September 2018 Establishing the Trust Special Needs Trusts are an evolving creature of statute. This process of Trust development has been fueled by court decisions, statutory changes, and the Social Security Administration’s own interpretation of its rules. The purpose of this multi-part article is to explain how the establishment and management of Special Needs Trusts…
September 2018 Real Estate Is Not Always Transferred Immediately After A Decedent’s Death Or The Opening Of A Decedent’s Estate A recent Pennsylvania Superior Court decision should raise flags for executors and administrators of estates where real estate is transferred to beneficiaries under a will or through intestacy laws. In Kantz v. Everett Cash Mutual…
September/October 2018 The September/October 2018 issue of The Pennsylvania Lawyer magazine features Jennifer Simons, Esq. of McAndrews Law Offices and her recent article “Making a Change to Make a Difference”.The Pennsylvania Lawyer is the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s membership magazine whose mission is to inform, educate, analyze and provide a forum for comment and discussion. Jennifer Simons’ article…
August 2018 Don’t have a will? Don’t delay! As I listened to the financial news the other morning, I was shocked to hear that Aretha Franklin, who was ill for some time and owned a large catalog of music, died without a will. Please don’t do that! Her family, lawyers, and the courts, will now out every…
Starting Next Month – September 2018 Dennis McAndrews’ JFK Play Comes To the Prince Theater With Joe Lawless in September As many of our colleagues, clients, and friends are aware, Dennis McAndrews is the author of a unique one-man play entitled “If JFK Survived Dallas: Presidential Reflections of an Elder Statesman”. Dennis has performed the…
August 2018 ¡El Departamento de Educación Especial de McAndrews Law Offices sirve a la comunidad Latina! McAndrews Law Offices Special Education Department Serves The Latino Community! McAndrews Law Offices tiene una tradición extensa de compromiso en su servicio a la comunidad latina. Reconocemos que los desafíos que los clientes latinos enfrentan a menudo, por el…
August 2018 McAndrews Law Offices has received yet another successful federal court decision of critical importance to children with disabilities and their families. In Rayna P. v. Campus Community School, Judge Gerald McHugh, a judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, but who was sitting specially in Federal District Court in Delaware due to a…
August 2018 In this two-part series, Alex Corbin, Esq. of McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. reviews the first five tips for Preparing Your Child with Special Needs To Return To School We recently provided Part 1 of a series of five suggestions to help transition your special needs child to the upcoming school year. The tips…
August 2018 In this two-part series, Jennifer Grobe, Esq. of McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. reviews the first five tips for Preparing Your Child with Special Needs To Return To School The great basketball coach, John Wooden, famously emphasized to his teams that “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.“ This wise statement holds true in…
August 2018 McAndrews Law Offices is excited to welcome Jessica Wilson, Esq. to our Estates and Trusts Department! It is with great pleasure that we welcome Jessica Wilson, Esq. to our firm in our Estates and Trusts Department! Prior to joining McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. Ms. Wilson worked for a boutique firm specializing in the…