Best Law Firms in Pennsylvania for Trusts and Estates

MacDonald, Illig, Jones and Britton LLP is one of the largest law firms in northwest Pennsylvania. For more than 125 years, the firm has provided sophisticated legal counsel to clients that range from business owners in Erie to international corporations abroad. MacDonald Illig handles matters in a timely and effective manner, by attorneys that understand business, are sensitive to the market and have the depth of resources necessary to succeed.

The firm's clients are Fortune 100 corporations, small and mid-size businesses, and individuals. MacDonald Illig has established powerful practices for solving and resolving transactional and litigation matters, including employment and labor, tax, real estate, environmental, and intellectual property law. Many firm clients turn to us for personal legal services, including trusts and estates, real estate, immigration, personal injury and family law.

Backgrounds in industries including health care, banking and insurance combined with the ability to navigate through municipal and government channels, puts the firm and its clients in the best position to succeed. It is that ability to identify the underlying issue, provide practical advice and serve as a trusted counselor that has allowed the firm to establish long-term relationships that have lasted for generations.

With offices directly across from the Bayfront Convention Center and Lake Erie on 100 State Street, the firm and its more than 45 attorneys are easily accessible to our local clients. At the same time, the firm's downtown Erie location makes it easy to handle matters throughout the tri-state area. Whether you are in Ohio, New York or across the border in Canada, MacDonald Illig can provide the depth of service and experience without the overhead and expense often associated with firms in Cleveland, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Toronto. The location also allows our attorneys easy travel routes to clients throughout the U.S. and abroad.

As solid corporate citizens, MacDonald Illig and its attorneys contribute heavily to Erie's legal, civic and charitable organizations. It is that mutual sense of commitment between community and the firm that allows it to continue to grow after more than 125 years in business.

In changing times, MacDonald Illig continues to work with clients that seek creative means to a positive resolution. Whether the use of alternative dispute resolution makes a corporate or domestic matter more effective and efficient than litigation, alternative fee structures make more sense, or simply through the use of improved technologies, the firm understands the pressures and expectations of our clients.

We look forward to having the opportunity to serve your legal needs. Please feel free to contact our attorneys or staff for additional information.

Founded in 1952, RGS&G is a full service, mid-sized law firm equipped to handle a wide range of complex legal issues. We provide individuals, families, businesses and organizations with exceptional legal representation. Our attorneys are available to assist you and each concentrates in one or two specific areas of practice. The firm was named a Best Law Firm by US News and World Report and Best Lawyers from 2010 through this year.

We handle complex civil litigation including catastrophic injury and personal injury matters and provide a full range of services in estate planning and administration, criminal law, family law, civil litigation, business and real estate law. Marc Steinberg is the only attorney in Montgomery and Bucks Counties to have been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Criminal Trial Attorney. In 2013 through 2015, he was named as a "Top 100 Lawyer" by the National Trial Lawyers as well as a "Best Lawyer in America" since 2010 by US News and World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm has a total of six attorneys named "Best Lawyers" by US News and World Report and Best Lawyers since 2012. They are Jay Glickman for Trusts and Estates Law, Marc Steinberg for Criminal Defense, Gregory Gifford for Plaintiffs' Personal Injury Litigation and also Land Use and Zoning Law, Matthew Wilkov for Plaintiffs' Personal Injury Litigation, Amy Stern for Family Law and Family Law Mediation and John Filice for Business Organizations (including LLC's and Partnerships.) In addition, the firm includes four "Pennsylvania Super Lawyers", Marc Robert Steinberg, Gregory Gifford, Matthew Wilkov and Amy Stern. Matthew Wilkov was also named a "Lawyer on the Fast Track."

The firm holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.