Best Lawyers Ranked
Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated
Daily Local News
Fortune Magazine Top Ranked
Law Firm (2012 and 2013)
Member of the Downingtown-Thorndale Regional Chamber of Commerce
Best Lawyers Ranked
Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated
Daily Local News
Fortune Magazine Top Ranked
Law Firm (2012 and 2013)
Member of the Downingtown-Thorndale Regional Chamber of Commerce
Our appellate attorneys have briefed and argued appeals in multiple state and federal jurisdictions on a variety of matters. We have broad experience appellate cases including, most recently appeals addressing telecommunications, taxation and the constitutionality of state statutes. Our appeals lawyers frequently review the merits of appeals with clients and referring counsel to determine the …
Our banking lawyers in Chester County, PA have extensive experience leading financing transactions for community, regional and national banks, as well as representing the individual, business and developer in navigating the financing portion of their deals.
Representing the LenderWe represent community, regional and national banks in all types of loan transactions from drafting the …
One of the major components of our practice is the representation of small to medium size closely-held businesses. Our business planning lawyers in Chester County, PA provide a wide range of services relating to clients’ day-to-day business operations, counsel clients in the selection and formation of business organizations suited to their particular needs, and represent …
Our commercial litigation, real estate and land use practice groups draw on and combine their extensive experience in litigation and in all facets of municipal, land use and real estate in order to enable Unruh Turner Burke & Frees to offer exceptional representation of clients (whether as plaintiffs or defendants) in most types of real …
Our creditor’s rights and bankruptcy attorneys in Chester County, PA have extensive experience representing banks, trust companies, savings institutions, asset-based lenders, commercial landlords, commercial finance lenders, leasing companies and other financial institutions, in a broad range of commercial transactions, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights issues. In addition to representing commercial lenders with drafting and negotiating transaction …
Our Elder Law attorneys in Chester County help to guide families and individuals through the complex issues facing the elderly at all levels of wealth. Elder Law issues often involve questions of real estate, income, estate, and gift taxation, as well as trust, estate, and Medicaid laws and regulations. Since most families and individuals find …
Our governmental law attorneys in Chester County augments the in-house legal capabilities of county government by providing counsel in a variety of specialized areas. Drawing on our depth of experience in diverse areas such as real estate, land use, eminent domain, and public finance, our governmental law attorneys counsel county government and its agencies on …
Our hospitality lawyers in Chester County, PA offer comprehensive legal advice for hotel owners, developers and managers. These services supplement other practice areas of our firm, including commercial real estate, transactional, business entity and employment law.
Our attorneys have extensive experience with the unique aspects of hotel ownership and operation, including the acquisition, maintenance and …
Our internal investigation lawyers in Chester County, PA provide comprehensive reports, conclusions and recommendations in any number of situations requested by our clients. The internal investigation group knows that time is always a major factor when addressing issues on behalf of our clients, and all of the resources of the group are brought to bear …
Our Pennsylvania employment law attorneys provide sophisticated representation to our clients on a variety of matters that arise in the modern workplace. We recognize that employment and labor-related disputes often require immediate attention, and so we are poised to meet those needs of our clients by providing consultation, advice and, if necessary, representation in civil …
Our first rate Litigation Group is staffed by experienced litigation lawyers in Chester County, PA who provide aggressive advocacy in responding to clients’ needs and are poised to handle a wide variety of sophisticated commercial and consumer related matters.
Our Litigation Lawyers have experience handling disputes in the following areas: Creditors’ Rights in Bankruptcy Creditor’s …Litigating disputes in the judicial system takes a substantial financial and emotional toll on both the parties to the litigation and the judicial system itself. Increasingly, parties have turned to arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to avoid the expense and delay typically involved in litigation.
Several of our attorneys are …
Our municipal and school law practice offers a unique blend of experience in municipal law, municipal authority law and school law. Our municipal attorneys in Chester County, PA counsel townships, boroughs, zoning hearing boards, municipal authorities and school districts on the wide range of issues confronting these bodies. In addition, we have extensive expertise in …
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees’ real estate development practice integrates the resources of our first rate land use and real estate transactional attorneys who, working closely with our clients and other members of the development team, guide our clients through the various phases and potential pitfalls of their residential, commercial or retail development projects.
Our …Our long established and active real estate tax assessment law group represents both commercial and residential owners as well as various taxing authorities. Our experience provides our attorneys with a comprehensive understanding of tax assessment law. We put our depth of knowledge to work for our clients to guide them through the tax assessment process, …
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees has one of the most active and well-respected real estate practice groups in the region, serving clients who range from some of the most prominent and respected residential and commercial developers in the area to individual real estate investors and individual homeowners.
Whether our client is acquiring and developing raw …
Our firm offers a broad range of individual, business and estate tax planning services through our professional tax attorneys in Chester County, PA. These services supplement our services in other areas such as estate planning and representation of clients in real estate and commercial transactions and the formation of business entities.
We provide comprehensive advice …
Our telecommunications lawyers in Chester County, PA have a full range of resources available to municipal and private clients in this complex and constantly evolving practice area. We craft wireless and right of way ordinances for municipalities, and have litigated tower and infrastructure cases in both state and federal courts. At the same time we …
Our experienced trust and estate lawyers in Chester County, PA offer a range of services designed to make estate and trust administration simple and effective. These services include assistance in the filing of Federal Estate and Gift Tax Returns, and Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Returns. We also work with the client’s tax advisors, or obtain the …
Our Firm’s team of estate planning attorneys in Chester County, PA guide clients through the process of trust and estate planning as well as more sophisticated asset protection and federal estate tax planning strategies. We also represent corporate and individual fiduciaries including guardians, executors and trustees and assist them in handling all aspects of estate …
The land use & zoning law attorneys help clients navigate the complex zoning, subdivision and land development process, and the myriad of regulations affecting new construction and land development. We work extensively with property owners, developers, municipalities, zoning hearing boards and planning commissions.
We represent developers in hearings before zoning hearing boards, boards of supervisors …
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Mar
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees, one of Chester County, Pennsylvania’s largest law firms, is proud to share that Amanda Grant has been promoted to Chair of the Chester County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers’ Division (“YLD”). Amanda has served as an officer of the YLD since 2021, when she first served …
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Feb
West Chester Lifestyle recently published the results from the 1st Annual West Chester Lifestyle Readers’ Choice awards program. UTBF is pleased to announce that we were recognized as the Favorite West Chester Area Law Firm!
The initiative was announced in October 2022 to celebrate beloved businesses and groups in the West Chester region. Voting took …
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Nov
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees (UTBF) was honored to be named among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms in America” again for 2023. The firm earned a National “Tier 1” ranking in Land Use and Zoning Law for the second year in a row; a Metropolitan “Tier 1” ranking for Philadelphia …
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