Municipal Law

Our firm provides counsel to a number of municipalities and counties. Our attorneys are well-versed in state and local laws governing the powers and liabilities of government agencies. We have experience in zoning and land-use issues, elections, municipal liability, employment contract disputes and annexation proceedings.

Our attorneys have served or presently serve in positions such as:

  • Solicitor for Borough of Downingtown
  • Borough of Phoenixville Administrative Appeals Board
  • Chester County Bail Agency
  • Chester County Prothonotary and Recorder of Deeds
  • West Whiteland Township Municipal Authority
  • Substitute solicitor for Borough of Malvern and East Caln Township
  • Assistant Solicitor for the Republican Committee of Chester County
  • Attorney for the joint negotiating committees of the police departments for the Borough of Malvern and the Townships of East Goshen, East Whiteland, and Westtown
  • Tredyffrin Township Planning Commission

Attorneys in the firm also have served or presently serve as Zoning Hearing Board chairpersons and/or members in the Borough of Laflin, East Brandywine Township and Upper Merion Township. In addition, one member of the firm served a term as a Borough Mayor.

This extensive experience enhances the firm's ability to handle the prosecution or defense of municipal claims.