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Amanda Sundquist Instructs on Attorney Ethics for E-mail Communications at State-Wide Symposium

School Law Chair Amanda Sundquist presented the program “Before You Hit Send: Navigating an E-mail Minefield” at the annual Pennsylvania School Boards Association’s Solicitors’ Symposium in State College Pennsylvania. She addressed ethical, professional, and legal risks school board solicitors may encounter when corresponding by e-mail with the judiciary and their own school …

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Nine UTBF Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

Utilizing a multi-phase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation, Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters publication, has named eight Unruh Turner Burke and Frees attorneys as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® for 2016. One attorney has been named as a 2016 Pennsylvania Rising Star. Each year only 5 percent of Pennsylvania attorneys receive the …

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Andrew D.H. Rau Named to the GVF Board of Directors

Andrew D.H. Rau has been named to the GVF Board of Directors. GVF is a Philadelphia-area regional transportation management authority (TMA) created to advocate and promote a viable transportation network for the region’s economic vitality. To maximize awareness and develop sustainable support, GVF partners with public and private entities. The non-profit board includes …

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Do I Really Need a Survey?

Time and again, we are engaged to assist clients in solving real estate problems that could have been discovered – and perhaps avoided — if they had surveyed the property before they bought: Like the homeowner who discovered a good part of his yard and part of his house were actually outside his lot and …

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UTBF Sponsors Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce Municipal Update Luncheon

Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees, P.C., was pleased to once again be the Presenting Sponsor for the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce Municipal Update Luncheon on March 18th. Attorney Theo Claypoole attended this annual event, which provides an opportunity for municipal officials to network, discuss pressing issues and share experiences regarding the positive …

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Amanda Sundquist Participate in Child Protective Services Law Program

Amanda Sundquist participated in the Chester County Association of Township Officials’ Education Committee’s program “Child Protective Services Law” on September 23, 2015. Amanda served as moderator of the program. The panelists discussed among other topics, the definition of child abuse, mandatory and permissive reporters and the reporting process, new township obligations under the Law …

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Amanda Sundquist Present Course for Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors

On July 15, 2015, Amanda Sundquist presented the inaugural Planning Track Primary course for the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors’ (PSATS) new Pennsylvania Municipal Government Academy. In an interactive all-day seminar at PSATS headquarters in Enola, Pennsylvania, Amanda engaged with township supervisors, managers, secretaries and zoning officers on a broad range of principal …

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