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John A. Lauer
Erie, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Elder and Tax
Wake Forest University School of Law
John A. Lauer is a Senior Partner with the law firm of MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP, where he is Chairman of the firm's Trusts & Estates Group. He is also a member of the firm's Business and Tax Groups. John's practice consists primarily of Estate and Tax Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Elder Law, and Business Law.
John received his Bachelor of Science in accounting from Gannon University in 1986 and his Juris Doctor from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 1996. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prior to beginning...
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James E. Spoden
Erie, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 43 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Tax
DePaul College of Law and DePaul College of Law
Mr. Spoden is a senior partner at MacDonald Illig. He concentrates his practice in the area of corporate, commercial and business law, with a special emphasis on taxation and estate planning for small business owners. He is also active in the area of business formation, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
Mr. Spoden is experienced in small business counseling including industrial, professional and service corporations.
Mr. Spoden is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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S. Craig Shamburg
Erie, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 16 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
University of Dayton School of Law
Mr. Shamburg is a partner with MacDonald Illig where he is a member of the Business Transactions, Trusts & Estate and Tax Practice groups. His practice comprises a vast array of personal and business transactions, that can be broken into five general practice areas: estate and trust planning and administration; tax compliance and planning matters; Orphans' Court litigation; nonprofit formation; and corporate formation and transactions.
Mr. Shamburg received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus in 2005. In 2009, he graduated cum laude from the University of Dayton School of Law, where...
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Alan John Natalie
Erie, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Personal Injury, Probate and Products Liability
Dickinson School of Law and Gannon University
Alan Natalie is a private solo practice attorney practicing in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1989, committed to protecting the rights of thousands of individuals and families in times of loss; concentrating in the areas of Personal Injury (automobile accidents, wrongful death claims, dog bite injuries, medical malpractice, property owner liability claims), Criminal Defense (DUI, DWI, all misdemeanors, all felonies), Estate Litigation (suits prosecuting or defending estate executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries), Estate Planning (wills, living wills, advanced directives, powers of attorney), and Estate Administration (probate or settlement of any size estate, insolvent estates, trusts). All matters include a free consultation....
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Thomas Kuhn
Erie, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Tax
Capital University Law School
Attorney Kuhn has over 40 years of experience practicing in the areas of residential, commercial and investment real estate transactions, land use matters and municipal law. Mr. Kuhn's practice also focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration, taxation, elder care planning and business formation and post formation counseling. He is admitted to practice before all Pennsylvania Courts, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Tax Court and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Kuhn has also taught several law-related courses as an Adjunct Lecturer...
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Owen McGrann
Gibsonia, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 15 years of experience
Estate Planning, Appeals and Business
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Owen spent nearly a decade working for big firms and became frustrated with their way of doing business that leaves clients frustrated, confused, and anxious. Enough. You don’t have to live like that.
Owen founded McGrannLAW with a singular mission: build a forward-thinking law firm that blows up all of your preconceptions of what it’s like to work with a lawyer. At the core of Owen’s vision are a simple set of principles:
* Make every step of the journey as stress-free and pleasant for our clients as possible.
* Provide white-glove customer service unlike anything our clients have experienced from...
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Amanda Catherine Cook
Pittsburgh, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(412) 366-8980
106 Arcadia Court
9380 McKnight Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Divorce and Family
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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Colin B. May
Monroeville, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 9 years of experience
(412) 253-7526
One Monroeville Center, Ste. 801B
3824 Northern Pike
Monroeville, PA 15146
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder and Probate
Duquesne University School of Law
As a partner with the Estate Planning Centers at the Coulter Law Offices, LLC, Colin focuses on Estate Planning and Elder Law issues. He began as an associate with the firm after completing a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Dale M. Fouse of the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas and has worked as an attorney in the areas of oil and gas rights, federal tax, and retirement and health plan compliance. With the firm, he works to craft estate plans that meet family needs with an emphasis on issues unique to the region of Southwestern Pennsylvania. In addition to...
