Colliton, Janet M

Current Employment Position(s)

Owner

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Elder Law
• Estate Planning
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Trusts
• Wills

Representative Cases

• Appeal of Exton Development, Ltd., 494 A.2d 34 (Pa.Cmwlth. 1985)
• Chester County v. Herdeg, 539 A.2d 486 (Pa.Cmwlth. 1988)
• In re Vacancy in Salisbury Borough Council, 1984 WL 2213 (Pa.Com.Pl. 1984)

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1977

Certification/Specialties

• Evaluator, Pennsylvania State Board of Real Estate Appraisers, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO), 1991 - Present (Associate Member)
• Assessors Association of Pennsylvania (AAP), 1982 - Present (Member)
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), 1991 - Present (Associate Member)
• Community Association Institute (CAI), 1994 - Present (Associate Member)
• Assessment Rules Committee, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1994 - Present (Member)
• Borough of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1992 - Present (Councilperson)
• Borough of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1992 - Present (Chairman, Budget & Finance Committee)
• Solid Waste Task Force, Chester County, Pennsylvania (Predecessor to, 1983 - 1984 (Chester County Solid Waste Authority), Legal Liaison)

Classes and Seminars

• Reassessment, Acts 319 & 515 & Conservation Easements, Brandywine Conservancy, 1994
• Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeals, Chester County Bar Association, 1994
• Legal & Financial Issues of Farmland Preservation, Brandywine Conservancy, 1990
• Real Estate Taxes and Assessments, Chester County Realtor/Lawyer Committee, 1988 - 1993

Pro Bono Activities

• Aids Law Project of Pennsylvania, 1991 - Present
• Counsel, YWCA of Greater West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1989 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Chester County Board of Assessment Appeals, Solicitor, 1982 - 1988
• Chester County, First Assistant Solicitor, 1981 - 1988
• Hope, Portnoff & Grant Ltd., Associate Attorney, 1978 - 1981
• Harvey, Pennington, Herting & Renneisen, Ltd., Associate Attorney, 1977 - 1978

Education

• Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1977
  J.D.
• Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1969
  B.A.

Published Works

• Column, Philadelphia Business Journal, 1993

Address

790 E. Market St.
Suite 250
West Chester, PA 19382

Phones

(610) 436-6674

Faxes

(610) 738-9305

Emails

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Websites

http://www.collitonlaw.com