Amy F. Steerman

Amy F. Steerman

5.0
Rating: 8.0

Licensed for 37 years

Probate Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: Probate, Wills & Living Wills, Estate Planning ... +2 more

1900 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA

About Amy

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Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Probate 37%

37 years

37%
Tax 5%

37 years

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in New Jersey for 36 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1989

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 37 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1988

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Amy F. Steerman

1900 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103

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Amy F. Steerman's Reviews

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Showing 1 - 4 of 4 reviews | Probate

Posted by Andy | June 25, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Probate

Review of Amy Steerman

Amy Steerman has been our attorney for over ten years. We met her through a number of members of our parish church. Our first contact was with the preparation of wills, health power of attorney and legal power of attorney for my partner and myself prior to our marriage. She helped us establish an... irrevocable trust for both of us. As the years have passed she has helped update our wills. When my brother was in the hospital in critical condition she came to the hospital and created a power of attorney for him. To ensure the validity of the power Amy had the attending Doctor sign as a witness. I say this to show that Amy is thorough in all of her processes. I had a very complicated ownership of a property with my two brothers. As they each passed away Amy assisted in determining the tax owed to the government in each case. She assisted in all the paperwork required by the government in their deaths. Later when we sold the property she assisted with the settlement (representing both buyer, who was a close friend of ours, and seller). She also assisted in determining the federal tax to be paid. My father lived in Florida and as his health declined we decided that we needed an attorney in Florida to assist in legal situations. Amy researched and validated his credentials. We were very pleased with her recommendation. We had a property in Philadelphia with a very difficult and combative tenant. When we decided to sell the property we asked Amy to represent us and handle the request for him to move as we did not want to have any contact with him. She gave him notice to move and informed him that he was not to contact us and any questions (of which there were many) be directed only to her. We were extremely pleased with a situation that we had been dreading for a number of years. My partner was the executor of a will for a close friend. The will was extremely complicated involving the sale of a big property, funding a trust created by a bank, the distribution of funds to four individuals which included prepaying the inheritance tax for each person. Amy was indispensable in that process. In order to save some money and because it was not in Philadelphia but Montgomery County it was her opinion that he could process most of the requirements himself. When items such as the amount of tax for prepayment et cetera arose Amy provided the answers. She assisted in many other complicated and required procedures that filing a will requires. She recommended a tax accountant for preparing a tax report for the current year and several tax reports that were due in the several years to follow as well as the final tax report. Again, her referral was excellent. Amy has a way of explaining legal issues clearly for the layperson and she is always available to answer a question. I want to add that she does not follow the practice of billing for 30-second increments and will talk and offer advice without billing for every event. We have recommended her to a number of close friends and without exception, they have been extremely pleased with her service. We trust her without exception and to show this trust we have requested her to be the executrix of our wills. We highly recommend Amy Steerman.

Posted by Mark | May 31, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Probate

Highly Recommend

Initially, I consulted with Amy to conduct a review of my aunt’s trust. Shortly after doing so, my aunt passed away. I hired Amy to assist in handling her estate. She was and continues to be extremely helpful in navigating through a myriad of details. This included the sale of an out of state... property. Her knowledge of tax law has been invaluable. She is extremely responsive and succinct. I recommend her with no reservations.

Posted by Steve | March 10, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Probate

The best estate attorney ever

Amy handled my fathers estate in 2011. She made a very complicated estate easy and seamlessly transferred. Because of her, we were able to put 2 nephews through college, and one is now a practicing lawyer and the other a commercial real estate broker. She needs to know the wonderful good she has done.... I just thought a thank you was in order so she could see the beautiful results that came from her work. Obviously highly recommended and the best estate attorney ever to go to. Extremely smart and knowledgable and trustworthy. God Bless Her.

Posted by Bill | July 01, 2015 | Probate

An attorney that stays in touch .

You should only retain Amy Steerman if you want an attorney who charges a fair price ,keeps you informed of the progress of your case, responds to your E-Mails / phone calls within hours gives you no surprises with her invoices , follows up on all the details of your case. I contacted three attorneys... on an old estate matter that was 600 miles away from my home and got very frustrated waiting for return calls , I then contacted Ms. Steerman and she explained everything in laymens terms and handled the matter to my complete satisfaction. Bill

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Experience

Rating:  8.0 (Excellent)

Honors

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

1995 - Present

Owner, Amy F. Steerman Attorney at Law

1993 - 1995

Associate, Erskine Wolfin and Gibbon

1988 - 1993

Associate, Cohen, Shapiro, Shiekman & Cohen

Associations

1998 - Present

Pennsylvania Bar Association, Probate Section

Member

Education

1993

Temple University

LLM

1988

Temple University

J.D.

1984

Temple University

MSW

1981

Guilford College

B.A.

Languages

English

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