Many people believe that they always have to wait 5 years after making a gift to be eligible for Medical Assistance. This is not true. For free, you can find out if proper Medicaid Planning, which may not entail a 5 year look-back period, can save you money for present or future nursing home care.

Purchsing a home is likely the largest purchase that you will make in your lifetime. Once you sign a real estate purchase agreement, negotiations are, for the most part, over. While your realtor is probably a good person, your realtor has a limited scope of services that they are permitted to provide. They are not lawyers. We strongly recommend that you consult a lawyer prior to singing a purchase agreement.

While a franchise requires consistency, contrary to popular belief, a franchise agreement may be negotiated. Springer Bush & Perry has extensive experience in negotiating franchise agreements on behalf of a prospective franchisee.

Even if your personal situation has not changed, the law for estate planning is constantly changing. It is therefore important to review with your lawyer your estate plan at least every 5 years or when circumstances in your life have changed.

Estate Administration is far more than just transferring assets to heirs. There are numerous filings that are required by the court. Moreover, the manner in which an estate is administered has significant tax ramifications.

While filing Articles of Incorporation or organizational documents to establish a business can be done online, there can be significant long term ramifications if you don’t properly establish the entity. These ramifications include adverse tax consequences and not getting the full benefit of an entity’s existence for liability purposes, one of the primary reasons for the establishment of an entity.

A family with a member that has special needs (disabled) can utilize special needs trusts to maximize their eligibility for need-based government benefits. Springer Bush & Perry has an expertise in drafting special needs trusts so that the eligibility for need-based government benefits will not be jeopardized.

Most physicians, upon completing their residency or fellowships, have incurred significant debt and therefore are reluctant to consult an attorney for their first employment agreement. The terms contained in the first employment agreement are likely to affect the physician’s ability to practice medicine for the balance of his/her career. It is critical that each physician consult an attorney experienced in health care to review and negotiate this employment agreement.

Parking is not a problem at Springer Bush & Perry. Springer Bush & Perry has consolidated its offices and now has only 1 office, and that is 500 Cherrington Parkway, Suite 420, Coraopolis, PA 15108, in Moon Township, easily accessible from the Parkway, Route 79, Route 60, and soon the Mon-Fayette Expressway, with free parking.

Springer Bush & Perry does not practice many areas of law such as family law, criminal law, and personal injury, but works with lawyers in all specialties and is happy to make recommendations to you of lawyers that practice in the area in which you are interested.

Sometimes people are concerned about sharing their problems because of either embarrassment or privacy. At Springer Bush & Perry, we are sensitive to each client’s situation. Additionally, the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Confidentiality Policy of Springer Bush & Perry require that all conversations between an attorney and a client remain confidential.

Springer Bush & Perry has built its strong reputation by performing the highest level of legal services. We do this because it is what every client wants, needs, and deserves. We also do it because we CARE.