Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. High's career-long practice in the field of Municipal Law has entailed extensive experience in legislative drafting, subdivision and land development, zoning litigation, public employment issues, local taxation, public contracting, and the law of easements and rights of way. Mr. High lectures regularly on issues pertaining to municipal liability, particularly regarding the maintenance of the Urban Forest, a subject on which he has lectured nationally.

Mr. High also practices in the area of estate planning and administration, particularly in the administration of complex estates, the creation and administration of trusts, and representation in Orphan's Court litigation.

Professionally, Mr. High has served as Chairman of the Municipal Law and the Judiciary Committees of the Montgomery Bar Association and as a member of the House of Delegates of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. From 1968 to 1969, he was an Assistant District Attorney for Montgomery County.

Service to the community has been a life-long commitment of Mr. High. He has for many years served as a trustee of Abington Memorial Hospital, as an elder of Abington Presbyterian Church, and on the boards and as a volunteer for numerous other civic organizations. Additionally, Mr. High served in the Army and achieved the rank of Captain in the Army Reserve.

Areas of Practice

• Municipal Law
• Land Use Law
• Litigation
• Probate Law
• Estate Planning
• Orphans Court Litigation

Representative Clients

• Lower Merion Township
• Upper Dublin Township

Representative Cases

• Belber v. Lower Merion Township, 639 A.2d 1325 (PA.Cmwlth 1994)
• Township of Lower Merion v. Q.E.D. Inc., 762 A. 2d 779 (PA. Cmwlth 2000)
• Montgomery Crossing Assoc. v. Lower Gwymedd Township, 758 A. 2d 285 (PA. Cmwlth 2000)

West Practice Categories

State, Local & Municipal Law, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation & Appeals, Probate & Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1965
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1967

Classes and Seminars

• Municipal Law Colloquium, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1999 - 2001
• Urban Forest Liability Issues, Pennsylvania State University Extension School, 1994 - 2001

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1965
  LL.B.
• Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1962
  B.A.
  Major: History

Address

40 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19404

Phones

610-275-0700

Faxes

610-275-5290

Emails

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Websites

http://www.highswartz.com