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Smith, Marlyn F.
High Swartz LLP
40 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19404
Phone: 610-275-0700
Fax: 610-275-5290
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Of Counsel
Lawyer Overview
Mr. Smith practices in the areas of estate planning, probate law, and real estate law. He is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar Associations, and their Probate Law Sections.
Professionally, Mr. Smith has served as Chairman of the following Montgomery Bar Association and Chairman of the following committees: Orphans' Court Rules, Judiciary, Legal Aid and Junior Bar. He served as solicitor to the Bryn Athyn Borough Authority, the Upper Gwynedd Township Authority, the Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority, and for the Borough of Jenkintown. He served on the Board of Directors of The Academy of the New Church and Chaired its Legal Advisory Committee, as a Trustee of the Bryn Athyn Church, as a Director and Secretary of the Swedenborg Foundation, and as a volunteer on numerous other civic organization boards and committees. Mr. Smith's years of service to his community was recognized with the prestigious Glencairn Foundation Award in 2001.
Mr. Smith is now Of Counsel to High Swartz LLP. He was the firm's first Managing Partner from 1978 to 1993, and a Partner until early 2004. Earlier in his career, he served as Law Clerk to Judge George C. Corson of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Probate Law
- Real Estate Law
Representative Clients
- Bryn Athyn Borough School District
Representative Cases
West Practice Categories
Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1955
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Academy of the New Church Alumni Association, 1959 - 1965 (President)
- Academy of the New Church, 1987 - 2000 (Board of Directors)
- Swedenborg Foundation, 1993 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Swedenborg Foundation, 2000 - Present (Secretary)
- Visiting Nurse Association of Eastern Montgomery County (Past Board Member)
- VNA-Community Services, Inc. (Past Board Member)
- VNA-Community Services, Inc. (Past Vice President)
- Bryn Athyn Church (Board of Trustees)
- American Bar Association, Real Estate and Probate Section (Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Real Estate and Probate Section (Member)
Honors and Awards
- Glencairn Foundation Award
Pro Bono Activities
- Chair, Montgomery Bar Association, Legal Aid Committee
Past Employment Positions
- Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Hon. George C. Corson, Law Clerk, 1954 - 1956
- High, Swartz, Roberts & Seidel, LLP, Managing Partner, 1978 - 1993
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1954
LL.B. - University of Pennsylvania, Philapdelphia, PA,
1951
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major: English
Fraternities/Sororities
- Theta Chi
Office Information
Address
40 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19404
Phones
610-275-0700
Faxes
610-275-5290