Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys Recognized by SuperLawyers® Magazine

Numerous attorneys from Unruh Turner Burke & Frees have been named as 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers® Magazine. Donald Turner, William Burke, III, John Fiorillo, Stephen Lagoy, Andrew Rau and Thomas Wilson were named as Super Lawyers for 2013. The Super Lawyers selection process is a multiphase process whereby candidates are evaluated on peer recognition and professional achievement. Only five percent of the attorneys in Pennsylvania are recognized as Super Lawyers.

Donald C. Turner

William J. Burke, III

John K. Fiorillo

Stephan P. Lagoy

Andrew D.H. Rau

Thomas R. Wilson

Theodore Claypoole

Theodore F. Claypoole has been named as a Rising Star for the 4th consecutive year. As part of the selection process, outstanding attorneys who are under 40, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less, are nominated by their peers. The list is then vetted through an attorney led research team to ensure a diverse and well-balanced list. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in Pennsylvania are named Rising Stars.

Dan Dwyer's Articles Published in Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly

Daniel P. Dwyer

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.

Daniel Dwyer Appointed to ARC Community Trust of Pennsylvania Board of Directors

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.

Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Supports "College to Career-What's YOUR Game Plan" Event

Amanda J. Sundquist

Ryan Trifelitti

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.

Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Recognized as a Top Law Firm by Fortune Magazine

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.