Jerry Chariton | Estate Planning

Chariton & Malak Attorneys At Law

Jerry Chariton | Chariton & Malak Attorneys At Law

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Biography
Jerry B. Chariton is a partner of Chariton & Malak. Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Mr. Chariton is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and served as chairman of the ACTEC Tax Issues Relevant to Trusts and Estates Subcommittee and a member of the Fiduciary Litigation Committee and Charitable Planning Committee. He maintains an active general business practice with particular emphasis in the areas of estate and business law, taxation, and Orphans’ Court litigation. Mr. Chariton is admitted to practice before:

All Pennsylvania courts
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Tax Court
Supreme Court of the United States
A past Assistant District Attorney of Luzerne County, Mr. Chariton has served as counsel to various non-profit institutions, including a nursing home, hospital, personal care facility, senior citizen housing projects, and a local redevelopment authority. Mr. Chariton has participated in numerous educational programs both in the United States and abroad for the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Mr. Chariton received his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Johns Hopkins University. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Mr. Chariton’s current and past memberships include:

Member of the American Bar Association
Member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member of the Luzerne County Bar Association
Member of the Middle District (PA) Bankruptcy Bar Association
Member of the Business Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association
Past Chairman of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Past Chairman of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Real Property, Probate Division, Probate Procedures Committee, and Construction Committee
Past President of the Construction Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Author of Chapter 1, Construction in Pennsylvania (PBI Press); and Chapter 7, Fee Agreements in Pennsylvania, 6th Ed. (PBI Press).
Member of the American Bar Association Tax Section, General Litigation Section, and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, – Served as the chairman of the ABA Tax Section Committee on Small Firm Lawyers and the ABA Litigation Section Third Circuit Subcommittee of the Discovery Committee
Chairman of the Luzerne County Orphans’ Court Rules Committee

Some of Mr. Chariton’s former charitable involvements include:

Former member of both the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Center of Wyoming Valley

Former member of the Boards of Directors of Pocono Downs, Inc.

Former member of the Board of Directors of the United Hebrew Institute

Former President of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Zionist Organization of America

Education
Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
J.D. – 1965
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
B.A. – 1962
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Member, Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Tax Court

Professional Associations
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow
Pennsylvania State University Planned Giving Advisory Council, Member
ACTEC Tax Issues Relevant to Trusts and Estates Subcommittee, Chairman
American Bar Association (ABA), Member
ABA Tax Section, Member
ABA Tax Section Committee on Small Firm Lawyers, Past Chairman
ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Member
ABA General Litigation Section, Member
Middle District (PA) Bankruptcy Bar Association, Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), Member
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (PBA), Past Chairman
Construction Committee (PBA), Past Chairman
Probate Procedures Committee (PBA), Past Chairman
Business Law Section (PBA), Member
Luzerne County Bar Association, Member
Luzerne County, Past Assistant District Attorney
Luzerne County Orphans’ Court Rules Committee, Chairman
Construction Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Past President
Pocono Downs, Inc., Former Member, Board of Directors
Fiduciary Litigation Committee, Member
Charitable Planning Committee, Member
Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Honors
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

Pro-Bono Activities
Past President, Mid-Atlantic Region of the Zionist Organization of America.
Former Trustee and Director, Jewish Community Center of Wyoming Valley
Former Director, United Hebrew Institute

Fraternities or Sororities
Alpha Epsilon Pi