Joseph McGrory, Jr. Named Montco Solicitor

LANSDALE, Pa. (January 12, 2012) - Joseph McGrory, Jr. has been appointed Solicitor of Upper Merion Township. Joe is currently the Township Solicitor for Limerick Township, Douglass (Berks) Township and West Conshohocken Borough. He is also the Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor for Plymouth Township and Upper Merion Township (in that position for the last 17 years). He has been responsible for over 1000 municipal meetings locally.

Joe is Chairman of the Municipal Law Department at Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell and Lupin. He has over 25 years experience handling zoning, subdivision, land development and municipal law matters. He has represented many townships in the past and he is currently special counsel to townships for difficult or complex cases. In the land use area, Joe has significant experience in cases involving power plants, quarries, mobile home parks, high rise complexes, a 2,000 unit complex, billboards, a trash to energy plant and many other difficult land use cases. A past chairman of the Montgomery Bar Association Real Estate Committee, Joe has also served on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Bar Association. A graduate of Delaware Law School, (J.D. 1983), Joe received his undergraduate degree from Villanova University (B.S. 1980).

Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin is one of the leading law firms in Eastern Pennsylvania providing legal counsel to businesses, municipalities and individuals in such areas as business law, litigation, real estate matters, municipal law, trusts and estates, family law, criminal law and personal injury matters. The firm’s singular focus is on achieving the best possible result for its clients.