Pennsylvania Revolutionizes Trust Administration
By Alyssa M. Zottola, Esq. Pennsylvanians now have a new way to make trusts more flexible and efficient in their estate plans. On July 15, 2024, Pennsylvania’s Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law Act 64 of 2024, bringing a...Read More
Concerns with Estate Planning On Your Own
By Reganne M. McMichael. Esq. For many, a key objective of estate planning is to ease the process for loved ones after their passing. While various methods and resources enable individuals to create or modify a Last Will and...Read More
How to Legally Steal Property (and how to safeguard your land)
By Kelly M. Arbogast, Esq. Commonly known as “squatters rights,” adverse possession provides an avenue to obtain title to another person’s real property without purchasing it. 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527.1. While salacious, this law has a reasonable purpose: to...Read More
Appointing a Personal Representative of an Estate in Pennsylvania
By Jason R. Johns, Esq. A common first step in estate planning is deciding who you would like to appoint as the Executor¹ of your Estate. Assuming that the named Executor agrees, they can then be sworn in and...Read More
Disclosing Easements Before Selling Property: What Sellers Need to Know
When selling a property in Western Pennsylvania, one critical aspect of the seller’s disclosure is informing potential buyers about easements that may affect the property. An easement is a legal right for one party to use part of the...Read More
Starting the New Year Right: Ensuring Peace of Mind Through Estate Planning
By Andrew T. Bell, Esq. For many of us the New Year provides the opportunity to look back, reflect and give thanks for what went well in the last 12 months. While a period of celebration for some, this...Read More
Fifth Circuit Reverses Decision, Blocks Enforcement of CTA
By Caleb S. Dunn, Esq. It's been a head-spinning couple of days when it comes to enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA"). Business owners can, at least for now, continue to disregard the CTA’s reporting requirements following the...Read More
Anderson Law Firm Celebrates the Holiday Season with a Toy Drive & Gingerbread Contest!
Anderson Law Firm is getting in the holiday spirit! The Young Lawyers Division of the Allegheny County Bar Association hosts an annual toy drive for underprivileged children in shelters and programs in the area. This year, the staff of...Read More
The Correlation Between Estate Planning and Litigation
By Analija M. Zampogna, Esq. The bottom line for estate planning clients and attorneys is that even the best laid plans can go awry. However, with a strategic plan in place and an understanding of its potential for litigation,...Read More
Anderson Law Firm Presents Estate Planning to BLET
Attorneys Adam Anderson and Caleb Dunn of the Anderson Law Firm estate planning team were honored to be invited to present at the annual holiday party for The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), a Division of the...Read More
Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act
By Caleb S. Dunn, Esq. Business owners have one less thing to worry about as we approach the end of the year. A federal district court in Texas ruled on December 3 that a federal law imposing reporting obligations...Read More