Easton firm serving Northampton, Lehigh, Bucks and Monroe county families, founded in 1853 and now the practice of Robert C. Brown, Jr. For a personal representative it attends the Register of Wills to probate the will and secure letters, handles beneficiary notices and publication, inventories assets, prepares the Pennsylvania inheritance and federal estate tax returns, and closes the estate by court audit or family settlement agreement. Also handles elder law, Medicaid long-term care planning and special needs planning; initial consultations are free.

Solo PracticeSince 1853Serves 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateElder LawSpecial Needs PlanningMedicaid Planning

Wilkes-Barre firm on South Franklin Street handling probate and estate administration in Luzerne County, Lackawanna County and the Poconos. Guides families through probate from reviewing the estate plan to identifying, valuing and distributing assets and paying debts and taxes, helps resolve disputes that arise, and prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney and health care directives; the first consultation is free.

Serves 3 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawPowers Of AttorneyReal Estate

Three-attorney firm with its main office in the Archbald area (Olyphant mailing address) and a second office on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, representing estates in Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Monroe counties and the Poconos. Handles probate and estate administration before the register of wills and the orphans' court, prepares wills and trusts, and maintains fiduciary ledgers, makes distributions to beneficiaries, and prepares fiduciary tax returns.

Serves 5 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+3

Lancaster firm on East King Street whose Trusts & Estates Practice Group works across south-central and southeastern Pennsylvania, with main offices in Gettysburg, Hanover, Camp Hill, Lebanon, Malvern, Wyomissing, Schuylkill Haven and York. Guides personal representatives through estate administration and assists trustees, guardians and agents under powers of attorney with their fiduciary duties. Trust and estate litigators handle will contests, surcharge actions and contested guardianship proceedings.

Serves 8 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+2

Bethlehem firm on East Broad Street, practicing in the Lehigh Valley since 1969 and led by Joseph F. Leeson, III. Its estate practice guides executors through probate, paying debts and distributing assets, alongside wills, asset protection trusts, powers of attorney and long-term care planning. The firm's main practice is personal injury.

Since 1969Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawAsset Protection

Williamsport elder law and special needs planning firm with offices in State College, Altoona, Wilkes-Barre, Muncy, Wyalusing, and Wysox. Handles probate and estate administration, including collecting assets, paying estate taxes, and distributing the estate, and litigates will contests, guardianships, and trustee removals. Attorneys Julieanne Steinbacher and Landon Hodges are Certified Elder Law Attorneys.

Since 2002Serves 5 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationElder Law+4