Ephrata, Pennsylvania Family Lawyers

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Kurt Gardner
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Ephrata, PA Family Law Lawyer.
(717) 333-3330 109 West Main Street
 Ephrata, PA 17522
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
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Gardner and Stevens, P.C. is a local general practice law firm with offices in Ephrata and Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. If you need an experienced personal injury lawyer, divorce attorney or need a lawyer for general practice issues, and want to stay local to the Northern Lancaster PA area, look to the Gardner & Stevens law firm.
John Christian Stevens
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Ephrata, PA Family Law Attorney.
(717) 333-3330 109 W Main St
 Ephrata, PA 17522
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
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Gardner and Stevens, P.C. is a local general practice law firm with offices in Ephrata and Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. If you need an experienced personal injury lawyer, divorce attorney or need a lawyer for general practice issues, and want to stay local to the Northern Lancaster PA area, look to the Gardner & Stevens law firm.
Nicholas Ermolovich
Ephrata, PA Family Law Lawyer.
(717) 721-7007 2 N State St
 Ephrata, PA 17522
Family, Business and Divorce
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Mitchell Sommers
Ephrata, PA Family Law Attorney.
107 West Main Street
 Ephrata, PA 17522
Family, Bankruptcy, Civil Rights and Divorce
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Cheryl Rowe
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Attorney. 21 years experience
(866) 232-1913 8 N. Queen Street
Suite 1102
 Lancaster, PA 17602
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Dickinson School of Law
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For the last 21 years, I have helped many clients with a variety of legal matters. I understand the stress and anxiety that a client goes through in the midst of these life changing events. My practice focuses on divorce, custody, support, bankruptcy and estate planning as well as estate administration. I have extensive trial experience, but I am committed to helping each client resolve their matters out of court whenever possible. Focusing on each client's particular needs and desires, in addition to a deep commitment to client service, is the foundation of my practice. Listening...
(610) 478-7725 1200 Broadcasting Road
Suite 101
 Wyomissing, PA 19610
Levi S. Wolf
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Reading, PA Family Law Lawyer. 21 years experience
(610) 374-2400 606 Court Street, Suite 203
Suite 200
 Reading, PA 19601
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Workers' Comp
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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Levi S. Wolf is Certified as a specialist in the practice of workers' compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Section on Workers' Compensation Law as authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. Wolf was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and educated in the Pottstown elementary schools through sixth grade. He graduated from The Hill School in 1989, earning membership in the Cum Laude Honor Society. Mr. Wolf began his undergraduate studies in the University of Pittsburgh College of Engineering, where he was an Engineering Honors Scholar. He then transferred to the University of Pittsburgh College of Arts and...
(610) 323-7436 800 East High Street
P.O. Box 444
 Pottstown, PA 19464-0444
(610) 436-8300 13 W. Miner Street
 West Chester, PA 19382
Eric Michael Gibson
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Lawyer. 9 years experience
(717) 842-0803 313 West Liberty Street
Suite 124, Liberty Place
 Lancaster, PA 17603
Free ConsultationFamily, DUI, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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Eric grew up in Maryland then attended college at Gettysburg. He went on to graduate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
(610) 685-8000 1118 Penn Avenue
 Wyomissing, PA 19610
(717) 769-5040 279 North Zinns Mill Road
Suite D
 Lebanon, PA 17042
Julie J. Marburger
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Reading, PA Family Law Lawyer. 5 years experience
(610) 374-2400 606 Court Street
Suite 203
 Reading, PA 19601
Family and Divorce
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
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Julie Marburger focuses her practice in the area of Family Law, specifically Divorce, Custody and Support. She graduated from the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina with a double Bachelor of Arts in Historic Preservation & Community Planning, as well as Art History. She then proceeded to graduate school at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, where she obtained a Masters of Historic Preservation and participated in the Pi Kappa Sigma Honors Fraternity. Ms. Marburger attended law school at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, where she received the Dean’s Award, graduated a semester early and was in the...
(610) 323-7436 800 East High Street
P.O. Box 444
 Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 436-8300 13 West Miner Street
 West Chester, PA 19382
Lauren M. Marks
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Reading, PA Family Law Attorney. 8 years experience
(610) 743-3449 720 Centre Avenue
 Reading, PA 19601
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Duquesne University
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I am an experienced trial attorney specializing in family and criminal law. I am frequently appointed by the court to represent children in highly litigious custody cases as a Guardian ad Litem.
