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INFORMATION ON GEORGE REITNOUR
EDUCATION
Central Atlantic School of Trust. Graduate w/ honors: 2004.
Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. 1982.
Allegheny College, B.A. 1979. Major Study: History/Political Science.
The Hill School, 1975.
ADMITTED TO BAR
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 11/82.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1/83.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2019 - Present: trust counsel
2000 - 2019: trust administrator
1983 - 3/2000: practice law with emphasis on estate planning and administration. Other areas of practice include: elder law; real estate; business & nonprofit organizations. Co-founded Reitnour, Mumma & Schwartz in 1984, incorporated as Cornerstone Lawyers, Ltd. in 1985, and then, after partners left to pursue other activities, operated as a sole proprietor.
1982: Northeast Commuter Services Corporation (assisted David Marston in transfer of Conrail passenger rail service to regional authorities in northeastern U.S.A.)
1972 - 1982: Misc. summer jobs/internships. Citizens Utilities Home Water Company; Resica Falls B.S.A. (boating instructor); Camp Horseshoe B.S.A. (boating director); N. Wisconsin National Canoe Base B.S.A. (guide); PA Dept. Environmental Resources (intern); National Senior Citizens Law Center (intern); Cremers, Morris, Greenwood & Tunnell (intern); Hotel Conneaut (night auditor).
ACTIVITIES
Current Memberships/Activities: Royersford Baptist Church (Treasurer, 2020), Anthroposophical Society, Independent Order of Oddfellows Vincent Lodge #762; Meeting House Poets; Valley Forge Time Bank; Chester County Citizen Advocacy; West Chester University Poetry Center Advisory Council.
Past Service: Spring City Planning Commission; Spring City Revitalization Fund; Open Hearth (housing for people with disabilities); Springford Rotary Club; Spring Ford Historical Society; East Vincent Township Comprehensive Plan Task Force; Chester County Republican Committeeman for East Vincent 3; Past President: Spring City Lions Club (1993 & 2000); Past Noble Grand: IOOF Vincent Lodge #762/Past Treasurer: IOOF Vincent Lodge #762; Past Chairman: Spring-Ford Chamber Transport. & Util. Comm.(90-92); Past Chairman: East Vincent Open Space Task Force (91-92) & East Vincent Township Parks Board; Vincent Elementary School P.T.A. (legislative rep.); Orion Communities (finds work & a place in the heart of the community for people with disabilities); Kimberton Community Supported Agriculture; Tri-County Performing Art Center Steering Committee (2006).
CHRONOLOGY
1985-1991: Assisted in development of Spring City's Riverfront Park; organized Riverfront Festival/ Annual Advent tree lighting; led efforts to rejuvenate Main Street (e.g., bury wires, organize Schuylkill Valley municipalities to advocate for Schuylkill Valley Metro, canal alley park); organized fund raisers and grant applications for Spring City; managed Spring City Business Association; served at Spring City United Methodist Church.
1991-1999: Reorganized and for a time chaired East Vincent Recreation Board; obtained heritage planning grant & led open space study efforts; initiated and led effort to enact open space plan and mandatory land dedication ordinance; initiated efforts to create a park at Pennhurst; Royersford Baptist Church Building Project (youth/community center and theatre).
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Fifth generation Reitnour in East Vincent Township, Chester County. Eagle Scout. Vigil O.A. Lions Club Exchange in Japan 1975. Interests: poetry, building stone walls and gardens, folk music, canoeing and fishing. Married to Melissa (Audiologist). Children: Thomas & Stephen.
EDUCATION
Central Atlantic School of Trust. Graduate w/ honors: 2004.
Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. 1982.
Allegheny College, B.A. 1979. Major Study: History/Political Science.
The Hill School, 1975.
ADMITTED TO BAR
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 11/82.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1/83.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2019 - Present: trust counsel
2000 - 2019: trust administrator
1983 - 3/2000: practice law with emphasis on estate planning and administration. Other areas of practice include: elder law; real estate; business & nonprofit organizations. Co-founded Reitnour, Mumma & Schwartz in 1984, incorporated as Cornerstone Lawyers, Ltd. in 1985, and then, after partners left to pursue other activities, operated as a sole proprietor.
1982: Northeast Commuter Services Corporation (assisted David Marston in transfer of Conrail passenger rail service to regional authorities in northeastern U.S.A.)
1972 - 1982: Misc. summer jobs/internships. Citizens Utilities Home Water Company; Resica Falls B.S.A. (boating instructor); Camp Horseshoe B.S.A. (boating director); N. Wisconsin National Canoe Base B.S.A. (guide); PA Dept. Environmental Resources (intern); National Senior Citizens Law Center (intern); Cremers, Morris, Greenwood & Tunnell (intern); Hotel Conneaut (night auditor).
ACTIVITIES
Current Memberships/Activities: Royersford Baptist Church (Treasurer, 2020), Anthroposophical Society, Independent Order of Oddfellows Vincent Lodge #762; Meeting House Poets; Valley Forge Time Bank; Chester County Citizen Advocacy; West Chester University Poetry Center Advisory Council.
Past Service: Spring City Planning Commission; Spring City Revitalization Fund; Open Hearth (housing for people with disabilities); Springford Rotary Club; Spring Ford Historical Society; East Vincent Township Comprehensive Plan Task Force; Chester County Republican Committeeman for East Vincent 3; Past President: Spring City Lions Club (1993 & 2000); Past Noble Grand: IOOF Vincent Lodge #762/Past Treasurer: IOOF Vincent Lodge #762; Past Chairman: Spring-Ford Chamber Transport. & Util. Comm.(90-92); Past Chairman: East Vincent Open Space Task Force (91-92) & East Vincent Township Parks Board; Vincent Elementary School P.T.A. (legislative rep.); Orion Communities (finds work & a place in the heart of the community for people with disabilities); Kimberton Community Supported Agriculture; Tri-County Performing Art Center Steering Committee (2006).
CHRONOLOGY
1985-1991: Assisted in development of Spring City's Riverfront Park; organized Riverfront Festival/ Annual Advent tree lighting; led efforts to rejuvenate Main Street (e.g., bury wires, organize Schuylkill Valley municipalities to advocate for Schuylkill Valley Metro, canal alley park); organized fund raisers and grant applications for Spring City; managed Spring City Business Association; served at Spring City United Methodist Church.
1991-1999: Reorganized and for a time chaired East Vincent Recreation Board; obtained heritage planning grant & led open space study efforts; initiated and led effort to enact open space plan and mandatory land dedication ordinance; initiated efforts to create a park at Pennhurst; Royersford Baptist Church Building Project (youth/community center and theatre).
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Fifth generation Reitnour in East Vincent Township, Chester County. Eagle Scout. Vigil O.A. Lions Club Exchange in Japan 1975. Interests: poetry, building stone walls and gardens, folk music, canoeing and fishing. Married to Melissa (Audiologist). Children: Thomas & Stephen.