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12 MacElree Harvey Attorneys Named as Best Lawyers® 2023

August 18, 2022 by MacElree Harvey, Ltd.

August 18, 2022 – MacElree Harvey, Ltd. is pleased to announce that twelve lawyers have been included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. 

More than 40 years ago, when Best Lawyers was established in 1981, individuals couldn’t search Google reviews or social media pages to compare the awards and reputations of lawyers and law firms; they relied on word-of-mouth recommendations. Enter, The Best Lawyers in America® award.

Harvard Law graduates founded Best Lawyers on the principle that the best lawyers would know, and be able to recognize, the best lawyers in their location and practice area.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America® list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Based on professional expertise, they are reviewed by their peers and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and good standing.

Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

“Only the top 5.3% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.”

Particularly noteworthy are the gender demographics for the 29th edition. “While gender demographics are still very slowly changing (especially at the senior partner level), we did see a 17% growth in the number of female lawyers represented in this year’s edition,” said Director of Research & Development and Managing Editor at Best Lawyers, Elizabeth Petit. “Our awards continue to highlight more female awardees each year as the legal industry catches up to other professions in terms of gender disparity.”

MacElree Harvey, Ltd. would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to the 2023 The Best Lawyers in America® list:

  • Centreville, DE
    • Marie I. Crossley (2020)
      • Family Law
  • Hockessin, DE
    • Daniel Crossland (*)
      • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
      • Trusts and Estates
    • Beverly J. Wik (2007) [15 years in a row]
      • Trusts and Estates
  • Kennett Square, PA
    • Timothy F. Rayne (2018) [5 years in a row]
      • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
      • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
      • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • West Chester, PA
    • Robert A. Burke (2021)
      • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
    • Harry J. DiDonato (2021)
      • Real Estate Law
    • J. Charles Gerbron, Jr. (2021)
      • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Peter E. Kratsa (2022)
      • Criminal Defense: General Practice
    • John F. McKenna (2020)
      • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
      • Tax Law
    • Brian L. Nagle (2020)
      • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Lance J. Nelson (2019) [5 years in a row]
      • Family Law
    • Louis N. Teti (2020)
      • Trusts and Estates

About MacElree Harvey, Ltd

With roots that reach back to 1880, MacElree Harvey is a full-service law firm serving clients from offices in Pennsylvania and Delaware. In addition to its broad-based litigation practices, the firm represents clients in corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, labor and employment, real estate, banking & finance, bankruptcy, family law, estate planning, tax law, personal injury, and criminal defense. For more information, visit macelree.com or @macelreeharveylaw on socials.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Beverly J. Wik, Brian L. Nagle, Daniel Crossland, Harry J. DiDonato, J. Charles Gerbron Jr., John F. McKenna, Lance J. Nelson, Louis N. Teti, Marie I. Crossley, Peter E. Kratsa, Robert A. Burke, Timothy F. Rayne

18 MacElree Harvey Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers® & Rising Stars 2022

June 8, 2022 by MacElree Harvey, Ltd.

June 8, 2022 – We are pleased to announce that 18 of our attorneys were recognized on the Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars® list for 2022.

Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service and publication, selects outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas through a rigorous, multi‐phase process that includes:

  • a statewide survey of lawyers
  • an independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff
  • a peer review of candidates by practice area
  • a good-standing and disciplinary check

Candidates are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, including verdicts and settlements; honors and awards; special licenses and certifications; pro bono and community service efforts; and scholarly lectures and writings.

The ultimate objective of Super Lawyers is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse list of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for other practitioners and consumers searching for legal counsel.

Approximately 5% of the Pennsylvania Bar received the distinction.

MacElree Harvey attorneys who were named to the 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list are:

  • Joseph A. Bellinghieri– Estate & Probate
  • Robert A. Burke– Business Litigation
  • Harry J. DiDonato– Business/Corporate Law
  • William J. Gallagher– GeneraI Litigation
  • J. Charles Gerbron, Jr. – Land Use & Zoning
  • Peter E. Kratsa– Criminal Defense
  • Michael G. Louis – Business Litigation
  • Brian L. Nagle– Land Use/Zoning
  • Lance J. Nelson– Family Law
  • Timothy F. Rayne– Plaintiff Personal Injury
  • Louis N. Teti– Estate & Probate

The 2022 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list recognizes attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing law for 10 years or less. Approximately 2.5% of the Pennsylvania Bar received the distinction.

