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Klenk Law specializes in trusts, wills, estate planning, probate, and will challenges and will contests, with offices in Philadelphia, Bucks County, Allentown, New York and New Jersey.

Peter L. Klenk

Peter was raised on a farm located 60 miles north of Minneapolis, Minnesota. While working several jobs to pay for his education, he graduated cum laude and with honors from the University of Minnesota in 1987 and graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1990.

Furthering his study of estate, gift and generation skipping taxation, Peter earned an LL.M. in Taxation from the top-ranked NYU tax program. An LL.M. is an intensive one-year program focusing on a single area of the law that is in addition to the typical three-year J.D. program.

Following a family tradition of military service, Peter served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy JAG Corp. In 1992, the Navy awarded his team of attorneys a Meritorious Unit commendation for providing estate planning services to more than 10,000 service members deployed to the Middle East during Desert Storm/Desert Shield.

After leaving the Navy, Peter focused his practice in the area of estate planning. By concentrating his practice exclusively on estate planning, Peter is able to provide his clients with an understanding of the subtleties, including most recent changes in gift, estate, inheritance and generation skipping taxes.

Since founding his own firm in 1998, Peter’s estate planning practice has flourished. He now represents clients throughout the country, from California and Washington to Maine and Florida. Based in Philadelphia, he utilizes the most modern techniques to provide estate planning services throughout the country. Business is conducted through email, fax, phone, the mail and overnight delivery or in person at the client’s home or at the office of their local professional advisors. Peter is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Minnesota, New York and Florida state bars.

Highlights
Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate, Estate Administration, Litigation.
Training: 1990, Minnesota; 1993, Pennsylvania; 1995, New Jersey; 1996, Florida and New York bars

Law School: University of Minnesota, J.D., cum laude, 1990; New York University, LL.M., Tax, 1997.
College: University of Minnesota, B.A., cum laude, 1987.
Member: Pennsylvania, New Jersey State, Minnesota, New York, Florida Bar Associations
Military: Lt., JAGC, Dept. of the Navy, 1991-1995

Amanda DiChello – Associate

Amanda focuses her practice in the areas of probate, trust, estate, and fiduciary litigation. She represents a wide variety of parties, including, but not limited to, personal representatives, beneficiaries, intestate heirs, trustees, and other interested parties in disputes concerning trust and estate administration, trust and will interpretation, will contests, and claims against probate estates. Amanda is experienced in Pennsylvania Orphans’ Court and New Jersey Surrogate Court practice and procedure and appears before the Pennsylvania Orphans’ Courts throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as well as before the Superior Courts throughout the State of New Jersey. Amanda was selected for inclusion in the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers-Rising Stars 2010 and 2011 Editions, which were published in the June 2010 and 2011 issues of Philadelphia Magazine.

A Rising Star is one of a select group of Pennsylvania’s top up-and-coming attorneys who must be 40 years of age and under or have practiced law ten or fewer years. Being named a Super Lawyers Rising Star is a peer nominated distinction awarded to only the top 2.5% of lawyers in each state.

In addition to her estate litigation practice, Amanda also practices in the area of estate planning and estate administration.

Amanda assists clients with complex and sophisticated estate planning techniques, generational wealth planning, business succession planning, and charitable gifting strategies. Amanda represents clients in all aspects of complex estate planning and provides tax advice in conjunction with sophisticated planning techniques.

Amanda holds an LL.M. in Taxation from the prestigious Villanova University School of Law Graduate Tax Program and a J.D. from the Roger Williams University School of Law in Rhode Island, where she graduated at the top of her class. Amanda graduated with honors from the Temple University Beasley School of Law Trial Advocacy Program with a second LL.M. in Trial Advocacy. She was the sole recipient of the program’s Faculty Award for outstanding achievement in courtroom presentation and performance. Amanda also holds a B.A. in International Politics from The Pennsylvania State University.

Amanda is a member of the bars of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of New Jersey and is also licensed to practice before the United States Tax Court.

Elaine Yandrisevits – Associate

Elaine is admitted to the bars of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. Elaine focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning and estate administration, and also assists the firm with estate litigation matters.

Elaine earned her J.D. from the Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law in 2011, where she was an associate editor of the Drexel Law Review and a fellow with the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project. Elaine received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the University of Delaware in 2008 with a double-major in Political Science and History. As an undergraduate, Elaine’s essay, The Problem of True Believers, was published in the 2005-2006 Edition of the Arak Anthology. Elaine is also a proud former member of the University of Delaware Marching Band, Pep Band, and Symphonic Band.

Tanya Veytsman – Associate

Tanya Veytsman is an associate in the Estate Administration Department. She graduated from Drexel University with bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, concentrating in finance and accounting. Her Drexel co-op was with an accounting firm where she worked as a staff accountant preparing individual and business tax returns and conducting audits. Before going to law school, Tanya worked as a financial analyst for two years. During law school, she worked in a boutique litigation firm doing commercial and estate litigation.

While at Widener University School of Law, Tanya served on the Executive Board of the Moot Court Honor Society. She graduated cum laude, also receiving a concentration Certificate in Business Organizations Law, with honors. Tanya is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Tanya volunteers with Wills for Heroes, a pro bono program that offers free basic estate planning documents to first responders (police, firefighters, and paramedics).”

Stephen Ferry – Tax and Accounting Manager

Stephen Ferry has been with Klenk Law for over eight years, and currently manages the tax and accounting duties for the practice. Stephen graduated from Temple University with a BA in Communications & Theater. He recently completed a post-baccalaureate accounting curriculum at Temple’s Fox School of Business. He is a CPA Candidate with the Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy and has passed the first of four parts of the Uniform CPA Exam.

Heather Tabery – Litigation Paralegal

Heather moved to Philadelphia in the fall of 2009 from Minnesota. She has a BA in Art History from Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN. She began working for The Law Offices of Peter Klenk as the Data Manager and is now the head litigation paralegal for Amanda DiChello.

Jacqueline S. Mettinger – Estate Administration and Litigation Paralegal

Jackie received her Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Delaware County Community College in 2002. Since graduation her main interest and experience has been in Estate Law. She began working for the Law Offices of Peter Klenk in 2010 and concentrates on assisting the attorneys in probate and litigation matters. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends and in her spare time she enjoys watching movies and photography.

Jessica Metz – Executive Assistant

Jessica is a Maine native with an impressive resume of world travel. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Southern Maine and is seasoned in working in an administrative capacity with a decade of experience behind her.
In the near future, Jessica plans to attend Graduate School in pursuit of a degree in Public Policy.