Atty. Jonathan H. Spergel
Jonathan Spergel is the immediate past managing partner of Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, the environmental and energy law firm with which he started his legal career in 1993. He handles a wide variety of environmental legal issues, including the environmental aspects of commercial transactions and brownfields sites, environmental insurance procurement and coverage issues, public funding opportunities, regulatory compliance counseling, and litigation for commercial, industrial, residential, and individual clients.
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Jonathan H. Spergel is a environmental attorney based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, practicing at Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, New Jersey. Educated at University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1993) and Stanford University (BA, 1988). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Pennsylvania Super Lawyer listing (environmental law and litigation) since 2011 (2026). Serands clients in Bala Cynwyd, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jonathan Spergel is the immediate past managing partner of Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, the environmental and energy law firm with which he started his legal career in 1993
- He handles a wide variety of environmental legal issues, including the environmental aspects of commercial transactions and brownfields sites, environmental insurance procurement and coverage issues, public funding opportunities, regulatory compliance counseling, and litigation for commercial, industrial, residential, and individual clients
- From September 2001 to February 2003, Jonathan served as general counsel of O'Neill Properties, a regional real estate development company that focused on the redevelopment of brownfield sites
- Jonathan has authored a number of articles on environmental issues and frequently lectures for various groups and organizations
- He graduated with distinction from Stanford University and received his juris doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude
- Jonathan is very involved in the community serving on the boards of the City Avenue Special Services District and Legacy Youth Tennis and Education
- He is also the chairman of the board of the Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority
- He served on the board of the Lower Merion Conservancy for nearly a decade, and previously served on the Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation Board
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
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Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Bala Cynwyd are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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