Lynne M. Spangler, Esquire

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Lynne M. Spangler is an associate in the Berwyn office of McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. She provides estate planning, estate administration, special needs and disability planning, specials needs trusts, and tax planning services to our clients.

Professional History

Prior to joining McAndrews Law Offices, Ms. Spangler was an associate in the trusts and estates department of Pepper Hamilton, LLP for seven years where she provided estate planning advice to and implemented tax efficient estate plans for high net worth individuals. Ms. Spangler then served as Vice President of Client Relations at U.S. Trust Company in Wayne, Pennsylvania, where she acted as liaison between high net worth investment clients and their estate and tax planning counsel.

Before attending law school, Ms. Spangler worked as a Certified Public Accountant for Deloitte, Haskins and Sells in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and as an internal auditor for the Atlantic City Electric Company.

Ms. Spangler is a 1993 graduate of Villanova University School of Law and a 1984 graduate of Drexel University.

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

Practice Areas

Estate Planning

Estate Administration

Special Needs Trusts

Tax Planning

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 →