The Chester County Bar Association held its annual Law Day Luncheon on Friday, May 4, 2018. The luncheon is held annually to celebrate Law Day, and to recognize Chester County students with awards for their poster and essay submissions. This year’s theme was “Separation of Powers – Framework for Freedom.” Several awards were given for …

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Theodore F. Claypoole was recently elected as Treasurer of the Housing Authority of the County of Chester. Mr. Claypoole currently serves as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority, which was established in 1963 to meet the housing needs of low and very low income residents of Chester County, Pennsylvania. …

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Amanda Sundquist served as a moderator for the “Autonomous Vehicles:  The Future of Mobility” panel at the 2018 Chester County Association of Township Officials (“CCATO”) conference on March 13, 2018.  The panel  discussed impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles on existing transportation infrastructure and on future planning for municipalities.   Amanda serves on CCATO’s education …

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On Monday, March 5, 2018, firm partner Kristen Ladd was one of 40 lawyers who were sworn into the United States Supreme Court through the Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Pennsylvania Bar Association/Young Lawyers Division Chair, Jon Koltash, moved for the admission.  

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John Fiorillo, a partner at Unruh Turner Burke & Frees, has been elected to serve as Treasurer of the Chester County Bar Association effective January 1, 2018. John was a member of the Board of Directors for the Chester County Bar Association from 2012 through 2014 and again from 2016 to the present. John …

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Kristen Ladd has been with the firm since 2010 and is a valued and respected member of the firm’s Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy and Litigation Departments. Kristen’s practice is focused primarily in representing institutional lenders, in both commercial and residential mortgage foreclosures, confessions of judgment, contract disputes, garnishments, replevin actions, levies, loan workout actions, …

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UNRUH TURNER BURKE & FREES is honored to have half the firm’s attorneys named to Main Line Today’s Top Lawyers list for 2017. Litigation: Our litigation department concentrates on business disputes, construction claims, creditor’s rights, employment and labor disputes, estate and orphans court litigation, mortgage foreclosures, real estate contract and title disputes, and shareholder …

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Shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks Anthony Hayes emailed his local Fire Department to find out what lawyers could do to help. It became clear that estate planning services were in dire need for first responders. Since then, Wills for Heroes programs in many states have provided more than 7,000 free estate planning …

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Douglas L. Kaune has successfully completed the Veterans’ Affairs accreditation process. He can now represent clients for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for veterans’ benefits before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In addition to veteran’s benefits claims, Mr. Kaune focuses his practice in the areas of estate …

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