BIO
I focus my practice on estate planning and administration with a particular focus on elder law and the unique issues and challenges that we can face as we age. I passionately advocate for families and their right and ability to protect their assets from outside threats including the nursing home, the spouses of children and the government.
I also dedicate my practice to the continual evolution and advancement of those opportunities and challenges faced by beneficiaries with special needs. This includes custom drafted provisions in powers of attorneys, trusts and trustee provisions not found with boilerplate provisions commonly found in other practices.
I routinely teach accredited continuing education courses (CLE) to other attorneys in my field and in the past have taught courses on estate planning, retirement planning, trust traps in probate, Medicaid estate recovery, VA Liens, Ethical practice in probate, common trust structures and when they are used, estate administration, charitable trusts and various wealth management techniques with trusts.
I serve families throughout Western Pennsylvania from the north of Butler County to the border with West Virginia in Greene including Allegheny, Beaver, Westmoreland, Washington and everywhere in between.
I am a proud father and husband and when I am not practicing law, we enjoy spending time outdoors, at Pittsburgh museums and cultural events and whenever possible, giving back for all the blessings we have been given.