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PARTNER
 Commercial Litigation
Family Law
Boston College
 (B.A., Economics and Political Science)
Villanova University School of Law
(cum laude, Order of the Coif)
Lance was admitted to the Delaware and Pennsylvania
bars in 1991, and joined MacElree Harvey in 1992. He became a director
of the firm in 1998, and the managing partner in 2001. His primary
practice areas include commercial litigation and family law.
Lance has been a member of the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board's Hearing Committee since 2001.
He has also served in several capacities for the Chester County
Bar Association, including secretary (2007), The Law Explorer's
Committee (Chair, 1993-2004), Young Lawyers' Division (Chair, 1998),
the Nominating Committee (1996, 1997), the Mentoring Committee (1999-2001),
the Judicial Evaluation Committee (Chair, 2002), and the Board of
Directors (January 2003-present). Other organizations Lance gives
his time to include the Pennsylvania State Bar Association, where
he served on the Task Force on Balance and Quality of Life from
1999 to 2001, as well as the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association,
the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyers
Association, the American Inns of Court (John E. Stively Inn), and
the Legal Marketing Association.
Lance has also served on the Presidential Scholarship
Steering Committee for West Chester University (2000-present, Chairman
2001-2002), on the Board of Directors for Legal Aid of Chester County
(1998-2000), on the Board of the West Chester Business Improvement
District (2001-present, Chairman, 2004 and 2005) and on the Board
of the West Chester Downtown Foundation (2006 - present).
Lance is a frequent lecturer on family law issues
and has presented to various state and local organizations including:
Chester County Bar Association, Institute of Management Accountants,
Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified
Public Accountants.
In 2007, Lance was chosen one of the top family law
attorneys in the region by Main Line Today magazine.
A
Custodial Parent's Rights to Move and Change Schools - 2003
At
the Heart of the Conflict: Who Determines Where a Child is Baptized?
- July 2005
Effects
of a Lavish Lifestyle on Support - 2004
Inheritance
and Support Obligations - 2004
Not
Just for the Wealthy: Protecting Assets with Prenuptial Agreements - 2003
Pennsylvania's
New Child Support Guidelines: Will Your Payments Change? - October
2005
Sperm
Donation and Child Support - 2004
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