McAndrews Law Offices is excited to announce our newest addition to our firm. Elaine Yandrisevits Elaine T. Yandrisevits is an associate attorney at McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. in the Estates and Trusts department. During law school, Ms. Yandrisevits served as an associate editor of the Drexel Law Review and volunteered as a fellow with the…
McAndrews Law Office Wins Federal Court Decision For Tuition Reimbursement McAndrews Law Offices recently prevailed in another case in Federal District Court. In L.G. v. West Chester Area School District, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reversed a decision by a Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer which granted only limited…
New Estate Tax Law Makes 2013 the Year to Review your Will As you may have heard during the recent extensive news coverage related to the “Fiscal Cliff,” in early January, 2013, Congress recently enacted significant legislation concerning the Federal Estate Tax. In this legislation, Congress made “permanent” the Federal Estate Tax threshold of $5,000,000…
McAndrews Selected as 2011 Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. is pleased to announce that Dennis C. McAndrews, Esquire has been selected by Philadelphia Magazine for the 8th consecutive year as a “Super Lawyer” in the field of Special Education Law for 2011. He has received the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell and…
Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) Introduces Bill into Congress to Provide Tax Credit for Legal Expenses While Pursuing Guardianship of Adult with Disabilities Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) recently introduced a Bill into Congress that would provide a tax credit of up to $5,000.00 for legal expenses incurred while pursuing a guardianship of an adult with disabilities.…
McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. Won Major Victory in Third Circuit Court of Appeals McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. recently won a major victory in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in a case arising out of the Philadelphia School District. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal court one step removed from the United States…
Hulse Wins Significant Decision Before PA Special Education Hearing Officer Heather Hulse, Esquire of the Scranton office of McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. recently won a significant decision before a Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer. In this case, the Hearing Officer decided that the student had been denied a free appropriate public education by a school…
McAndrews Selected as 2010 Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. is pleased to announce that Dennis C. McAndrews, Esquire has been selected by Philadelphia Magazine for the 7th consecutive year as a “Super Lawyer” in the field of Special Education Law for 2010. Mr. McAndrews was also selected as a “Top Lawyer”…
Article by Jennifer M. Lukach Bradley Published in The Pennsylvania Lawyer Jennifer M. Lukach Bradley, an associate with McAndrews Law Offices, P.C., was published in the July/August 2009 edition of The Pennsylvania Lawyer. The article is entitled “Staying in the Mainstream.”
McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. Opens Northeastern PA Office McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. has opened a Northeastern Pennsylvania office. The office is located at 400 Spruce Street, Suite 300, Scranton, PA, phone: 570.969.1817, fax: 570.969.0955. Please watch our website for seminars with regard to Special Education, Special Needs Trusts and Estate Planning in Northeastern Pennsylvania. We…