Mr. Resnick concentrates his practice in Wills & Trusts, Estate Planning, and Estate Administration. During nearly five decades in practice, he has guided individuals, families, and fiduciaries through the full life-cycle of wealth transfer—from lifetime planning strategies to the final settlement of complex estates. He taught Elder Law at Penn State University’s Abington campus and has been a frequent lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Drexel University’s College of Nursing, Neuman University, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Widener University, and the Montgomery Bar Association Elder Law Committee. Mr. Resnick is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Elder Law Section, and the Delaware County Bar Association Elder Law Committee.

Comprehensive Estate-Planning & Estate-Administration Services

·       Wills (simple, pour-over, and complex)

·       Revocable (“living”) trusts

·       Irrevocable trusts 

·       Durable financial powers of attorney

·       Health-care powers of attorney & advance health-care directives / living wills

·       HIPAA authorizations and medical privacy releases

·       Lifetime & Transfer-Tax Planning

Estate & Trust Administration

·       Probate and intestacy proceedings in Pennsylvania & ancillary probate in other states

·       Fiduciary representation (executors, administrators, trustees, guardians)

·       Marshaling, valuation & distribution of estate assets

·       Preparation of Pennsylvania inheritance-tax and federal estate-tax returns (Forms REV-1500 & 706)

·       Post-mortem tax elections, disclaimers & portability elections

·       Small-estate procedures & expedited probate alternatives

·       Trust funding, modification, decanting & termination

·       Judicial and non-judicial accountings; rule-to-show-cause petitions

·       Estate, trust & fiduciary litigation, including will contests, surcharge actions & guardianship disputes

·       (Elder-law matters—long-term-care planning, Medicaid eligibility, guardianships, and related issues—are also available as a complementary          service.)

Education

·       J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, OH – 1977

·       B.A., cum laude, State University of New York at New Paltz – 1974

Admissions

·       Supreme Court of Pennsylvania – 1983

·       U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania – 1983

Professional & Community Involvement

·       Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)

·       Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association Elder Law Section

·       Member, Delaware County Bar Association Elder Law Committee

·       Former Adjunct Instructor, Elder Law, Penn State University–Abington

·       Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute and multiple educational institutions noted above

·       Eagle-Scout mentor and long-time adult leader in the Scouting program at St. Stephen’s Church, Clifton Heights

Personal

A resident of Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania since 1987, Mr. Resnick and his spouse raised two children who graduated from the Upper Darby School District. When not advising clients, he can often be found volunteering with local Scouts.

Phone: 610-565-0301

Email: hjresnick@resnickelderlaw.com