Elected and Appointed

Theodore F. Claypoole was re-elected as treasurer of the housing authority of Chester County.

Claypoole currently serves as a member of the board of commissioners of the housing authority, which was established in 1963 to meet the housing needs of low- and very low-income residents of Chester County.

Claypoole is a partner in the law firm Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees.

His practice focuses on business and real estate law. He represents companies of all sizes in all stages of development ranging from formation, financing and mergers and acquisitions to corporate governance and day-to-day general business and operational matters.

Honored

Craig Turet, a partner in the Yardley office of Curtin & Heefner, was chosen to receive the 2018 Community Service Award from the Newtown Business Association.

This recognition is awarded to an NBA member who contributed to the community through volunteering, demonstrating a desire to serve charitable causes and help those in need.

While serving as a member of the NBA board of directors in 2018, Turet co-chaired the Business Expo and Culinary Fair, one of the organization's marquis events, which showcases product and service offerings from dozens of area businesses and food service providers.

Turet is also a longtime member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania/Southern New Jersey regional board of directors of the March of Dimes, in which he has been actively involved in efforts to support health and wellness programs for mothers and babies through the planning and promotion of the annual March for Babies events in Bucks County.

Turet is a partner in the commercial litigation and employment and labor law departments of Curtin & Heefner.

He handles a broad range of business-related litigation in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including business torts, employment litigation, creditors' rights, lender liability and real estate litigation matters.

Turet's practice also involves the enforcement and defense of restrictive covenants, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and the protection of confidential information and trade secrets.

Additions

JAMS, a provider of alternative dispute resolution services, announced the addition of retired Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie to its panel.

Vanaskie joins JAMS after a 24-year career on the federal bench.

Vanaskie was sworn in as a circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2010.

He previously served more than 16 years as a district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, including a seven-year term as chief judge.

Based in the Philadelphia Resolution Center, Vanaskie will serve as a mediator, arbitrator and special master in a variety of practice areas, such as antitrust/competition, business/commercial, civil rights, class action/mass tort, employment, federal law, insurance, intellectual property, personal injury, torts, real property, smart contracts/blockchain and telecommunications.

Vanaskie's career is rooted in technology and data science, and he is a contributing member of the Sedona Conference Working Group 1 on electronic document retention and production and Working Group 11 on data security and privacy liability.

He previously served on the information technology committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the policymaking body for U.S. courts.

In 2005, Vanaskie was appointed chair of the Judicial Conference information technology committee by the late Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. Additionally, Vanaskie was a member of the Third Circuit Judicial Council and served as co-chair of its information technology committee.

Since 2007, he served as an adjunct professor of law at Penn State Dickinson Law, presenting a course on electronic evidence.

In 2016, Vanaskie was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve on the Judicial Conference space and facilities committee.

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