Practice Areas

• Commercial Transactions and Business Organizations
• Land Use and Construction
• Real Estate
• Tax-Exempt Organizations

Education

• Villanova University School of Law, J.D. (1998)
• Villanova University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation (2003)
• Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (1995)
  • B.A., Sociology
    • Minor, Philosophy

Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1998)
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2000)
• United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (2000)
• United States Tax Court (2000)
• United States Supreme Court (2002)

Memberships

• Chester County Bar Association
  • Business Law Section
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Business Law Section
  • Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
• Home Builders Association of Chester and Delaware Counties
  • Education Committee
• Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce
  • Regional Planning Committee

Mr. Claypoole joined Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees in 2002 after serving high net-worth clients in a specialized accounting firm and then at a regional general practice law firm. He focuses his practice on the representation of commercial and residential sellers, purchasers and developers of real estate, businesses and tax-exempt entities, including land development and construction companies, commercial landlords, and new or existing small to mid-size businesses. Mr Claypoole is active in his community, presently serving as Chairman of the Planning Commission for Sadsbury Township.