Janet E. Amacher, Attorney at Law

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Welcome to the law office of Janet E. Amacher, with an office conveniently located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Janet is well known as an attorney who offers efficient, reliable and effective legal services.

Areas of Practice

Janet will ably assist you in the practice areas of Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Probate, Contested Wills, Estate and Gift Taxation, Living Wills, Power of Attorney and Appointment, Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Landlord and Tenant Law, Zoning and Land Use, Business Law, Contracts, Corporate and Partnership, Family Business Law, Business Planning and Formation, Business Acquisitions and Sales.

Areas of Service

North Wales, Norristown, the Main Line, Lower Merion, Upper Dublin, Lansdale, Huntingdon Valley, Bryn Mawr, King of Prussia, Doylestown, Philadelphia, West Chester, Media, Chester Springs, Chestnut Hill, Warminster, Abington, Radnor, Levittown, Bensalem, Drexel Hill, Springfield and Pottstown, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County

Contact Us

Address: 311 North Sumneytown Pike, Building 1A, North Wales, PA 19454

Telephone: 215-699-9995

Fax: 215-699-9992

Email: janet@amacherlaw.com

About

Janet E. Amacher, Attorney at Law

Janet E. Amacher specializes in Trust and Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Orphans Court Litigation, Commercial/Residential Real Estate Transactions, and Business Planning, Organization and Acquisition. Janet has been serving clients in Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia counties since 1993. She received her B.S. from West Chester University, her M.A. from the University of Southern California, her J.D. from Villanova University, and a LL.M. in Taxation from Temple University. Prior to beginning a solo practice in North Wales, PA in 2004, Janet was a partner in the Norristown law firm of Trueblood and Amacher, LLP.

Janet has achieved an outstanding AV Peer Review Rating awarded by the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory. This is the highest rating available to an individual lawyer and a significant accomplishment – a testament to the fact that her peers rank her at a premier level of professional excellence. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Bar Association and has been a Chair of the Bar Association’s Probate & Tax Section Real Estate Committee. In addition, she is a former President of the Montgomery County Estate Planning Council.

Janet is committed to her community serving as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the North Wales Library.

Professional Associations & Memberships

Montgomery County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, 2008-2011
- Probate & Tax Section
  - Secretary, 2004 & 2005
  - Vice Chair, 2006 & 2007
  - Chair, 2008 & 2009
- Real Estate Committee – Member & Former Chair
Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member – Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
Montgomery County Estate Planning Council
- Board of Directors, 2000-2009
- President – 2007/2008

Honors & Awards

AV Rating (highest) Martindale Hubbell Law Directory

An Explanation of the Peer Review Ratings Categories:

There are two components to each Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating:

General Ethical Standards Rating: The General Ethical Standards Rating denotes adherence to professional standards of conduct and ethics, reliability, diligence and other criteria relevant to the discharge of professional responsibilities.

* The General Recommendation Rating is V – Very High

* A lawyer must receive a General Ethical Standards Rating before his or her review can proceed to the next step.

Legal Ability Rating: Legal Ability Ratings take into consideration the standard of professional ability in the area where the lawyer practices, the lawyer’s expertise, and other professional qualifications. If a lawyer’s practice is limited or specialized, Peer Review Ratings are based on performance in those specific fields of law.

* Legal Ability Ratings are:

C – Good to High

B – High to Very High

A – Very High to Preeminent

Education

Temple University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1999
Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1993
University of Southern California, M.A., 1976
West Chester University, B.S., 1975

Professional Career

Solo Practitioner, 2004 – present
Partner, Trueblood & Amacher, LLP, 1997-2004
Associate, Trueblood & Associates, 1995-1997
Associate, Wentz, Trueblood, & Bullitt, 1993-1995

Community Service

North Wales Library Board of Directors, Vice-President
Instructor in Real Estate at the People’s Law School
Numerous educational seminars for Financial Planners and their clients

Rebecca C. Holladay, Paralegal

Rebecca C. Holladay received her B.A. degree in Business Administration from Arcadia University. She gained experience with small business management while completing an internship for the Business Enterprise Centre in Sydney, Australia. After that she worked in the title insurance industry where she gained knowledge about real estate law. She began working with Janet in 2004. She provides a supportive role in all aspects of the organization and management of files.