Anthony J. Vetrano Esq. 
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Anthony J. Vetrano

Anthony J. (Tony) Vetrano has handled appeals in a variety of cases, including contracts, employee benefits, estates law, family law, fraud, and real estate.

Because an effective appeal depends, almost entirely, on the quality of the brief, Mr. Vetrano is dedicated to preparing a brief that is well-written, persuasive, and addresses the issue(s) most likely to make a difference. Click here for additional civil appeals information.

In addition to his appellate work, Mr. Vetrano's practice encompasses employee benefits, an area largely governed by the (Federal) Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). He has lectured in this area in programs sponsored by the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, inns of court, and other state and county bar associations.

His clients in this area are typically lawyers for whom he prepares orders that divide retirement benefits. He also reviews such orders for pension plan administrators to ensure they comply with the law and the plans, and he determines the present value of benefits in pension plans.

Mr. Vetrano is former chair of the Montgomery Bar Association appellate court practice committee and former chair of the employment and labor law committee.

His articles on employee benefits have appeared in Corporate Counselor and the Pennsylvania Law Weekly.

Mr. Vetrano received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and his J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law. In law school he was a member of the Moot Court Society, was cited as best advocate in an American Bar Association-sponsored moot court competition, and was president of his class.

Areas of Practice:

Civil Appeals

Retirement Benefits

Bar Admissions:

Pennsylvania

Illinois

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1978
J.D.

Georgetown University, 1975

Published Works:

Don't Take That Appeal! Why Someone Other Than The Losing Trial Attorney Should Handle The Appeal, The Pennsylvania Lawyer, January/February, 2004

Unnecessary Requirements for Valuing a Pension Plan and More Arbitrariness Established by Superior Court, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practice Section News, Winter, 2002

Ten Tactics for Winning on Appeal, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practice Section News, Summer/Fall, 2002

Employers May Not Give With One Hand and Take With the Other, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Dec. 4, 2000

Employers May Not Give With One Hand and Take With the Other, The Corporate Counsellor, April, 2001

Retirement Benefits Cannot Be Divided As Part of Divorce after Participant's Death, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, May 8, 2000

Pension Valuations in Divorce, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, May 17, 1999

Divorce Order Overrides Choice of Life Insurance Beneficiary, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, May 8, 1995

Ambiguous QDRO Sends Pension Dispute to Jury, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Dec. 12, 1994

When Retirement Benefits Are Transferred As Part of Divorce: Who Pays to Process QDROs? Not Plan Recipients, U.S. Labor Department Says, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Oct. 24, 1994

When A Divorcing Spouse Holds Stock Options, Pennsylvania Law Weekly

Classes/Seminars Taught:

The Advantages of Having New Counsel Handle the Appeal, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar, Montgomery Bar Association, Norristown, PA, 2003

The Advantages of Having New Counsel Handle the Appeal, Meeting of Trial Lawyers Section, Montgomery Bar Association, Blue Bell, PA, 2003

Matters that Lawyers Need to be Aware of Concerning the Valuation and Transfer of Retirement Benefits, Delaware County Bar Association, Media, PA, 2002

Matters that Lawyers Need to be Aware of Concerning the Transfer of Retirement Benefits, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Providence, R.I., 2002

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar, Montgomery Bar Association, Employment and Labor Law Committee, Norristown, PA, 2001

Preparing Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and Dealing with Plan Administrators, Family Law Seminar, Drake University Law School and Iowa State Bar Association, Dubuque, Iowa, 2000

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar, Montgomery Bar Association, Employment and Labor Law Committee, Norristown, PA, 2000

The Division and Valuation of Retirement Benefits, Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2000

Tips on the Division of Retirement Benefits, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Philadelphia, PA, 2000

Potential Pitfalls in the Division and Valuation of Retirement Benefits, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program, Montgomery Bar Association, 1999

Pension Valuations, Chester County Bench-Bar Conference, Annapolis, MD, 1997

The Division of Retirement Benefits, Rhode Island Family Law Inn of Court, Providence, R.I., 1997

Pension Valuations, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Equitable Distribution Update, 1996

Pension Valuations in Equitable Distribution, Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Practicum, 1996

Divorce and the Aging Family-Retirement Benefits, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Harrisburg, PA., 1996

The Aging Family: Marital Status Issues for the Older Client-Retirement Benefits, American Bar Association, Family Law Section Meeting, Beaver Creek, Colo., 1995

Divorcing the Elderly-Retirement Benefits, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1995

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Albuquerque, N.M., 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Montgomery Bar Association, 2003

Chair, Appellate Court Practice Committee

Montgomery Bar Association, 2002

Vice-Chair, Appellate Court Practice Committee

Montgomery Bar Association, 2001

Chair, Employment and Labor Law Committee

Montgomery Bar Association, 2000

Vice-Chair, Employment and Labor Law Committee

Montgomery Bar Association

Chester County Bar Association

American Bar Association

The firm’s family law practice extends throughout eastern Pennsylvania. This area includes the Philadelphia Main Line ( Merion, Narberth, Gladwyne, Wynnewood, Ardmore, Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Rosemont, Villanova, St. David’s, Radnor, Wayne, Strafford, Devon, Berwyn, and Paoli) and the communities of Newtown Square, Malvern, Valley Forge, and Phoenixville. The counties covered include Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, and Northampton—whose county seats are, respectively, in Reading, Doylestown, West Chester, Media, Lancaster, Allentown, Stroudsburg, Norristown, and Easton.

The firm’s civil appeals practice is throughout Pennsylvania.