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Mr. Verwey joined the firm in 2006 and became a partner in 2010. He has been practicing law in southeastern Pennsylvania for over twenty years. His practice is focused in the areas of municipal and zoning law, land use, school law, and attorney discipline/legal ethics. Mr. Verwey currently advises Boards of School Directors, Boards of Supervisors, Planning Commissions, and Zoning Hearing Boards, as well as private developers and individual property owners on a variety of issues.
Education
- Widener University School of Law, J.D. (1989)
- Outstanding Service Award
- Moot Court Honor Society
- Editor-in-Chief, Delaware Law Forum
- Student Review Board
- Delaware Civil Clinic Intern
- The Pennsylvania State University (1986)
- B.S., Administration of Justice
- Chief Justice & Associate Justice, Undergraduate Student Government Supreme Court
Admissions
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1989)
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1991)
- United States Supreme Court (2003)
Memberships
- Chester County Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Trial Run Committee (to raise funds for Legal Aid of SEPA)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee
- Municipal Law Section
- Chester County Workforce Investment Board
- Member, Board of Directors
- Co-Chair, Governance Committee
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National Organization of Bar Counsel (1993 to 2003)
Selected Reported Opinions
- Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Marcone, 579 Pa. 1, 855 A.2d 654 (2004)
- Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Jepsen, 567 Pa. 459, 787 A.2d 420 (2002)
- In the Matter of Greenberg, 561 Pa. 154, 749 A.2d 434 (2000)
Publications
- A. Verwey and K. Kline, Communications with Clients, in FUNDAMENTALS OF RUNNING A LAW OFFICE, P.B.I. No. 1997-1413 (1997)
Presentations
- Speaker, Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce, Government 101 Program (November 2011)
- Speaker, Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce, Zoning for Business Program (September 2010)
- Speaker, Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce, Government 101 Program (November 2009)
- Instructor, Revisions to the Rules of Professional Conduct, Chester County Bar Association, Lunch N Learn Ethics CLE (2004)
- Speaker, Understanding Attorney Discipline, Chester County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Luncheon (2004)
- Panelist, Law Journal: Scalia, Pazuhanich and Judicial Integrity, WFMZ-TV Broadcast, Program No. 0412 (2004)
- Instructor, Top Five Ways to Make Yourself the Subject of a Disciplinary Complaint, Chester County Bar Association CLE Program (2001)
- Speaker, Practical and Ethical Issues for Practicing Law Over the Internet, Chester County Bar Conference (1999)
- Instructor, Investigative Techniques, National Organization of Bar Counsel Program (Orlando, FL, 1996)
- Instructor, Products Liability Update, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Program (1995)
- Co-Planner and Moderator, Audit, Investigation and Prosecution of the Excessive Fee Case, National Organization of Bar Counsel Program (Chicago, IL, 1995)
- Co-Planner and Moderator, Cooperation Between Federal and State Disciplinary Agencies, National Organization of Bar Counsel Program (Miami, FL, 1995)
- Panelist, Form 8300 Battleground: Confidentiality vs. IRS Reporting Requirements, Philadelphia Bar Education Center Continuing Legal Education Seminar (1994)
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