With my background in accounting as well as being a licensed Real Estate Broker in Pennsylvania, I can share my unique background and experience when working with individuals, families, and small and mid-tier businesses in the areas of estate planning, taxation, corporations and business planning, business acquisitions and sales, succession planning, business exit strategies, and real estate
Specialties:Business planning for small and mid-tier businesses, including choice of entity, acquisitions and sales, and business exit strategies and succession planning: Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates Administration
Languages spoken
English
Cherewka Law
624 N Front Street
Wormleysburg, PA, 17043
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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PA | Active | 1981 | 03/15/2022 |
Legal answers | 282 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement | Marquis Who'sWho | 2017 |
Distinguished | Martindale-Hubbell | 2016 |
Distinguished Service Award | American Heart Association, Pennsylvania Affiliate | 1997 |
Who's Who in American Law | Marquis Who'sWho | 1987 |
Outstanding Young Man of America | U.S. Jaycees | 1983 |
Woolsack Society | Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law | 1981 |
Omicron Delta Kappa International Honor Society | Bucknell University | 1976 |
Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society for Business | Bucknell University | 1976 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Owner | Law Office of Michael Cherewka | 1989 - Present |
Associate | Ball Skelly Murren & Connell | 1983 - 1989 |
Tax Attorney | Ernst & Whinney, LLP | 1981 - 1983 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors | Member | 2019 - Present |
NAIFA | Member | 2007 - Present |
WealthCounsel | Attorney Member | 1996 - Present |
Estate Planning Council of Central Pennsylvania | Attorney Member | 1983 - Present |
Pennsylvania Bar Association | Member | 1982 - Present |
Dauphin CountyBar Associations | Member | 1982 - Present |
National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys | Member | 1999 - 2007 |
Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations | Board of Directors | 1998 - 2018 |
Estate Planning Council of Central Pennsylvania | President | 1991 - 1992 |
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | Member, Section of Taxation | 1980 - 1992 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Cherewka Law | 4 Simple Ways to Avoid Probate Costs | 2016 |
Cherewka Law | Is There An Income Tax Time Bomb Lurking In Your Estate Plan | 2016 |
Cherewka Law | Five Changes Proposed in President Obama's 2016 Budget That Could Affect Your Estate Plan | 2016 |
Cherewka Law | Check Your Beneficiaries | 2016 |
Cherewka Law | How to Make Your Inheritance Last | 2016 |
Cherewka Law | For Small Businesses: IRS Raises Tangible Property Expensing Threshold to $2,500 | 2016 |
Cherewka Law | Using a Pennsylvania Power of Attorney for Gifting | 2015 |
Cherewka Law | 10 Tips for First Time Home Buyers | 2015 |
Cherewka Law | Joint Executors for Pennsylvania Estates | 2015 |
Cherewka Law | Incapacity is Part of Estate Planning | 2015 |
Quantum Press publication | Strictly Business : Planning Strategies for Privately Owned Businesses | 2002 |
Real Property, Probate & Trust Newsletter, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Issue No. 35 | Reenactment of Pennsylvania Inheritance & Estate Taxes by Act 22 0f 1991 | 1991 |
Pennsylvania Tax Service Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. | Pennsylvania Tax Service | 1986 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor, Cum Laude | 1981 |
Bucknell University | B.S.B.A., Cum Laude | 1978 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar | How to Handle Small & Insolvent Estates 2019 | 2019 |
Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar | How to Close an Estate: Court Accountings and Family Agreements 2019 | 2019 |
NBI - CLE | Handling Real Estate Transactions From Start to Finish | 2019 |
National Business Institute (NBI) Seminar | Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers | 2018 |
NBI - CLE | Business Law: Top Challenges | 2018 |
Estate Planning for Owners of Oil and Gas Rights | Estate Planning, Oil & Gas Rights | 2016 |
Bucknell University SBDC Workshop Series | Exit Strategies | 2013 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Commercial Real Estate Transaction $3.5 Million | Successful Closing |
Represented Seller of Business $8.4 Million | Successful sale of business |
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Michael Doland, Business Attorney on Oct 1, 2021
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The answers of Mr. Cherewka are consistently accurate, full of analysis, and customized to the needs of the Avvo askers. These are exactly the qualities that every client would look for when hiring an attorney.
Richard Maffett, Estate planning Attorney on Mar 16, 2017
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I endorse this lawyer. I have known Mike for more than 30 years. He is an outstanding attorney. He is very knowledgeable in the intricate details of the law. Mike is also very personable and able to explain those details in a way that is easy to understand.
Michael Doland, Business Attorney on Oct 1, 2021
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The answers of Mr. Cherewka are consistently accurate, full of analysis, and customized to the needs of the Avvo askers. These are exactly the qualities that every client would look for when hiring an attorney.
Richard Maffett, Estate planning Attorney on Mar 16, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. I have known Mike for more than 30 years. He is an outstanding attorney. He is very knowledgeable in the intricate details of the law. Mike is also very personable and able to explain those details in a way that is easy to understand.
Dominic Montagnese, Estate planning Attorney on Mar 1, 2016
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Excellent Attorney with years of experience in Estate Planning and Business Law.
Christian Lassen, Unknown Attorney on Apr 11, 2014
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Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community.
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