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.

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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

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.

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Lemoyne firm at 301 Market Street, where its practice opened in 1914, with offices in Wyomissing, Lancaster and Lewistown serving Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Berks and Mifflin Counties. Guides executors and administrators through estate administration, from cataloging assets to paying debts, filing tax returns and distributing to beneficiaries, administers trusts and guardianships, and litigates estate and trust disputes between beneficiaries and trustees.

Since 1914Serves 8 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

Harrisburg-based firm on Pine Street with Pennsylvania offices in Lancaster, York, Reading, State College, Pittsburgh, Plymouth Meeting and Radnor. Guides executors and trustees through estate and trust administration, including gathering assets, paying debts, inheritance, estate and income tax returns, fiduciary accountings and Orphans' Court petitions. Its fiduciary litigators handle surcharge actions, objections to accounts, elective share claims and guardianship proceedings in the Orphans' Court.

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Lancaster firm on Rohrerstown Road that limits its practice to estate, trust and tax law, with over 90 years of combined attorney experience; it administers estates across Pennsylvania, including those with assets in Maryland. Identifies and values estate assets, handles the income and death taxes, distributes to those entitled and prepares family and nonjudicial settlement agreements, and supports trustees in administering trusts. Attorneys John W. Metzger and Patti S. Spencer; Ms. Spencer is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

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