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Robert M. Tucker

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Robert M. Tucker

Associate – Land Use

Robert is land use, zoning, and litigation attorney in our West Chester office.

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Robert is Land Use, Zoning, and Litigation attorney in MacElree Harvey’s West Chester office. Before joining MacElree Harvey, Bob practiced with a Montgomery County firm where he represented both businesses and individuals in land use and zoning matters. 

As a Zoning attorney, Bob has experience representing clients before municipal boards of supervisors/commissioners, planning commissions, and zoning hearing boards. Bob has successfully prosecuted and defended land use appeals in counties throughout the Commonwealth.

Memberships:

  • Chester County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association

Awards:

  • Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars: 2019-2023

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  • Pennsylvania

EDUCATION

  •   J.D. from Widener University School of Law. B.A. from University Pittsburgh

Ronald C. Nagle

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Ronald C. Nagle

Of Counsel – Land Use

Ronald C. Nagle, Of Counsel in the West Chester office of MacElree Harvey, Ltd., is a member of the Firm’s Land Use and Zoning Section. Mr. Nagle advises clients on matters concerning real estate acquisition and development, eminent domain, representation of municipal and county governments, zoning hearing boards and municipal authorities, and private individuals and…

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Ronald C. Nagle, Of Counsel in the West Chester office of MacElree Harvey, Ltd., is a member of the Firm’s Land Use and Zoning Section. Mr. Nagle advises clients on matters concerning real estate acquisition and development, eminent domain, representation of municipal and county governments, zoning hearing boards and municipal authorities, and private individuals and estates and related litigation.

Born and raised in West Chester, Mr. Nagle is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University and the Temple University School of Law. He was admitted to the Bar of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in November 1965. Following service with the United States Department of Justice, in the Fall of 1969, he co-founded the law firm of Buckley & Nagle, where he remained in private practice until his appointment to the Bench of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas on February 9, 2005. He was subsequently elected to a ten-year term on the Court, where he served as a trial judge until his retirement on December 31, 2018. He previously served in various capacities with the Court, including Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas C. Gawthrop, President Judge of the Chester County Court of Common Please, the Court’s Juvenile Court Master, and its Mental Health Hearing Officer.

During his years as a practitioner, he handled a wide variety of both civil and criminal cases, eventually concentrating his practice in real estate acquisition and development, land use and zoning litigation, and municipal law, representing both private individual sand governmental entities.

He was active in various community charitable organizations, including a long-term Board Member and President (1979-1980) of Handi-Crafters, an organization founded in 1961 to provide a continuum of services to support the needs of individuals who are developmentally disabled, and was a founder and past president of the Handi-Crafters Foundation. He was a twenty-year member of the Westtown Township Zoning Hearing Board before assuming the Bench.

Judge Nagle was active in the Chester County Bar Association in various capacities: member of the Board of Directors (1979 – 1988); Executive Committee (1982-1988); Treasurer (1982-1984); Vice-President (1985); and President (1987). He co-founded the Chester County Bar Foundation in 1985 and served as its President in 1986, and in 1988-1990. He and his wife, Ann are the parents of four adult children and grandparents of fourteen grandchildren.

Previous Memberships

  • Chester County Bar Association
    • Board of Directors (1979 – 1988)
    • Executive Committee (1982-1988)
    • Treasurer (1982-1984)
    • Vice-President (1985)
    • President (1987)
  • Chester County Bar Foundation
    • Co-founder (1985)
    • President (1986, and 1988-1990)

Community Involvement

  • Handi-Crafters, Board Member and President (1979-1980)
  • Handi-Crafters Foundation, Founder and Past President
  • Westtown Township Zoning Hearing Board, Member (1983-2004)

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  • Pennsylvania

EDUCATION

  • Temple University School of Law
  • Saint Joseph’s University

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Matthew M. McKeon

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Matthew M. McKeon

Associate – Land Use

Matthew McKeon is an attorney in the West Chester office and a member of the firm’s Land Use Practice Group. He focuses his practice primarily on land use, zoning, and litigation-related matters.

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Matthew McKeon is an attorney in the West Chester office and a member of the firm’s Land Use Practice Group. He focuses his practice primarily on land use, zoning, and litigation-related matters.

Prior to joining MacElree Harvey, Matthew worked as a Judicial Clerk with the Honorable Rochelle S. Friedman, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in Doylestown, PA. He was also a Student Attorney at the Syracuse University College of Law Elder Law Clinic, a Legal Extern at the PA Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, and a Judicial Intern with the Honorable Renee Cohn Jubelirer, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Matthew earned his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law and his B.A. in Political Science and History from the University of Vermont.

Memberships

  • Chester County Bar Association, Chair of Real Estate Section
  • Bucks County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Historical Society

Community Involvement

  • Chester County Historical Society, Board of Trustees
  • West Chester Lions Club, President

Presentations

  • “Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law“, Chester County Bar Association, Real Estate Section, 2022

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ADMISSIONS

  • Pennsylvania

EDUCATION

  • Syracuse University College of Law (J.D.)
  • University of Vermont (B.A., Political Science, History)

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Lindsay A. Dunn

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Lindsay A. Dunn

Partner – Land Use

Lindsay is an attorney at MacElree Harvey, Ltd. in the firm’s Land Use Department. Her practice concentrates on land use, zoning, construction litigation, mechanics’ liens, and landlord-tenant matters.

