FirmPhiladelphia, PA
Since 1989 · Serves 1 county
Philadelphia probate, trust and estate planning firm on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, begun in 1989, that represents executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries in all matters before the Orphans' Court. Handles the appointment of executors and administrators, state and federal inheritance and estate tax returns, court accountings, settlement on final distribution, fiduciary income tax returns and trustee succession, plus guardianships for minors and incapacitated persons. Attorneys are admitted in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida and Rhode Island.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
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- 1880 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1740Philadelphia, PA 19103
FirmPittsburgh, PA
Since 1997 · Serves 3 counties
Downtown Pittsburgh firm, a division of Jones, Gregg, Creehan & Gerace, with a practice limited to probate estate administration, estate planning and real estate, and five offices across Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Petitions to have the executor or administrator appointed by the Register of Wills, handles creditor claims, prepares the inheritance and estate tax returns and the pleadings to close the estate, and takes on Orphans' Court will contests and trustee-malfeasance claims. Most probate work is billed at a written flat fee paid when the administration is complete.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 2 more
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- 20 Stanwix Street, Suite 1100Pittsburgh, PA 15222
FirmDoylestown, PA
Since 1992 · Serves 2 counties
Doylestown firm, founded in 1992, whose Estates & Trusts Group represents clients in Bucks and Montgomery counties and the Greater Philadelphia area. Administers and probates estates and trusts of all sizes for individual executors, administrators and trustees, keeps fiduciary accountings, and prepares federal and state estate and inheritance tax returns and fiduciary income tax returns. Handles Orphans' Court will, trust and inheritance disputes and guardianship proceedings for adult incapacitated persons.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
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- 131 West State StreetDoylestown, PA 18901
FirmLancaster, PA
Since 1883 · Serves 1 county
Lancaster County firm established in 1883, with a main office on North Duke Street in Lancaster and offices in Christiana, Denver, Ephrata, Quarryville and Strasburg. Its probate and estate administration attorneys identify assets, file tax returns, pay debts, handle court proceedings and distribute assets for testate and intestate estates, and also handle guardianships and Medicaid planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 4 more
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- 33 N. Duke StreetLancaster, PA 17602
FirmPhiladelphia, PA
Serves 2 counties
Philadelphia firm at One Logan Square, with a second Pennsylvania office in Bala Cynwyd, whose Wills, Trusts, Estates and Taxes Practice Group serves clients throughout the greater Philadelphia area. Assists people named trustee or personal representative in administering estates and trusts of all sizes, and prepares wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts and special needs trusts with planning to minimize estate and inheritance taxes.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more
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- 130 North 18th Street, Suite 1500Philadelphia, PA 19103
FirmJohnstown, PA
Since 2021 · Serves 1 county
Johnstown elder law and estate planning firm formed in 2021 by Timothy M. Ayres and Lauren Cascino Presser, serving Cambria County and the surrounding area. Represents executors and trustees through estate and trust administration, preparing beneficiary notices, advertisements, petitions, deeds, inventories and accountings and filing the Pennsylvania REV-1500 inheritance tax return. Also handles Medicaid and nursing home planning, guardianships and special needs trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
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- 1451 Scalp Avenue, Suite 3Johnstown, PA 15904
FirmLancaster, PA
Serves 8 counties
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
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- 126 East King StreetLancaster, PA 17602
FirmLanghorne, PA
Since 1933 · Serves 1 county
Langhorne firm, in practice since 1933, serving Bucks County with a second office in New Hope. Assists executors in probating the will and families in appointing an administrator where there is no will, through death-tax payment and distribution, and litigates will challenges based on competence, authenticity or undue influence, contested trusts and self-dealing claims against a personal representative. The first 30 minutes of a consultation are free; time beyond that is billed.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationReal Estate
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- 680 Middletown BoulevardLanghorne, PA 19047
Solo PracticePhiladelphia, PA
Serves 1 county
Philadelphia practice on South Broad Street, led by Adam S. Bernick, handling probate and estate administration for clients in Philadelphia and upstate Pennsylvania, including out-of-town executors settling a decedent's Philadelphia real estate or other local assets. Advises executors and the families of people who died without a will through inventory, valuation and sale of estate assets, creditor settlements and distribution, including estates burdened by creditor liens or Commonwealth benefit-recovery claims. Also handles trust administration, guardianships, Medicaid planning and estate, trust and fiduciary litigation including will contests and recovery of assets.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
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- 123 S Broad Street, Suite 1507Philadelphia, PA 19109
FirmPittsburgh, PA
Serves 1 county
Pittsburgh firm on Penn Avenue representing people in Allegheny County and the surrounding area who have been named executor or trustee. Handles every part of estate administration, including the inheritance tax return, and represents executors, trustees, beneficiaries and family members in probate litigation over will and trust contests, undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity and misappropriation of assets. Also handles guardianships of incapacitated adults and minor children alongside a family law practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 2 more
