West Chester
For 140 years, MacElree Harvey’s headquarters is situated in downtown West Chester, PA, which provides a centralized home-base in the heart of Chester County’s legal community, where the firm is a leader. Our nearly 40 attorneys have experience in all practice areas of the law, helping clients with both business and personal matters, from Non-Profit to Trust and Estate Planning to Real Estate and Land Use to Family Law to Criminal Defense to Personal Injury to Commercial Litigation. Regardless of the type of matter – personal or business – or the practice area, there is a MacElree Harvey attorney with the experience to assist any client.
Our West Chester office serves law clients from all over Chester, Delaware, Bucks, and Montgomery Counties, as well as the City of Philadelphia. Our varied practice areas provide a single point of contact for any and all legal matters that may arise for our clients.
Attorneys at our West Chester office:
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Louis N. Teti, Partner – Wills, Trusts, Estates and Philanthropic Planning |
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Beverly J. Wik, Of Counsel – Estate Planning and Estate and Trust Administration |
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Felix Yelin, Partner – Litigation |
MacElree Harvey attorneys have assisted clients from Coatesville, Avondale, Honeybrook, Pottstown, Phoenixville, Tredyffrin, Downingtown, Exton, Malvern, Paoli, and Devon, as well as Unionville, Toughkenamon, West Grove, Nottingham, Chadds Ford, Cochranville, Oxford, and Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. We have assisted Delaware clients from Greenville, Pike Creek, Montchanin, Christiana.
Attorneys
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Articles by Our Attorneys
Banking and Finance
What to do if You are Sued for a Preferential Payment by a Bankruptcy Trustee
Business and Corporate Law
Historical Overview of Delaware’s Court of Chancery
Interpreting the First Amendment in the Social Media Age
How to Form a Delaware Corporation
Stockholder Agreements in Delaware Corporations
Taxation of Foreign Investment in Delaware Entities
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense
Do You Have a Criminal History? You May Be Unpleasantly Surprised
Why Cheating Your Kid’s Way into College is a Federal Offense
Employment Law
Discovery of Social Media in Pennsylvania: Be Careful What You Post Online
Department of Labor Announces New Standards Affecting Overtime Pay for Salaried Employees
Estate, Trust and Elder Law
Alzheimer’s Disease: An Epidemic that Requires Sound Planning
Married With Children … But No Will
Why are Powers of Attorney so Important?
Family Law
How Custody Is Determined in Pennsylvania
How Will Child Support Be Determined?
Same-Sex Marriage and Custody Rights: In Loco Parentis Standing In Pennsylvania
Business Valuation in a Pennsylvania Divorce: Consideration of Sale Costs And Tax Effect
Who’s Your Daddy? In Pennsylvania It Might Not Matter
Child Support in High-Income Cases
Litigation
What went into the Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Trump’s Travel Ban?
Real Estate and Land Use
Waters of the United States: Oppressive Overstep or Duplicative Regulation
Not All Debts Are Created Equal
Tax
The SECURE Act: How It Will Affect You and the Beneficiaries of Your Retirement Accounts
The Pennsylvania Tax Benefit Rule Compared to the Federal Rule
IRS Issues Final Regulations Addressing Estate and Gift Tax Basic Exclusion “Clawback”