Attorney John K. Fiorillo elected president of the Chester County Bar Association
01/21/2021 08:47PM ● By Steven HoffmanJohn K. Fiorillo has been elected president of the Chester County Bar Association (CCBA) for 2021 He was elected during the annual membership meeting which was held virtually on Dec. 3, and included the ceremonial passing of the gavel. Fiorillo’s tenure was effective Jan. 4.
“It is a great honor to lead and serve this organization whose roots stretch back far into our county’s and nation’s history,” Fiorillo said. “I look forward to later this year when, once it is safe to do so, we can re- commence in-person events and re-engage on a personal level with our great membership and the community we serve.”
In his third decade of practice, John is the co-chair of the Litigation Department and chair of the Creditor’s Rights Department at Unruh Turner Burke & Frees. He is the first member of the firm to become president of the CCBA. He also serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. John concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, creditor’s rights, business litigation and real estate tax assessments. He has been named to the Pennsylvania “Super Lawyers” list consecutively since 2010 and has been recognized as a “Top Lawyer” by Main Line Today magazine multiple times.
John has been a member of the Chester County Bar Association since 1995. He served as a member of the Board of Directors from 2012 through 2014 and again from 2016 to the present and has served as secretary, treasurer, and vice president of the CCBA leading up to this year. John is also a Zone 9 delegate to the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, John received his law degree from Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law. John is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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