Jeff Fleming, Attorney

Jeff Fleming is a partner at Hippo & Fleming Law Offices and concentrates his law practice in the areas of estate planning, asset protection, business planning, and estate and trust administration. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Jefferson College and his law degree from the Duquesne University School of Law. Jeff has also been serving his clients' insurance and financial services needs for over twenty years, and is the founder of V.I.P. Financial Group, LLC, an independent financial services firm in Altoona, PA. Jeff is a Registered Securities Principal and an Investment Advisor Representative with NFP Securities, Inc.

Jeff co-authored a book titled Guiding Those Left Behind in Pennsylvania published in 2006. He is a Contributing Editor for Planet Newsletter, LLC and regularly writes articles for the publication. His estate planning articles have also been published in a number of magazines and newspapers across the country. He has also served as the Money Insider for www.ThirdAge.com, a web site providing resources relevant to the lives of individuals age fifty and older.

Jeff is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, an organization which promotes and fosters excellence in estate planning. He currently serves as President of the Blair County Bar Association and as National Committee Person for the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Pennsylvania (NAIFA-PA). He is a past president of NAIFA-PA and NAIFA-Altoona Area.

Jeff and his wife Karen live in Hollidaysburg with their daughter Isabel who they adopted from Cambodia in 2001. Their adoption was featured on ABC's 20/20 television program. They also have three other adult children. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys traveling, hunting, motorcycling and watching movies with his family.