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John William Ament
Murrysville, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 14 years of experience
(724) 765-0440
3950 William Penn Highway
Suite 5
Murrysville, PA 15668
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business and Real Estate
Duquesne University School of Law
John is a member of the Real Estate, Estate Planning and Administration, Corporate and Business Planning practice groups at Ament Law Group, P.C. He advises clients on real estate transactions, estate planning and administration, and offers corporate structure and planning insights from his extensive real-world experience. John graduated summa cum laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Operations Management. He began his career at Respironics (now Philips/Respironics), working in International Logistics, and later in management at Del Monte Foods' Integrated Business Planning Department. Concurrently, he completed Duquesne University’s evening JD/MBA program and was a senior staff member...
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Mariah Balling-Peck
Uniontown, PA Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Duquesne University
To sum me up....I care about the lives of the people who call me. Every person is unique and their needs are paramount to me. I'll never treat a person like a piece of paper and it's one of the reasons I don't like the legal field and what I see happening to it anymore. Commercials/ Billboards. The lack of caring between the attorney and client...the personal dynamic is getting lost so much out there. Not with me. My practice areas include: Personal Injury - Wrongful Death, Car and Truck Accidents, Slip and...
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Bryan Dylan Huwar
Brookville, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Bryan focuses his practice in the areas of Oil & Gas Law, Estate Planning & Administration and Real Estate Law. Bryan has 15 years experience in private practice and working as in-house counsel for oil and gas-related companies. In the last 5 years, Bryan has acquired approximately 30,000 acres of oil and gas properties, divested some 10,000 acres of oil and gas rights and placed a 100-mile potential pipeline right-of-way for divestiture. Additionally, he has completed the transfer of more than 1,000 properties and been responsible for the performance of due diligence and title analysis on more than...
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Kurt Nilson
Johnstown, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 21 years of experience
(814) 248-3434
1397 Eisenhower Blvd.
Richland Square III, Suite 102
Johnstown, PA 15904
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Kurt R. Nilson focuses his practice on matters of real estate, business, wills, trusts, and probate.
Attorney Nilson and his unique legal work have been cited by nationwide financial and legal authorities and have been featured in some of the world's most respected publications, including Forbes, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and CNBC.
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Justin P. Miller
Bellefonte, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 14 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Michigan State University College of Law
Attorney Justin P. Miller’s clients benefit from his extensive experience and knowledge gained from representing hundreds of clients as a public defender and working as a judicial law clerk. He has made hundreds of court appearances, including nearly daily appearances while working in the busy Centre County Public Defender Office. He has successfully negotiated complete dismissals of serious cases and other resolutions that protect his clients’ liberty and dignity.
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David Alan Ody
Huntingdon, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Probate
Dickinson College
David A. Ody has practiced in the Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 37 years, including 30 years in Huntingdon County. Since entering private practice, David has concentrated his work in the areas of Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate, Divorce, Estate Planning, and Probate. David has represented clients throughout the United States and in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He has successfully litigated hundreds of cases, including cases against insurance companies, major corporations, and the government. He is admitted in all courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle District of...
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Richard A. Wilson
Huntingdon, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
Temple University
Attorney Wilson's practice is primarily devoted to personal injury and malpractice litigation, social security disability, civil litigation, commercial litigation, business law, insurance coverage, D.U.I. defense, eminent domain, real estate, divorce, family law, estate planning and elder care matters. Attorney Wilson is admitted to practice law in the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court of the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He has argued before the Pennsylvania Superior Court and the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar...
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Eric Nicholas Mahler
Kingston, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
Widener University
I am a business, real estate and litigation attorney in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I serve clients mainly in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties.
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William R. Pelger
Munhall, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Criminal Defense, Elder and Probate
Cleveland State University
Former Public Defender trial attorney. 25 years of courtroom experience. Suburban office with a professional but personal touch. "This attorney has integrity and experience and takes pride in his work. He is very accessible and is a hard working individual." We handle Criminal Defense, DUI, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Wills, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, Real Estate Transfers, Personal Injury and Civil Claims. We are flexible and can meet clients during evening hours. Our fees are realistic and we care about our clients. Email or call us.
