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Jon S. Robins is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Jon S. practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Jon S. Robins since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jon S. Robins is held by other lawyers.

Jerald David August is a nationally recognized tax lawyer who advises clients on income tax matters, including international taxation of U.S. businesses and U.S. taxation of businesses and investors. In many instances he works with corporate and real estate counsel on selecting the proper entity in which to engage in domestic or foreign business or investment operations. He has been involved in structuring as well as negotiating merger and acquisitions, both taxable and non-taxable, joint ven...

John J. McAleese III is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Environmental. John J. practices law in Radnor, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized John J. McAleese III since 2003. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which John J. McAleese III is held by other lawyers.

For more than 40 years, Bernard Smalley, Sr. has devoted his legal career to advocating on behalf of victims of corporate or professional negligence. He has secured for his client’s scores of seven-figure recoveries through his combination of intellect, perceptiveness, and warmth. As a young man, Mr. Smalley cut hair in his father’s West Philadelphia barber shop, where he met William H. Hastie, the first African-American to become Chief Judge of a Federal Court of Appeals in the U...

With a national reputation only exceeded by his regional stature, Steven L. Sugarman is widely considered the premier practitioner of community association law in Pennsylvania. Steve was the founding principal of the esteemed community association law firm, Steven L. Sugarman & Associates, and its merger with Gawthrop Greenwood in August 2023 created one of the largest law firms supporting homeowners associations (HOAs), planned communities, condominium associations and cooperatives in Pe...

Jay regularly represents clients in all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation matters and related fiduciary and tax concerns. Jay has extensive experience with qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans. He represents clients before the IRS, the Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. He has extensive experience handling the employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions, the fiduciary issues pertaining to plan assets, and other comm...

Nancy B. G. Lassen is a partner in the Philadelphia office of Willig, Williams & Davidson. Nan has focused her practice on labor law at WWD since 1984. Nan grew up in Detroit, MI in a family with strong ties to labor. Her father (a disabled veteran) was a Teamster. Her mother was a UAW member. And her grandfather was a Steelworker. Nan herself has been a tireless and courageous advocate for working men and women for decades. Working in industry since age 15, including on a Chrysler assemb...

Shelley R. Smith is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Shelley R. practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Shelley R. Smith since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Shelley R. Smith is held by other lawyers.

At Curtin & Heefner, LLP, Shauna’s work encompasses all aspects of divorce and family law. She is experienced in all issues surrounding the complexities of a divorce, including equitable distribution, custody, spousal support, child support, protection from abuse and settlement agreements. To her clients, she is known for compassion and understanding; in her work, she is an effective, skilled negotiator. Her trial skills are bolstered by a background in civil litigation and, before ...

Emily Ashe is an associate in the firm’s Mass Tort Department. She concentrates her practice on defective medical devices, pharmaceutical drug cases and vaccine injury lawsuits .