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Brian R. Ott
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Brian R. Ott
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Reading, PA

Brian Ott is a partner in the firm’s Trusts & Estates group. He focuses his practice on both complex and simple estate and tax planning, administration of estates and trusts, business succession planning and on the representation of private foundations and tax-exempt organizations. He regularly advises individuals and corporate fiduciaries in the interpretation of governing documents and in the administration of trusts, guardianships and estates.

Brian understands and appreciates the unique concerns and personal nature of the work he provides to his clients. Brian’s estate planning practice includes the following:

  • Drafting complex and simple estate plans including wills, revocable trusts, dynasty trusts, irrevocable insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), charitable remainder trusts, family limited partnerships, limited liability companies and powers of attorney.
  • Assistance with retirement planning and charitable giving.
  • Counseling owners of closely-held businesses on business succession planning, business formation and governance issues.
  • Advising clients of the consequences of proposed transfers and transactions as they relate to estate, gift, generation-skipping and income taxes.
  • Assistance with estate administration and the probate process.
  • Counseling clients about long-term care planning and elder law issues, especially as related to eligibility for Medicare and Medical Assistance.

Brian is a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He serves on the Orphans’ Court Rules Committee of the Berks County Bar Association and on the boards of directors of several charitable organizations.

When he’s not working for his clients, he can usually be spotted throughout the Berks County area transporting his five children to their never-ending assortment of activities. 

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Berks County Estate Planning Council; past president
  • Berks County Bar Association; past director
PRESENTATIONS
  • “Why You Can’t Afford to Miss out on a 1031 Exchange”, Wake up with Barley: A Morning on Real Estate (September 2017)
  • “Portability vs. Credit Shelter Trust”, Fiduciary Education Foundation Annual Conference (May 2015)
Brian R. Ott
Education
  • Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation
  • Boston College Law School, J.D., cum laude
  • Lehigh University, B.A., with honors
Admissions
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States Tax Court
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Industries
Community Involvement
Friedens United Church of Christ Oley, Pennsylvania

Elder and vice president

Oley Valley Community Library

Director

Antietam Parents Aquatic Association

Treasurer

Dreibelbis Farm Historical Society Inc.

Director

Mount Penn Rotary Club

Past president

Phoebe Ministries

Former board member

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