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Brian advises individuals, families, and business owners on estate planning, wealth transfer, business succession, and related corporate matters.
Brian assists clients with wills, powers of attorney, and federal estate tax planning, including planning for high-net-worth individuals and families. He drafts revocable and irrevocable trusts, spousal trusts, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, beneficiary defective inheritor trusts, and intentionally defective grantor trusts.
Brian also advises clients on business succession planning, including shareholder agreements, recapitalizations, and the gifting or sale of business interests to trusts. His work with individual clients and business owners informs his representation of companies in entity formation, operations, mergers, and acquisitions.
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Reprinted from The Keystone Auctioneer, the official publication of the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association (PAA). All rights reserved. Though auctions and auctioneers are not necessarily synonymous with estate planning, you are routinely called on to value, organize, and sell a lifetime of assets, collections, or business holdings of a decedent. That makes you an essential part […]
Estate planning attorney Brian Honness presented Business Transition Planning for Auctioneers at the 2026 Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association (PAA) Annual Conference and Trade Show, offering practical guidance to help auction businesses prepare for long‑term stability and smooth ownership transitions. He covered core transition‑planning fundamentals, such as identifying successors, timing, transfer mechanics, aligning business and personal goals, […]
It’s that time again for the annual McNees Tax Seminar. This seminar is a must-attend event for accountants, in-house tax personnel and private and government tax attorneys. Speakers will touch on both Pennsylvania tax issues and federal tax issues. Additionally, representatives from Pennsylvania’s tax appeal agencies will be giving updates on their respective offices during […]
As of Jan. 1, 2025, the Pennsylvania Department of State implemented new reporting requirements for most Pennsylvania domestic and foreign filing associations, including domestic and registered foreign associations, which also cover domestic and foreign nonprofit entities. A Time for Change This process to incorporate additional reporting requirements began in 2022 with the signing of Act […]
Practices estate planning, business succession planning, and estate and trust administration. Advises multiple generations of successful families and their businesses.
Supports attorneys in estate and trust matters. Offers assistance with document preparation, estate and trust administration, and client communication.
Advises closely held companies on federal tax, corporate, and estate planning, including M&A, entity formation, financing, and ownership transitions.
Advises families and businesses in estate and tax planning. Counsels individual and corporate fiduciaries on trust and estate administration matters.
