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We strive to make the process of estate planning and estate administration as simple and straightforward as possible. At American Wills and Estates we speak to our clients in plain English, and we are sensitive to the fact that many of our clients are still grieving the loss of a loved one. Our number one goal is to put our clients at ease and to reassure them with competency and compassion in their times of need.


Pittsburgh Top Rate Estate Law Firm

Pittsburgh's Top Rated Probate Estate Administration Law Firm

American Wills & Estates is a locally founded, owned and operated law firm that has been assisting clients in Pittsburgh and throughout Western Pennsylvania with all aspects of the Probate Estate Administration process with competency, compassion and care for over 25 years.

What Sets Us Apart?
  • OUR PRACTICE IS LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROBATE ESTATE... Read More

When Estate Planning Goes Wrong

Why is putting a proper estate plan in place so very important?  Well, here's an article I recently came across that does a nice job of explaining the many bad things that can happen when estate planning mistakes are made.  You've worked way too hard to leave your estate plan up to chance.  Stop procrastinating and protect your family and loved ones and your hard earned... Read More

Pittsburgh Estate Planning

No More Excuses About Not Having an Estate Plan

American Wills & Estates is a locally owned and founded law firm that has been assisting clients in Pittsburgh and throughout Western Pennsylvania with competency, compassion and care for the past 25 years.  Our law firm's practice is limited specifically to two areas of law:  Estate Planning and Probate Estate Administration.

For a limited time we are very... Read More

What Are The Responsibilities of An Executor?

So you’ve been appointed to handle the administration of a loved one’s estate.  What now?  This is a very serious role that you’re about to enter into.  Rule number one, don’t take your responsibilities lightly.  As the personal representative of the estate, you will have a fiduciary obligation to the heirs, beneficiaries and potential creditors of the estate.  If you make... Read More

Make Sure Your Digital Property Assets are Included in Your Estate Plan

We live in an ever increasingly digital world. Because of this, we have found that it has become all the more important that we take into consideration our clients so called digital "footprint" when formulating an appropriate estate plan.

Most of us don't even realize how much digital information and property we have stored online. It's vital that our loved ones and... Read More

Make Sure Your Last Will and Testament is Prepared Properly

I'm always amazed when I hear people say that they either prepared their own Last Will and Testament had it done by their CPA, their financial adviser, a notary public or some kind of online service. Most folks way to hard trust the preparation of such an important and vital document to a non-lawyer layperson.

The late actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, trusted the... Read More

Overdose Response Guide

Hardly a day goes by lately that we don't see an obituary in the paper about another young person who has lost their battle with addiction. It's a true crisis that we should all be concerned about. It's also important that we understand that drug and alcohol addiction affects people of all ages, races and social and economic spectra.

A friend of mine recently sent me... Read More

Probate Pittsburgh

Estate Planning Can Make a Big Difference

So you think estate planning has to be dull and boring?  Here's a list of some prominent celebrities who clearly understood the significance of having a well thought out and drafted estate plan in place.  All of these individuals left sizable legacies to their families, friends, charities and other heirs in prudent and thoughtful manners that avoided the fighting and... Read More

Senior Estate Planning

12 Ways to Help Seniors Stay Relevant and Connected

In our law practice we often meet with senior citizens who have procrastinated and put off for years having an estate plan prepared.  Unfortunately, the older the clients are the more emotionally charged this whole estate planning process often becomes.  After all, the thought of our own mortality only becomes all the more heightened the older we get.

Another... Read More

Important Steps to Take When a Parent or Loved One Starts to Show Signs of Alzheimer's or Dementia

5.5 million Americans are currently suffering from Alzheimer's disease and 1 in 3 of us our likely to be impacted by it during our lifetimes. As the baby boomer generation continues to age, the importance of planning in advance to protect ourselves as best as possible against the potential impact of this awful disease becomes all the more important.

If you have a... Read More

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