A tradition of excellence

The tradition of excellence at the law firm of Eastburn & Gray, P.C. began over 130 years ago and continues today. With law offices in Doylestown, Bucks County and Blue Bell, Montgomery County, PA our experienced attorneys provide high quality legal services throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  As a full service firm, Eastburn and Gray attorneys practice in many diverse areas of the law, enabling us to effectively meet the needs of all clients.


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  • E&G Secures Zoning Approval for Unisys Global Headquarters

    July 19, 2010

    Marc D. Jonas accomplished in Whitpain Township what others could not accomplish in Philadelphia. Mr. Jonas, land use lawyer and shareholder in Eastburn and Gray's Montgomery County office, successfully obtained signage approvals for the Unisys global ...more»

  • REAL ESTATE ALERT - Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010

    July 12, 2010

    On July 2, 2010, President Obama signed the Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010.  One of the most important provisions extends the settlement completion date for the tax credit on residential real property purchases to September ...more»

  • LAND USE ALERT

    July 07, 2010

    On July 6, 2010, Governor Rendell signed into law broad new legislation aimed at extending building and land use (zoning, subdivision and land development) permits and approvals.   The "Permit Extension Act" applies to all permits and approvals ...more»

  • Eric Tobin Elected to Board of Directors of Bucks County SPCA

    May 07, 2010

    On April 11, 2010, Eastburn and Gray real estate attorney Eric Tobin was elected to the Board of Directors of the Bucks County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (SPCA). The SPCA is an independent non-profit organization chartered in 1912 which ...more»

  • Judith A. Algeo elected President of the Bucks County Association of Township Officials

    April 27, 2010

    On February 20, 2010 Judith A. Algeo was elected President of the Bucks County Association of Township Officials (BCATO). Ms. Algeo, chairperson of the Warwick Township Board of Supervisors began her one-year term after serving the organization as ...more»

  • Judith Algeo Elected President of the Bucks County Association of Township Officials

    April 27, 2010

    On February 20, 2010 Judith A. Algeo was elected President of the Bucks County Association of Township Officials (BCATO).  Ms. Algeo, chairperson of the Warwick Township Board of Supervisors, will serve a one-year term after serving the organization ...more»

  • Jane Leopold-Leventhal and William Dudeck Successful in Superior Court

    April 15, 2010

    Jane Leopold Leventhal and William T. Dudeck, attorneys in the firm's civil ligation department, successfully defended an appeal before the Pennsylvania Superior Court.  The personal injury matter involved a slip and fall claim against an ...more»

  • Eastburn and Gray Welcomes Catherine Nguyen

    April 13, 2010

    Eastburn and Gray welcomes Catherine Nguyen as a new associate in the firm’s Doylestown, Bucks County office. Catherine concentrates her practice in the areas of special education litigation and labor and employment law.   Ms. Nguyen is a graduate of ...more»

  • Training Seminars offered at Eastburn and Gray

    March 22, 2010

    Attorneys in the education and employment law practice groups at Eastburn and Gray, P.C. are providing informative presentations and training seminars for your school district, business or organization. These presentations are tailored to meet your ...more»

  • VARIANCES OBTAINED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CVS/PHARMACY IN WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP

    March 11, 2010

    Marc D. Jonas successfully secured approval of an extensive list of variances from the zoning hearing board to permit the construction of a CVS/Pharmacy in Whitemarsh Township. The approval followed the resolution of concerns of nearby residents in another ...more»

  • Nate Fox Appointed to the Bucks County Enterprise Zone Organization

    March 08, 2010

      The Bucks County Commissioners have appointed Nate Fox to the Bucks County Enterprise Zone Organization for 2010. A primary mission of the Bucks County Enterprise Zone is to provide coordination and communication between the business community and the ...more»

  • Jane Leopold-Leventhal and Grace Deon victorious in Federal Court

    February 15, 2010

    On February 8, 2010, Judge John P. Fullam of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania rejected a request for attorneys' fees made by a plaintiff against defendant, Law School Admission Council, Inc.   Ms. ...more»

  • MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT APPROVED IN ABINGTON TOWNSHIP

    January 28, 2010

    Marc D. Jonas of the firm’s Blue Bell office successfully secured a zoning ordinance text and map amendment, followed by conditional use and land development approvals, creating a mixed-use development overlay district in Abington Township, Montgomery ...more»

  • Victories Continue in Lancaster County for Church

    December 14, 2009

      Eastburn & Gray land use attorneys have again successfully stifled organized opposition to a proposed church. In the latest skirmish, Marc Jonas and Julie Von Spreckelsen, land use attorneys from the firm's Blue Bell, ...more»

