| UNRUH, TURNER, BURKE & FREES was founded in 1990 with a commitment to provide its clients with the highest quality legal representation. We strive to develop and maintain long-lasting relationships with our clients by responding promptly to client needs and providing effective representation on an ongoing basis. The firm has earned a reputation for competence and integrity among its clients and the legal community.
Our primary practice areas include commercial litigation, commercial transactions, creditors' rights, estate and trust planning and administration, general business representation, labor and employment law, municipal and school law, real estate transactions, taxation, and zoning and land use. In addition, attorneys in the firm provide a broad range of services in administrative law and other civil litigation.
LATEST FIRM NEWS
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Dan Dwyer's Articles Published in Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly
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Daniel P. Dwyer
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Dan Dwyer published the first of two articles on corporate governance disputes entitled "The Rights of Shareholders, Limited Partners and Non-Managing Limited Liability Company Members in Corporate Governance Disputes: Derivative Actions in Pennsylvania" in the April 2013 issue of The Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly. The article informs officers, directors, shareholders, limited liability company members and limited partners about how derivative claims (i.e., claims related to management and/or minority shareholder member oppression) are asserted and defended. To read this article, follow this link. A second article dealing with remedies and their limitations will follow. Dan is a member of the firm's litigation group and has extensive experience representing clients in corporate governance disputes.
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Daniel Dwyer Appointed to ARC Community Trust of Pennsylvania Board of Directors
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Daniel Dwyer, an attorney at Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees, P.C., has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the ARC Community Trust of Pennsylvania (ACT PA). Dan also serves as the Secretary to the Board as well as the Chairman of its Personnel and Compensation Committee. ACT PA is a 501(c)(3) organization that supports people with disabilities and their caregivers by assisting in the articulation of long-term care plans, educating people with disabilities and caregivers on how to protect Medicaid, SSI, and other income-based benefits and by administering Special, Social and Supplemental Needs Trusts.
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Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Supports "College to Career-What's YOUR Game Plan" Event
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Amanda J. Sundquist
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Ryan Trifelitti
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Amanda J. Sundquist was one of the presenters for the Resumes That Rock workshop at the College to Career-What's YOUR Game Plan event at the Downingtown Area School District on April 17, 2013. Ms. Sundquist is a member of the Exton Region Chamber of Commerce's Business and Education Partnership Committee, which facilitated the event. The firm was an event sponsor and was represented by Ryan Trifelitti. Ms. Sundquist's areas of practice include school and municipal law and land use and zoning. Mr. Trifelitti's practice is focused in the areas of real estate and commercial transactions and business organization.
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Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Recognized as a Top Law Firm by Fortune Magazine
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Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees has been selected for inclusion in Fortune magazine's "Top Ranked Law Firms" for 2013 for the second consecutive year. Martindale-Hubbell was asked to identify U.S. law firms of 21 or more attorneys, where at least one out of every three firm attorneys received the prestigious AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating. Less than one-half of one percent of the firms considered made the grade.
An attorney's AV Preeminent rating is determined by peers in the legal community who have experience with that attorney. Attorneys who receive an AV Preeminent Rating are considered to have the highest level of ethical standards and legal ability by their peers.
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