High Swartz and McNamara, Bolla & Panzer Law Firms Merge

    DOYLESTOWN, PA, April 07, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Montgomery County law firm High Swartz LLP is pleased to announce a major expansion that will significantly increase its presence in Bucks County. Effective April 1, 2016, High Swartz and McNamara, Bolla, & Panzer in Doylestown, Pennsylvania have merged. The combined firms will maintain the name High Swartz LLP.

The move adds all nine attorneys and five staff members from McNamara, Bolla & Panzer to High Swartz. The new law firm will have 28 attorneys and 18 support staff, positioning it among the largest in the Bucks-Mont region. The attorneys and staff joining High Swartz will continue to work from their existing Doylestown office while the firm will remain headquartered in Norristown.

Joel Rosen, managing partner of High Swartz, said the combined experience and resources of the newly expanded firm underscore its standing as a go-to law firm in the Philadelphia suburbs.

"High Swartz and McNamara, Bolla & Panzer attorneys look forward to offering our clients additional experience and an expanded range of legal services," said Rosen. "After more than a century of practicing law, during which High Swartz and McNamara, Bolla & Panzer have become woven into the fabric of the greater Philadelphia community, this is a truly historic day for all of us."

The law firms shared practice areas in common, including business law, municipal and government law, wills, trusts and estates, and real estate law such as zoning, corporate real estate transactions and affordable housing matters. In addition, High Swartz handles education law, employment law, environmental law, family law / domestic relations, franchise law, intellectual property law, and litigation. With the addition of nine attorneys from McNamara, Bolla & Panzer, the firm has added personal injury, Social Security disability, and workers' compensation claimant and defense work to its legal service offerings.

"When we discovered that our attorneys and practice areas were so complementary, uniting our firms made sense," said Thomas Panzer, managing partner of McNamara, Bolla & Panzer. "Together, we offer legal counsel to meet a wide range of needs for clients across Bucks and Montgomery counties, and we look forward to working in unison to meet those needs."

About High Swartz LLP - High Swartz LLP is a general practice law firm serving clients in the Delaware Valley and throughout Pennsylvania from offices in Norristown and Doylestown. Established in 1914, High Swartz serves the needs of businesses, municipalities, government entities, nonprofits and individuals. With offices in Bucks and Montgomery Counties, the full-service law firm provides comprehensive counsel and legal support to individuals and business entities of all sizes across a broad spectrum of industries throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. For more information, go to http://www.highswartz.com.

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