First and second class townships · Boroughs · Municipal authorities
Counsel to Pennsylvania local governments.
Murphy Maddren Ltd. advises local governing bodies and authorities in Delaware County and southeastern Pennsylvania on the day-to-day legal work of running a municipality, from the public meeting agenda to the land development approval.
Practice
Municipal law, exclusively.
The practice is devoted to representing public bodies. Typical engagements include:
Solicitor services
Attendance at public meetings, legal review of agenda items, and ongoing advice to elected officials and staff.
Ordinances and resolutions
Drafting, advertising and adoption of ordinances, resolutions and code amendments.
Land use and development
Subdivision and land development review, approval resolutions with conditions, and zoning matters under the MPC.
Municipal authorities
General counsel to water, sewer and other authorities organized under the Municipality Authorities Act.
Open meetings and records
Sunshine Act compliance and Right-to-Know Law requests and appeals.
Contracts and procurement
Public bidding, professional services agreements, intermunicipal agreements and leases.
Attorney
Michael L. Maddren
Principal
Michael Maddren has practiced law in Pennsylvania since 1999 and leads Murphy Maddren Ltd.'s municipal practice, representing first and second class townships and municipal authorities in Delaware County and the surrounding region.
- Education
- J.D., cum laude, Washington and Lee University School of Law 1999
B.A., Rutgers University 1996 - Admitted
- Pennsylvania 1999
New Jersey 2000 - mike@murphymaddren.com
- In memoriam
- Frank G. Murphy 1962–2024
Contact
Reach the office
Office
6 Dickinson Drive, Bldg. 100, Suite 115
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone
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