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December 2007: McAndrews Law Offices Celebrates 25 Years of Service on the Main Line in 2008 in Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Special Needs Representation

For the past 25 years, McAndrews Law Offices has provided comprehensive estate planning services from our geographic base on the Main Line. Our services have included the full gambit of estate planning, including every type of estate plan imaginable, from simple Wills for individuals with modest estate planning needs, to highly complex Wills and related trusts to address significant issues involving death taxes, unusual family situations, and special needs planning. Our attorneys have a wealth of experience in every area of estate planning, estate administration, and special needs planning. We have created hundreds of estate plans with widely diverse needs, and are thoroughly versed in the use of credit shelter trusts, life insurance trusts, disclaimer trusts, special needs trusts, and related death tax planning. Our attorneys and paralegals possess a wide array of experience and professional training, and include experience at large center city estate planning firms, post-graduate legal training in taxation, representation of trust companies, and dozens of presentations at national and state seminars on special needs planning.

We invite you to review the resumes of our talented professionals as you make the important decision of selecting a law firm to represent the interests of your family in these vital legal matters.

November 2007: Gabrielle Sereni was named a “Pennsylvania Rising Star” in 2007, representing the top 2.5% of all lawyers under 40 or in practice less than 10 years in the Commonwealth in a joint project of Law and Politics and Philadelphia Magazine.

October 2007: McAndrews Law Offices, P.C., is pleased to announce that Dennis C. McAndrews, Esquire, was recently selected by Philadelphia Magazine for the fourth consecutive year as a “Super Lawyer” in the field of education law.

Mr. McAndrews is the founding shareholder of McAndrews Law Offices, P.C., with offices in Berwyn and Wyomissing, and is a frequent lecturer to national conferences, Bar Association Committees and advocacy groups in Pennsylvania concerning the rights of the disabled. He received his law degree from Villanova School of Law and is also an undergraduate instructor at Villanova University.

 

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  • McAndrews Law Offices recently won two important victories on behalf of children with disabilities in federal court. In two separate cases, the federal court in Philadelphia overturned decisions of the Pennsylvania Appeals Panel and found in favor of children with disabilities and their families.Read More →
  • McAndrews Law Offices Have Speakers Available for your organization. We provide dozens of seminars and presentations each year to relevant organizations in the field of Special Education, Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts. Our attorneys regularly speak at national, state, and local organizations such as parent groups, Bar Associations, community organizations, advocacy groups, and similar organizations. These presentations are provided at no cost, are educational in nature, and no marketing of our services is presented. If you would like to schedule a speaker for your organization, please contact Sarah Locher at 610-648-9300, and we will be happy to arrange a presentation for you.Read More →
  • Services for Exceptional Children in Private Schools On September 26, 2007, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Lower Merion School District v. Doe. Read More →
  • Federal Court in Pennsylvania Awards Compensatory Education in a Monetary Fund The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently found that a school district’s failure to provide an appropriate educational program required an award of compensatory education, and held that the award of compensatory education must be placed in a fund with a specified monetary amount for the child. Read More →