On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, Unruh Turner Burke & Frees’ newest associates, Amanda M.V. Grant and Daniel S. LePera, were sworn in as members of the Chester County Bar Association before the bench of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County. Partners, John Fiorillo and Kristen Wetzel Ladd, sponsored and moved for …

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Unruh Turner Burke & Frees participated in a Back to School Drive to collect and provide new school supplies for children who could not otherwise afford them. The items donated will benefit the children of clients of the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County (“CVC”). The CVC, acts as liaison to distribute the school …

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Steve Lagoy has been issued a captain’s license by the United States Coast Guard. The requirements for this credential (Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel of Less Than 100 Gross Tons) include successful completion of a written test, 360 days of sea service and a satisfactory medical examination. This license is required for charter boat …

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For the second year in a row, every partner at Unruh Turner Burke & Frees was named to the 2019 “Top Lawyers” list by Main Line Today magazine. Attorneys are nominated by their peers and vetted through the magazine’s editorial process. Sixteen attorneys at the firm, including all partners, were named to the list in …

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Eight of UTBF’s lawyers were named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Lists for 2019. Included among this year’s Pennsylvania Super Lawyers are:

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Stephen P. Lagoy served as a mediator and judge at the American Bar Association’s Representation in Mediation Regional Competition held at the University of Maryland School of Law on February 23. Participating were ten teams representing the law schools of Emory University, the University of Buffalo, the University of Florida, the University of Maryland, …

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WEST CHESTER, PA, February 6, 2019 ─ William J. Burke, III was reinstalled as Solicitor to the Home Builders Association (“HBA”) of Chester and Delaware Counties on January 23, 2019. The HBA’s Installation of Officers and Directors dinner was held at McKenzie’s Brew Pub in Malvern. Mr. Burke is a founding member of Unruh …

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WEST CHESTER, PA, January 29, 2019 ─ Theodore F. Claypoole was re-elected as Treasurer of the Housing Authority of the County of Chester on January 22, 2019. Mr. Claypoole currently serves as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority, which was established in 1963 to meet the housing needs of …

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WEST CHESTER, PA, January 22, 2019 ─ John Fiorillo, a partner at Unruh Turner Burke & Frees, has been elected to serve as Vice President of the Chester County Bar Association effective January 1, 2019. John was a member of the Board of Directors for the Chester County Bar Association from 2012 through 2014 …

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