With more than 25 years of legal experience, Mr. Schmerling focuses his practice on representing individuals and helping them to develop strategies to meet their income, gift, estate, and charitable planning goals.  He is also a frequent speaker and moderator for estate and tax planning seminars.  Mr. Schmerling chairs the firm's Estates and Trusts Group.

Jon’s areas of concentration include:

• Tax
• Estate Planning and Administration
• Charitable Giving 

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New York

Education

• J.D., (Phi Alpha Delta; Staff Member and Student Writing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review), Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1980
• A.B., University of Michigan, 1977

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Estates and Trusts
• Listed in Philadelphia Magazine’s “Pennsylvania Super Lawyers”

Representative Matters

• Estate and trust administration and resolution of various tax and nontax issues that arise in the administration of estates and trusts
• Charitable planning and development of strategies to reduce federal and state taxes in lifetime transactions and at death

Memberships

• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
• Member, Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Allegheny County Bar Association