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Practice Areas
Mr. Rau joined the firm in 2003 and has been practicing in southeastern Pennsylvania for almost twenty years. His practice is focused in the areas of municipal and zoning law, real estate and land use, and school law, with a special emphasis on cable television franchising and wireless tower regulation. Mr. Rau currently serves as both lead counsel and special counsel for school districts, townships, boroughs and zoning hearing boards throughout Chester County.
Mr. Rau was named a "Top Lawyer" in 2009 and 2011 by Main Line Today magazine, and was also recognized as a leading attorney in 2010 by Suburban Life magazine. He has received the preeminent "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell, recognizing superior legal ability as judged by his peers, and has also been selected for inclusion in the 2011 Super Lawyers listing.
Prior to practicing law, Mr. Rau was a writer and producer for the Cable News Network.
Education
- Dickinson School of Law, J.D. (1993)
- Order of the Barristers
- ABA Urban, State & Local Government Award (Land Use)
- Jessup International Law Moot Court Team
- Best Oralist, Mid-Atlantic Region
- Appellate Moot Court Board
- Bucknell University (1986)
Admissions
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1993)
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1994)
- United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1999)
- United States Supreme Court (1997)
Memberships
- Chester County Bar Association
- Municipal and Land Use Section
- Board of Directors (1996 to 1998, 2004 to 2006)
- Judicial Evaluation Committee (1999 to 2002)
- Young Lawyers Division
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Chester County Bar Foundation
- Board of Directors (2001 to 2006)
- President (2005)
- President Elect (2004)
- Treasurer (2003)
- Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania & Community Impact Legal Services
- Board of Directors (2001 to 2006)
- Legal Aid of Chester County, Inc.
- Board of Directors (1999 to 2000)
- Eagles Mere Conservancy
- Board of Directors (2009 to present)
Publications and Presentations
- Author and Presenter, Legal Ethics for Solicitors and Labor Counsel, Public Employee Labor Relations Advisory Service (PELRAS) Annual Conference, State College, Pennsylvania, 2011
- Author and Presenter, Pennsylvania's Right to Know Law: Recent Cases & Legislative Developments, Chester County Bench Bar Conference, Bedford Springs Resort, 2010
- Presenter, Zoning Hearing Board Practice, Chester County Bar Association MCLE Program (2001)
- Presenter, Eminent Domain and Related Issues, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Municipal Law Colloquium Program (1999)
- Presenter, Cellular Communications Towers & Local Zoning, Chester County Bar Association MCLE Program (1999)
- Author and Presenter, Cable Television Issues, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Municipal Law Colloquium, (1995) Pennsylvania Bar Institute Publication 1995-958
*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards. For more information, see http://www.martindale.com.
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