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Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin is pleased to welcome the following new associates to their firm:

Gabriella T. (Soreth) Lacitignola is an experienced trial attorney and a member of the firm’s Litigation Department. Prior to joining the firm, Gabriella gained invaluable trial experience from her nearly five years working at the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. As an Assistant District Attorney, Gabriella represented the Commonwealth in hundreds of cases and conducted bench and jury trials, preliminary hearings, and other types of pre-trial hearings, which allowed her to foster her skills as a trial attorney. Annie L. Neamand is a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Zoning Department. Her practice focuses on assisting public and private entities and individuals with the full array of legal services that are involved in the sale or purchase of residential and commercial property. Prior to joining the firm, Annie worked as a Staff Attorney in the Regional Housing Unit at Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania where her practice focused primarily on homeownership issues and foreclosure defense.

Zachary R. Morano is a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Land Use Department. Prior to joining the firm, Zach was an attorney in the Western part of Pennsylvania for four years where he practiced a wide variety of civil litigation, such as disputes concerning real estate, landlord/tenant, contracts and much more. Franqui-Ann Raffaele is a member of the firm’s Estates and Trusts Department. Her practice focuses on representing individuals and their families with their estate planning, estate administration and elder law needs from inception to completion. She approaches each client with compassion, kindness and diligence.

High Swartz LLP is pleased to announce the addition of real estate attorney Sean G. Livesey to the firm. Sean primarily focuses his practice on real estate matters, civil, and commercial litigation. Previously, Sean was a partner in his family practice in Conshohocken, where he advised Philadelphia area start-ups regarding property acquisitions, business structure, and real estate tax liability. Sean also consulted with Montgomery County businesses to analyze zoning and land development proposals.

Timoney Knox, one of the largest law firms in Montgomery County, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Wayne, Pennsylvania law firm of Davis Bennett Spiess and Livingood LLC (DBSL). The acquisition means that Timoney Knox, a law firm with a prominent trusts and estates practice, led by senior partner George Riter, will now add Carol Livingood to the group and its partnership ranks. In addition, the firm will now have an office in Wayne, with convenient client parking to better serve clients throughout the Main Line and especially in Delaware County.

Stevens & Lee announced today that Karl S. Myers has joined the firm and will co-chair its Appellate Litigation Practice Group. He is based in the Philadelphia and Harrisburg Market Square offices. Mr. Myers joins fellow Co-Chair the Hon. Thomas I. Vanaskie (Ret.) in leading this highly experienced team, which serves a wide range of regional and national clients by representing them as parties or amicus in appeals before federal and state appellate courts, and by providing appellate strategy, trial consultation and related litigation services.

Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin is pleased to announce that Lisa A. Shearman was recently interviewed on “LEGAL TALK with Stacy Clark TV” (MLTV21-Main Line Network). The interview can be viewed here: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgFv5JxeXy0. In it, Lisa covered the importance of everyone of having a will and other estate planning documents up-to-date and in place – including a Financial Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of Attorney, and an Advance Medical Directive. She described some of the real-life consequences people have faced when their wishes were not executed in a proper legal document. The firm is also pleased to announce that William G. Roark, chair of the firm’s medical marijuana practice, was interviewed on WGAL News8 TV on the do’s and don’ts of Pennsylvania residents going to New Jersey to buy legal cannabis. Bill, who co-chairs the PBA’s Medical Marijuana and Hemp Law Committee, warned viewers not to try to purchase legal marijuana in New Jersey and then bring it back to Pennsylvania where it has not been legalized for adult use. The interview can be viewed here: https://www.wgal.com/article/customersline-up-in-new-jersey-to-buy-legalweed/39960251