News and Press Releases
Saul Ewing LLP, a full service law firm with more than 260 lawyers in 11 east coast offices, has announced that Cathleen C. Opel, a member of the firm’s Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Practice, will be honored November 26, 2013 with a Presidential Award by the Bar Association of Baltimore City (BABC). Ms.
Robert H. Louis, a partner in and co-chair of the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Practice, wrote this article discussing the areas of planning and decision-making to consider in process of retirement; the choices made can mean the difference between a comfortable retirement and one of struggling to maintain the previous lifestyle.
Russell Fishkind, a partner in the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Practice and vice chair of the Family Business Practice, is featured in this story about estate planning lessons people can learn from the experiences of families of celebrities including James Gandolfini, Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson.
This article reports on Barry F. Levin’s election to Managing Partner of the firm, effective January 21, 2014.
Levin, who chairs the Business and Finance Department, was selected by partnership consensus in March. He will succeed current Managing Partner David S. Antzis, who is in the last year of his second four-year term. Under firm policy, a Managing Partner can serve a maximum of two four-year terms.
This article covers Barry F. Levin’s election to Managing Partner of Saul Ewing, noting he is the first attorney from outside the firm’s Philadelphia office to assume what is essentially the CEO post.
“It’s not that bad of a commute,” said Levin, who currently serves as chair of the Business and Finance Department. He will take over for Managing Partner David S. Antzis, who was primarily responsible for recruiting Levin to the firm in 2003.
Levin intends to relinquish parts of his practice to focus on leading the firm, but will not surrender his practice entirely.
Robert H. Louis, a Partner and Co-Chair of the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Practice, has been elected to the Philadelphia Bar Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He will serve a three-year term.
Russell J. Fishkind, a partner in the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Practice, was a source for this article about famous estate planning failures that resulted in litigation and family acrimony.
Russell J. Fishkind, a partner in the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Practice, will appear on an upcoming episode of “The Will: Family Secrets Revealed” about the estate of Grateful Dead guitarist and singer Jerry Garcia. In the show, Russell explains that while Jerry Garcia’s will was well-prepared, the late singer’s intentions for distributing assets and the role of the executor was in dispute.
Robert H. Louis, a Partner and Co-Chair of the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Practice, has been elected to the Philadelphia Bar Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He will serve a three-year term.
The establishment of the Firm’s Family Business Practice is featured in this article, which cites statistics showing the prevalence of family businesses in America and the unique issues they face, which include family dynamics and business succession.
"You get into the classic situation where the senior generation doesn’t want to give up control," said Barry F. Levin, chair of the Family Business Practice. "The younger generation doesn’t want to wait for the senior generation to give up control."