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A tradition of excellence
The tradition of excellence at the law firm of Eastburn & Gray, P.C. began over 130 years ago and continues today. With law offices in Doylestown, Bucks County and Blue Bell, Montgomery County, PA our experienced attorneys provide high quality legal services throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As a full service firm, Eastburn and Gray attorneys practice in many diverse areas of the law, enabling us to effectively meet the needs of all clients.

Eastburn and Gray attorneys are highly involved in the 2010 Bucks County Bar Association's annual Bench Bar Conference, being held from September 23 - 25 in Crystal Springs, New Jersey. Kimberly Lizke, a shareholder at Eastburn and Gray, ...more»

Fresh on the heels of obtaining sign variances for Unisys, successfully secured zoning approvals to allow roof-mounted communication structures on the Unisys global headquarters building. Mr. Jonas, land use lawyer and shareholder in Eastburn and Gray's ...more»

Despite persistent efforts by neighbors to derail a proposed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, E&G attorneys have again prevailed, this time by a court's upholding of final land development plan ...more»

Despite objections by two Montgomery Township supervisors, Eastburn and Gray's noted land use lawyer Marc D. Jonas obtained land development approval for 95 townhouses for the General Hancock Partnership in Montgomery Township, ...more»

Marc D. Jonas accomplished in Whitpain Township what others could not accomplish in Philadelphia. Mr. Jonas, land use lawyer and shareholder in Eastburn and Gray's Montgomery County office, successfully obtained signage approvals for the Unisys global ...more»

On July 2, 2010, President Obama signed the Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010. One of the most important provisions extends the settlement completion date for the tax credit on residential real property purchases to September ...more»

On July 6, 2010, Governor Rendell signed into law broad new legislation aimed at extending building and land use (zoning, subdivision and land development) permits and approvals. The "Permit Extension Act" applies to all permits and approvals ...more»

On April 11, 2010, Eastburn and Gray real estate attorney Eric Tobin was elected to the Board of Directors of the Bucks County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (SPCA). The SPCA is an independent non-profit organization chartered in 1912 which ...more»

Judith A. Algeo elected President of the Bucks County Association of Township Officials

On February 20, 2010 Judith A. Algeo was elected President of the Bucks County Association of Township Officials (BCATO). Ms. Algeo, chairperson of the Warwick Township Board of Supervisors began her one-year term after serving the organization as ...more»

Judith Algeo Elected President of the Bucks County Association of Township Officials

On February 20, 2010 Judith A. Algeo was elected President of the Bucks County Association of Township Officials (BCATO). Ms. Algeo, chairperson of the Warwick Township Board of Supervisors, will serve a one-year term after serving the organization ...more»

Jane Leopold Leventhal and William T. Dudeck, attorneys in the firm's civil ligation department, successfully defended an appeal before the Pennsylvania Superior Court. The personal injury matter involved a slip and fall claim against an ...more»

Eastburn and Gray welcomes Catherine Nguyen as a new associate in the firms Doylestown, Bucks County office. Catherine concentrates her practice in the areas of special education litigation and labor and employment law. Ms. Nguyen is a graduate of ...more»

Attorneys in the education and employment law practice groups at Eastburn and Gray, P.C. are providing informative presentations and training seminars for your school district, business or organization. These presentations are tailored to meet your ...more»

VARIANCES OBTAINED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CVS/PHARMACY IN WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP

Marc D. Jonas successfully secured approval of an extensive list of variances from the zoning hearing board to permit the construction of a CVS/Pharmacy in Whitemarsh Township. The approval followed the resolution of concerns of nearby residents in another ...more»

On February 8, 2010, Judge John P. Fullam of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania rejected a request for attorneys' fees made by a plaintiff against defendant, Law School Admission Council, Inc. Ms. ...more»

Marc D. Jonas of the firms Blue Bell office successfully secured a zoning ordinance text and map amendment, followed by conditional use and land development approvals, creating a mixed-use development overlay district in Abington Township, Montgomery ...more»

Eastburn & Gray land use attorneys have again successfully stifled organized opposition to a proposed church. In the latest skirmish, Marc Jonas and Julie Von Spreckelsen, land use attorneys from the firm's Blue Bell, ...more»

Initiated by the Committee to Honor William H. Eastburn, many gathered recently at the corner of East Court and Broad Streets in Doylestown Borough to commemorate the former managing partner of Eastburn and Gray, the late William H. "Bill" Eastburn. The ...more»

Marc D. Jonas, of the firm's Blue Bell office and co-chair of Eastburn & Gray's Real Estate/Land Use Department, worked successfully with Bruce Toll and BET Investments to obtain land use approvals for the development of an ...more»

Sean Corr and Rob Cox Presentation to Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce on the Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act

Eastburn & Gray attorneys Sean M. Corr and Rob M. Cox recently presented a seminar on the new Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act at the office of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce in Doylestown, Pa. Those in attendance at ...more»

There is an exciting new program happening in Bucks County. We did not think of it ourselves here in Bucks County, but we are making it ours. There are custody cases in which parents just dont have the skills to make parenting decisions together. In ...more»

Eastburn and Gray litigation attorney Sean M. Corr successfully represented a client who pulled from a parking lot into the path of an oncoming vehicle, causing alleged personal injuries to the other driver. While Corrs client admitted a failure to yield the ...more»

