Janet M. Dery | Shareholder

“Janet provided thorough reviews of the documents we submitted and answered tons of questions posed by the borrower and seller for an extremely difficult closing.”

Janet is a Shareholder in the firm’s Fort Washington office. Her practice’s primary focus is on commercial lending, business law, and real estate.

  • Advises on and closes conventional and government guaranteed loans for lenders across the U.S.
  • Approved closing attorney for Certified Development Companies
  • Works closely with local SBA District Counsel to insure the eligibility of 504 loan submissions for inclusion in the applicable monthly debenture fundings
  • Presents training webinars on government guaranteed lending issues for various organizations

Janet advises on corporate governance and assists clients with the various aspects of their business. These aspects include entity formations, licensing, sales, mergers, and real property acquisitions.

In her spare time, Janet is a wife and proud mom of two active boys and a boxer mix. She volunteers at her children’s school, for Wills for Heroes, and as a judge for various student competitions at Widener University Delaware School of Law.

Janet M. Dery | Shareholder

“Janet provided thorough reviews of the documents we submitted and answered tons of questions posed by the borrower and seller for an extremely difficult closing.”

Janet is a Shareholder in the firm’s Fort Washington office. Her practice’s primary focus is on commercial lending, business law, and real estate.

  • Advises on and closes conventional and government guaranteed loans for lenders across the U.S.
  • Approved closing attorney for Certified Development Companies
  • Works closely with local SBA District Counsel to insure the eligibility of 504 loan submissions for inclusion in the applicable monthly debenture fundings
  • Presents training webinars on government guaranteed lending issues for various organizations

Janet advises on corporate governance and assists clients with the various aspects of their business. These aspects include entity formations, licensing, sales, mergers, and real property acquisitions.

In her spare time, Janet is a wife and proud mom of two active boys and a boxer mix. She volunteers at her children’s school, for Wills for Heroes, and as a judge for various student competitions at Widener University Delaware School of Law.

Representative Matters Highlights

Experienced in transactions involving government assisted programs and multi-jurisdictional issues

Approved closing attorney for Certified Development Companies

Instructs on government guaranteed lending

Advises on corporate governance

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
  • Maryland

Honors & Awards

  • Repeatedly selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers- Pennsylvania Rising Stars in 2007-2012 (Banking, Real Estate, Business/Corporate)

Memberships

  • National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders
  • National Association of Development Companies
  • American Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Maryland Bar Association

Education

  • Widener University Law School – J.D.
  • State University of New York – B.A.

Publications