Overview

Elizabeth represents families and businesses in estate and tax planning. She advises clients in matters ranging from simple wills and estate planning to succession planning and family wealth and business transfers, particularly in the automotive dealership industry.

For owners of automotive dealerships, she counsels on tax minimization and succession issues, utilizing trust structures and other asset protection strategies. She also counsels clients on charitable planning, including private foundation formation and donor-advised fund establishment.

Elizabeth collaborates with members of the firm’s Orphans’ Court Litigation group in the representation of individuals and fiduciaries in estate and trust litigation and probate disputes.

  • University of Pittsburgh, J.D., cum laude
  • Boston College, B.A., economics
  • Pennsylvania
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • The Best Lawyers In America®, Best Lawyers, Trusts and Estates, Litigation, 2006-2027
  • Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers®, 2021, 2026
  • Forty Under 40, Central Penn Business Journal
  • Tribute To Women Of Excellence Award, YWCA of Greater Harrisburg
  • 20 Leaders/20 Years, Leadership Harrisburg Area Graduate
  • Arts Award with Jeff Lynch, Theatre Harrisburg, 2017
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Dauphin County Bar Association
  • Central Pennsylvania Estate Planning Council
  • Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School, Trustee and past board president
  • Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, board member and assistant treasurer
  • The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, Investment Advisory Committee member
  • Capital Region Arts & Education, past board member
  • YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, Friends Committee, past board member and president
  • LGBT Community Center, past board member and president
  • Concertante, past board member and president
  • Harrisburg Young Professionals, past director and president
  • Harrisburg Parks Partnership, past director

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