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    • Independent school representation

      • Head of school compensation and employment agreements

        • 4958 Compliance

        • 409A Compliance

        • Deferred Compensation (457(b) and 457(f))

      • Governance

      • Investigations

      • Earned income tax credits and opportunity scholarship tax credits

      • Enrollment agreements, employment agreements, and handbooks

    • Nonprofit representation

      • Orphans’ Court litigation

        • Petitions for Administrative Deviation and Cy-Pres

      • 1023 applications for 501(c)3 status

    • Business entity formation and planning

    • Real Estate

      • Purchase and sales agreements

      • Boundaries and easements

      • Landlord tenant matters

        • Lease preparation

        • Eviction and ejectment actions

        • Lead disclosure and certification law litigation

      • Quiet title actions

      • Abandoned and blighted property conservatorship (Act 135)

      • Condominium and planned community formation and administration

    • Civil litigation

      • Breach of contract

    • Comprehensive estate and tax planning

      • Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Living Wills/Medical Powers of Attorney

      • Trusts for minors

      • Federal estate tax and gift planning (including GSTs, ILITs, QPRTs, SLATs, and other Trusts)

    • Estate and Trust administration

      • Probate petitions

      • Formal and informal Estate and Trust (fiduciary) accounting

      • PA inheritance tax, federal estate and gift tax, and fiduciary income tax return preparation

    • Orphans’ Court litigation

    • Guardianship of incapacitated persons

    • Contract negotiation

      • Head of school compensation and employment agreements

      • Deferred Compensation (457(b) and 457(f))

      • Executive and employment agreements

      • Consulting and independent contractor agreements

      • Employment separation agreements

    • Civil litigation

      • Employment discrimination

      • Breach of contract

    • Real Estate

      • Purchase, sale, and financing agreements

      • Boundaries and easements

      • Quiet title actions

      • Abandoned and blighted property conservatorship (Act 135)

      • Deed preparation

      • Landlord tenant matters

        • Lease preparation

        • Eviction and ejectment actions

        • Lead disclosure and certification law litigation

About Us

Commons & Commons LLP was started in 1973 by Harold T. Commons, Jr., who was later joined in the practice by his wife, Carolyn (“Kitty”) D. Commons. Although the practice has passed on to new generations of lawyers, Hal and Kitty’s care for their clients, attention to detail, and commitment to community continue to guide the work we do.

Lawyers at Commons & Commons LLP practice in the areas of Trust and Estate planning and administration (including representation of fiduciaries and beneficiaries), labor and employment, education, executive compensation, non-profit organizations, real estate, and business entities. A more detailed list of our areas of practice is above under “For Organizations” and “For Families and Individuals.”

In April of 2024, we moved to our new offices at 30 Pelham Road in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia, where we have been able to expand while continuing to work for the communities in and around Philadelphia that the firm has served for over 50 years.

Attorneys

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Peter T. Commons

Peter T. Commons

Katherine B. Commons

Katherine B. Commons

Joseph A. Pecora

Joseph A. Pecora

Karen L. Wolfe

Karen L. Wolfe

Support

Karen Saddler

Karen M. Saddler

Contact Us

Please call us at 215-849-4400, email us using one of our email addresses above, or send an email to our general inbox at lawyers@commonslaw.com.