcopal Academy; Trinity College (A.B., 1969); Villanova University (J.D., 1974). Law Clerk, Court of Common Pleas, 1974. Assistant Public Defender, 1974—. Member: Montgomery and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Criminal Law; Mediation. Email: John P. Gregg | | Kenneth R. Myers (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., April 14, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois; 1968, Pennsylvania. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1960); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1963). Chair, Water Resources Association of Delaware River Basin. Member: Montgomery, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Public Utility Law. Email: Kenneth R. Myers | | ASSOCIATES | | Ronald W. Fenstermacher, Jr. (Associate) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., 1985); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1990); Villanova University (LL.M. Tax, 2004). Member: Montgomery County and Pennsylvania (Member, Real Property and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; Montgomery County Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Taxation. Email: Ronald W. Fenstermacher, Jr. | | Richard C. Sokorai (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association; Montgomery County Bar Association; Montgomery American Inn of Court. . [Captain, Armored Cavalry, Pennsylvania National Guard.]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Land Use Law; Construction Law. Email: Richard C. Sokorai | | Alan W. Flenner (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, February 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.M.E., 1986); University of Illinois (M.S.C.E., 1993); Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1999); U.S. Naval War College (2003). Editorial Board, Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 1998-1999. Author, "Municipal Riparian Buffer Regulations in Pennsylvania, Confronting the Regulatory Takings Doctrine," 7 Dick. J. Env. L. & Pol'y 207, 1998. Registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Registered Environmental Manager with the National Registry of Environmental Professionals. Member: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations; American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [CDR, CEC, USNR]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use Law; Municipal Law. Email: Alan W. Flenner | | James B. Shrimp (Associate) born Williamsport, Pennsylvania, October 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: College Misericordia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Author: "Properly Documenting on Employee's Discharge," Employee Discharge and Documentation in Pennsylvania, Lorman Education Services (2001). Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate. Email: James B. Shrimp | | Melissa M. Boyd (Associate) born Bethesda, Maryland, September 3, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2001, Pennsylvania; 2002, New Jersey. Education: Washington College (B.A., cum laude, 1996); University of Baltimore (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Pennsylvania (Member, Family Law Section), Maryland State, Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support. Email: Melissa M. Boyd | | Stephanie E. Little (Associate) born Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, August 17, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 2000); Penn State Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Stephanie E. Little | | Jacqueline J. Shafer (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Cedar Crest College (B.A.; B.S.W., magna cum laude, Psychology/Social Work, 1987); Rutgers University (M.S.W., Administration and Therapy, 1988); Widener University School of Law, (J.D., Health Law, 2005). Law Clerk, Chief Administrative Law Judge Joseph Davidson, Medicare/Medicaid and disability adjudication. Author: "Legal Issues in Health care," St. Francis University of Joliet, Lehigh Valley, Illinois. Lecturer, Geriatric Care-Giver Seminars and Clinical-In-Service Development for Long Term Care. New Jersey Commissioner, Health and Human Services, Mental Health, Medicaid. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; Montgomery Bar Association; American Bar Association. Fellow: Montgomery County Elder Law Section; Health Law Section of the American Bar Association; Medicare and Family Support Programs; New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators. Practice Areas: Long Term Care(50%); Elder Law(25%); Divorce; Health Law(20%); Mediation(5%). | | Keri A. Schantz (Associate) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Moravian College (B.A., with honors, magna cum laude, 2001); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2005). Omicron Delta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Gamma Sigma Alpha. Comenius Scholar. Alumni Fellow. Recipient: Cohen Arts & Lectures Scholarship; Honors Award; Sydney D. Kline Memorial Scholarship. Law Clerk to the Hon. Edward G. Smith, Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, 2005-2006. Member: Northampton County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Keri A. Schantz | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Polly M. Stewart (Paralegal) born Buffalo, New York, September 23, 1943; Education: Shippensburg University (B.S., 1965); Penn State University; American Institute for Paralegal Studies. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Income, Estate and Inheritance Tax. Email: Polly M. Stewart | | Cynthia Arena (Paralegal) born Norristown, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1958; Education: West Chester University (B.S., cum laude, 1980); Main Line Paralegal Institute (Cert., 1987). Pi Gamma Mu. Listed in Who's Who Among Nationally Accredited Private Career Schools. Practice Areas: Domestic Law. Email: Cynthia Arena | | Beth Ann Breckenridge born Sellersville, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1955; Education: Pennsylvania State University (Paralegal Certificate, 1990). Practice Areas: Elder Law; Estate Administration. Email: Beth Ann Breckenridge | | Kimberly J. Holz (Litigation Paralegal) born Norristown, Pennsylvania, August 11, 1965; Education: Kutztown University (B.A., 1987); Villanova University (Paralegal Certificate, 1991). Member, Philadelphia Association of Paralegals. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Johanna Marie Yemm (Paralegal) born Abington, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1980; Education: Temple University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003); Villanova University (Paralegal Certificate, 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Municipal; Land Use; Bankruptcy. |
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