Peter J Dolan
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Reading, PA Family Law Lawyer. 17 years experience
(484) 638-6677 875 Berkshire Blvd
Suite 102a
 Reading, PA 19610
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability
Temple University
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I have been serving the Pottstown area and Berks County as an attorney since 1999. I concentrate my practice in family law, (divorce, custody, support, alimony) and Estates planning and administration. My client is always the boss. I give good legal advice and follow the goals of my client.
(610) 906-3147 1800 E. High Street, Suite 150
 Pottstown, PA 19464
Justin C. Gearty Jr.
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Lawyer. 6 years experience
(717) 490-6325 53 N Duke St #315
 Lancaster, PA 17602
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Personal Injury
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
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Attorney Gearty and Gearty Law Offices strive to always provide individualized representation and high quality and aggressive representation. We are experienced trial and appellate attorneys. Attorney Gearty is the winner of the 10 best attorneys for family law in PA award, LNP's reader's choice award for top law firm, top 40 under 40, and more awards. See our website and facebook page for our awards and our many positive client reviews. Our firm handles many areas of law, such as: child custody, divorce, adoption, criminal defense, personal injury, unemployment appeals, general civil litigation, and more. ...
Michael J. Cammarano Jr.
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Shillington, PA Family Law Attorney. 6 years experience
(610) 375-3320 219 E. Lancaster Ave.
 Shillington, PA 19607
Free ConsultationFamily, Business, Criminal and Divorce
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Anne M. Gibson
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Lawyer. 9 years experience
(717) 842-0803 313 West Liberty Street
Suite 124
 Lancaster, PA 17603
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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Anne has been a practicing attorney since 2007. She began her work by clerking for the now President Judge of the Lancaster Court of Common Please, the Honorable Dennis Reinaker. Anne then pursued her legal career helping indiviudals who are unable to afford attorney on their own as a trial attorney in the Lancaster County Public Defenders Office. Anne along with her Husband became partners at Bentley, Gibson, Kopecki, Smith, P.C. where she practices Family Law cases, including Divorce and Child Custody as well as handling DUI and other Criminal Law matters.
(610) 685-8000 1118 Penn Avenue
 Wyomissing, PA 19610
(717) 769-5040 279 North Zinns Mill Road
Suite D
 Lebanon, PA 17042
Rebecca Ann Smith
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Lancaster , PA Family Law Lawyer. 11 years experience
(717) 842-0803 313 West Liberty Place
Suite 124
 Lancaster , PA 17603
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Dickinson School of Law
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Matthew M. Setley
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Wyomissing, PA Family Law Attorney. 6 years experience
(610) 898-9500 4 Park Plaza, 2nd Floor
 Wyomissing, PA 19610
Family, Business, Municipal and Real Estate
Stetson University and The George Washington University Law School
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Matthew M. Setley, Esq. joined the firm that would become Georgeadis||Setley in 2010. He focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, corporate law, municipal law, employment law, and family law. Mr. Setley has experience representing businesses and individuals in connection with a wide range of matters in Pennsylvania’s state and federal courts. Mr. Setley is a Berks County native and a graduate of Wilson High School in West Lawn. Mr. Setley is currently a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, and the Berks County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice before the U.S....
Ryan William Charles Buchanan
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Attorney.
(610) 981-1006 313 W. Liberty Place
 Lancaster, PA 17603
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Duquesne University School of Law
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A graduate of Gettysburg College and Duquesne University School of Law, Ryan Buchanan brings with him years of experience as a detailed and passionate litigator. Before joining Ciccarelli Law Offices, Ryan worked under the tutelage of a Pennsylvania Trial Judge By working closely with a trial court judge for years, Ryan developed exceptional legal research, writing, and analytical skills that are necessary to be a successful attorney. Ryan worked in all areas of the law, which included criminal, civil, and family law matters. It was during this time that Ryan decided to focus his...
(610) 981-1006 304 North High Street
 West Chester, PA 19380-2614
(610) 981-1006 150 North Radnor Chester Road
 Radnor, PA 19087
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 Philadelphia, PA 19102
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 Springfield, PA 19604
John Pyfer
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Lancater, PA Family Law Attorney.
