High Swartz LLP

High Swartz LLP is a full-service law firm representing corporations, closely held and family-owned businesses, municipalities, nonprofits, and individuals across Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. With offices in Norristown, Doylestown, Wayne, and Feasterville, the firm serves clients throughout Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, and Chester Counties and the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area.

The firm’s attorneys provide counsel in core practice areas including business formation and governance, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, municipal, land use and zoning matters, commercial and real estate litigation, and property development.

Founded in 1914, High Swartz LLP is among the region’s longest-standing law firms. For more than a century, it has combined regional roots with a practical, results-driven approach, guiding clients from startups to national corporations and local townships to nonprofit organizations. The firm remains committed to responsive service and effective solutions that help clients resolve disputes, grow their businesses, and achieve long-term goals.

High Swartz LLP provides legal representation and advice across a wide range of matters, from routine transactions to complex litigation. Our attorneys counsel individuals, businesses, and public entities in the following key areas:

High Swartz LLP represents entrepreneurs, privately held companies, and nonprofit organizations in a wide range of transactional and operational matters.

• Business formation (LLCs, corporations, partnerships, nonprofits)
• Corporate governance and shareholder agreements
• Mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, and transactions
• Financing, investment, and capital structuring
• Employment contracts, compensation plans, and executive agreements
• Business litigation in contract, partnership, and ownership disputes

The firm’s litigators represent plaintiffs and defendants in civil disputes in state, federal, and administrative forums.

• Business and commercial litigation
• Construction claims and professional liability disputes
• Personal injury and wrongful death cases
• Employment and contract enforcement litigation
• Representation in trials, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings
• Risk management and dispute resolution strategy for businesses and individuals

High Swartz serves as solicitor and special counsel to boroughs, townships, zoning boards, and authorities throughout Pennsylvania.

• Comprehensive solicitor services and public sector representation
• Land use, zoning, and subdivision approvals
• Public bidding, procurement, and municipal contract law
• Ordinance drafting and code enforcement
• Sunshine Act, Right-to-Know Law, and Ethics Act compliance
• Bond counsel services and infrastructure-related matters
• Litigation involving zoning appeals, enforcement, and employment

The firm advises buyers, sellers, investors, lenders, and developers in complex real estate transactions and development matters.

• Real estate purchases, sales, and financing
• Negotiation and drafting of commercial lease agreements
• Affordable Housing and Community Development
• Structuring and advising on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) developments
• Zoning, land development, and entitlement approvals
• Commercial real estate tax assessment appeals, including valuation challenges, exemptions, and negotiations with county assessment boards
• Construction agreements and environmental due diligence
• Eminent domain and condemnation representation
• Settlements, title review, and tax issues

The firm defends employers and insurers in workers’ compensation claims, with particular experience in representing municipalities and public entities.

• Workers’ compensation claim defense and litigation
• Settlement negotiations and structured agreements
• Representation of uninsured employers
• Appeals before administrative law judges and Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board

High Swartz LLP attorneys represent individuals in complex and sensitive family law matters across Southeastern Pennsylvania.

• Divorce and equitable distribution of assets
• High-net-worth divorce matters involving business valuation, complex assets, retirement accounts, and financial planning considerations
• Child custody, visitation, and support
• Spousal support and alimony
• Advocacy in grandparent rights, custody, and visitation matters
• Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
• Protection from Abuse (PFA) orders
• Guardianships, adoptions, and juvenile law matters

The firm offers neutral and party-side ADR services across commercial, family, and civil disputes.

• Mediation for business, contract, and family law disputes
• Arbitration under AAA and private rules
• Court-ordered and private facilitation
• Counsel to clients in structured ADR settings
• Settlement-focused representation and strategic planning

The employment law team advises public and private employers on workplace compliance, litigation risk, and personnel management.

• Employee discipline, investigations, and workplace policy review
• Employment discrimination and harassment claims
• Non-compete, severance, and executive contract drafting
• FMLA, wage-and-hour, ADA, and EEOC compliance
• Representation in civil service, PHRC, and federal claims
• Employer-side litigation defense and risk management

High Swartz provides regulatory and strategic guidance on environmental risk and compliance across real estate, development, and industrial matters.

• Environmental audits and compliance review
• Brownfield redevelopment and site remediation
• Crisis management and contamination response
• Construction-related permitting and planning
• Environmental due diligence in transactions
• Representation in enforcement and regulatory proceedings

The firm counsels individuals and families on all aspects of lifetime planning and post-death administration.

• Wills, trusts, and powers of attorney
• Comprehensive estate planning and asset protection
• Probate and estate administration across Pennsylvania counties
• Orphans’ Court litigation including will contests and fiduciary disputes
• Guardianship petitions for minors and incapacitated adults
• Coordination with financial planners and tax professionals

The firm supports individuals, families, and employers in navigating the U.S. immigration system.

• Immigration strategy for corporate HR and compliance teams
• Employment-based visas and sponsorship
• Citizenship and naturalization applications
• Family-based and fiancé(e) visas
• Adjustment of status and green card applications
• Legal permanent resident guidance

High Swartz represents injured individuals and families in recovering compensation for physical and emotional harm.

• Auto, truck, and motorcycle accidents
• Premises liability, slip and fall, and negligent security
• Dog bites and animal-related injuries
• Wrongful death claims and survivor benefits
• Insurance negotiations and settlement advocacy
• Trial-ready representation in complex injury litigation

High Swartz LLP maintains offices across Southeastern Pennsylvania, strategically located in Montgomery, Bucks, and Delaware Counties. Our attorneys practice in state and federal courts throughout Pennsylvania, the Mid-Atlantic, and nationally.

Norristown (Montgomery County) – 40 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401 | (610) 275-0700 | [email protected]

Doylestown (Bucks County) – 116 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901 | (215) 345-8888 | [email protected]

Feasterville (Bucks County) – 412 E Street Road, Feasterville, PA 19053 | (215) 354-1100 | [email protected]

Wayne (Delaware County) – 200 Eagle Road, Suite 218, Wayne, PA 19087 | (610) 975-4468 | [email protected]