The 2026 listing of leading Philadelphia Trusts, Estates & Probate Litigation Lawyers details lawyers practising in contested trusts, estates, probate and succession litigation matters in the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area legal market who have been identified by their fellow Philadelphia lawyers specialising in these areas for their expertise and abilities in the area.
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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Preeminent
| Lawyer | Firm | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer DiVeterano Gayle | Mannion Prior | Doyle’s ranking record: Jennifer DiVeterano Gayle |
| Adam Gusdorff | Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager | Doyle’s ranking record: Adam Gusdorff |
| James Mannion | Mannion Prior | Doyle’s ranking record: James Mannion |
| Karl Prior | Mannion Prior | Doyle’s ranking record: Karl Prior |
| Margaret Sager | Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager | Doyle’s ranking record: Margaret Sager |
| Nina Stryker | Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel | Doyle’s ranking record: Nina Stryker |
Leading
| Lawyer | Firm | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Boulden | Timoney Knox | Doyle’s ranking record: Thomas Boulden |
| Richard Holzworth | Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager | Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Holzworth |
| Melissa Osorio Dibble | Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel | Doyle’s ranking record: Melissa Osorio Dibble |
| Adam Silverstein | Fox Rothschild | Doyle’s ranking record: Adam Silverstein |
Recommended
| Lawyer | Firm | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Biemer | Dilworth Paxson | Doyle’s ranking record: Thomas Biemer |
| Edwin Boynton | Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young | Doyle’s ranking record: Edwin Boynton |
| Stephen Carroll | Carroll & Karagelian | Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Carroll |
| Don Foster | Offit Kurman | Doyle’s ranking record: Don Foster |
| John Guernsey | Clark Hill | Doyle’s ranking record: John Guernsey |
| John Higgins | Mannion Prior | Doyle’s ranking record: John Higgins |
| Timothy Holman | Smith Kane Holman | Doyle’s ranking record: Timothy Holman |
| Peter Klenk | Klenk Law | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Klenk |
| Stanley Pelli | Alexander & Pelli | Doyle’s ranking record: Stanley Pelli |
| Russell Ressler | Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young | Doyle’s ranking record: Russell Ressler |
| Kevin Rethore | Caffrey Hill | Doyle’s ranking record: Kevin Rethore |
| M. Howard Vigderman | Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads | Doyle’s ranking record: M. Howard Vigderman |
| Ralph Wellington | Dilworth Paxson | Doyle’s ranking record: Ralph Wellington |
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