(717) 299-7342 128 North Lime Street
 Lancater, PA 17602
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Estate Planning
Vanderbilt University Law School
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Cynthia Reed
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Lawyer. 19 years experience
(717) 392-2027 8 N Queen St
 Lancaster, PA 17603
Family, Bankruptcy and Consumer
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Bruce L. Baldwin
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Reading, PA Family Law Attorney.
(610) 374-2400 606 Court Street
Suite 203
 Reading, PA 19601
Family, Divorce and Personal Injury
Villanova University
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Bruce L. Baldwin was born June 6, 1959 in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Souderton Area High School in 1977. Mr. Baldwin attended West Chester University, graduating in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Summa Cum Laude. Following his undergraduate work, Mr. Baldwin studied at Villanova University School of Law, where he was active in the Moot Court Board, and earned his Juris Doctor in 1984. Mr. Baldwin began his practice of law in Collegeville before coming to Pottstown in 1987, where he has practiced law with firm founder Jack Wolf ever since. Mr. Baldwin...
(610) 323-7436 800 East High Street
PO Box 444
 Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 436-8300 13 W. Miner Street
 West Chester, PA 19382
Kristen L. Doleva-Lecher
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Reading, PA Family Law Lawyer. 14 years experience
(610) 375-3700 606 Court Street
Suite 200
 Reading, PA 19601
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Nova Southeastern University
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Mrs. Doleva-Lecher is a long time resident of Pennsylvania, and has practiced law in central PA the majority of her professional career. She has established a reputation for being a fair, honest and strong attorney. Mrs. Doleva-Lecher has resided in Berks County the majority of her life and is a 1993 graduate of Wyomissing Area High School. Mrs. Doleva-Lecher attended the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree (major in Political Science and dual minors in Psychology and English Literature) in 1997. During her time at the University of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Doleva-Lecher was a...
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Ryan William McAllister
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Reading, PA Family Law Attorney.
(610) 372-5128 602-604 Court Street
 Reading, PA 19601
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Mr. Jeffrey Robert Pratz
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Wyomissing, PA Family Law Attorney. 8 years experience
2 Woodland Road
 Wyomissing, PA 19610
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
Widener University Delaware School of Law and Rowan University
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Allan J Ray Esq.
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Reading, PA Family Law Attorney. 5 years experience
3970 Perkiomen Ave
Suite 202
 Reading, PA 19606
Free ConsultationFamily, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
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Michael J. Cammarano
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Shillington, PA Family Law Attorney. 6 years experience
(610) 375-3320 219 E. Lancaster Ave.
 Shillington, PA 19607
Family, Business, Criminal and Juvenile
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Ann Endres
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Reading, PA Family Law Attorney. 20 years experience
(610) 685-9960 720 Centre Avenue
 Reading, PA 19601
Family, Divorce and Estate Planning
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Representing clients in all aspects of divorce, custody, support and adoption matters for 20 years.
Steven Robert Blair
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Lawyer. 36 years experience
(717) 390-2030 650 Delp Rd
 Lancaster, PA 17601
Family, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
The George Washington University Law School
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Steven R. Blair Attorney At Law provides Estate Planning, Probate Law, Divorce and Family Law, Business Law, Elder law, Civil Litigation, Wills Powers of Attorney and Living Wills, Personal Injury.
David Wagenseller
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Lawyer.
(717) 393-0671 120 North Shippen St
 Lancaster, PA 17602
Family, Collections, Divorce and Municipal
Dickinson School of Law
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A lifelong Lancaster resident, David received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Franklin and Marshall College, and, after graduate work at The Pennsylvania State University, earned his Juris Doctor at the Dickinson School of Law. He has been admitted to practice before The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and The U.S. Supreme Court. He has been a divorce master and has received a number of appointments by judges, such as master in partition.
Daniel Craig Nevins
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Reading, PA Family Law Lawyer.
(610) 372-5128 602-604 Court Street
 Reading, PA 19601
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Dickinson School of Law
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Victor M. Frederick IV
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Reading, PA Family Law Lawyer. 2 years experience
(484) 938-8529 606 North 5th Street
 Reading, PA 19601
Free ConsultationFamily, Appeals, Construction and Landlord Tenant
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
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My diverse background provides me with a unique perspective and approach to client issues. I have experience as a Law Enforcement Officer, Police Detective, and also as a Magisterial District Judge. I spent more than 12 years in the Utility Construction Industry as well in Labor, Safety and Claims. No matter what the legal issue, I am dedicated to making an analytical inquiry into the facts and helping clients to get the legal services or guidance they need.
