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Bruce A. Nicholson
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Practice Areas:
- Real Property
- Elder Law
- Wills and Estate Planning and Administration
- Business Law
- Estate and Trust Settlement
Biography
Bruce is a partner at Duffy North. Bruce is an experienced attorney with more than four decades practicing law and has an extensive background in the areas of real property, zoning and land development, elder law, wills and estate planning, business law and estate and trust settlement. Bruce is the former Solicitor for the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Montgomery, having served in that role from 1993-2004.
He has had the pleasure of representing many businesses, individuals and families over the course of his career.
EDUCATION
After attending Penn Charter High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bruce graduated from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Government. Bruce received his law degree, cum laude, from Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts.
VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY WORK
Bruce is an avid presence in the communities where he lives and works. Bruce is a past chair of the YMCA branch in Hatboro, a founding member and past chair of Main Street Hatboro. He has served on the Vestry for his Church, District Chair for the Boy Scouts of America, and President of his Yacht Club. He has been elected to and served on Borough Council in Hatboro.
NEWS
Bruce appeared in the Pennsylvania's Legal Leaders special advertising supplement distributed in the January 31, 2013 editions of The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Legal Intelligencer and The Wall Street Journal
http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/marketing/Pennsylvania_TRL.pdf
PERSONAL
Bruce was raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and he and his lovely wife of 41 years, Linda, reside in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. They are the proud parents of two children, Jessica, a medical doctor and Bart, an engineer. When they are not sailing small boats competitively, you'll find them biking the Schulkyll Trail, the Perkiomen Trail or throughout Pennypack Park.
Education
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1975
- Honors: cum laude
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- B.A. - 1971
- Major: Government
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1975
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Professional Associations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Montgomery County Bar Association, Member
Pro-Bono Activities
- Past Chair of the YMCA Branch, Hatboro
- Founding Member and Past Chair, Main Street Hatboro
- District Chair, Boy Scouts of America
- Borough Council, Hatboro
Representative Clients
- Redevelopment Authority of the County of Montgomery
References
- First American Title Insurance Company
- Redevelopment Authority of the County of Montgomery
Honors
- AV® Preeminent® Rating from his peers – Martindale-Hubbell® Lawyer Ratings
Current Employment Position
- Partner