MacElree Harvey attorneys who were named to the 2022 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list are:

  • Caroline G. Donato– Criminal Defense
  • Brian J. Forgue– Business Litigation
  • Patrick J. Gallo, Jr.– Business Litigation
  • Matthew McKeon – Land Use & Zoning
  • Andrew R. Silverman– Business/Corporate Law
  • Felix S. Yelin – Civil Litigation

In addition, Tim Rayne has been included by Super Lawyers as a 2022 Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania. The Top 100 list is based on those attorneys who obtained the highest points totals in the 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers multi-phase nomination, research, and review process.

“While ultimately we care more about providing quality representation and value to clients,” said CEO Michelle Foster, “…it’s always nice to have our attorneys recognized for excellence by their peers. The honor reflects the high level of respect our attorneys have earned in the legal community for their legal ability, professionalism and integrity.”

Learn more about our selected Super Lawyers®:

PETER E. KRATSA

Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 1993

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: White Collar

BRIAN L. NAGLE

Top Rated Land Use & Zoning Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 – 2022

Selected to Rising Stars: 2008, 2010 – 2012

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 2001

Practice Areas: Land Use/Zoning, Business/Corporate, Real Estate: Business

TIMOTHY F. RAYNE (Top 100)

Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Kennett Square, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2009 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 1995

Practice Areas: Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff

 

JOSEPH A. BELLINGHIERI

Top Rated Estate Planning & Probate Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 1991

Practice Areas: Estate Planning & Probate, Tax: Consumer, Business/Corporate

PATRICK BOYER

Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Centerville, DE

Selected to Rising Stars: 2021 – 2022

Licensed in Delaware Since: 2013

Practice Areas: Family Law

ROBERT A. BURKE

Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2015 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 1990

Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation, General Litigation

HARRY J. DIDONATO

Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2008, 2012 – 2022

Selected to Rising Stars: 2005

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 1990

Practice Areas: Business/Corporate, Real Estate: Business, Tax: Business

CAROLINE G. DONATO

Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Rising Stars: 2018 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 2014

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Administrative Law, Appellate

BRIAN J. FORGUE

Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Rising Stars: 2018 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 2016

Practice Areas: Business Litigation

WILLIAM J. GALLAGHER

Top Rated General Litigation Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2010 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 1963

Practice Areas: General Litigation

PATRICK J. GALLO, JR.

Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 2013

Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Construction Litigation: Business, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Construction Litigation: Consumer

J. CHARLES GERBRON, JR.

Top Rated Land Use & Zoning Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022

Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 – 2015, 2017 – 2020

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 2008

Practice Areas: Land Use/Zoning, Business Litigation, Construction Litigation: Business, Real Estate: Business

MICHAEL G. LOUIS

Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 1980

Practice Areas: Business Litigation

MATTHEW MCKEON

Top Rated Land Use & Zoning Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Rising Stars: 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 2014

Practice Areas: Land Use/Zoning

LANCE J. NELSON

Top Rated Family Law Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2010 – 2012, 2014 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 1991

Practice Areas: Family Law

ANDREW R. SILVERMAN

Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 2010

Practice Areas: Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Litigation

LOUIS N. TETI

Top Rated Estate Planning & Probate Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 1976

Practice Areas: Estate Planning & Probate, Business/Corporate, Estate & Trust Litigation

FELIX S. YELIN

Top Rated Civil Litigation Attorney in West Chester, PA

Selected to Rising Stars: 2018, 2020 – 2022

Licensed in Pennsylvania Since: 2010

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation: Defense, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Andrew R. Silverman, Brian J. Forgue, Brian L. Nagle, Caroline G. Donato, Felix S. Yelin, Harry J. DiDonato, J. Charles Gerbron Jr., Joseph A. Bellinghieri, Lance J. Nelson, Louis N. Teti, Matthew McKeon, Michael G. Louis, Patrick J. Gallo Jr., Peter E. Kratsa, Robert A. Burke, Timothy F. Rayne, William J. Gallagher

Attorney Robert Burke Leads: “There and Back Again: Civil Litigation Case Study from the Beginning to the Supreme Court of PA”

March 21, 2022 by MacElree Harvey, Ltd.

Join our Partner, Robert Burke, as he leads what promises to be an insightful presentation on taking a dispute from the very beginning through successfully arguing the case in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Event:

Thursday, March 24

12 Noon – 1 PM

Register here.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Robert A. Burke

MacElree Harvey, Ltd. Names New Shareholders and Partners

February 14, 2022 by MacElree Harvey, Ltd.

