Estate Planning and Probate Administration

Lehigh Valley Attorney

Estate Planning and Probate Administration

When you are formulating a plan for the distribution of your assets upon your death, you want an experienced lawyer to help you understand the strategies available and which approach will best meet your objectives. If you have been named as executor or personal representative of an estate, you need an experienced attorney to help you navigate the probate process and successfully settle the estate.

At the Dean C. Berg Law Offices, in Northampton, we have over 30 years experience representing individuals throughout the Lehigh Valley. We'll help you get the results you deserve while saving you money. Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation.

In our estate planning practice, we work with clients to develop plans that result in the orderly distribution of their property with minimal impact on their heirs. We start by conducting a thorough examination of your estate, determining the types of assets you have and what your intentions are with respect to those assets. We will then help you understand the different tools that you can use and the costs and benefits of different approaches, including the titling assets as joint property, lifetime gifting, and the execution of wills and trusts.

Once we have identified the strategy that will best meet your needs, we will prepare and execute all documents necessary to put your estate plan in place, including

• Simple wills
• Trusts
  • Revocable and irrevocable
  • Living and testamentary
• Special needs trusts
• Powers of attorney
• Medical directives

We will work together to establish a system of checks and balances to ensure that your wishes will be followed.

If you are the executor or personal representative of an estate, we can take care of all of the legal requirements to successfully take the estate through the probate process. We will help you prepare and file an accounting of the assets of the estate, resolve any disputes or challenges to the estate, ensure that all taxes and last expenses have been paid, and oversee the orderly distribution of the estate.

At the Dean C. Berg Law Offices, we attempt to tincture the practice of law with common sense, life experience, multi-cultural perspectives and a spirit of open mindedness.

Dean C. Berg Law Offices
1820 Main Street
Northampton, PA 18067
Phone: (610) 262-1551
Fax: (610) 261-0666

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At the Dean C. Berg Law Offices, we represent clients throughout Lehigh Valley and the surrounding communities, including Northampton, Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem and Whitehall; and in Lehigh County, Berks County, Bucks County, Carbon County and Northampton County.