Picking The Best Estate and Will Lawyer for Your Specific Needs

If you live in or around the Philadelphia area, (particularly in communities such as Chester County, Montgomery County, Malvern, Phoenixville, West Chester, Bryn Mawr, Devon, Exton, Chester Springs, Bala Cynwyd, Gladwyn and surrounding communities) and are looking for a convenient office and a lawyer who limits his or her practice to wills, estates, trusts, probate and assset protection and related issues, then this list and this process should be helpful.

You might also be asking why David M. Frees and his firm Unruh Turner Burke and Frees is publishing a list of the competition?

Well, David Frees beileves that you should have the best lawyer or law firm given your specific needs and that not all law firms have the capabilities that you might need in a given situation and in a given set of circustances. So please feel free to review the information and tools below to help you to select the best attorney for you.

Part One: Selecting The Best Will, Probate, Estate Planning or Asset Protection Lawyer For You:

In Pennsylvania, there are no certifications or subspecialities. That means, that once a lawyer has passed the bar, he or she is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. Some states allow lawyers to specialize in estate planning, wills, and trusts, or probate. But, Pennsylvania is not one of them.

So, how is a consumer supposed to know who has the experience?

Consider the following factors:
1) Does the lawyer practice predominatly in the areas of trust and estate planning and trust and estate administration? That is, does the lawyer or firm represent people planning their estates and do they represent the esecutors of estates? Note: Often, lawyers that simply draft wills but do not represent the actual executors of estates are inexperienced in an important area of the law. I often learn important drafting ideas from problems that executors face and I frequently ask "how could that be avoided?" This helps to make drafting better and more efficient.

2) Does the lawyer or law firm represent many people that have a similar situation to your own. A lawyer that has drafted wills and not irrevocable trusts may not be a good match if you need a revocable or irrevocable trust. So how do you find out? You may need to ask. Ask for a review of the firms cv (or the types of work they do and the kinds of clients that they represent. Ask for a consultation if there is no or a low charge so that you can asses the lawyer and get the answers to these important questions.

3) How does the lawyer or the law firm charge? There are several common ways that fees are charged.

Part Two: Who Are The Law Firms That Practice In Chester County, Montgomery County and in the Philadelphia Region?

Chester County Will Lawyers, Trust Lawyers, Esate Lawyers, and Asset Protection Lawyers:

David M. Frees III, Esquire Locations: Phoenixville, West Chester, Malvern Offices
Unruh, Turner, Burke and Frees
610-933-8069
dfrees@utbf.com
David Frees has been practicing law in the areas of trusts, estate planning, asset protection, probate, and related areas of law for over 22 years.
Areas and clients Served: Phoenixville, Malvern, Spring City, Berwyn, Paoli, Fraiser, West Chester, Willistown, Exton, Downingtown, Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia, Chester Springs, Lancaster, Bryn Mawr, Media, Edgemont and many others

The firm ofers services across a wide range of practice areas. There are lawyers who limit their practices to personal injury and litigation, to business formation and counselling, to sophiticated real estate and to many others. If you have a question about representation for any legal issue, David M Frees will be happy to help you find a lawyer within the firm or outside of the firm that is a match to your needs. Other attorneys in the firm: Ross Unruh, Donald C Turner, William J. Burke III, John Fiorillo, Andrew Rau, Stephen LaGoy, Theodore Claypoole, ...

Chester County Lawyers Practicing In The Areas of Trusts and Estates

David M. Frees III, Esquire
Unruh, Turner, Burke and Frees
Chairman: Trust, Estates and Wealth Preservation Section
Phoenixville, Malvern, West Chester Offices
610-933-8069
dfrees@utbf.com
AVVO Rated 9.5 Rating "Superb"

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Asset Protection Planning, Inheritance and Estate Tax Planning
and the representation of executors and trustee including individuals, banks, and trust companies.

Awards: David has been selected as the Best Trust and Estate Attorney on the Main Line according to the Main Line Today Magazine.

Community invlovement: David M. Frees III has served as chairman of the Chester County Community Foundation


Kevin Holleran, Esquire
Gawthrop, Greenwood, and Halstead
West Chester Pennsylvania
(484) 880-4353
Practise Areas: Estate Planning, Trust and Estate Administration
Firm Size: 19

J. Stoddard Hays Esquire
Gawhtrop Greenwood and Halstead
West Chester Pennsylvania
(484) 880-4353
Practise Areas: Estate Planning, Business Succession Planning, Trust and Estate Administration, Personal and Fiduciary Income Taxation, Equine Law, Non-Profit Corporation Law
Firm Size: 19

Doulas L. Kaune, Esquire
Unruh, Turner, Burke and Frees
Trust, Estates and Wealth Preservation Section
Phoenixville, Malvern, West Chester Offices
610-933-8069
dkaune@utbf.com
Practise Areas: Estates, Estate Planning, and Elder Law

Robert Romain
Baer Romain
Valley Forge, West Chester Pennsylvania
(610) 933-9444
Practise Areas: Real Estate, Business Law, and Estate Planning and Administration
Firm Size: 4

Gerald Mandlowitz, Esquire
Phoenixville Pennsylvania
Practise Areas: Legal Services
(610) 933-8603
Firm Size: 1

Louis Teti
MacElree Harvey, Ltd.
Centerville, Delaware, Kennett Square and West Chester Pennsylvania
610-436-0100
Practise Areas: Tax Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Corporate Law
Firm Size: 25

David M Frees III, Esquire dfrees@utbf.com 610-933-8069 If you: 1.) have been appointed as an executor or trustee, or 2.)  want to create a will, trust, power of attorney, a comprehensive estate plan, or 3.) are worried your will is out of date or no longer says what you want, or 4.) think that you might need a trust or estate plan that really works and holds up.... Then call and ask one of David's assistants at 610-933-8069 to set up an appointment and to see if you can work directly with David or one of his partners, or associates. It may be one of the most important calls that you ever make. David's AVVO rating is Superb! 10.0 David Frees on Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/davidfreesesq David Frees on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfrees Unruh, Turner, Burke, and Frees Estate Planning Blog: http://www.utbf.com/trust-estate Executor and Estate Planning Blog: http://paestateplanners.com/ What do clients and lawyers say about David M. Frees III? Click here for more information. Do you have a family dispute involving a will, trust, estate or family business? Are you looking for a way to avoid the high costs and delays of litigation? Trying to find a way to keep family relationships intact?