Jonathan Spergel is the immediate past managing partner of Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, the environmental and energy law firm with which he started his legal career in 1993. He handles a wide variety of environmental legal issues, including the environmental aspects of commercial transactions and brownfields sites, environmental insurance procurement and coverage issues, public funding opportunities, regulatory compliance counseling, and litigation for commercial, industrial, residential, and individual clients. From September 2001 to February 2003, Jonathan served as general counsel of O'Neill Properties, a regional real estate development company that focused on the redevelopment of brownfield sites.
Jonathan has authored a number of articles on environmental issues and frequently lectures for various groups and organizations. He graduated with distinction from Stanford University and received his juris doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude.
Jonathan is very involved in the community serving on the boards of the City Avenue Special Services District and Legacy Youth Tennis and Education. He is also the chairman of the board of the Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority. He served on the board of the Lower Merion Conservancy for nearly a decade, and previously served on the Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation Board.