Estates Department
BASIC ESTATE PLANNING
ESTATE TAX PLANNING
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Marital Deduction/Credit Shelter Wills
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Life Insurance Trusts
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Personal Residence Trusts
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IRA Trusts
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Grantor Retained Annuity/Unitrusts
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Charitable Trusts
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Family Limited Partnerships
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Split-Dollar Agreements
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Buy-Sell Agreements
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Private Annuities
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Defective Grantor Trusts
ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
TRUST ADMINISTRATION GUARDIANSHIPS
The Estates Department has extensive experience representing small and large estates. The size of the estates and trusts for which planning or administration is performed ranges from thousands of dollars to tens of millions of dollars. We work closely with financial planners, accountants, trust companies, insurance underwriters and banking institutions to deliver the highest quality of service available.
The tax background of our lawyers enables them to use all of the techniques available to reduce and/or eliminate estate taxes. The latest, cutting-edge techniques are used, and every estate plan is customized to fit the client's needs.
Techniques to avoid or minimize probate are commonly used, and we will litigate Will contests if the need should arise. We also represent incompetents and minors in Guardian proceedings before the Orphans' Court and manage their estates as well as trust funds.
For further information on the services our Estates Department can provide to you, please contact the chair of the department:
Guy F. Matthews
Chair of the Department
610-565-3700, ext. 232
gmatthews@eckellsparks.com
Joseph L. Monte, Jr.
610-565-3700, ext. 225
jmonte@eckellsparks.com
Murray S. Eckell
610-565-3700, ext. 242
meckell@eckellsparks.com
Sam S. Auslander
610-565-3700, ext. 246
sauslander@eckellsparks.com