  • William H. Eastburn, III Honored

    December 10, 2009

    Initiated by the Committee to Honor William H. Eastburn, many gathered recently at the corner of East Court and Broad Streets in Doylestown Borough to commemorate the former managing partner of Eastburn and Gray, the late William H. "Bill" Eastburn. The ...more»

  • Luxury Apartment Development approved in Upper Dublin Township

    October 26, 2009

    Marc D. Jonas, of the firm's Blue Bell office and co-chair of Eastburn & Gray's Real Estate/Land Use Department, worked successfully with Bruce Toll and BET Investments to obtain land use approvals for the development of an ...more»

  • Sean Corr and Rob Cox Presentation to Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce on the Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act

    October 13, 2009

      Eastburn & Gray attorneys Sean M. Corr and Rob M. Cox recently presented a seminar on the new Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act at the office of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce in Doylestown, Pa. Those in attendance at ...more»

  • What is Parenting Coordination?

    October 05, 2009

      There is an exciting new program happening in Bucks County. We did not think of it ourselves here in Bucks County, but we are making it ours. There are custody cases in which parents just don’t have the skills to make parenting decisions together. In ...more»

  • Sean Corr Secures Defense Verdict in Bucks County Jury Trial

    September 30, 2009

    Eastburn and Gray litigation attorney Sean M. Corr successfully represented a client who pulled from a parking lot into the path of an oncoming vehicle, causing alleged personal injuries to the other driver. While Corr’s client admitted a failure to yield the ...more»

  • Sean M. Corr Secures $320,000 Arbitration Award for Injured Man

    September 24, 2009

    Eastburn and Gray litigation attorney Sean M. Corr recently secured a $320,000 award following arbitration proceedings in Philadelphia.  Mr. Corr represented a man who suffered a significant leg injury after a head-on collision with a vehicle which ...more»

  • Eastburn and Gray Alert

    September 21, 2009

    In Certain Instances Contracts in Pennsylvania May Be Immediately Terminated Despite Party’s Right to Cure Breach   Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for the first time held that a party’s conduct in breaching a contract may justify its ...more»

  • Pennsylvania’s Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act

    September 09, 2009

    Effective February 24, 2009, the Pennsylvania Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act ("the Act") "[p]rovides for court-appointed conservators to bring residential, commercial and industrial buildings into municipal code compliance when owners ...more»

  • Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law Changes

    August 20, 2009

    On August 11, 2009, the Governor signed into law an amendment to the Mechanics’ Lien Law of 1963, amended June 29, 2006, which will take effect on October 10, 2009. The new law clarifies how and under what circumstances contractors and subcontractors may ...more»

  • Warminster Township approves CVS

    August 17, 2009

    Warminster Township approved a "deluxe" CVS Pharmacy at the intersection of Old York and County Line Roads, granting combined preliminary and final land development approval of the proposed pharmacy development. The new CVS will provide an enhanced image for ...more»

  • John VanLuvanee and Kellie McGowan successful before the Commonwealth Court

    August 05, 2009

    In an opinion and order issued July 24, 2009, the Commonwealth Court affirmed an opinion and order of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas reversing granting the appeal of Heritage Building Group. Mr. VanLuvanee successfully argued to the lower court and ...more»

  • Warminster Township: CVS Pharmacy Approved in Quick Fashion

    July 10, 2009

    Due to successful streamlining of the approvals process by Marc Jonas and Julie Von Spreckelsen, both of the firm’s Blue Bell office, a new CVS/Pharmacy is coming soon to the intersection of Street and Mearns Roads in Warminster Township. The former ...more»

  • Eastburn and Gray Attorneys Named 2009 Super Lawyers

    July 08, 2009

    Congratulations to John A. VanLuvanee, Marc D. Jonas, and Sean M. Corr who were named 2009 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.   John A. VanLuvanee and Marc D. Jonas co-chair Eastburn and Gray’s land use department. Mr. VanLuvanee and Mr. Jonas are ...more»

  • Eastburn and Gray Offers Training Seminars

    July 07, 2009

    Attorneys in the education and employment law practice groups at Eastburn and Gray, P.C. are providing informative presentations and training seminars for your school district, business or organization. These presentations are tailored to meet your ...more»

  • Abington Subdivision Approved

    July 06, 2009

    Despite opposition from neighbors which began as a contested application before the zoning hearing board, the Board of Commissioners of Abington Township granted final subdivision approval of a residential subdivision located at Susquehanna Road and Lindsay ...more»

