Michael Cherewka

With my background in accounting as well as law, I can share my unique background and experience when working with individuals, families and small and mid-size businesses in the areas of estate planning, taxation, corporations and business planning, business acquisitions and sales, succession planning, business exit strategies and real estate.

• Business Law
• Estate Planning
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Probate

• Free Consultation

Pennsylvania

Owner

Law Office of Michael Cherewka

1989 - Current

Owner of law firm dedicated to Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates Administration, Business Planning for small to mid-tier businesses including choice of entity, acquisitions and sales, business exit strategies and succession planning

Dickinson School of Law

J.D.

1978 - 1981

Honors: cum laude Woolsack Society

Bucknell University

B.S. | Accounting

1973 - 1978

Honors: cum laude Delta Mu Delta Omicron Delta Kappa College Register

Distinguished Service Award

American Heart Association

1997

Pennsylvania State Bar

Member

Current

Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors

Member

2015 - Current

Elder Care Matters Alliance

Member

2014 - Current

Wealth Counsel

Member

1997 - Current

Strictly Business

Quantum Press

2002

How To Close An Estate , Mechanicsburg , Pennsylvania

August 12, 2016

Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Handling Real Estate Transactions From Start to Finish , Harrisburg , Pennsylvania

April 18, 2017

National Business Institute

VA Accredited Attorney

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Q. my aunt sold her property in joint tenancy with another aunt in 7/2010; she executed a will 10/2010; who has rights?

2 October 2020

A: you will have to look at the Deed. "Joint tenancy" can be either Joint tenants with the right of survivorship (in which case the survivor of the two joint tenants owns 100% of the property) or tenants in common (in which case your aunt can state in her Will who inherits her 1/2 of the property)

Q. What is the procedure for filing a Small Estate Affidavit in PA?

24 September 2020

A: There is not enough specific information here to give you any specific answers. There is no requirement to open an Estate administration every time someone dies. If there are no assets to collect and no debts to pay it may be possible to avoid an administration. There are times when companies will issue refund or rebate checks to a surviving spouse or to surviving children of a decedent dependent on the amount of the check and the reason for the payment. If the companies will not issue direct checks you can also look into a Small Estates Petition as an alternative to opening an Estate administration.

Q. I'm going through probate dad died and with no will he has a house with liens statue of limit ran out do you still pay

18 September 2020

A: you have a number of issues going on that make it too complicated to give you a short answer in an email like this. you need to meet with an attorney with experience in probate and real estate to determine what your obligations and options are, especially if you are the estate administrator.