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Shapira, Hutzelman, Berlin, Ely, Smith & Walsh

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3 reviews

305 West 6th St., Erie, PA 16507, U.S.A.

Adoption, Bankruptcy, Business and Commercial Law and 12 more

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Shapira, Hutzelman, Berlin, Ely, Smith & Walsh is a law firm with an office in Erie, PA. At this office location, there are 10 lawyers practicing adoption, bankruptcy, business and commercial law and 12 other areas of law.

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Trusts and Estates
Posted by anonymous
October 13, 2012
Hired Attorney Mr. Stephen Hutzelman

We appreciated his help and his advice. He gave us unbiased information and guided us as we revised our wills. He answered all of our questions clearly and in a manner that we could understand. He didn't us legal jargon but vocabulary that we could understand.

Personal Injury
Posted by anonymous
October 03, 2011
Hired Attorney Stanley Berlin

Wonderful person. Very caring and personable.

Consumer Law
Posted by anonymous
September 02, 2011
Hired Attorney Gary Shapira

My wife and myself were involved in a rear end car accident. Gary was very good at handling this. It was a little long because, Gary was appointed to be the lawyer for the county by the new county executive I under stood the responsibilities that Gary assumed and I let Gary work at the speed that he could on our case.

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Areas of Law

  • Family Law 1
    • Adoption
  • Bankruptcy
  • Business Law 2
    • Business and Commercial Law
    • Business Organizations
  • Criminal Law
  • Debtor and Creditor 1
    • Debtor-Creditor Law
  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning
  • Insurance 1
    • Insurance Defense
  • Personal Injury 1
    • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Wills and Probate 1
    • Probate Administration
  • Real Estate 1
    • Real Estate Planning
  • Social Security 1
    • Social Security Disability
  • Workers Compensation 1
    • Workers' Compensation

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  • Representative Clients

    Representative Clients: American Casualty Co.; Commercial Union Insurance Cos.; Insurance Company of North America; Flex-Y-Plan Industries Inc.; Erisco Industries, Inc.; Erie Insurance; Cincinnatti Equitable Ins. Co.; Prudential Prozan Realtors; GAS Business Series, Inc.; Erie County Historical Society; Mortgage One THC Travelers Ins. Co.; Countrywide Mortgage; FNB Consumer Discount Co.; Northwest Consumer Discount Co.; Car Now Acceptance Corp.

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    http://www.shapiralaw.com

Shapira, Hutzelman, Berlin, Ely, Smith & Walsh

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305 West 6th St.Erie, PA 16507U.S.A.

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