  • Joanne D. Sommer and Timothy D. Caum Review the Limits of School Drug Policy Enforcement

    June 29, 2009

    Joanne D. Sommer and Timothy D. Caum Review the Limits of School Drug Policy Enforcement: Supreme Court holds search of middle school student unreasonable. School districts must be careful in conducting a student search in enforcement of zero-tolerance ...more»

  • Joanne D. Sommer discusses New Considerations for School Districts

    June 15, 2009

    Frequently, a Due Process Hearing will result in a decision by the Hearing Officer that a school district agrees with, in part, and disagrees with, in part. A school district may be willing to accept the decision, and would only challenge the adverse part of ...more»

  • Marc Jonas and Kellie McGowan Successful in Negotiating Settlement with Upper Gwynedd Township

    May 14, 2009

    Marc Jonas, of the firm’s Blue Bell office, and Kellie McGowan, of the Doylestown office, successfully negotiated a settlement agreement with Upper Gwynedd Township in a 5-year contentious and hard fought dispute between their client, Horgan Recycling Inc., ...more»

  • Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act

    March 26, 2009

    The Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act will take effect in Pennsylvania on July 1, 2009. The Act affects almost all businesses and persons who perform home improvements, including contractors, subcontractors and independent contractors. The Act requires ...more»

  • Mark Cappuccio Successfully Challenges Proposed Zoning Change

    March 19, 2009

    Mark Cappuccio was successful in convincing the Hatfield Township Board of Commissioners that a zoning change requested by a developer should not be approved.   On March 11, 2009, the Hatfield Township Board of Commissioners rejected a developer’s ...more»

  • Judy Hayman Named Rising Star

    February 25, 2009

    Eastburn & Gray is proud to announce that Judy Hayman was recently named a Pennsylvania "Rising Star"  in the area of family law in the 2008 Edition of the Super Lawyers Magazine.     Ms. Hayman is a family law attorney practicing ...more»

  • Robert Cox Named a Rising Star In School Law

    January 05, 2009

    Robert Cox, a shareholder in Eastburn & Gray's Doylestown Office, has been named a Rising Star in the 2008 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine in the area of School Law.  Rob represents several school districts on a wide range of legal ...more»

  • Jane Leopold-Leventhal Secures Defense Verdict

    December 01, 2008

    On November 25, 2008, Jane Leopold-Leventhal secured a defense verdict on behalf of client Bohler Engineering, Inc. after a nearly two-week long Jury Trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. In this Plaintiff’s personal injury matter, captioned ...more»

  • E&G Attorneys Successful In Defeating Injunction Action in Lehigh County

    September 11, 2008

    On September 10, 2008, the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County denied a petition by a local charter jet service whose flight had been involved in a fatal accident, to mandate that Eastburn and Gray’s client, Aviation Research Group/US, Inc. ("ARG/US"), ...more»

  • E & G Attorneys Win Case Before Supreme Court

    September 04, 2008

    In a published opinion released in August, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled in the favor of our client represented by Jane E. Leopold-Leventhal and Rob M. Cox before.  Ms. Leopold-Leventhal and Mr. Cox sucessfully argued that the Superior ...more»

  • Grace Deon Speaks at Bench Bar Conference

    September 03, 2008

    On September 19, 2008, Grace M. Deon, Esquire participated as a speaker at the Bucks County Bar Association’s Bench Bar Conference (held at the Seaview in New Jersey) in the following seminars:     Top Ten Federal Appellate Opinions ...more»

  • Settlement Achieved in Failure to Disclose Case

    June 16, 2008

    Andrew Blady represented home buyers who purchased a home in 2005 in Yardley, Bucks County.  The sellers of the home failed to disclose flooding that infiltrated the home during the September 2004 flood event.  Mr. ...more»

  • Appointment to Legal Aid Board

    June 12, 2008

    Judith Algeo has been appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania.   Legal Aid provides quality legal representation to low income people in the Southeast Pennsylvania area including Bucks, ...more»

  • Grace Deon Receives Appointment to PBA Committee

    June 11, 2008

    Grace Deon has been appointed to be a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Legal Services for Exceptional Children Committee.  Grace is a shareholder located in the firm's Doylestown, Bucks County office and concentrates her practice in ...more»

  • Lancaster County Victory

    June 08, 2008

    E&G land use attorneys were asked to weigh in on a zoning battle in Lancaster County.  Despite considerable organized opposition from neighbors, E&G attorneys Marc Jonas and Julie Von Spreckelsen carried the day before a Lancaster County ...more»

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