THOMAS E. MARTIN, JR., ESQUIRE
201 S. BROAD STREET, P.O.BOX 392
KENNETT SQUARE, PA 19348

Telephone: (610) 444-0285 - - - FAX (610) 444-5460 - - - email: judiciary@att.net

Local attractions of interest include: the BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD, CHADDS FORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY, KENNETT INN, the MUSHROOM INDUSTRY, LONGWOOD GARDENS, the WHITE CLAY CREEK PRESERVE, the STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER, UNIONVILLE, and PRIMITIVE HALL, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY.

Admitted to practice law before:

Educational degrees:

Areas of legal practice:

• Webmaster for the PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES Web site
• Retired, Magisterial District Judge, after repeated election with the endorsement of both political parties.
• Former Chair, Minor Court Rules Committee (appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania)
• Former President, Chester County Special Court Judges Association

• Author, Civil Practice in Magisterial District Courts, 2006, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
• Author, Common Law Residential Rent Withholding--A Call for Legislative Action, April, 2008, Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly
• Author, Criminal Practice Before District Justices in Pennsylvania; Part I, January, 2000, Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly
• Author, Criminal Practice Before District Justices in Pennsylvania; Part II, April, 2000, Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly
• Author, Civil Practice Before District Justices in Pennsylvania, January, 1997, Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly
• Contributor, The Communion of Saints, ed. Philip Graham Ryken, (an adult study guide concerning Christian fellowship, for personal study and use in small groups), published 2001 by P & R Publishing Co., Phillipsburg, N.J.
• Author, Olney and Anti-Slavery, Banner of Truth Magazine, August-September, 2005
• Author, Reading NewtonÕs Writings, Banner of Truth Magazine, August-September, 2007
• Contributor, article on John Wycliffe on Britannia.com website

Personal:

Married, 2 children

Engaged in maintaining family farm (named fourth oldest continuously owned in state by PA Department of Agriculture)

My wife and I enjoyed Old Sturbridge Village on our honeymoon. You may too!

Long time fan of The Philadelphia Phillies professional baseball team.

Former hearing officer for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1988 -1989.

Former divorce Master and former Chair, Boards of Arbitration.

Past representation of such diverse interests as RCA Corporation, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Family Service of Chester County, the Republican Committee of Chester County, etc.

Community Service:

Former solicitor or assistant-solicitor for, inter alia, the following municipal agencies:

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