About Us

Our 30+ attorneys and their staff are dedicated to providing clients with superior representation and are committed to achieving the best outcomes. 

With roots that reach back to 1880, MacElree Harvey uses the traditional values of professionalism and excellence as the foundation for the firm's identity. Our attorneys are encouraged to build on these traditional values through Initiative - creative problem-solving, proactive planning, and strategic positioning.

MacElree Harvey attorneys have long had a reputation for initiative® - in listening, in counsel, in court, and in protecting the interests of every client.

It is a reputation earned from over a century of hard work and diligent service. It is a reputation that causes our clients to rely on us every day - and to look ahead with the confidence that we will be here for generations to come.

Whether your legal concerns encompass personal matters, your business, litigation, or even emerging areas of the law, MacElree Harvey is a firm where you will always find initiative in practice®. For every client. In every matter. Every day.

Firm Leadership

Executive Committee

  • Mary Ann Rossi, Chief Executive Officer
  • Duke Schneider, Chief Operating Officer
  • Tim Rayne, LL.M., Chief Marketing Officer
  • Michelle Foster, Director of Finance and Operations
  • Carolyn Van Fleet, Director of Human Resources

History of the Firm

1880
Firm founded by Wilmer W. MacElree
1908
J. Paul MacElree joins the firm
1949
Lawrence E. MacElree joins the firm
1953
Lawrence MacElree appointed President Judge of the newly formed Orphans' Court of Chester County
1954
John O. Platt joins and the firm name is changed to MacElree and Platt
1955
D.T. Marrone joins MacElree and Platt
1957
The firm is renamed MacElree, Platt and Marrone
1962
Honorable Joseph F. Harvey joins the firm and the name is changed to MacElree, Platt, Marrone and Harvey
1968
D.T. Marrone is appointed Judge Chester County Court of Common Pleas
1970
Lichtenfeld and Gallagher merge with MacElree, Platt, Marrone and Harvey

Numerous name changes occurred over the years that follow:

  • MacElree, Harvey, Gallagher & Kean
  • MacElree, Harvey, Gallagher & O'Donnell
  • MacElree, Harvey, Gallagher & Featherman
  • MacElree, Harvey, Gallgher, Featherman & Sebastian, Ltd.

2000
The firm officially shortens the name to MacElree Harvey, Ltd.
2006
Firm expands into Delaware and opens Centreville office