Pittsburgh Estate Attorney

We hear it everyday in our practice, "I did my estate planning years ago, I'm good to go."  The truth is, you may not be as "good to go" as you may think.

We typically counsel our clients to review their Wills, Powers of Attorneys, Trusts and other estate planning documents every few years to make sure that they are up-to-date with not only the client's current... Read More

It never fails to amaze me how a person can have fame, celebrity and a boatload of money and, yet, fail to have even a remotely adequate estate plan.  Here's an article I came across that does a nice job of explaining why Whitney Houston's failure to have a well thought out and drafted estate plan left such a mess for her family and loved ones to deal with.  Take a look.... Read More

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

If you're the Executor of a loved one's estate and are about to hire an estate lawyer to take you through the probate estate administration process, you need to educate yourself a bit on what you might expect to pay for these kind of legal services.  Here's a nice article that does a good job of breaking down the three most common ways that estate attorneys bill for their... Read More

I constantly hear people say, "I don't need a Will, my estate is too small to matter."  Well, this is just a silly statement.  No matter the size of your estate, you should have a Will.  Here's an article I recently read that does a nice job of setting forth the top 10 reasons why having a Will is so necessary and important.  Take a look, I think you'll find it to be pretty... Read More

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

We offer free... Read More

Unfortunately and all to often, we see heirs begin to fight with each other almost immediately after a loved one's death.  A lot of these potential problems can be nipped in the bud with a well thought out and drafted estate plan.

American Wills & Estates is a locally founded, owned and operated law firm with a practice limited to Estate Planning and Probate... Read More

At American Wills and Estates we've been guiding Executors through the Probate Estate Administration process with competency, compassion and care for the past 25 years. We have several convenient office locations in Pittsburgh and throughout Western Pennsylvania and we also provide home, hospital, evening and weekend hours upon request. Unlike the majority of estate law... Read More

If you've recently lost a loved one and find yourself confused and unsure with how to proceed with the administration of the individual's estate, American Wills & Estates can help. We are a local Pittsburgh law firm who have been guiding clients throughout Western Pennsylvania through the probate estate administration... Read More

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