William F. Kerr Jr. - Norristown, PA

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1982
    M.S.
    Honors: With Honors
    Major: City and Regional Planning
  • Delaware Valley College, 1979
    B.S.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Hon. Joseph Longobardi, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court in Delaware, Clerk
• Blank Rome LLP, Partner

Classes and Seminars

• Teacher, Temple University Real Estate Institute
  
• “Pennsylvania’s Real Estate Tax Structure Presents Ongoing Dilemma for Municipal Officials,” Pennsylvania Law Weekly, May 2012
  
• “Pennsylvania Municipal Ordinances Target Discrimination in Housing, Commercial Property, Public Accommodation and Employment,” Pennsylvania Law Weekly, November 2011
  
• “Effect of Financial Crisis on Zoning, Land Use, and Building Entitlements/Permits,” The Legal Intelligencer, January 2010
  
• “Are Your Pennsylvania Electric Generating Facilities Properly Assessed?” Energy Update, June 2008
  
• “Philadelphia Raises Tax Assessments for 70 Percent of City Properties,” Real Estate Update, August 2007
  
• “Pennsylvania Tax-Assessment Appeals,” Affordable Housing and Community Development Update, July 2007

Pro Bono Activities

• Youth Baseball Coach, Harleysville Baseball, Harleysville, PA
• Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties, Inc., Board of Directors, 2018-present
• Face to Face Germantown Garden Committee, 2017-present
• Corpus Christi Parish, Pastoral Council Member, 2009-present
• Harleysville Baseball, Youth Baseball Coach, 2005-2015
• Harleysville Baseball, Board Member and League Commissioner, 2012-2015

Published Works

Articles

• "Effect of Financial Crisis on Zoning, Land Use, and Building Entitlements/Permits", The Legal Intelligencer, January, 2010
  
• "Are Your Pennsylvania Electric Generating Facilities Properly Assessed?", Energy Update, June, 2008
  
• "Philadelphia Raises Tax Assessments for 70 Percent of City Properties", Real Estate Update, August, 2007
  
• "Pennsylvania Tax-Assessment Appeals", Affordable Housing and Community Development Update, July, 2007
  

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1992

Other Affiliations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, 1992-present
• Montgomery County Bar Association, Member, 2009-present
• Urban Land Institute
• Montgomery County Homebuilders Association
• Pennsylvania/Delaware Affordable Housing Management Association
• American Bar Association, Member, 2010-present
• Philadelphia Bar Association, Member, 2009-present
• Montgomery County Bar Association, Real Estate Law Committee, Member, 2009-present
• Pennsylvania Housing Alliance Sponsorship Committee, Member, 2013-present
• Pennsylvania Developers Council, Member, 2015-present