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Schrader Companion Duff & Law, PLLC.
401 Main Street Wheeling, WV 26003» view map
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At Schrader Companion Duff & Law, PLLC., we are well aware of your rights, and are dedicated to getting you the compensation you and your loved ones deserve.

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1. Sandra K. Law Wheeling, WV
  Attorney at Law - WV, 1992
  Duquesne University J.D. 1992
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Matthew Bryan Hansberry

Real Estate, Litigation, Immigration, Wills & Probate, Sexual Harassment

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 18 Years

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1400 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport, WV 26330

Sherri S. Whalen

Litigation, Trusts, Elder Law, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 34 Years

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400 White Oaks Blvd, Bridgeport, WV 26330

Robert L. Greer

Lawsuit & Dispute, Estate Planning, Estate, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 33 Years

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439 W Philadelphia Ave, Bridgeport, WV 26330

Gale E. Carroll

Lawsuit & Dispute, Estate, Criminal, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 32 Years

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400 White Oaks Blvd, Bridgeport, WV 26330

James N. Riley

Real Estate, Traffic, Estate Planning, Divorce, Medical Malpractice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 42 Years

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Clarksburg, WV 26302

Chad Lewis Taylor

Wills & Probate, Civil & Human Rights, Insurance

Status: In Good Standing

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254 E Main St, Clarksburg, WV 26301

Dean C. Ramsey

Real Estate, Government, Estate, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 55 Years

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Clarksburg, WV 26302

T. Keith Gould

Wills & Probate, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Accident & Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 28 Years

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229 West Main St, Clarksburg, WV 26301

Shawn Angus Morgan

Real Estate, Health Care, Estate, Bankruptcy & Debt

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 30 Years

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400 White Oaks Boulevard, Clarksburg, WV 26301

Charles Robert Steele

Defense Contracts, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Personal Injury, Trusts

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 30 Years

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347 Washington Ave, Clarksburg, WV 26301

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LEGAL TERMS

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For examp... (more...)

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For example, a person would not be allowed to leave property to her husband for his life, then to her children for their lives, then to her grandchildren. The gift would potentially go to the grandchildren at a point too remote in time.

PROBATE

The court process following a person's death that includes proving the authenticity of the deceased person's will appointing someone to handle the deceased pers... (more...)

The court process following a person's death that includes proving the authenticity of the deceased person's will appointing someone to handle the deceased person's affairs identifying and inventorying the deceased person's property paying debts and taxes identifying heirs, and distributing the deceased person's property according to the will or, if there is no will, according to state law. Formal court-supervised probate is a costly, time-consuming process -- a windfall for lawyers -- which is best avoided if possible.

DISCHARGE (OF PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties hav... (more...)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties have been completed but may happen sooner if the executor or administrator wishes to withdraw or is dismissed.

BENEFICIARY

A person or organization legally entitled to receive benefits through a legal device, such as a will, trust or life insurance policy.

TRUSTEE

The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee's purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income ... (more...)

The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee's purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income or principal as directed in the trust document. With a simple probate-avoidance living trust, the person who creates the trust is also the trustee.

FAMILY POT TRUST

See pot trust.

ADEMPTION

The failure of a bequest of property in a will. The gift fails (is 'adeemed') because the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he or she di... (more...)

The failure of a bequest of property in a will. The gift fails (is 'adeemed') because the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he or she dies. Often this happens because the property has been sold, destroyed or given away to someone other than the beneficiary named in the will. A bequest may also be adeemed when the will maker, while still living, gives the property to the intended beneficiary (called 'ademption by satisfaction'). When a bequest is adeemed, the beneficiary named in the will is out of luck; he or she doesn't get cash or a different item of property to replace the one that was described in the will. For example, Mark writes in his will, 'I leave to Rob the family vehicle,' but then trades in his car in for a jet ski. When Mark dies, Rob will receive nothing. Frustrated beneficiaries may challenge an ademption in court, especially if the property was not clearly identified in the first place.

POWER OF APPOINTMENT

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust o... (more...)

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust only according to the terms of the trust, but a trustee with a power of appointment can choose the beneficiaries, sometimes from a list of candidates specified by the grantor. For example, Karin creates a trust with power of appointment to benefit either the local art museum, symphony, library or park, depending on the trustee's assessment of need.

ALTERNATE BENEFICIARY

A person, organization or institution that receives property through a will, trust or insurance policy when the first named beneficiary is unable or refuses to ... (more...)

A person, organization or institution that receives property through a will, trust or insurance policy when the first named beneficiary is unable or refuses to take the property. For example, in his will Jake leaves his collection of sheet music to his daughter, Mia, and names the local symphony as alternate beneficiary. When Jake dies, Mia decides that the symphony can make better use of the sheet music than she can, so she refuses (disclaims) the gift, and the manuscripts pass directly to the symphony. In insurance law, the alternate beneficiary, usually the person who receives the insurance proceeds because the initial or primary beneficiary has died, is called the secondary or contingent beneficiary.

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Matthew Bryan Hansberry

Sherri S. Whalen

Robert L. Greer

Gale E. Carroll

James N. Riley

Chad Lewis Taylor

Dean C. Ramsey

T. Keith Gould

Shawn Angus Morgan

Charles Robert Steele

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