Of Counsel
phone 610-679-9588
fax 610-275-5290
email msmith@highswartz.com

Marlyn F. Smith has been practicing estate planning, probate law and real estate law at High Swartz LLP for more than 50 years. He was the firm’s first Managing Partner from 1978 to 1993, and a Partner of the firm until early 2004. He has a distinguished career of service to the Bar, having served as Chairman of numerous committees and sections throughout the years. He also has served as Solicitor to many regional borough and township authorities.

Areas of Practice:
Estates, Trusts and Elder Law
Estate Planning
Will & Trust Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 1955
• Montgomery County Common Pleas and Orphans Court, 1956

Education:

• University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1954
• University of Pennsylvania, B.A., with Honors, 1951

Noteworthy Cases:

• Upper Gwynnedd Township v. Roth

Professional Affiliations & Honors:

• 2001 Recipient of the Glencairn Foundation Award, for service to the community
• American Bar Association, member Probate Law and Real Estate sections
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, member Probate Law and Real Estate sections
• Montgomery Bar Association
  Director
  Chairman of the Orphans’ Court Rules Committee
  Chairman of the Judiciary
  Chairman of Legal Aid
  Chairman of Junior Bar
• Bryn Athyn Borough Authority, Solicitor
• Upper Gwynedd Township Authority, Solicitor
• Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority, Solicitor
• Borough of Jenkintown, Solicitor

Civic & Community Activities:

• Bryn Athyn Church, Board of Trustees
• Swedenborg Foundation, Current President, Past Secretary and member of the Board of Directors
• Visiting Nurse Association of Eastern Montgomery County, former Board Member
• VNA-Community Services, Inc., former Vice President and Board Member
• Academy of the New Church, Board of Directors, 1987 - 2000