Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger

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  • Established in 1938
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  • Since 1938, an experienced team of legal and business advisors providing extraordinary and innovative strategies and solutions to help clients’ achieve their operational, structure, planning, litigation and tax goals and objectives. Call Us

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    4.3/5.0 (18)
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About this firm

Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger, was founded in 1938 by the late Richard G. Herndon. Mr. Herndon was joined by R. Clark Morton and his daughter – the late Judith Herndon, to form Herndon, Morton & Herndon. The firm became known as Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger with the addition of current senior partner, William J. Yaeger, Jr. in 1976.

We are located in Wheeling, West Virginia and we provide a full range of legal services in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Our firm has full understanding of our region’s business and economic climate and our clients’ needs. Our clients can be confident that their legal matters will be handled promptly, professionally and discreetly. We have a firm of responsive attorneys knowledgeable and experienced in a wide variety of practice areas related to business to include advisory and consulting services, business planning, litigation, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, business dissolution, succession planning and more.

We also provide comprehensive estate planning service to individuals, wealthy individuals and families and multigenerational businesses. Our resourceful attorneys will devise an estate plan that works for you, your family and your business, and protects the things that matter most. We assist our clients with asset protection, tax avoidance, wills, trusts, business continuation planning, elder care plans, guardianship proceedings, probate administration, estate litigation and more.

Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger is “AV” Rated Preeminent Award by Martindale-Hubbell, the gold standard in attorney ratings. The “A” rating is for very high to preeminent legal ability. The “V” rating is for “very high” general ethical standards. We have been Peer Rated for the Highest Level of Professional Excellence.

Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger consistently provide legal work of the highest quality, performed by a team of experienced professionals who admire their profession and are 100% devoted to their clients.
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Areas of Practice (77)

  • Estate Planning
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Probate
  • Probate Administration
  • Probate Litigation
  • Estate Litigation
  • Probate Taxation
  • Wills
  • Business Litigation
  • Complex Business Litigation
  • Business Planning
  • Closely Held Business Estate Planning
  • Business Estate Planning
  • Buying and Selling of Businesses
  • Business Dissolutions
  • Business Reorganization
  • Business Regulation
  • Business Enterprises
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Business Successions
  • Family Business Successions
  • Business Taxation
  • Business Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Breach of Contract
  • Business Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Corporate Litigation
  • Corporate Contracts
  • Corporate Dissolutions
  • Corporate Planning
  • Corporate Tax Planning
  • Corporate Taxation
  • Corporate Income Tax
  • Corporate Reorganization
  • Corporate Successions
  • Corporate Commercial Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Commercial Transactions
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Commercial Real Estate Contracts
  • Commercial Real Estate Development
  • Commercial Real Estate Litigation
  • Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
  • Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure
  • Real Estate
  • Tax Audits
  • Taxation
  • Tax Planning
  • Income Tax
  • Partnership Taxation
  • Estate and Gift Taxation
  • Federal Estate and Gift Taxation
  • Fiduciary Income Tax
  • Employee Benefit Taxation
  • Federal Tax Controversies
  • Banking Law
  • Banking Regulation
  • Banking Litigation
  • Commercial Banking
  • Executive Compensation
  • Executive Compensation Taxation
  • Executive Employment Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Oil and Gas Regulation
  • Oil and Gas Acquisitions
  • Oil and Gas Contracts
  • Oil and Gas Litigation
  • Oil and Gas Pipelines
  • Oil and Gas Taxation
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Contracts
  • Health Care Facility Regulation
  • Health Care Taxation
  • Media Libel
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Benjamin M. Cox: Attorney with Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger
Benjamin M. Cox
Partner
No Reviews
Wheeling, WV

Individual, Fiduciary, Corporate, Estate and Gift Tax Planning;, Estate Planning and Administration, Trust Planning and Administration, Qualified Retirement Plans, Corporate Law, Closely Held Corporations, Fiduciary Law View More

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Richard G. Herndon
(Deceased)
(1915-2003)
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Wheeling, WV
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Judith A. Herndon
(Deceased)
(1941-1980)
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Wheeling, WV
William J. Yaeger, Jr.: Attorney with Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger
William J. Yaeger, Jr.
Partner
4.4
Wheeling, WV

Personal Income Taxation, Oil and Gas Contracts and Taxation, Nonprofit Organizations Governance and Tax Exempt Status View More

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Robert J. Krall: Attorney with Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger
Robert J. Krall
Partner
4.3
11 Reviews
Wheeling, WV

Tax Law, Estate, Gift and Retirement Planning, Trust Administration, Qualified Retirement Plans, Tax Exempt Organizations, Commercial Transactions View More

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Holly S. Planinsic: Attorney with Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger
Holly S. Planinsic
Partner
Not Shown
Wheeling, WV

Commercial Litigation, Communications and Media, Financial Services Litigation, Banking Law, Libel, Slander and Defamation, Employment Law and Litigation, Internal Investigations View More

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Jacquelyn J. Cowan: Attorney with Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger
Jacquelyn J. Cowan
Associate
No Reviews
Wheeling, WV

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Julia Mandat: Attorney with Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger
Julia Mandat
Associate
5.0
2 Reviews
Wheeling, WV
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Peer Reviews

4.3/5.0 (18 reviews)

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  • Judgment

    4.3/5.0

  • Communication

    4.3/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.3/5.0
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