Eastburn and Gray litigation attorney Sean M. Corr recently secured a $320,000 award following arbitration proceedings in Philadelphia. Mr. Corr represented a man who suffered a significant leg injury after a head-on collision with a vehicle which ...more»

In Certain Instances Contracts in Pennsylvania May Be Immediately Terminated Despite Partys Right to Cure Breach Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for the first time held that a partys conduct in breaching a contract may justify its ...more»

Effective February 24, 2009, the Pennsylvania Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act ("the Act") "[p]rovides for court-appointed conservators to bring residential, commercial and industrial buildings into municipal code compliance when owners ...more»

On August 11, 2009, the Governor signed into law an amendment to the Mechanics Lien Law of 1963, amended June 29, 2006, which will take effect on October 10, 2009. The new law clarifies how and under what circumstances contractors and subcontractors may ...more»

Warminster Township approved a "deluxe" CVS Pharmacy at the intersection of Old York and County Line Roads, granting combined preliminary and final land development approval of the proposed pharmacy development. The new CVS will provide an enhanced image for ...more»

John VanLuvanee and Kellie McGowan successful before the Commonwealth Court

In an opinion and order issued July 24, 2009, the Commonwealth Court affirmed an opinion and order of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas reversing granting the appeal of Heritage Building Group. Mr. VanLuvanee successfully argued to the lower court and ...more»

Due to successful streamlining of the approvals process by Marc Jonas and Julie Von Spreckelsen, both of the firms Blue Bell office, a new CVS/Pharmacy is coming soon to the intersection of Street and Mearns Roads in Warminster Township. The former ...more»

Congratulations to John A. VanLuvanee, Marc D. Jonas, and Sean M. Corr who were named 2009 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. John A. VanLuvanee and Marc D. Jonas co-chair Eastburn and Grays land use department. Mr. VanLuvanee and Mr. Jonas are ...more»

Despite opposition from neighbors which began as a contested application before the zoning hearing board, the Board of Commissioners of Abington Township granted final subdivision approval of a residential subdivision located at Susquehanna Road and Lindsay ...more»

Joanne D. Sommer and Timothy D. Caum Review the Limits of School Drug Policy Enforcement

Joanne D. Sommer and Timothy D. Caum Review the Limits of School Drug Policy Enforcement: Supreme Court holds search of middle school student unreasonable. School districts must be careful in conducting a student search in enforcement of zero-tolerance ...more»

Frequently, a Due Process Hearing will result in a decision by the Hearing Officer that a school district agrees with, in part, and disagrees with, in part. A school district may be willing to accept the decision, and would only challenge the adverse part of ...more»

Marc Jonas and Kellie McGowan Successful in Negotiating Settlement with Upper Gwynedd Township

Marc Jonas, of the firms Blue Bell office, and Kellie McGowan, of the Doylestown office, successfully negotiated a settlement agreement with Upper Gwynedd Township in a 5-year contentious and hard fought dispute between their client, Horgan Recycling Inc., ...more»

The Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act will take effect in Pennsylvania on July 1, 2009. The Act affects almost all businesses and persons who perform home improvements, including contractors, subcontractors and independent contractors. The Act requires ...more»

Mark Cappuccio was successful in convincing the Hatfield Township Board of Commissioners that a zoning change requested by a developer should not be approved. On March 11, 2009, the Hatfield Township Board of Commissioners rejected a developers ...more»

Eastburn & Gray is proud to announce that Judy Hayman was recently named a Pennsylvania "Rising Star" in the area of family law in the 2008 Edition of the Super Lawyers Magazine. Ms. Hayman is a family law attorney practicing ...more»

Robert Cox, a shareholder in Eastburn & Gray's Doylestown Office, has been named a Rising Star in the 2008 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine in the area of School Law. Rob represents several school districts on a wide range of legal ...more»

On November 25, 2008, Jane Leopold-Leventhal secured a defense verdict on behalf of client Bohler Engineering, Inc. after a nearly two-week long Jury Trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. In this Plaintiffs personal injury matter, captioned ...more»

E&G Attorneys Successful In Defeating Injunction Action in Lehigh County

On September 10, 2008, the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County denied a petition by a local charter jet service whose flight had been involved in a fatal accident, to mandate that Eastburn and Grays client, Aviation Research Group/US, Inc. ("ARG/US"), ...more»

In a published opinion released in August, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled in the favor of our client represented by Jane E. Leopold-Leventhal and Rob M. Cox before. Ms. Leopold-Leventhal and Mr. Cox sucessfully argued that the Superior ...more»

On September 19, 2008, Grace M. Deon, Esquire participated as a speaker at the Bucks County Bar Associations Bench Bar Conference (held at the Seaview in New Jersey) in the following seminars: Top Ten Federal Appellate Opinions ...more»

Andrew Blady represented home buyers who purchased a home in 2005 in Yardley, Bucks County. The sellers of the home failed to disclose flooding that infiltrated the home during the September 2004 flood event. Mr. ...more»

Judith Algeo has been appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Legal Aid provides quality legal representation to low income people in the Southeast Pennsylvania area including Bucks, ...more»

Grace Deon has been appointed to be a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Legal Services for Exceptional Children Committee. Grace is a shareholder located in the firm's Doylestown, Bucks County office and concentrates her practice in ...more»

E&G land use attorneys were asked to weigh in on a zoning battle in Lancaster County. Despite considerable organized opposition from neighbors, E&G attorneys Marc Jonas and Julie Von Spreckelsen carried the day before a Lancaster County ...more»