Jonathan H. Spergel

Jonathan H. Spergel

Bala Cynwyd, PA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007
Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP

13 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Environmental Law

Biography

Jonathan Spergel is the immediate past managing partner of Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, the environmental and energy law firm with which he started his legal career in 1993. He handles a wide variety of environmental legal issues, including the environmental aspects of commercial transactions and brownfields sites, environmental insurance procurement and coverage issues, public funding opportunities, regulatory compliance counseling, and litigation for commercial, industrial, residential, and individual clients. From September 2001 to February 2003, Jonathan served as general counsel of O'Neill Properties, a regional real estate development company that focused on the redevelopment of brownfield sites.

Jonathan has authored a number of articles on environmental issues and frequently lectures for various groups and organizations. He graduated with distinction from Stanford University and received his juris doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude.

Jonathan is very involved in the community serving on the boards of the City Avenue Special Services District and Legacy Youth Tennis and Education. He is also the chairman of the board of the Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority. He served on the board of the Lower Merion Conservancy for nearly a decade, and previously served on the Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation Board.

Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP

13 Best Lawyers awards

Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP logo

Overview

  • University of Pennsylvania, J.D., graduated 1993
  • Stanford University, BA, graduated 1988

  • Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey, New Jersey

  • City Avenue Special Services District - Board Member, since 2012
  • International Council of Shopping Centers - Environmental Law Committee
  • Legacy Youth Tennis and Education (formerly Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center) - Board Member, since 2012; Chair, 2022
  • Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority - Board since 2006; Chair, since 2013
  • Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey, New Jersey
  • City Avenue Special Services District - Board Member, since 2012
  • International Council of Shopping Centers - Environmental Law Committee
  • Legacy Youth Tennis and Education (formerly Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center) - Board Member, since 2012; Chair, 2022
  • Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority - Board since 2006; Chair, since 2013
  • University of Pennsylvania, J.D., graduated 1993
  • Stanford University, BA, graduated 1988

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Environmental Law
Awards:
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyer listing (environmental law and litigation) since 2011
  • Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business listing (environmental law), since 2006
  • The Best Lawyers® in America listing (environmental law), since 2007

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