Two partners of Antheil Maslow and MacMinn, LLP were honored with awards at the Bucks County Bar Association’s annual meeting on December 1, 2022.

Joanne M. Murray, a partner and chair of the Firm’s corporate and real estate practice group, received the prestigious 2022 Harriet M. Mims Award. The award is named after Harriet Mims, who was the first female judge in Bucks County and one of the first women admitted to the Bucks County Bar. The award is presented annually to a female attorney who exhibits the characteristics of strength, leadership and integrity who also has served as a mentor to young lawyers. In addition to her career as a preeminent business and corporate attorney, Ms. Murray is an active member of the local charitable community, serving as President of the Board of National Alliance on Mental Illness, Bucks County. She also serves on the Board of the Doylestown Health Foundation and was recently elected to the Boards of the Bucks County Bar Association and the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Murray is a Past President of the Bucks County Bar Association and previously served on the Board of the Village Improvement Association of Doylestown, the Bucks County Children’s Museum, and various other local nonprofit boards. She was named a 2022 SuperLawyer by Thomson Reuters.

Elaine T. Yandrisevits, a partner in the firm’s Estates and Trusts practice group, received the President’s Award from outgoing BCBA President Julie D. Goldstein, recognizing dedicated service to the Bar Association, its committees and commitment to the development of the Bucks County legal community. Elaine Yandrisevits focuses her practice on estate planning, trusts and estate administration and Orphans' Court litigation, and has a great deal of practical experience with special needs trust planning and guardianships. Ms. Yandrisevits is active in several committees and sections of the Bucks County Bar Association. She will serve as Chair of the Young Lawyers Division and Chaur of the Orphans’ Court Section in 2023, and previously served as the 2022 Bench Bar Conference Committee Chair. She is also active in the Member Services Committee of the Bar Association. Ms. Yandrisevits was named a 2022 SuperLawyer Rising Star by Thomson Reuters.

AMM family law attorney Melanie J. Wender will join the faculty for a virtual continuing legal education program for National Business Institute on Thursday, November 3^rd. 

The program, Legal Obstacles to Adoption, gives an overview of the top pitfalls one may come across during the adoption process.  The faculty will focus on providing insight on how to deal with prominent hurdles such as termination of parental rights, interstate adoptions, and contested adoptions.

Melanie Wender is a dedicated and supportive advocate for individuals and families facing the sensitive issues involved in family law matters. Ms. Wender focuses her practice exclusively in all aspects of divorce and family law.   She is also experienced in adoption issues and has assisted many clients in making this life-changing process as seamless and smooth as possible, allowing the family to focus on welcoming their new child.

Peter Smith and Lisa Bothwell, corporate attorneys with Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP, will present a continuing legal education program at the Bucks County Bar Association’s Business Law Symposium on Tuesday, October 25th in Doylestown. The Business Law Symposium includes three presentations related to corporate governance, business real estate transactions and equity financing for the general practitioner. Mr. Smith and Ms. Bothwell will cover “LLC Operating Agreements: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly” for one substantive credit. To register, visit the Bucks County Bar Association Website.

Peter Smith is a Partner at AMM’s business & finance practice group, along with Lisa Bothwell their practice focuses on providing guidance to business owners regarding the full range of legal issues including corporate governance, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, commercial finance, debtor/creditor relations, and business disputes. To learn more about Peter Smith, Lisa Bothwell or Antheil Maslow & MacMinn’s Business Law practice, visit ammlaw.com/business&finance.

Peter Smith, corporate attorney and Partner of the law firm of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP co-presented a virtual program “Shareholders’ Agreements: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” hosted by Kreisher Miller’s Center for Private Company Excellence. Thomas Yankanich, CPA and Brian Kitchen, CPA, both Directors of Kreisher Miller, also presented at the program on Tuesday, August 23rd.

This informative presentation aimed at private business owners outlined the importance of shareholders’ agreements in determining the market for the company’s shares; how the shares will be valued; what events trigger a transfer of the company’s shares; along with many other key factors affecting the company, shareholders and their families, and employees.
Kreisher Miller’s Center for Private Company Excellence provides a forum for business owners to interact and network with peers as well as gain access to knowledgeable experts who provide valuable information, tools, and resources to help you navigate these challenges and build your business.

Peter Smith business lawyer and trusted partner to his corporate clients. He has been solving problems and adding value for business owners for over 25 years. Peter’s practice focuses on corporate law, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, commercial finance, debtor/creditor relations, business disputes, non-profit organizations, real estate, and trusts and estates.

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Joanne Murray, a Partner of the law firm of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP, has been re-appointed to the Doylestown Health Foundation Board of Trustees for the 2022 - 2024 term.  The Doylestown Health Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Doylestown Health. The Foundation raises funds to support patient care excellence and improve quality of life for the patients and families served.

