Trusted Legal Advocacy For More Than 30 Years
Biography
After his judicial clerkship with the Honorable William W. Vogel in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas and serving as Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County, Mike Furey entered the private practice of law in 1985. He represents clients in litigation and appeals before the Pennsylvania County Courts of Common Pleas, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and the American Arbitration Association, as well as representing clients in the Magisterial District Courts in traffic violation cases. Mike consults with clients in business, contract, real estate and construction law. He also prepares Wills and Powers of Attorney, and assists clients through estate administration and probate. A significant part of Mike's practice involves representing developers, non-profit organizations, and individuals in real estate transactions, and obtaining zoning and land development approvals in municipalities throughout Montgomery County and neighboring counties. Mike is honored to serve as the Solicitor to three Zoning Hearing Boards in Montgomery County. He currently serves as Solicitor to the West Norriton Township Zoning Hearing Board, as he has for over 25 years, the Whitemarsh Township Zoning Hearing Board since 2005, and the Worcester Township Zoning Hearing Board since 2016. He also serves as counsel to Building Code Boards of Appeal. In addition to his solicitor appointments, Mike has been called upon to serve as standing conflict counsel, or as appointed counsel to various municipal boards in Montgomery County in zoning and land development matters.
Education
- Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
- Juris Doctor - 1982
- Honors: Chair, Moot Court Board
- St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia
- B.A., Political Science - 1979
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Class Graduation Speaker
Classes & Seminars
- Presenting a Case to a Zoning Hearing Board, Montgomery Bar Association
- Former Lecturer in Business Law , Montgomery County Community College
Past Positions
- Honorable William W. Vogel, Montgomery County, Law Clerk, May 1982 to December 1983
- Montgomery County District Attorney Office , Assistant District Attorney, January 1984 to October 1985
Professional Associations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- Montgomery Bar Association, Member
Current Professional Positions
- Shareholder – Furey & Baldassari, PC
- Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor – West Norriton Township, Whitemarsh Township, and Worcester Township
Practice Areas
- Business and Non-Profit Organizations
- Commercial Contracts and Employment
- Municipal, Land Development, and Zoning
- Residential, Institutional, and Commercial Real Estate and Construction
- Wills, Powers of Attorney, Probate and Estate Administration
- Traffic Violations
- Litigation in Commercial, Contract, Real Estate, Probate, Construction, and Zoning
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1996
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985