9.0
Superb
Overview
Practice Areas
|
|
Fees & Payments
|
Fees
-
Fixed (Sometimes)
-
Hourly ($235-$400/hour)
-
Retainer (Sometimes)
Payment types
Cash, Check
|
Contact Information
|
|
About Me
Photos (1)
Videos (0)
|
About me: Adjunct Professor, Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA, Spring 1998
Ms. Spencer taught Federal Income Taxation.
Lecturer in Law, Boston ... more
View all 1 photo
|
References
Client Reviews
|
Client reviews: you be the judge (without giving away your identity)
If you're a current or former client of this lawyer, tell others what it's like to work with him or her (anonymously, if you want). Your post will make a difference.
Review this lawyer
|
Endorsements
|
Endorse a fellow lawyer, get more visits to your profile
In addition to providing a simple way to express your gratitude to fellow lawyers, any time you add an endorsement to a peer's profile, a link to your profile will appear on it.
Endorse this lawyer
|
Résumé
Licenses
|
-
30 years
since Patti S. Spencer was first licensed to practice law in MA.
-
29 years
since Patti S. Spencer was first licensed to practice law in PA.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
|
Work Experience
|
| Position |
Duration |
| Sole Practitioner at Spencer Law Firm |
1996–present
|
| Head of Personal Trust Department at Fulton Bank |
1991–1996
|
| Non-equity Partner at Deutsch Williams Brooks DeRensis Holland & Drachman, P.C. |
1988–1991
|
| Vacovec Mayotte & Singer |
1982–1987
|
See all 4 job entries
Hide additional positions
|
Education
|
| Dickinson College |
Philosophy and Political Science |
B.A. |
1975 |
See all 3 degrees
Hide additional degrees
|
Awards
|
| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Pennsylvania Superlawyers |
Philadelphia Magazine |
2008 |
| Pennsylvania Superlawyers |
Philadelphia Magazine |
2007 |
| Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel |
ACTEC - American College of Trust and Estate Counsel |
2003 |
| One of Pennsylvania’s “Best 50 Women in Business” |
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce |
2000 |
See all 4 awards
Hide additional awards
|
Associations
|
| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
Lancaster Bar Association |
1991–present
|
| Member |
Lancaster Estate Planning Council |
1991–present
|
| Member |
Pennsylvania Bar Association |
1991–present
|
| Member |
Harrisburg Estate PLanning Council |
1997–present
|
| Member |
Philadelphia Estate Planning Council |
2000–present
|
| Member |
Massachusetts Bar Association |
1978–1991
|
See all 6 association entries
Hide additional associations
|
Portfolio
Publications
|
| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| 2-volume set published by Data Trace, 2007 |
Pennsylvania Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts Library: Forms and Practice Manual |
2007 |
| "Mediation for Trusts and Estates" |
Philadelphia Estate Planning Council Newsletter |
2005 |
| An authoritative guide to estate planning, tax matters and financial strategies for long-term management of personal, family and closely-held business assets. |
Your Estate Matters,” AuthorHouse, 2005, 476 pages |
2005 |
| “Tax Us, Please” |
Trusts & Estates |
2003 |
| “Must Private Property be Inheritable?” |
Boston University Probate Law Journal |
1990 |
| published October 1999 to present |
“Taxing Matters,” a weekly column on tax and estate planning issues published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, October 1999 to present. |
|
See all 6 publications
Hide additional publications
|
Speaking Engagements
|
| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Charitable planning |
Estate Planning Basics |
2008 |
| New Notice Requirements |
Uniform Trust Act |
2008 |
|
|