About Us
About Brann, Williams, Caldwell & Blaney
More Than 50 Years' Experience | Established in 1950 | Locally Owned
More Than 50 Years' Experience Established in 1950Locally Owned
Our History
Founded in 1950 by Evan S. Williams of Troy, Pennsylvania, the law firm of BWCB has steadily served our communities for more than 70 years. Its founder, a graduate of Cornell Law School, served in the Pennsylvania State Legislature and as Judge of the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas for 16 years.
He was a sole practitioner for 15 years before he was joined in 1964 by Gerald W. Brann. Mr. Brann, a graduate of Notre Dame Law School, and a native of Canton, Pennsylvania, previously practiced in Philadelphia before forming this partnership with Judge Williams.
The two-person firm concentrated its practice in the areas of real estate, tax, and estate planning and administration. Their offices were located on the second floor of a small building in downtown Troy.
In 1969, a year after Evan Williams left the firm to become President Judge of Bradford County, his son, Evan S. Williams, Jr., also a graduate of Cornell Law School, returned to Troy to practice with Mr. Brann. After one year, this two-person law firm moved to its current location at 1090 West Main Street where they were joined by an experienced and well-respected lawyer, Robert R. Vineski of Canton, Pennsylvania.
The firm, then known as Vineski, Brann and Williams maintained offices in both Troy and Canton, Pennsylvania. In 1976, Harold G. Caldwell graduated from the Dickinson School of Law and joined the firm. His presence supplemented the litigation side of the practice.
In 1990, Mr. Brann’s eldest son, Matthew W. Brann, graduated from the Dickinson School of Law and returned home to join the firm after completing federal and state court clerkships. He practiced with the firm until his Federal Judgeship appointment in 2012. A few years later David J. Brann, the Gerald Brann, graduated from Toledo Law School and joined the firm after clerking for the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas.
In 2012, Casandra K. Blaney, a 2006 graduate of Temple University, Beasley School of Law, joined the firm after working as the Managing Attorney for North Penn Legal Services in Bradford and Susquehanna counties.
The firm is currently composed of Mr. Harold G. Caldwell, Mr. David J. Brann, Mrs. Casandra K. Blaney and twelve staff members employed from the community.
The law firm’s practice has grown to include real estate, corporate and commercial matters, personal injury, wrongful death, estate planning and administration, family law, general civil litigation and oil, gas and mineral-related issues.
Additionally, the firm is home to Bradco Notary, an in person and online Pennsylvania notary specializing in real estate closings, PennDOT title and tag service, as well as general notary needs. See more about Bradco Notary on their website at BradcoNotary.com.
The members of the firm have significant experience in transactional practice and dispute resolution and avoidance and litigate in the State Courts of Bradford, Tioga, Lycoming, Wyoming, Susquehanna, Clinton and Sullivan counties, and in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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