Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  Amanda Grant leads the firm’s family law practice. She has helped clients with legal issues relating to domestic and family law, including but not limited to child custody, child support, custody relocation, custody modification, grandparents’ custody rights, and protection from abuse. Amanda aims to guide her clients through difficult times in a compassionate, yet honest manner, to achieve the best possible results. Additionally, Amanda also practices in creditor’s rights litigation and general litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Amanda worked in Florida where she represented institutional lenders, with a focus in residential mortgage foreclosures. Over the course of her eight-year tenure, she recovered millions for her clients.
• Child Custody and Visitation
• Paternity

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  UNRUH TURNER BURKE & FREES was founded in 1990 with the mission of providing its clients with the highest quality legal services, and that mission continues to this day. Starting with only 4 lawyers focusing on real estate, land use, business, municipal and school law, the Firm has increased to 19 lawyers, expanding its practice areas to include representation of businesses and entrepreneurs, governmental entities, financial institutions, non-profit organizations, and individuals in areas that encompass sophisticated commercial and creditor’s rights litigation, commercial transactions, estate and trust planning and administration, business law, labor and employment law, municipal and school law, sophisticated real estate transactions, taxation, and zoning and land use, as well as other areas.
• Business Transactions
  Business Transactions One of our most significant practice areas is the representation of closely-held businesses. Unruh Turner Burke & Frees provides a wide range of services to for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  At UNRUH TURNER BURKE & FREES our attorneys have extensive experience representing businesses, individuals, institutions and governmental entities with a variety of legal issues. Our business and real estate lawyers represent clients in real estate matters, business transactions, business organization and planning, contracts, leasing, and tax assessment appeals. The lawyers in our Zoning and Land Use department and Municipal and School Law departments have a long history representing developers, property owners, municipalities, school districts, zoning hearing boards and planning commissions in the community. Our Elder Law and trust, estate and wealth preservation attorneys focus on helping individuals and families with estate planning, estate and trust administration, protection of heirs from divorce and lawsuits, and Elder Law and nursing home protection. The lawyers in our Litigation department bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to all types of commercial litigation as well as consumer related matters. And, our family law department guides and represents individuals going through separation, divorce and other domestic matters. This combination of experienced legal talent enables us to serve the diverse legal needs of our clients in an increasingly complex and challenging legal landscape. Each of our lawyers strives for excellence by practicing primarily within limited practice areas, constantly honing his or her legal expertise and refining the knowledge and skills essential to successful representation of our clients.
• Construction Litigation
  Our first rate Litigation Group is staffed by experienced attorneys who provide aggressive advocacy in responding to clients’ needs and are poised to handle a wide variety of sophisticated commercial and consumer related matters.  The Firm has experience handling disputes in the following areas: Creditors’ Rights in Bankruptcy Creditor’s Rights/Workout Commercial Lease Disputes Construction Claims …
• Real Estate Transactions
  Unruh Turner Burke & Frees is a full service law firm. Our practice areas range include commercial litigation, commercial transactions, creditors’ rights, estate and trust planning and administration, general business representation, labor and employment law, municipal and school law, real estate transactions, taxation, and zoning and land use law. In addition, attorneys in the firm provide a broad range of services in administrative law and other civil litigation.
• Eminent Domain
  Our governmental law practice in Chester County augments the in-house legal capabilities of county government by providing counsel in a variety of specialized areas. Drawing on our depth of experience in diverse areas such as real estate, land use, eminent domain, and public finance, our governmental law attorneys counsel county government and its agencies on …
• Land Use and Zoning
  Unruh Turner Burke & Frees (UTBF) was honored to be named among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms in America” again for 2023. The firm earned a National “Tier 1” ranking in Land Use and Zoning Law for the second year in a row; a Metropolitan “Tier 1” ranking for Philadelphia …

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  “I have been working with Unruh Turner Burke & Frees for many years. They have provided legal counsel in the areas of Estate Planning, Land Use, Litigation and Real Estate. In every one of those areas I have been blessed with great advice that has stood the test of time. In addition I believe I can also consider them my friends.”
• Trusts
  Our experienced trust and estate lawyers offer a range of services designed to make estate and trust administration simple and effective. These services include assistance in the filing of Federal Estate and Gift Tax Returns, and Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Returns. We also work with the client’s tax advisors, or obtain the services of tax advisors, …

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
• Tax Law
  Our Firm’s team of trust, estate and wealth preservation attorneys guide clients through the process of trust and estate planning as well as more sophisticated asset protection and federal estate tax planning strategies. We also represent corporate and individual fiduciaries including guardians, executors and trustees and assist them in handling all aspects of estate and …