John W. Alberstadt Jr. Erie, Pennsylvania
| Shareholder | |
| phone | (814) 806-2518 (866) 641-8996 (Toll Free) |
| fax | (814) 833-6753 |
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Concentrated in the areas of real estate and estate planning and administration, Attorney Alberstadt's practice also involves representation of a significant clientele in matters of commercial and economic development as well as conventional and tax-exempt financing. He provides a variety of legal services to individuals, business entities, lending institutions, municipal authorities, and development agencies. Typical engagements range from ""simple"" wills to complex estate planning, from ""routine"" residential real estate transactions to complicated title and development problems, and from commercial financings to tax-exempt municipal, industrial development, and 501(c)(3) bond issues.
- Areas of Practice:
- Real Estate
- Estate Planning & Administration
- Economic Development
- Tax-Exempt Finance
- Business Law
- Education:
- Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
1979
J.D. - Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania,
1976
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Representative Clients:
- Northwest Savings Bank
- Economic Development Corporation of the Erie County
- PNC Bank, National Association
- Erie County Hospital Authority
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Various Real Estate Topics, PBI & Erie County Bar Association, 1980 - 2008
- Business Law, Gannon University, 1980 - 1994
- Honors and Awards:
- Pennsylvania Legal Aid network Excellence Award Recipient, 2008 - Present
- PBA Pro Bono Services Award Recipient, 1987 - 1988
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association, 1979 - 2008
- Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1979 - 2008
- Member
- Erie County Bar Association
- Member
- Estate Planning Council of Erie
- Member
- Nationally Recognized Bond Counsel, Bond Buyer's Municipal Marketplace
- Erie County Bar Association, 2006 - Present
- Member
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Director and Past President, Northwestern Legal Services, 1981 - Present
- Past President and Director, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, Inc., 1988 - 1998
- President and Director, Catholic Charities of Diocese of Erie, 1995 - Present
- President and Director, Housing and Neighborhood Development Services, Inc., 1999 - Present
- Trustee, Mercyhurst Preparatory School, 1999 - 2006
- President and Director, Early Connections, Inc., 2005 - Present
- Member, Gannon University Advisory Counsel, 1993 - 2000
- Director and Past Chairman, Erie County Bar Foundation, 1991 - 1994
- Member, Gannon University Small Business Development Center Advisory Board, 1984 - 1994
- Past Director, Perseus House, Inc. and L'Arche of Erie, Inc.
