Jane M. Shields

Jane M. Shields

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Agricultural Law, Environment, Professional Malpractice, Commercial Law, Mediation
17 West Miner Street, West Chester, PA 19382

    About Jane M. Shields

    Practice Areas
    • Land Use & Zoning
    • Litigation
    • Agricultural Law
    • Environment
    • Professional Malpractice
    • Commercial Law
    • Mediation
    Education
    • Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Purdue University
      B.A.
      • Major: Political Science

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Pennsylvania, 1977
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1978
    • U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1978
    • U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1978
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
    • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    Other Affiliations
    • Chester County Bar Association
    • Chester County Bar Foundation (Fellow)
    • Pennsylvania Bar Association
    • Academy of Advocacy (Fellow)
    • Pennsylvania Counsel of Mediators (Member)
    • Association for Conflict Resolution
    • American Bar Association, Young Lawyer Division, Ad Hoc Committee on the Judiciary
    • Pennsylvania Bar Association, House of Delegates, Constitutional Review Commission and Chair of the Constitutional Review Commission Local Government Committee
    • Chester County Bar Association, Incorporator and Advisory Board
    Past Positions
    • Honorable Robert S. Gawthrop III of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Law Clerk

    Articles

    Published Works
    • Be Careful Where You Plant Trees and Shrubs
    • Mediation in the Workplace
    • Groundbreaking Construction Law Case
    • New Law on Disposal of Tenant Junk
    • OSHA Overhauls Hazard Communication Standard
    • Fiscal Cliff Deal Spawns Renewal of Conservation Easement Incentives
    • Hard bargaining – or bribery?
    • Email and Instant Communication: Where Manners Pay Off

    Office Info

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    Jane M. Shields
    Phone:
    (610) 436-0100
    Website:
    https://www.macelree.com/
    Address:
    17 West Miner Street, West Chester, PA 19382
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