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- 4054 Penn AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15224
FirmGreensburg, PA
Since 1985 · Serves 3 counties
Greensburg firm practicing wills, trusts, estate planning and estate administration in Westmoreland County since 1985, with further offices in Latrobe, Pittsburgh and Johnstown. Handles estate administration and probate, small estates, family settlement agreements, first and final accountings, lost wills and estate litigation, with attorneys and accountants together on the estate's federal estate and Pennsylvania inheritance tax work. Also prepares wills, trusts and powers of attorney and handles guardianships and elder law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more
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- 20 N Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 201Greensburg, PA 15601
FirmWest Chester, PA
Serves 2 counties
West Chester estate and probate firm on West Gay Street, with a second office on North Duke Street in Lancaster, serving Chester and Lancaster County families. Guides executors and personal representatives through probate filing requirements, notices to creditors, creditor claims and distribution, and represents the estate in disputes among beneficiaries and in estate litigation. Also handles guardianships, special needs trusts, and Medicaid and VA planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more
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- 158 W. Gay Street, Suite 204West Chester, PA 19380
Solo PracticeIndiana, PA
Since 2012 · Serves 6 counties
Solo general civil practice in Indiana, PA, opened by Marshall D. Chriswell in 2012, handling matters across Indiana, Armstrong, Clearfield, Westmoreland, Cambria and Jefferson counties. Represents executors, administrators and beneficiaries in estate, probate and trust administration, from obtaining Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration through Pennsylvania and non-resident decedent inheritance tax returns and Medical Assistance reimbursement claims. Also handles wills and estate planning, real estate, family law and small business matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Lawand 2 more
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- 655 Church Street, Suite 306Indiana, PA 15701
Solo PracticeClearfield, PA
Serves 1 county
Clearfield firm settling Clearfield County estates: naming an administrator when there is no will, probating wills, and administering trusts, including filing the estate's tax returns, addressing claims, and distributing assets to beneficiaries. Its elder-law practice covers Medicaid and VA Aid and Attendance planning, and the firm hosts free public workshops on estate and long-term care planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
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- 2 N. Front StreetClearfield, PA 16830
FirmHarrisburg, PA
Serves 1 county
Seventeen-attorney Harrisburg firm, with a second office in Hummelstown, serving Dauphin County; the firm traces its origin to 1928. Assists personal representatives with every stage of probate and estate administration: probate filings, collecting assets, paying debts, distributing the estate, and preparing and filing tax returns. Also handles will contests, guardianships, and elder-law and Medicaid planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more
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- 3631 North Front StreetHarrisburg, PA 17110
FirmWilliamsport, PA
Since 1956 · Serves 1 county
Williamsport firm practicing since 1956 and serving clients throughout North and Central Pennsylvania. Guides personal representatives through probate and litigates will contests, alongside wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance healthcare directives.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationAdvance Healthcare Directivesand 2 more
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- 331 Elmira StreetWilliamsport, PA 17701
FirmReading, PA
Serves 1 county
Berks County general practice firm with offices on Walnut Street in Reading and in Blandon. Its estate administration work covers opening probate with the Register of Wills, locating assets, paying estate debts, Pennsylvania inheritance tax, small estates and closing the estate, with referrals to local realtors, appraisers and accountants for executors who live out of the area.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawFamily LawReal Estate
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- 519 Walnut StreetReading, PA 19601
FirmHarrisburg, PA
Since 1978 · Serves 1 county
Harrisburg firm founded in 1978 that guides personal administrators and executors through the Pennsylvania probate process. Represents personal administrators, trustees, executors, heirs, and beneficiaries in will contests and other probate litigation, and prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, estate tax plans, and business-succession plans.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more
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- 2320 North Second StreetHarrisburg, PA 17110
FirmReading, PA
Serves 6 counties
Reading firm on Liggett Avenue serving Berks County and the neighboring Schuylkill, Montgomery, Lancaster, Chester, and Lebanon counties. Handles Pennsylvania probate and estate administration, from inventorying assets and the required beneficiary notices to the inheritance tax return, and supports named trustees administering a trust. Its elder-law and life-care practice covers Medicaid planning and asset protection; the free consultation follows one of the firm's webinars.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
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- 1212 Liggett AvenueReading, PA 19611
FirmMcConnellsburg, PA
Serves 2 counties
Firm with offices in McConnellsburg, Waynesboro, and Greencastle serving Fulton and Franklin County families. Helps personal representatives understand their obligations and complete the tasks of estate administration, and represents clients in estate litigation, including will contests and challenges to the improper use of powers of attorney. Also prepares wills, trusts, financial and healthcare powers of attorney, and lifetime gift plans.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawPowers Of Attorney
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- 216 N. Second StreetMcConnellsburg, PA 17233