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Marlyn F. Smith 
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Of Counsel
phone (610) 275-0700
fax (610) 275-5290
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Mr. Smith practices in the areas of estate planning, probate law, and real estate law. He is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar Associations, and their Probate Law Sections.

Professionally, Mr. Smith has served as Chairman of the following Montgomery Bar Association and Chairman of the following committees: Orphans' Court Rules, Judiciary, Legal Aid and Junior Bar.   He served as solicitor to the Bryn Athyn Borough Authority, the Upper Gwynedd Township Authority, the Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority, and for the Borough of Jenkintown.  He served on the Board of Directors of The Academy of the New Church and Chaired its Legal Advisory Committee, as a Trustee of the Bryn Athyn Church, as a Director and Secretary of the Swedenborg Foundation, and as a volunteer on numerous other civic organization boards and committees.  Mr. Smith's years of service to his community was recognized with the prestigious Glencairn Foundation Award in 2001.

Mr. Smith is now Of Counsel to High Swartz LLP. He was the firm's first Managing Partner from 1978 to 1993, and a Partner until early 2004. Earlier in his career, he served as Law Clerk to Judge George C. Corson of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.

Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning
Probate Law
Real Estate Law
Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1955
Education:
University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954
LL.B.


University of Pennsylvania, Philapdelphia, PA, 1951
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major:  English


Representative Cases:
Upper Gwynedd Township v. Roth, 536 A.2d. 875 (Pa.Cmwlth. 1988)
Representative Clients:
Bryn Athyn Borough School District
Honors and Awards:
Glencairn Foundation Award


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Academy of the New Church Alumni Association, 1959 - 1965
President


Academy of the New Church, 1987 - 2000
Board of Directors


Swedenborg Foundation, 1993 - Present
Board of Directors


Swedenborg Foundation, 2000 - Present
Secretary


Visiting Nurse Association of Eastern Montgomery County
Past Board Member


VNA-Community Services, Inc.
Past Board Member


VNA-Community Services, Inc.
Past Vice President


Bryn Athyn Church
Board of Trustees


American Bar Association, Real Estate and Probate Section
Member


Pennsylvania Bar Association, Real Estate and Probate Section
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Hon. George C. Corson, Law Clerk, 1954 - 1956


High, Swartz, Roberts & Seidel, LLP, Managing Partner, 1978 - 1993


Pro Bono Activities:
Chair, Montgomery Bar Association, Legal Aid Committee
Fraternities/Sororities:
Theta Chi
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Office Location

High Swartz LLP
40 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19404

Phone: 610-275-0700
Fax: 610-275-5290
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