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Seven UTBF Attorneys Recognized By Best Lawyers in America

Unruh Turner Burke & Frees (UTBF) is pleased to announce that six of our partners are listed among 2021’s Best Lawyers in America®. This year’s honorees include William J. Burke, III and Theodore F. Claypoole for Real Estate Law, David M. Frees, III for Trusts and Estates, Amanda J. Sundquist and Ross A. Unruh for Land Use and Zoning Law and Andrew D.H. Rau for Land Use and Zoning Law and Municipal Law. In addition, Daniel S. LePera was included in the Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2021 Edition) for his work in Education Law, Land Use and Zoning Law and Municipal Law.

UTBF is grateful that our attorneys were again selected among this year’s elite group. Ross Unruh notes: “We are extremely honored to have our attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Education Law and Trusts and Estates. We are gratified that our steadfast focus on providing top quality legal services has earned UTBF a reputation for competence, integrity and creditability among our colleagues.”

Best Lawyers is considered among the premier resources for finding legal talent in the United States and abroad. Recognition is based entirely on peer review. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

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17 West Gay Street
P.O. BOX 515
West Chester, PA 19380
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