“If you had to refer a family member or friend to another lawyer, who among your colleagues would you recommend?"
This is the question that was posed to area lawyers to determine who deserves the distinction of Select Lawyer™ status. Lawyers were asked to consider reputation within the community and among colleagues and peers, quality of services provided, experience, educational background and continuing educational endeavors, and utilization of best-practice procedures and techniques.
Nominees consisted of lawyers listed with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, allowing virtually every area lawyer in the region the opportunity to participate. Once the nominations were completed, an independent market research firm, Polk-Lepson Research Group of York, Pennsylvania, compiled the responses and tabulated the results of Select Lawyers™.
Once our Select Lawyers™ list was finalized, the lawyers receiving the honor were checked against The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to ensure the nominees were in good standing.
There are many outstanding lawyers who are not included on this list. A lawyer’s inclusion on the Select Lawyers™ list is based on the judgments of his or her fellow lawyers as a peer review. We feel the Select Lawyers™ program is an outstanding directory of highly regarded lawyers in Berks County.
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John W. Roland
Labor & Employment Law
Mr. Roland, a partner of Roland Stock, LLC, focuses his practice on labor and employment law, defending clients in court and before administrative agencies and advising on compliance issues. In addition, Mr. Roland has represented clients in various matters including reviewing and preparing contracts, business acquisitions, employment agreements and real estate matters.
Edwin Lewis Stock
General Civil Litigation
Edwin L. Stock is a partner with Roland Stock. He focuses his practice on personal injury and general civil litigation, business law, real estate law and municipal law, with particular expertise in health care litigation and real estate assessment matters. He is adept at helping clients solve complex problems.
Robert R. Kreitz
Elder Law
Roland Stock Partner Robert R. Kreitz focuses his practice on estate planning, estate administration and elder law. A former Solicitor to the Register of Wills of Berks County, Mr. Kreitz lectures frequently on these matters for church groups, civil groups, non-profits and legal organizations, including the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.
Victoria Gallen Schutt
Elder Law
Ms. Schutt has been practicing for nineteen years focusing her practice in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, Orphans’ Court litigation and elder law. She is a member of the Berks County Bar Association, Estate Planning/Elder Law Section, Orphans’ Court Rules Committee and the Berks County Estate Planning Council.
Dawn Palange & Ann Endres
Family Law
Palange & Endres, P.C., provides compassionate representation to family law clients throughout Central Pennsylvania. The firm partners, Dawn Palange and Ann Endres, share more than 40 years of experience in assisting their clients in a wide range of legal issues including divorce, equitable distribution, custody, support, adoption, estate planning and estate administration. As experienced family law attorneys, they not only have the knowledge and experience, but also the compassion that is required for sensitive family law concerns. They make every effort to resolve your issue as amicably as possible, which is better for the entire family, but also understand that sometimes this is not possible. In those cases, the firm’s attorneys will zealously fight for your rights in the courtroom.
Ronald Cirba, Esquire
Personal Injury Law
Ronald Cirba, Esquire, practices personal injury law, is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and has recovered more than $35 million for his injured clients over the past 20 years. Ron was identified as a “Person to Watch” in the Berks Profile edition of the Reading Eagle and was described as “ambitious, reasonable, determined and watchful of the best interests of his clients.”
“Even though many people feel that plaintiffs are trying to hit the lottery, I have found that most injured clients simply want to be treated fairly, reasonably and with dignity by the insurance companies,” says Cirba.
Robert J. Kirwan II, Esquire
Criminal Law
Mr. Kirwan is one of Pennsylvania’s top criminal defense attorneys with an extensive record of “not guilty” verdicts in major criminal trials. He is Death Penalty Certified, defending high profile clients accused of murder. Mr. Kirwan is rated a perfect 10.0 by AVVO, an independent lawyer review service. His credentials, client reviews and recent case history can be found at www.avvo.com.
“Early in my career I was trained as a government prosecutor. I am using that experience and 20 years as a criminal defense lawyer to protect the rights and reputation of my clients. I provide an aggressive legal defense for my clients and sound personal advice in dealing with all of the additional problems associated with being accused of a criminal offense and being involved in the criminal justice system.”