MacElree Harvey is pleased to announce that Attorney Robert Burke and Attorney Charles Gerbron have been invited to become Shareholders of the firm. We are also pleased to announce the election and promotion of Attorney Jeffrey Burke and Attorney Brian Forgue to Partner.

Robert Burke joined MacElree Harvey in November 2010. Prior to joining, Burke was a Partner in a Philadelphia law firm for fourteen years. Burke is a graduate of Seton Hall University Law School and focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and estate and trust litigation.

Charles Gerbron joined MacElree Harvey in 2012 and was elected Partner in 2018. Gerbron also served as an appellate prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Gerbron represents businesses, developers, non-profits, and individuals on a variety of litigation, corporate, and land use-related matters and is a graduate of Villanova Law School

Jeffrey Burke joined the Litigation practice group in 2019. Burke regularly counsels businesses and individuals on employment agreements, equal employment policies, non-competition agreements, independent contracting issues, and other employment-related matters. Burke is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was a recipient of the Class of 2008 Community Service Award.

Brian Forgue joined the Firm in 2015 as a Summer Law Clerk. Upon his graduation from Dickinson School of Law, Forgue joined the Firm as an Associate attorney in the litigation practice group. Forgue has recently been focusing his practice on Family Law.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brian J. Forgue, Charles Gerbron Jr., Jeffrey Burke, Robert A. Burke

14 MacElree Attorneys Named to Prestigious Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars List in 2021

June 8, 2021 by MacElree Harvey, Ltd.

We are pleased to announce that 14 of our attorneys were recognized on the Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars list in 2021.

Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service and publication, selects outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas through a rigorous, multi‐phase process that includes:

  • a statewide survey of lawyers
  • an independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff
  • a peer review of candidates by practice area
  • a good-standing and disciplinary check

Candidates are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, including verdicts and settlements; honors and awards; special licenses and certifications; pro bono and community service efforts; and scholarly lectures and writings.

The ultimate objective of Super Lawyers is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse list of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for other practitioners and consumers searching for legal counsel.

Approximately five percent of the Pennsylvania Bar received the distinction.

MacElree Harvey attorneys who were named to the 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list are:

  • Joseph A. Bellinghieri – Estate & Probate
  • Robert A. Burke – Business Litigation
  • Harry J. DiDonato – Business/Corporate Law
  • William J. Gallagher – GeneraI Litigation
  • Peter E. Kratsa – Criminal Defense
  • Brian L. Nagle – Land Use/Zoning
  • Lance J. Nelson – Family Law
  • Timothy F. Rayne – Plaintiff Personal Injury
  • Louis N. Teti – Estate & Probate

In addition, Tim Rayne has been included by Super Lawyers as a 2021 Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania. The Top 100 list is based on those attorneys who obtained the highest points totals in the 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers multi-phase nomination, research, and review process.

The 2021 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list recognizes attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing law for 10 years or less. Approximately two and a half percent of the Pennsylvania Bar received the distinction.

MacElree Harvey attorneys who were named to the 2021 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list are:

  • Caroline G. Donato – Criminal Defense
  • Brian J. Forgue – Business Litigation
  • Patrick J. Gallo, Jr. – Business Litigation
  • Kristen R. Matthews – Elder Law
  • Andrew R. Silverman – Business/Corporate Law

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Andrew R. Silverman, Brian J. Forgue, Brian L. Nagle, Caroline G. Donato, Harry J. DiDonato, Joseph A. Bellinghieri, Kristen R. Matthews, Lance J. Nelson, Louis N. Teti, Patrick J. Gallo Jr., Peter E. Kratsa, Robert A. Burke, Timothy F. Rayne, William J. Gallagher

Attorney Bob Burke Argued Before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

December 8, 2020 by MacElree Harvey, Ltd.

The firm would like to recognize MacElree Harvey attorney Bob Burke and his recent appearance before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The argument related to a matter of first impression as Pennsylvania’s highest court considers a significant change in Pennsylvania law that will impact the ability of owners of legal entities to protect their assets from judgments unrelated to the operation of their businesses.

For the first time, the Court is considering adopting the Single Entity Theory that would enable plaintiffs to pierce the corporate veil of a related corporate entity for the actions of a “sister” entity that shares common owners.  Bob argued that the Supreme Court should reject this novel theory, affirm the holdings of the lower courts and not eliminate the most basic protection afforded owners of businesses.

You may view the entire argument on the Supreme Court’s official site.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Robert A. Burke

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