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Peter L. Klenk
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Peter L. Klenk

Founder, Principal Attorney

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Phone: 215-790-1095

Fax: 215-790-1096

Email:peterklenk@klenklaw.com

Peter was raised on a farm located 60 miles north of Minneapolis, Minnesota. While working several jobs to pay for his education, he graduated cum laude and with honors from the University of Minnesota in 1987 and graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1990.

Furthering his study of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes, Peter earned an LL.M. in Taxation from the top-ranked NYU tax program. An LL.M. is an intensive one-year program focusing on a single area of the law that is in addition to the typical three-year J.D. program.

Following a family tradition of military service, Peter served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy JAG Corp. In 1992, the Navy awarded his team of attorneys a Meritorious Unit Commendation for providing estate planning services to more than 10,000 service members deployed to the Middle East during Desert Storm/Desert Shield.

After leaving the Navy, Peter focused his practice in the area of estates and trusts. By concentrating his practice exclusively on estates, Peter can provide his clients with an understanding of the subtleties, including the most recent changes in the gift, estate, inheritance, and generation-skipping taxes.

Since founding his firm in 1998, Peter’s estate planning practice has flourished, and he now represents clients throughout the country.

Professional and Community Affiliations:

  • Philadelphia Estate Planning Council
  • International Network of Boutique Law Firms

Honors and Awards:

  • Meritorious Unit Commendation, US Navy
  • Recognized as a Philadelphia Five Star Wealth Manager (every year since 2012; Estate Planning Part)
  • Received Client Distinction Award 2013 for providing outstanding service by Martindale-Hubbell
  • AVVO Rating – Very Good
  • Rated by Super Lawyers
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Peter L. Klenk

Founder, Principal Attorney

Education:

  • University of Minnesota, B.A., cum laude – 1987
  • University of Minnesota, J.D., cum laude – 1990
  • New York University, LL.M., Tax – 1997

Military:

  • Lt., JAGC, Dept. of the Navy, 1991-1995

Bar Admissions:

  • Pennsylvania – 1993
  • New Jersey – 1995
  • Florida- 1996
  • New York – 1996

Court Admissions:

  • Pennsylvania appellate courts
  • New Jersey appellate courts
  • Florida appellate courts
  • New York appellate courts
  • Minnesota appellate courts
  • US Court of Federal Claims
  • United States Tax Court
  • US Court of Military Appeals

What Our clients are saying

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Bernadette Cucinotti

It's our first time doing business with Klenk Law and it was absolutely very positive. All interactions were timely and very professional. Peter and all of his staff put us at ease when making our estate plans and answered any questions thoroughly. We would highly recommend.

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Michelle Schamis

Peter explains things in a practical way to help guide you through a rather daunting process. We have been using Klenk Law for years. Highly recommend.

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Wendy Charlap

We came to this firm based because of the online reviews we read and were not disappointed. Peter and the staff were a pleasure to work with - Peter was friendly, knowledgeable and patient with all our questions and the office staff were extremely responsive and efficient with all the scheduling and follow up needed to get us ready for the signing. We also like that all documents are housed in a portal that is easily accessible. Thank you to Peter and the team for helping us cross 'update estate planning documents' off our list.

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hinda schuman

very happy to deal with Peter Klenk law firm over many decades

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Chris Benson

My family and I was pleased with the service, and insight of Klenk Law. All of our questions and concerns were patiently answered. I will be referring this firm to many family and friends to assist with real estate planning etc. Thank Klenk Law

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