Ms. Murray practices corporate, nonprofit, health care and real estate law.  She chairs the firm's corporate practice group, and is active in a number of community organizations, contributing her extensive knowledge and experience in corporate governance, compliance and risk management to their missions. 

AMM Family Law Partner Elizabeth Fineman will serve as a course planner and event moderator for a Pennsylvania Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Virtual panel discussion - "Third Parties in Custody Cases 2022" on Wednesday, August 24th.
This course will examine third parties in custody two years after standing for grandparents and other third parties was changed and expanded. We will look at the law and trends that have emerged in third party custody as well as how the practice has changed as a result of this expansion. Topics include: Standing, Presumptions and Factors, Case law, Trends, Opioid Epidemic and Same Sex Parents, Court Perspective, Therapist/Evaluator Perspective, Attorney Perspective, COVID, Other Situations, Tools and Potential Legislation

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Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP is pleased to announce that Megan Weiler has joined the firm’s growing Family Law practice group, focusing her practice in all aspects of family law in Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties. Ms. Weiler practices primarily in the area of domestic relations, handling all phases of the negotiation and litigation of cases including divorce, equitable distribution, marital settlement agreements, child custody and parenting time issues, custody evaluations, spousal support/alimony, child support, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, protection from abuse and adoption. Ms. Weiler offers supportive, practical, and insightful advice and representation to clients facing the challenges inherent in family law matters.

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP is a full-service law firm located in Doylestown, PA. At AMM, we pride ourselves on developing deep relationships with our clients by taking time to understand their goals in order to provide responsive, practical legal advice and aggressive advocacy.

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP is proud to announce that eight of our attorneys have been selected for inclusion again this year in the 2022 Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers and Rising Stars listing. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers to receive this honor.  Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Five Partners of the firm were selected to the 2022 Super Lawyers List: Jessica A. Pritchard, Family Law, who was also selected for the Top 50: 2022 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List”; Elizabeth Fineman, Family Law; Michael W. Mills, Business/Corporate, Estates & Trusts & Tax Law; Joanne M. Murray, Business/Corporate; and Peter J. Smith, Business/Corporate, Real Estate, Estates & Trusts and Nonprofit Law.

Three AMM attorneys were selected to the 2022 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list: Lisa Bothwell, Business/Corporate Law;  Stephanie Shortall, Business/Corporate, Real Estate and Trust & Estates Law; and Partner Elaine Yandrisevits, Estate Planning and Administration, with a focus on special needs trust planning.

Elaine T. Yandrisevits has been named a Partner of the law firm of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. According to Mike Mills, an AMM partner and a member the firm’s executive committee, “Since joining AMM in 2018, Elaine has made indelible contributions to our Trusts and Estates practice group, our firm, and our larger community. She is not only a very skilled lawyer, but a great colleague. We’re proud to have her as a partner at AMM.”

Elaine concentrates her practice on estate planning, trusts and estate administration and Orphans' Court matters with a focus on special needs trust planning and guardianships. She is a frequent speaker on estate planning, estate administration, and special needs planning for continuing legal education and community organizations.
Elaine Yandrisevits can be reached at eyandrisevits@ammlaw.com or 215.230.7500 ext. 160.

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP is a full-service law firm located in Doylestown, PA. At AMM, we pride ourselves on developing deep relationships with our clients by taking time to understand their goals in order to provide responsive, practical legal advice and aggressive advocacy.

Susan Maslow, a Partner and Co-founder of the law firm of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP will be a speaker at the April 20th DiCarlo-Court of International Trade CLE program at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law explaining the Model Contract Clauses that the American Bar Association Working Group has developed over the last 5 years and the growing body of global legislation requiring contract clauses to explicitly address modern slavery and human rights impacts in supply chains. Ms Maslow serves as Co-Chair of the Corporate Social Responsiblity Law Commitee of the ABA Business Law Section. 

For over 30 years, Ms. Maslow has concentrated her practice primarily in general corporate transactional work and finance documentation in the areas of Business Transactions, Business Law, Private Finance, Real Estate, Contracts, and Non-Profit Law. She has enjoyed assisting entrepreneurial individuals and privately-held companies in their efforts to structure and implement a great variety of business transactions, including stock and asset acquisitions, banking negotiations, mergers, secured and unsecured financing, real estate and business acquisitions and leases, capital arrangements for hospitals and other health care providers, distributorships, software services and license arrangements and business separations and dissolutions.  She is a member of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bar Associations.

Ms. Maslow can be reached at smaslow@ammlaw.com or 215.230.7500 ext. 119.