January 2019 By Dennis McAndrews, Esq. and Jennifer Simons, Esq., McAndrews Law Offices, P.C., Estates and Trusts Department About 20% of our Estate Planning work involves repairing defective estate plans created by other attorneys. On a professional level, this is quite disturbing to observe, as under the Rules of Professional Conduct, attorneys are required to handle…
January 2019 By Anthony L. Marone, Esq., McAndrews Law Offices, P.C., Estates and Trusts Department Possibly the most striking effect of the Federal Government shutdown is the increasing incidence and likelihood of food insecurity among certain groups. The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) defines food insecurity as a lack of enough food for a…
January 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BERWYN, PENNSYLVANIA, January 2019 – McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. is pleased to announce the selection of three new shareholders in the firm. Katharine Ryan, Anthony Marone and Caitlin McAndrews have achieved the prestige of being selected as shareholders, and each of these outstanding attorneys have proven themselves to be magnificent…
January 2019 By Dennis McAndrews, Esq. In 30 years of reviewing thousands of IEPs, one of the most neglected aspects of special education has been a lack of meaningful efforts to monitor the progress of students with disabilities. Notably, federal special education law requires IEPs to set forth the manner in which progress will be…
2018 As another year comes to a close, we always enjoy reflecting on the wonderful memories we’ve made & opportunities we’ve had. Thank you for allowing us to serve you and your family & we are looking forward to 2019!
December 2018 Hear what our clients have to say! We are fortunate to serve such wonderful families every day! Michael Connolly, Esq. “I highly recommend Michael Connolly! He is an excellent attorney and a great person who represents clients who often cannot speak for themselves. We would use his services again if ever the need…
December 2018 By Dennis McAndrews A recent article in a major newspaper spoke of the effects of the increased federal estate tax exemption ($11,400,000 for individuals and $22,800,000 for couples in 2019, as well as portability, which allows spouses to utilize both exemptions without complex planning), upon estate planning practices, and noted that many larger…
2018 McAndrews Law Offices looks forward to serving their Philadelphia area clients in a new location in the heart of Philly! (From The Legal Intelligencer) Announcements McAndrews Law Offices announced the opening of a newly expanded Philadelphia office. The location will provide a more local option and access for its Philadelphia and surrounding suburban client…
November 2018 The legal landscape of cases involving sexual assault, child abuse, and other forms of sexual misconduct against vulnerable populations is taking very significant transformations. In the area of child abuse within trusted institutions, broadening investigations have now been implemented by the United States Attorney in Philadelphia as well as multiple states’ Attorneys General.…
November 2018 The Legal Intelligencer announces Henry Young’s new role as lead attorney in McAndrews Law Offices’ Wyomissing Office From the Legal Intelligencer: Henry Young joined McAndrews Law Offices as lead special education attorney for its Wyomissing office. Young, who has nearly 20 years of experience as an attorney, has been active in special education…