Edward J. Lentz
Chair – Estate Planning and Administration
PRACTICE AREAS:
- Estate Planning
- Estate and Trust Administration
- Elder Law
- Tax Planning
- Extensive work in the charitable area, the closely held business
area, the estate tax, gift tax and generation-skipping tax areas
and other complex estate planning areas, including the use of
GRATS, Family Partnerships, Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts,
and Qualified Personal Residence Trusts.
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- Pennsylvania, 1977
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
1977
ACADEMICS:
- Moravian College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1974
- University of Pennsylvania, J.D., cum laude, 1977
- Order of the Coif
- Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review,
1975-1976
- Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1976-1977
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY:
- Board Member, Embrace Your Dreams, 2007 - present
- Board Member, Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, 2004-present
- Board Member, Saucon Valley Country Club, 2002-present
- Board Member, Estate Planning Council of the Lehigh Valley,
1986-1990, 2004-present; Past President, 1989-1991
- Board Member, Lehigh Valley Easter Seal Society, 1986-1989
- Board Member, The Good Shepherd Workshop/Vocational Services,
Inc., 1982-1989
AWARDS/ACCOLADES:
- Accredited Estate Planner by National Association of Estate
Planning Councils
- Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Law and Politics 2005, 2006, 2008
- Member of Association of Family Held Enterprises
- Martindale Hubbell Lawyers' Rating "AV," highest professional
ranking
NOTABLE CLIENTS/CASES:
- Altronics Security Systems
- Jaindl Turkey Farms and related entities
PERSONAL INTERESTS/HOBBIES:
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