Seamus M Lavin

Seamus M Lavin

  • Estate Planning, Business Law, Probate ...
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Review This Lawyer
Badges
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Biography

Seamus Lavin joined Wetzel Gagliardi & Fetter LLC in 2014. Seamus has been representing individuals, families and businesses in a variety of transactional and litigation settings for over a decade. Seamus’ transactional practice is focused towards assisting clients in the acquisition, protection and transfer of wealth. He achieves these goals by means of effective estate planning, business formation, real estate management, contract negotiation, and the efficient resolution of unavoidable litigation. His emphasize on the use of in-depth consultations enables him to implement estate plans tailored to each client's specific needs and goals. He also guides clients through the estate administration, probate and wills and trusts litigation processes. Seamus regularly assists clients through the difficulties inherent in the divorce, custody and child / spousal support processes. His goal is to ensure a fair result in the most cost effective and efficient manner possible. Philadelphia Magazine and Law and Politics Magazine have selected Seamus as a Pennsylvania “Rising Star” in 2008 and 2010 through 2012. In 2012 Main Line Magazine selected Seamus as a “top lawyer” in the areas of Trusts, Wills and Estates, Divorce and Separation, Elder Law, and Family Law. Seamus is a graduate of Loyola University, Maryland and the Rutgers University School of Law – Camden, NJ. He has an Estate Planning Certification from Villinova Law and will receive is Masters of Law (LLM) in Taxation in from Villanova Law School in May 2015.

Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
New Jersey
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Pennsylvania
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Associate
Ryan, Morton & Imms, LLC
-
Owner
Lavin Law Offices, P.C.
-
Owner
Law Offices of Seamus M. Lavin
-
Associate
Goldberg, Meanix & Muth
-
Education
Villanova University School of Law
LL.M. (2015) | Taxation
-
Villanova University School of Law Logo
Villanova University School of Law
(2012) Estate Planning Certification
-
Villanova University School of Law Logo
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
J.D. (2001) | Law
-
Rutgers School of Law-Camden Logo
Loyola College
B.A. (1997) | History / Minor in Business
Placeholder image for education.
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
Wetzel Gagliardi Fetter & Lavin LLC
122 S. Church St.
West Chester, PA 19382
US
Telephone: (484) 887-0779 Ext. 111
Fax: (484) 887-8763