Montgomery County Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas is at the forefront in utilization of volunteer attorneys at Masters. The Court since the late 1990's has used Masters for its state of the art Discovery Master Program, Civil Case Master Program and as mediators for tax assessment appeals. Now the Court has appointed three masters who will to preside over the Court's Mortgage Foreclosure Conciliation Program.
There is a wealth of talent among the Montgomery County Attorneys and the Court continues to utilize that talent as Masters. It's a win win. First, there is no cost to the Courts. Second, it enables the Judges to work on other matters. Last, but not least it allows attorneys to give back.
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