Practice Areas

• Subdivision & Land Development
• Zoning
• Environmental Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Labor & Employment Law
• Mediation

Jane serves as Chair of the Land Use and Zoning department. She represents individuals, businesses and developers in a matters pertaining to real estate, business practices and contracts, as well as labor agreements. Jane is also a trained Mediator.

Recent Representations

• Represented individual shareholder in trial against the two majority shareholders that resulted in a verdict for the full value of the minority shareholder's interest in the company. 
• Represented homeowners in suit against sellers and others in a jury trial that resulted in a jury verdict finding that the sellers had defrauded the buyers.    
• Represented business in dispute with equipment manufacturer that resulted in a verdict for the business in the full amount of the value of the replacement equipment.
• Defended Assistant District Attorney in civil rights action, resulting in dismissal of suit against the attorney.
• Defended two separate employers in proceedings before the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission resulting in a finding of no cause for complaint of employment discrimination.
• Represented several individuals in successful negotiations of severance agreements.

Memberships

• Chester County Bar Association
• Chester County Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, House of Delegates, Constitutional Review Commission and Chair of the Constitutional Review Commission Local Government Committee
• Academy of Advocacy, Fellow
• Pennsylvania Counsel of Mediators, Member

Previous Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Chester County Bar Association, Board of Directors

Community Involvement

• Domestic Violence Center of Chester County, Board of Directors
• Chester County Cycling Classic, Board of Directors

Previous Community Involvement

• Brandywine Regional Police Commission, Former Chairman
• Wallace Township Board of Supervisors, Former Chairman
• Easttown Township Planning Commission, Former Chairman

Articles

• Be Careful Where You Plant Trees and Shrubs
• Mediation in the Workplace