Jay Hagerman - Allison Park Estate Planning Lawyer Reviews & Ratings

Jay Hagerman Bio
Practice & Expertise. I am an attorney that makes the headaches created by life disappear. The basis of my practice includes transactional law encompassing estate planning, estate administration, elder law, real estate transfers, business startups and governance, oil and gas law, and tax law. Whether it’s dealing with the grief caused by the passing of a loved one, the stress of selling a house, or winding through the red tape of starting a new business, my job is to minimize any anxiety caused by those events and allow the client to obtain some peace of mind.. Background. I was born and raised in the north hills of AlleghenyCounty in HamptonTownship. I fell in love with American history and decided to pursue a degree in that field at GettysburgCollege. During that time I was fortunate enough to work in the White House office of Correspondence. I attended Duquesne University School of Law focusing my time learning about laws relating to wealth creation and preservation. I began clerking at this law firm in my second year of law school and have been working here ever since. I currently reside in the borough of Seven Fields which allows me to serve clients throughout Western Pennsylvania.. Civic & Community Activities. Commissioner, AlleghenyCounty Government Review Commission. Board of Governors, Phi Kappa Psi Pittsburgh Alumni Association. Board Member, PhiKappaPsiGettysburgCollege Alumni Association. Board Member, Hillvue-Forest Homeowners Association. Member, Sharon Rotary Club. Bar Admissions. Pennsylvania. United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. United States Tax Court. Publications & Honors. Gerald K. Gibson Award for Excellence in Bankruptcy. Amercian Bankruptcy Institute Certificate of Excellence in Bankruptcy. Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society. Recipient of Gettysburg College Distinguished Senior Linnaean Award. Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership and Merit Honor Society. Pi Lambda Sigma National Pre-Legal Honor Society. Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society. Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society. Practice Areas. Estate planning and administration. Tax law. Elder law. Corporate law. Real estate and development. Oil and Gas law. Commercial transactions