Gilbert P. High Jr.

Gilbert P. High, Jr., a long-standing attorney, has devoted his career to the practice of Municipal, Real Estate, Land Use Law, and Estates & Trusts. He has extensive experience in: Legislative drafting Subdivision and land development Zoning litigation Public employment issues Local taxation Public contracting Easements and rights of way He regularly speaks on matters about municipal liability, particularly regarding the maintenance of the Urban Forest, a subject on which he has lectured nationally. Mr. High also practices in estate planning, particularly in the administration of complex estates, will drafting, the creation and administration of trusts, and representation in Orphan’s Court litigation. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Gilbert P. High Jr. included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Top-rated state, local and municipal attorney in Norristown, PA, 2006-present Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016- present in the field of Municipal Law Lawyer of the Year The Best Lawyers in America© Philadelphia Region, 2017-2018 Top Attorney, Main Line Today, 2019 Other Sources of Feedback About Gilbert P. High Jr. Included on the 2026Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2009 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2008 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2007 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2006 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• United States Army Reserve, Captain

• Municipal Law Colloquium, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1999 - 2001
• Urban Forest Liability Issues, Pennsylvania State University Extension School, 1994 - 2001
• Environmental Law Forum, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2005

• Peden v. Gambone Bros. Development Co.
• FW Triangle L.P. v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Upper Dublin Township
• R&J Holding Co. v. Redevelopment Authority of County of Montgomery

• Abington Health Foundation, Emeritus Trustee
• Abington Presbyterian Church, Elder
• Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Director and President, 2018-2019
• Representative Clients
• Lower Merion Township
• Upper Dublin Township

• Pennsylvania, 1965
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1967

• Montgomery Bar Association, 1965-present (past Chair of the Municipal Law and the Judiciary Committees)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1999-present (former member of the House of Delegates)
• American Bar Association, 1990-present
• Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Municipal Law Colloquium, 1999 - 2017
• Pennsylvania State University Extension School, Urban Forest Liability Issues, 1994 – 2017