Arnold Heller - Norristown, PA
Attorney at High Swartz LLP
Real Estate Law Lawyers in Norristown, PA
40 East Airy Street Norristown, PA 19401
Norristown Real Estate Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate Law
- Business Law
- Affordable Housing Finance
- Condominium Complexes
- Real Estate Financing and Deal Structuring
Attorney Information
Overview
Real estate attorney Arnold Heller has a lifetime of experience in real estate transactional law and land development law. He advises various clients, including healthcare providers, condominium and planned community developers, and affordable housing developers.
Arnold counseled these clients on a host of legal matters:
- Creation and preservation of affordable housing and luxury housing
- Formation and negotiation of partnership and limited liability company agreements
- Drafting and negotiation of construction contracts
- Purchases and sales of many different types of properties
In addition, he has extensive experience counseling clients concerning various types of financing transactions:
- Sale/leasebacks
- Conventional and HUD-insured construction and permanent loans
- Loans from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
- Loans provided by various county and municipal agencies
Heller has lectured on condominium law in Pennsylvania and themes about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Heller served as a law clerk to Judge Charles R. Richey of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in 1972-73. He then practiced as an attorney with the Appellate Section of the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1974-1977. Later Heller served as a Deputy Assistant General Counsel to the Presidential Clemency Board formed by President Fording in 1975. Finally, he was an associate and later a partner in the Philadelphia office of Blank Rome LLP from 1978 through July 2009.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Main Line Today Top Attorney, 2018-present
- Best Lawyers in America, 2018-present
Education
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Legal Education
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Vanderbilt University Law School,
Nashville,
Tennessee, 1972
J.D.
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Vanderbilt University Law School,
Nashville,
Tennessee, 1972
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Non Legal Education
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Williams College, 1967
B.A.
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Williams College, 1967
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Judicial law clerk to Judge Charles R. Richey, United States District Court
- Attorney Appellate Section of the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice
- Deputy Assistant General Counsel to the Presidential Clemency Board
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, Condominium Law in Pennsylvania and on Themes Pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act
Pro Bono Activities
- St. David's Episcopal Church
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1979
Other Affiliations
- Zoning Hearing Board of Tredyffrin Township (Former Chairman and Board Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, 2009-present
- Montgomery Bar Association, Member, 2009-present
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Member, 1978-present
- American Bar Association, Affordable Housing & Community Law, Member, 2009-present
- Pennsylvania Developers' Council, Member, 2013-present
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Contact
40 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19401
Phone: 610-275-0700
Fax: (610) 275-5290
Email: Send a message
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https://highswartz.com/
- https://highswartz.com/legal-insights/ (Legal Insights)
Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm M-F
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