William Kerr, a Partner in High Swartz’s Norristown, PA office, has been recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the 2018 Best of the Bar Honorees for his work in Real Estate.
The Best of the Bar Awards annually recognizes a lawyer’s professional work, with this year’s awards focused from June, 30 2017 to present. Attorneys are judged based on the quality of achievement, which includes the business and/or legal significance, size of the result, and the impact of their work.
Mr. Kerr is a real estate lawyer in Norristown, PA—a Philadelphia suburb—with more than 23 years of experience in real estate law. Mr. Kerr’s real estate practice focuses on zoning, land use and land development, real estate taxation, real estate transactions, title issues, code compliance, and eminent domain. He has particular expertise in the affordable housing industry, including tax assessment issues related to affordable housing properties.
Mr. Kerr was part of the affordable housing industry group that effectively pursued an amendment to Pennsylvania’s assessment law as it affects affordable housing.
Mr. Kerr’s clients consist of developers, property managers and property owners of properties ranging from a single or multi-family residential home to hotels, shopping centers, commercial and airport properties, and much more.
A 2018 Best of the Bar Awards ceremony will be held to recognize all honorees. The event will be hosted by the Philadelphia Business Journal on October 25, 2018 and held at the SugarHouse Casino Events Space.