Jane M. Shields
Work in MacElree Harvey, Ltd.
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 UniversityB.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
Other Colleagues
- Partner50 years of experienceAgricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Child Custody, Contracts, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Debtor & Creditor, Family Law, Elder Law, Eminent Domain, Employment, Environment, Estate Planning, Land Use & Zoning, Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate
- 27 years of experienceAgricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Child Custody, Contracts, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Debtor & Creditor, Family Law, Elder Law, Eminent Domain, Employment, Environment, Estate Planning, Land Use & Zoning, Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate
- AssociateAgricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Child Custody, Contracts, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Debtor & Creditor, Family Law, Elder Law, Eminent Domain, Employment, Environment, Estate Planning, Land Use & Zoning, Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate
- PartnerAgricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Child Custody, Contracts, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Debtor & Creditor, Family Law, Elder Law, Eminent Domain, Employment, Environment, Estate Planning, Land Use & Zoning, Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate
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- Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation
- Agricultural Law
- Environment
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