About Us

James E. Egbert

James E. Egbert has been practicing law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania since 1986. Mr. Egbert is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York Bar.

Mr. Egbert has extensive experience working with both individuals and families with their estate planning needs. This area of practice includes, wills, trusts, living trusts, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, living wills, guardianship, elder law, asset protection, Medicaid planning, and business succession planning.

As a business attorney, he has helped clients with business formation, real estate transactions, employment and contract issues, litigation and dissolution. He currently serves as counsel to over 12 Delaware Valley Corporations.

Mr. Egbert graduated from Saint John’s University School of Law in 1986 with his J.D.

Thomas J. Barnes

Education

Villanova University, B.S. (Accounting), 1979, J.D. 1982

Practice Areas

Corporate Law, Commercial Lending, Real Estate

Bar Admissions

1982, Pennsylvania, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Biography

Thomas J. Barnes concentrates his practice in the area of real estate and corporate law, including advising entrepreneurs, commercial real estate financing, credit facilities, contracts, acquisitions and divestitures, and general corporate, partnership, and limited liability company matters.

Mr. Barnes’ practice includes the representation of lenders and borrowers in commercial loan transactions.  He has provided corporate counseling to, and served as general counsel for operating corporations, LLCs and partnerships in a variety of businesses, handling issues such as contract review, litigation strategy and governance advice.

Representative Legal Matters

• Represented the lender in the modification of a commercial mortgage loan to accommodate the borrower’s estate planning needs by the conveyance of the collateral to a new single-purpose entity.

• Represented a bank in the creation of numerous commercial loans, including conventional mortgages, demand lines of credit, revolving credit facilities (mortgage-secured and ABL financing), construction loans, and revolving credit convertible to term loans.

• Represented a guarantor of approximately $20 million in mortgage loans in the defense of confession of judgment and foreclosure proceedings by the lender, resulting in voluntary conveyance of real property in exchange for release from guaranty.  Advised loan guarantor on structuring transaction to minimize or eliminate potential tax liability for debt forgiveness income.

• Advised owners of self-directed IRAs and 401(k) accounts on the tax consequences of certain investments, and in particular on the avoidance of violations of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Professional Associations/Civic Affiliations

Pennsylvania Bar Association