Leading Wealth, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers - Philadelphia, 2026

The 2026 listing of leading Philadelphia Wealth, Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers details lawyers practising in wealth management, trusts, estate & succession planning law matters in the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area legal market who have been identified by their fellow Philadelphia lawyers, clients and referrers specialising in these areas for their expertise and abilities in the area.

Showing all 40 lawyers

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 8 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Daniel Cooper	Sterlington	Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel Cooper
Thomas Hiscott	Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager	Doyle’s ranking record: Thomas Hiscott
Matthew Kamens	Cozen O'Connor	Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew Kamens
Lester Lipschutz	Cozen O'Connor	Doyle’s ranking record: Lester Lipschutz
Christina Mesires Fournaris	Morgan Lewis & Bockius	Doyle’s ranking record: Christina Mesires Fournaris
Heike Sullivan	Ballard Spahr	Doyle’s ranking record: Heike Sullivan
John Terrill II	Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager	Doyle’s ranking record: John Terrill II
Amy Ufberg	Dechert	Doyle’s ranking record: Amy Ufberg

Leading

Leading: 8 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Brian Balduzzi	Holland & Knight	Doyle’s ranking record: Brian Balduzzi
Justin Brown	Ballard Spahr	Doyle’s ranking record: Justin Brown
Lawrence Chane	Blank Rome	Doyle’s ranking record: Lawrence Chane
Jonathan Ellis	Flaster Greenberg	Doyle’s ranking record: Jonathan Ellis
Justin Esposito	Ballard Spahr	Doyle’s ranking record: Justin Esposito
Robert Friedman	Cozen O'Connor	Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Friedman
Michael Maransky	Fox Rothschild	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Maransky
Francis Mirabello	Morgan Lewis & Bockius	Doyle’s ranking record: Francis Mirabello

Recommended: 24 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Mark Blaskey	Ballard Spahr	Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Blaskey
Michael Breslow	Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Breslow
David Brown	Cozen O'Connor	Doyle’s ranking record: David Brown
William Bennett Cooper III	Fox Rothschild	Doyle’s ranking record: William Bennett Cooper III
Courtney Dolaway	Flaster Greenberg	Doyle’s ranking record: Courtney Dolaway
Karen Fahrner	Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager	Doyle’s ranking record: Karen Fahrner
Kim Fetrow	Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager	Doyle’s ranking record: Kim Fetrow
Alexia Fishman	Cozen O'Connor	Doyle’s ranking record: Alexia Fishman
Jill Fowler	Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager	Doyle’s ranking record: Jill Fowler
Melissa Grossman	Cozen O'Connor	Doyle’s ranking record: Melissa Grossman
Gerald Hatfield	Fox Rothschild	Doyle’s ranking record: Gerald Hatfield
William Hussey	Kleinbard	Doyle’s ranking record: William Hussey
Helene Jaron	Cozen O'Connor	Doyle’s ranking record: Helene Jaron
Jennifer Kosteva	Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager	Doyle’s ranking record: Jennifer Kosteva
Matthew Levitsky	Fox Rothschild	Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew Levitsky
Ann Loftus	Ballard Spahr	Doyle’s ranking record: Ann Loftus
Michael Mills	Antheil Maslow & MacMinn	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Mills
Regina O'Brien Thomas	Ballard Spahr	Doyle’s ranking record: Regina O'Brien Thomas
Dahesh Patel	Holland & Knight	Doyle’s ranking record: Dahesh Patel
Georgios Patsalosavvis	Fox Rothschild	Doyle’s ranking record: Georgios Patsalosavvis
Bradley Derebelo	Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager	Doyle’s ranking record: Bradley Derebelo
Emalee Welsh	Sterlington	Doyle’s ranking record: Emalee Welsh
Larissa Whitman	Faegre Drinker	Doyle’s ranking record: Larissa Whitman
Jennifer Zegel	Kleinbard	Doyle’s ranking record: Jennifer Zegel

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The 2026 rankings of leading Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning lawyers in the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, identified by fellow Philadelphia Estates Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning lawyers in the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, identified by fellow Philadelphia Estates Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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