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Unconventional Uses Of Powers Of Attorney The August 2025 Probate and Trust Law Newsletter of the Philadelphia Bar Association published the following article by Attorney K. Thackray on the unconventional uses of Powers of Attorney. In estate planning most clients arrive at our offices seeking “the usual”, that is, they’re looking for a Will, maybe […]

Philadelphia County Guardianship Rules Updates The Honorable Sheila Woods-Skipper, an administrative Judge of the Orphan’s Court Division for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District, wrote the following article on the guardianship updates for the August 2025 Probate And Trust Law Newsletter of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Appointment of Counsel in Orphans’ Court […]

Hot Topics in Employment Law Terminating An “At‐Will” Employee In Pennsylvania, absent contractual provisions to the contrary, employees are considered “at‐will”, which means either party can terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason or no reason. The trick is to avoid pitfalls creating situations where the “at will” employment status is relinquished.  […]

Protecting Your Children’s Inheritance In The Event Of Divorce While your children eagerly plan their future with their fiancé, you do not desire to ruin the romance or upset their significant other by focusing on the possibility of divorce and the economic consequences it may have. However, in today’s society nearly fifty (50%) percent of […]

Federal Estate And Gift Exemption On July 3, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law, bringing significant changes to the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax system. While the Act covers a broad range of tax and policy areas, this summary focuses on the key estate-related provisions and […]

EARN-OUT AGREEMENTS WHEN SELLING OR BUYING A BUSINESS COMPLEX, COMPLICATED, AND LENGTHY Having represented many business clients for forty plus years, a critical issue that continually and constantly comes up is the sale of the business when there are no children to replace a parent/owner near the end of his/her life. This issue becomes more complex, lengthy, […]

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Offers Flexibility and Advantageous Tax Treatment Retain Key Employees The Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation (“NQDC”) arrangement offers advantageous tax treatment that can assist employers in attracting and retaining talented employees.  Under an NQDC, the payment of a portion of an employee’s compensation is deferred until a later tax year (or years) than the current […]

Asset Protection Trusts (APTs) A thorough understanding of asset protection methods is a key component of business and estate planning.  All business clients need education in this complex area of the law. Domestic asset protections are corporations, limited partnerships, LLC’s, domestic asset protection trusts (DAPT) and irrevocable trusts. These legal tools and arrangements are effective, […]

The Role and Benefits of a Trust Protector What is a Trust Protector? A growing trend in trust planning is the use of a Trust Protector. A Trust Protector is a person the settlor or creator of the Trust appoints to ensure that the trustee carries out the settlor’s wishes. In other words, a Trust […]

Estate Planning For Each Of The Eight Stages In Life As you age and as certain milestones pass, you need to reassess your current estate plan to determine whether your needs and goals are being met. At each stage in your life, questions that you should be asking yourself include the following four: Have I […]