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James Toohey
Erie, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 63 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
Attorney Toohey's practice is concentrated in the areas of business and real estate law, and estate planning and administration. He was involved with the formation and initial operation of Spectrum Control, Inc., Lake Erie Institute of Rehabilitation and Growing Places, Inc. He has represented clients and been personally involved in the development of condominium projects and other real estate developments. He has also represented several municipalities and authorities. Attorney Toohey is deeply committed to civic causes and has served on the boards of several civic, educational, and religious institutions.
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Brian Thomas Cagle
Meadville, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
Widener University
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Jeffrey C Youngs
Meadville, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
Ohio Northern University
Jeff Youngs is a third-generation Attorney at Pepicelli, Youngs and Youngs, a firm that cares about its clients, and is well known for client-centered, affordable representation. He joins Pepicelli, Youngs & Youngs as a third-generation attorney, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, John V. Pepicelli, who practiced law from 1953 to 1997, and his parents, Christopher J. and Lisa Pepicelli Youngs, who have practiced law in Meadville since 1983.
The firm has expanded to include Attorney Brian Cagle, who focuses on business, corporate, and municipal law, and elder law.
The firm has also added Attorney Sara Patterson, who...
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Brock A. Meanor
Sewickley, PA Estate Planning Lawyer
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Elder
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Estate planning attorney serving the Sewickley area.
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Clark Mitchell
Washington, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Personal Injury, Probate and Workers' Comp
University of Akron School of Law
Washington and Jefferson College BA degree, University of Akron School of Law JD degree. Over 43 years experience in the handling of personal injury, workers compensation and social security claims. I have represented the Boilermakers Local 154, various USW Locals. and CWA 13000 regarding workers compensation and other legal matters.
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Michael E Fiffik
Allison Park, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
I assist individuals in securing the future of their families through comprehensive estate planning. My practice covers a wide range of services including the creation of wills, trusts, and both financial and medical powers of attorney. Recognizing the modern shift towards digitalization, I also focus on digital asset estate planning to safeguard online and cloud-based assets.
I provide guidance on protecting assets against the potential costs of nursing home care. Planning ahead is crucial, and I offer advice on preemptive measures. Additionally, I am involved in crisis Medicaid planning, helping to secure the assets of a spouse living at home while...
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Nathaniel Byron Smith
Altoona, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Personal Injury, Probate and Products Liability
Duquesne University School of Law
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David Brian Cercone
Pittsburgh, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Criminal Defense
Duquesne University School of Law
With over 30 years in the Legal Profession. Having worked in County,State,Large Firms , and Partner of his own Firm David B. Cercone has handled thousands of criminal matters throughout Pennsylvania.
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Michael A Johnson
Mt Pleasant, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 45 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Energy and Probate
For over 35 years, Attorney Johnson has been providing a wide variety of personalized legal services at a reasonable cost to community members for commercial and residential real estate matters, workers' compensation, corporate and business formation, planning and contract and lease matters,including business sales & acquisitions, oil and gas leases, estate planning, wills,powers of attorney,and estate probate.In addition, his office provides services ranging from civil and criminal litigation, auto and personal injury, nursing home care negligence litigation, products liability, contract, and other serious matters involving litigation.
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Marshall D Chriswell
Indiana, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Indiana University of Pennsylvania and University of the District of Columbia
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John T. O'Malley
Clarks Summit, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 28 years of experience
Estate Planning, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Elder
Widener University
John T. O'Malley graduated from the Scranton Preparatory School in 1979, from the University of South Florida in 1986 and from Widener University School of Law in 1994. Attorney O'Malley has focused on a family based practice since his admission to the Pennsylvania Courts over 20 years ago. The firm handles cases ranging from divorce and custody, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, child and spousal support, alimony and APL, guardianships, wills and trusts and miscellaneous civil litigation.