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Lindsay is an attorney at MacElree Harvey, Ltd. in the firm’s Land Use Department. Her practice concentrates on land use, zoning, construction litigation, mechanics’ liens, and landlord-tenant matters. Before joining MacElree Harvey, Lindsay practiced with a Malvern based firm where she represented a diverse clientele in the Courts of Common Pleas of Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. In addition to having served municipal clients, Lindsay has considerable experience representing contractors, businesses, and individuals.

Prior to entering private practice, Lindsay clerked for two years for the Honorable Ronald C. Nagle of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas. During her clerkship, she worked on various complex civil litigation matters including land use and zoning appeals.

Lindsay attended law school at the Pennsylvania State Dickinson School of Law where she concentrated her coursework in land use and construction litigation. During her third year of law school, she served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of International Law. Lindsay completed her undergraduate education at the College of William and Mary, achieving a B.A. in Government.

Notable Representations

  • Secured all land use and land development approvals for a mixed-use
    commercial property in South Coventry Township.
  • Secured zoning relief to permit multiple commercial uses for a commercial
    building in West Nantmeal Township.
  • Successfully represented a developer in obtaining dimensional variances in
    Easttown Township.
  • Successfully represented private landowners in obtaining dimensional
    variances to develop property in Westtown Township.
  • Successfully represented Patriot Chevrolet in securing dimensional variances for its automobile dealership in Limerick Township.
  • Secured dimensional variances for residential property owners in East Vincent
    to construct a pool.
  • Successfully represented private landowners in obtaining dimensional
    variances to construct a large accessory building in West Vincent Township.
  • Secured subdivision and land development approvals for a developer in West Goshen Township.
  • Successfully represented a developer in the acquisition of land for subdivision
    and land development in East Whiteland Township.
  • Successfully represented Brandywine Health Foundation in an application for
    real estate tax exemption.
  • Successfully represented residential property owners in obtaining dimensional
    variances in West Chester Borough.
  • Successfully defended a private property owner from a mechanics’ lien on
    property in East Bradford Township.
  • Successfully defended in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania the appeal of an award, including interest, penalties, and attorneys’ fees, under Pennsylvania’s
    Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act.

Memberships

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Chester County Bar Association, Judicial Evaluation Committee

Community Involvement

  • Habitat for Humanity of Chester County, Board Member
  • Central Chester County Rotary Club
  • West Nantmeal Township Park & Recreation, Board  Member
  • Leadership Chester County, a program of United Way of Chester County, Class of 2019

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  • Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • Third Circuit for the United States Court of Appeals

EDUCATION

  • Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University,
    J.D.
  • The College of William and Mary, B.A. in Government

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Brian L. Nagle

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Brian L. Nagle

Partner – Land Use

Brian heads the firm’s Land Use and Zoning group. He represents developers, entrepreneurs, institutions, and individuals in land use and zoning matters, as well as tax assessment appeals and related litigation.

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Brian heads the firm’s Land Use and Zoning group. He represents developers, entrepreneurs, institutions, and individuals in land use and zoning matters, as well as tax assessment appeals and related litigation.

Previously, he worked in the solicitor role for a number of municipalities. As a result, he has extensive knowledge and experience in managing matters at the municipal and state government levels.

Since 2013, Brian has been consistently selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list published by Super Lawyers Magazine. Only five percent of lawyers in Pennsylvania are recognized on this annual list, which is based upon a multi-phase rating process of peer nominations and evaluations, combined with third-party research. In addition, Main Line Today magazine recognized Brian as a Top Lawyer and he was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Land Use and Zoning Law.

Notable Representations

  • Successfully represented a commercial developer in all phases of the development of a multi-unit office building including: 1) property acquisition/agreement of sale negotiation, due diligence, financing and settlement; 2) obtained conditional use and land development approvals for the office building; 3) worked through environmental issues with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the local conservation district; 4) represented the same client in the creation of an office condominium for the project.
  • Successfully represented a client in obtaining numerous variances followed by conditional use and land development approvals for the construction of a bank.
  • Successfully represented non-profit corporations in seeking and obtaining real estate tax exemptions.
  • Successfully represented commercial and residential clients in real estate tax assessment appeals.
  • Successfully represented clients in a real estate seller’s disclosure law case.
  • Successfully represented clients in seeking and achieving the striking of mechanic’s liens.
  • Successfully represented clients in addressing complex zoning and other municipal issues.
  • Successfully represented many individuals in buying and selling commercial or residential real estate.

Memberships

  • Chester County Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors; Public Outreach Committee Chair
  • Chester County Bar Foundation, Vice President; Chair of the Golf Fundraising Committee
  • Chester County 20/20, Board Member
  • Transportation Management Association of Chester County

Community Involvement

Speaking Engagements

  • Recent lecturer and panelists at Widener University School of Law and the Polley Associates Real Estate School

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  • Pennsylvania
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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  • Widener University School of Law
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