Samuel M. Mecum
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Attorney.
(717) 393-0671 120 North Shippen St
 Lancaster, PA 17602
Family, Collections, Criminal and Divorce
Villanova University School of Law
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Born in Scranton Pennsylvania but a resident of Lancaster County since infancy, Sam is a graduate of Manheim Township High School in 1966, where he was a member of the County championship tennis team for two years, a member of the National Honor Society, and the Candlelight Singers (a cappella group). He received the Access to Justice Award in 2002 from the Lancaster Bar Association for pro bono work, and was elected President of the LBA in 2006. The LBA judiciary committee rated Sam highly recommended for a judgeship on the Lancaster County Court in 2005 and 2007.
Heather Eggert
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Lebanon, PA Family Law Lawyer. 4 years experience
(717) 274-3644 937 Willow Street
P.O. Box 1140
 Lebanon, PA 17042
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Villanova University School of Law
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Janice Longer
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Lawyer.
(717) 393-0671 120 North Shippen St
 Lancaster, PA 17602
Family, Criminal, DUI and Employment
Villanova University School of Law
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Ms. Longer is a graduate of Villanova Law School and has been practicing in Lancaster County for over 15 years, after several years as a corporate attorney. Ms. Longer has significant appellate experience and welcomes referrals from other attorneys whose practice does not include appeals. Prior to joining the Bar in Lancaster County, Ms. Longer was the Vice President and General Counsel of Intelligent Electronics, Inc., a publicly-traded national franchisor and distributor of computer products.
Matthew Samley
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Lawyer.
(717) 393-0671 120 North Shippen St
 Lancaster, PA 17602
Family, Business, Employment and Estate Planning
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
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Born and raised in Lancaster County, Mr. Samley graduated from Millersville University with honors in Business Administration and a minor in Mathematics. He received his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law in 1992. He is admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Samley is a former adjunct instructor for Penn State York where he taught courses in Debtor/Creditor Law, Commercial Law, Corporations and Partnerships, and Understanding and Writing Legal Documents for the Business Professional. Currently he teaches for Sterling Educational Services and the National Business...
Matthew T. Hovey
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Reading, PA Family Law Attorney.
(610) 374-2400 606 Court Street
Suite 203
 Reading, PA 19601
Family, Divorce and Municipal
Villanova University
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Matthew T. Hovey was born in Kingston, PA and grew up in Forty Fort, PA, in Luzerne County. Mr. Hovey received his Bachelor of Arts from Moravian College in 2006, with a major in Political Science and a Minor in History. He was a member of Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society (Political Science) and Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society (History). Mr. Hovey studied at Villanova Law School, where he was a published member of Villanova University's Law Review and Reimels Moot Court Competition. He earned his Juris Doctor in 2009, and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 2010...
(610) 323-7436 800 East High Street
P.O. Box 444
 Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 436-8300 13 W. Miner Street
 West Chester, PA 19382
John J. Ferry Jr.
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Lebanon, PA Family Law Attorney. 22 years experience
(717) 272-6500 931 Cumberland St
 Lebanon, PA 17042
Family, Bankruptcy, Business and Divorce
Dickinson School of Law
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John J. Ferry, Jr. earned an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Poultry Technology and Management at the Pennsylvania State University in 1986. After working for several years in the poultry industry, he went on to pursue his legal education at the Dickinson School of Law, where he earned a juris doctorate degree in 1995. Mr. Ferry was admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and other courts in Pennsylvania, in 1995. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania...
Joseph Andres Guillama
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Reading, PA Family Law Attorney. 12 years experience
(610) 750-5941 645 Penn Street Suite 500
 Reading, PA 19601
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Allison Wright
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Lancaster, PA Family Law Lawyer.
(717) 399-1999 36 E King St
 Lancaster, PA 17602
Family, Bankruptcy and Divorce
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Amanda Elizabeth O'Driscoll
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Reading, PA Family Law Lawyer.
(484) 648-1236 601 N. 3rd Street
 Reading, PA 19601
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William S Kreisher
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Bloomsburg, PA Family Law Lawyer.
(570) 784-5211 401 S Market Street
 Bloomsburg, PA 17851
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Estate Planning
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Igor Litvinov
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Reading, PA Family Law Lawyer. 11 years experience
(484) 509-2559 606 N. 5th Street
 Reading, PA 19601
Family, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
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