About Peter J
Peter J Dolan built his legal foundation through formal study and steady involvement in local institutions. He earned a B.A. in political science and public administration from West Chester University in 1994 and later received his J.D. from Temple University in 2009. Those degrees sit alongside a long-running membership in regional bar organizations that helps keep him connected to developments in Pennsylvania law.
His early career included an associate position in 2000 at Yergey Daylor Allebach Scheffey Picardi. That role placed him in a firm setting early on and provided courtroom and client work in the first years of his practice. He has been a member of the Montgomery Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association since 1999, and he holds admission to practice in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Outside the courtroom he has taken on public responsibilities. From 2006 until 2013 he served as a commissioner for Upper Pottsgrove Township. That elected post required regular attention to municipal budgets, zoning matters and local services. The experience gave him a direct view of how local government decisions affect residents and businesses.
Dolan’s professional affiliations include membership in Collaborative Family Law Affiliates beginning in 2009. That association aligns him with lawyers who pursue negotiated and mediated solutions in family law matters. His ongoing ties to county and state bar groups signal a practice that keeps one foot in community institutions and the other in continuing legal education and peer networks.
Throughout his career he has balanced private practice work with public service. The combination of municipal experience and membership in collaborative law circles suggests a practice familiar with both contested matters and negotiated settlements. He has handled matters in Pennsylvania courts and is authorized to appear before the Third Circuit, giving him a federal appellate credential alongside his state practice.
He maintains a main office and a regional office in Reading. His practice remains centered in Pennsylvania courts and related federal matters. He currently practices in Pennsylvania and before the Third Circuit, maintaining a regional presence that includes an office in Reading.
