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412.391.8510
jweis@stonecipherlaw.com
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University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1986
University of Pittsburgh, M.B.A., 1985
Middlebury College, B.A. 1982
I focus my practice in two major areas: (1) corporate and business matters; and (2) estates & trusts.
I spent the first seven years of my career as an investment banker analyzing corporate acquisition opportunities in a wide range of industries and conducting due diligence on hundreds of companies.
I was also a partner in a private equity company that acquired and operated growth-oriented companies. This enables me to bring a unique ‘owner perspective’ to my role as legal counsel for my business clients.
My corporate law practice for the past 25 years has focused on helping small and medium-size companies with their day to day matters (legal and business) as well as advising them on bringing on a new partner, transferring shares to employees or family members as well as selling and buying businesses. I advised business owners on the impact a sale of their company would have on their estate planning.
My estate planning clients include young couples with a new family to older individuals with a more focused perspective on passing on a significant legacy to their family. This could include creating trusts to protect minors who would inherit money to adult children’s inheritances from their ex-spouses. I also design family partnerships to pass down family vacation houses.
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