Western PA's Premier Estate Administration & Estate Planning Law Firm

Pittsburgh Probate Lawyer

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’s First Choice for Probate Estate Administration & Estate Planning Law

American Wills & Estates is a locally founded, owned and operated law firm that has been guiding clients in Pittsburgh and throughout Western Pennsylvania through the Estate Administration and Estate Planning process with competency, compassion and care for over 27 years.

What Sets Us Apart?

● PRICE – We provide the majority of our legal services on a flat fee... Read More

Probate Made Easy

Taking the Fear Out of the Probate Estate Administration Process

American Wills & Estates is a locally founded, owned and operated law firm that has been guiding clients in Pittsburgh and throughout Western Pennsylvania through the Probate Estate Administration process with competency, compassion and care for over 26 years.

So What Sets Us Apart from Our Competition?  It’s Simple Really.

● Our law firm’s practice is limited to... Read More

Pittsburgh's #1 Choice for Affordable Attorney Prepared Estate Planning & Probate Assistance

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 Estate Planning and Probate Estate Administration with competency, compassion and care for over 25 years.

Last Will and Testaments - $75.00

Durable Powers of Attorney - $100.00... Read More

PITTSBURGH PROBATE HELP

Commonly Held Probate Myths

October 25, 2018 by Lloyd A. Welling, Esq.

Most folks know little or nothing when it comes to the actual probate process and the administrative steps that follow.  Sure, most of us know that it has something to do with what happens after the death of a loved one, but beyond that our typical understanding of the actual process is often shrouded in popular myths and... Read More

PITTSBURGH PROBATE ASSISTANCE

PROBATE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!

If you are about to enter into the often difficult and confusing process of administering a loved one’s estate, stop and do your homework before you jump in.  Just because your loved one left a Will, it does not necessarily mean that you are going to have to open and probate their estate.

Probate is triggered not by the fact that someone had or did not have a Will at... Read More

Pittsburgh’s Choice for Probate Estate Administration Law

The terms “Probate” and “Probate Estate Administration” are often used synonymously. The formal process by which an Executor or Administrator is appointed by the Register of Wills or other named local county office to oversee the administration of an estate for a person who has died (a Decedent), is called Probate.

American Wills & Estates is a locally founded,... Read More

Executor Help & Assistance

Are You an Executor and Need Help? Give us a Call Today.

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 Probate Estate Administration process with competency, compassion and care for over 25 years.  Why choose our law firm?

●EXPERIENCE

Our attorneys have over 145 years of combined legal experience... Read More

Pittsburgh Estate Planning and Probate Estate Administration

LOOKING FOR AN ESTATE ATTORNEY?

American Wills & Estates is the #1 choice in Pittsburgh and throughout Western Pennsylvania when it comes to Probate Estate Administration and Estate Planning Law.

Why choose us?

● Our attorneys have over a 160 years of combined legal experience

● We offer most of our Estate Administration and Estate Planning services on a flat fee basis

● We... Read More

Pittsburgh Probate and Estate Planning Law

Probate, Wills & Executors: What's it all Mean

Most people have at one time or another heard the terms probate, wills and executor, but what the heck do they really mean.  I read an article in Forbes magazine early this year that does a pretty nice job of addressing precisely these questions.  Take a look:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2017/04/07/probate-wills-executors-your-estate-planning-questions-... Read More

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