Featured Business of the Week - Dennis McAndrews, McAndrews Law Offices PC

Dennis McAndrews, McAndrews Law Offices, P.C.

30 Cassatt Ave., Berwyn, PA  19312

610-648-9300,  www.McAndrewsLaw.com

Personal Information:

Describe your company:

We are a seventeen-attorney boutique law firm in Berwyn which emphasizes estate planning, estate administration, elder law/disability planning and special education law.

Number of Employees, are there any plans for new hires in the future? 26 employees; Fully staffed at present.

Recent Project/New Product or Service:

We recently hired Joseph McGettigan, Esq. who successfully prosecuted Jerry Sandusky. Mr. McGettigan will enhance our work in protecting vulnerable persons, including children, the disabled and the elderly.

Education:

B.S. (Education), B.A. Political Science Villanova University (1975). J.D. Villanova Law School (1978)

Your First Job:

Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia under Ed Rendell

Little Known Fact About You:

We have one of the fastest growing law firms in the Philadelphia region, growing from six employees to 26 employees in 5 offices in the last decade.

Business Philosophy:

Essential Business Philosophy:

To provide unmatched, personalized, cost-effective services to our clients in our key areas of practice.

Best Way to Keep Your Competitive Edge:

Continuous attendance at the ongoing professional programs and providing 80-100 seminars every year to fellow professionals and the public.

What is your Measure or Yardstick of Success:

Satisfied clients and continued growth of our firm in our areas of expertise.

Any upcoming Specials, Sales, New Product Intros:

We will provide a series of seminars involving estate planning under the 2013 Tax Act, and by Joseph McGettigan regarding lessons learned in the Sandusky child abuse case.

Judgement Calls:

Best Decision:

 Hiring everyone of our staff, all of whom are talented and collegial.

Worst Decision:

Waiting too many years to enter full-time private practice in 1995, although delaying this more from the District Attorney’s Office also allowed me to serve as a special prosecutor in the remarkable murder prosecution of John duPont with Joseph McGettigan.

True Confessions:

The most important lesson you’ve learned:

Treat everyone with respect and dignity - you can never do wrong in following this rule!

What do you like about doing business in Devon and Berwyn:

I could not be in a better location on Cassatt Avenue in Berwyn! We are close to everything and enjoy the wonderful shops and restaurants!

Et Cetera:

Award/honor you are most proud of:

I have been given the highest rating possibly by Martindale Hubble’s rating of attorneys in the field of estate planning, and have been named advocate of the year for persons with disabilities.

Most influential Book to you:

The Bible

Favorite Movie:

A Man for All Seasons

Favorite Vacation Spot::

Marthas Vineyard

Favorite Way you spend free time/hobbies/interests:

 Reading of all kind, jogging, and volunteering for a variety of community work (FLITE, Mother’s Home)

Any other thoughts/stories or comments you would like to include (again can include specials/sales/new products/etc.):

 My wife Liz and I have four wonderful daughters who have greatly benefitted from their education in the Tredyffrin Easttown School District. Liz was one of the first certified nurse practitioners in Pennsylvania, and has worked at the University of Pennsylvania Health System for many years after working in local Main Line hospitals.