Marc D. Jonas Email & Phone Number

Marc Jonas was just named 2023 Lawyer Of The year for Litigation - Land Use and Zoning in the Philadelphia area by Best Lawyers in America®, a repeat of this notable peer recognition in 2021 and 2018.He has been selected for inclusion in Real Estate/Land Use law by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2014 - present; selected by peers for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine, 2004 – present; and rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell. Marc is co-chair of the firm's Land Use and Zoning practice group. He has distinguished experience in real estate, land use, municipal law, and zoning matters, representing individuals, businesses, institutions, non-profit organizations and municipalities. In his extensive career, Marc has appeared as counsel in Pennsylvania state and federal courts in matters involving land use and real estate law.Marc’s diverse practice has included the representation of developers of residential, commercial, institutional, and religious land uses. He has represented neighbors concerned about the impacts of certain proposed land uses. He has successfully obtained land use approvals despite significant local opposition. His experience and credentials have motivated other attorneys to retain Marc as an expert witness in an assortment of legal matters, ranging from condemnation to family law. Marc serves as Solicitor to the Zoning Hearing Boards of Towamencin, Upper Merion and Lower Salford Townships. He has been qualified as an expert witness in zoning law in the Courts of Common Pleas of Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties and provided an expert opinion in a federal case arising out of Philadelphia. He has published articles in various professional publications.He is the former chair of the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Planning Commission. Marc began his legal career as law clerk for President Judge James S. Bowman of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Air Force Reserve.

Listed skills include Municipal Law, Zoning, Appeals, Litigation, and 16 others.