Kaplin Stewart Named to 2021 US News and World Report Best Law Firms
11/5/2020 | Media, News & Resources
Kaplin Stewart is passionate about serving our clients, so we are very honored to announce our inclusion on the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list. Kaplin Stewart has been recognized for professional excellence ratings from clients and peers nationally in 3 practice areas and 7 metropolitan-based practice areas across the firm. According to U.S. News and Best Lawyers, achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Firms […]
“REAL” ESTATE PLANNING: Estate Planning for Real Estate Developers and Investors
10/16/2020 | Articles & Alerts, News & Resources
Location! Location! Location! That’s the mantra which real estate owners hold as the key to determining a property’s value. However, to protect that property’s value, real estate owners need to understand the ever-important estate planning mantra: Timing! Timing! Timing! Real estate owners, including developers and investors, too frequently build substantial portfolios of real property and liquid assets, yet see the incredible efforts undertaken to create this wealth squandered by unnecessary and avoidable taxes and administrative expenses upon their disability or death. In part, […]
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR…2020 ESTATE AND GIFT TAX YEAR END PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES
10/12/2020 | Articles & Alerts, News & Resources
Introduction Drastic changes to the estate tax laws may be on the horizon. The pending outcome of the upcoming presidential and congressional elections, set against the backdrop of an ever mounting national debt, has fueled speculation that the amount of wealth which can be protected from the federal estate, gift, and generation skipping transfer (“GST”) taxes may be sharply reduced. These exemption amounts, which were increased (until the end of 2025) as part of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 […]
Congratulation to Kaplin Stewart’s Best Lawyers in America 2021!
8/20/2020 | General, Media, News & Resources
Kaplin Stewart is pleased to announce that eleven attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, ® 2021. Best Lawyers in America is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Gregg I. Adelman: Land Use and Zoning, William D. Auxer: Construction Law, George W. Broseman: Land Use and Zoning Law; Andrew B. Cohn: Construction Law, Amee S. Farrell: Land Use and Zoning Law, Sandhya M. Feltes: Construction Law, Marc […]
Congratulations to Kaplin Stewart Super Lawyers!
6/2/2020 | General, Media, News & Resources
We are proud to announce our attorneys at Kaplin Stewart have been once again recognized as “Super Lawyers” in 2020 in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Super Lawyers uses a multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent research of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The Super Lawyers publication is a credible resource for those seeking legal counsel. It provides a diverse list of outstanding attorneys who have been identified as attaining a high degree of peer […]