Jerry B. Chariton

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Jerry B. Chariton: Attorney with Chariton & Malak Law Offices
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Phi Beta Kappa. Author: Chapter 1, Estate Planning in Pennsylvania (PBI Press); Chapter 7, Fee Agreements in Pennsylvania, 2d Ed. Assistant District Attorney, Luzerne County, 1968-1972. Co-Author: Estate Planning in Pennsylvania, Revised Edition (2007, PBI Press); Fee Agreements in Pennsylvania, 3rd Edition (2011, PBI Press). Chairman, Luzerne County Orphans' Court Rules Committee. Member: Board of Directors, Pocono Downs Inc., 1984-1996; Board of Directors, 1998—; Pennsylvania State University Planned Giving Advisory Council, 2008—. President, 2005-2006, Estate Planning Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Chairman, Orphans Court Practice Committee, 2000—.

Areas of Practice (6)

  • Probate and Estate Planning
  • Orphans Court Practice
  • Business Law
  • Commercial and Tax Litigation
  • Elder Law
  • Real Estate

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 1962
Law School Attended:
Harvard University, J.D., 1965
Year of First Admission:
1966
Admission:
1966, Maryland; 1968, Pennsylvania; 1969, Pennsylvania Superior Court; 1970, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1968, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Tax Court
Memberships:
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Chairman: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 2000-2001; Probate Division, 1998-2000; Probate Procedures Committee, 1983-1988; Estate Planning Committee, 1988-1998; Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Member, Gaming Law Committee), American (Member, Sections on: Tax; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Chairman: Committee on Small Firm Lawyers, 1994-1996; Third Circuit Subcommittee of the Discovery Committee, General Litigation Section, 1975-1980) and Middle District, (PA) Bankruptcy Bar Associations. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Chairman, Tax Issues Relevant to Trusts and Estates; Member, Fiduciary Litigation Committee).
Birth Information:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 18, 1941
ISLN:
908434716

Peer Reviews

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