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P. Timothy Kelly
Scranton, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Villanova University School of Law
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Frank Santomauro
Scranton, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense and Divorce
District of Columbia School of Law
ADMISSIONS
Lackawanna County Bar – December 8, 1992
Middle District – December 8, 1992
Eastern District – May, 2017
EXPERIENCE
1992 – 1996
Associate at the Law Offices of Brian J. Cali, Esquire
Dunmore, PA 18512
1992 – 1996
Associated with the Law Offices of Cali, Cecchini & Riccardo
1996 – 2019
Principal in the Law Offices of Frank J. Santomauro, LLC
Associated with Ruggiero and Campolieto
1996 – Present
Owner/Managing Member
Law Offices of Frank J. Santomauro, L.L.C.
Bankruptcy
Civil Litigation
Criminal Defense
Family Law
Personal Injury
Wills & Estates
LEGAL EXPERIENCE & DUTIES
Over 25 years of legal research, motion/petition drafting, appellate work in Pennsylvania Superior, Supreme Court and Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, includes:
Brief preparation and oral argument
Spousal and child support...
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Bernard David Walter
Shavertown, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bernard Walter has been licensed to practice law since 1978 — over 40 years! He's an estate planning and estate administration attorney and a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum for attorneys who have won jury verdicts of more than $1 million. He's listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers AV with the highest possible peer review rating in legal ability and ethical standards.
The Pennsylvania Bar Foundation awarded attorney Walter its Pro Bono Publico Certificate of Achievement. He founded and is the co-chairman of the Elder Law Committee of the Luzerne County Bar Association. He also founded the...
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Russell J. Adkins
Sharon, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 18 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Family and Probate
My practice is primarily focused family law, helping clients to navigate through the turmoil of divorce and custody. I also have experience in estate planning and administration, and elder law.
In May 2024, I was appointed as Chair of the Family Law Committee of the Mercer County Bar Association.
I have extensive experience in all types of family law matters and litigation, including:
Complex Divorce and simple divorce
Collaborative Practice, which provides an alternative to litigation
Pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and separation agreements
Property Division/Equitable Distribution and Alimony
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Joseph R. "Jay" West
Sewickley, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
JOSEPH R. “JAY” WEST is an attorney and shareholder of the law firm West & Zuberbuhler, P.C., a general practice law firm that provides sensitive and thorough legal services addressing the unique goals of each of its clients. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the College of Wooster. Jay is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Jay West focuses his practice in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate and Trust...
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Mr. Benjamin Scott Johns
Pittsburgh, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder and Probate
Duquesne University School of Law
• I am a passionate advocate for families who are in need of estate plans which take into account their unique situations and concerns. I enjoy engaging with the concerns of an aging population through carefully planned, drafted and executed estate plans contemplating inherited IRAs using standalone retirement trusts and charitable remainder trusts, Medicaid spend down strategies, asset protection, and creditor protection for beneficiaries, advanced will techniques such as separate share trusts, testamentary trusts, insurance trusts, revocable living trusts and irrevocable trusts both of grantor and non-grantor varieties.
• I embrace the many different ways that I can assist with the...
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Daniel J. Walters
Erie, PA Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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Emilie A. Swan
Erie, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 8 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Real Estate
Duquesne University
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Brian K. Cressman
Erie, PA Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning, Business, Education and Real Estate
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
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Emmanuel Sam Anthou
Canonsburg, PA Estate Planning Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
Duquesne University School of Law
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Thomas J. Buseck
Erie, PA Estate Planning Attorney with 40 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Real Estate
Wayne State University Law School
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Jonathan Charles Voelker
Pittsburgh, PA Estate Planning Lawyer
(412) 281-3007
310 Grant Street
1220 Grant Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Estate Planning, Divorce, Family and Probate
Duquesne University School of Law
I received my Bachelors Degree from the University of Notre Dame and my Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University. My law practice focuses on Estate Administration, Planning, and Probate. In addition, I practice Family Law - Divorce, Custody, Equitable Distribution, Juvenile, and other Family Law matters. Contact my office to set up a consultation.