Dirk M. Simpson

Dirk M. Simpson is a principal of the firm with a practice that concentrates on trust and estate planning, business planning for closely-held companies, taxation, and representation of tax-exempt entities. He also regularly handles Orphans' Court litigation matters. Drawing upon his prior experience as a tax advisor at a local trust company's family office division and his Masters of Law in Taxation degree, Mr. Simpson frequently counsels on the tax implications of business and personal transactions. Mr. Simpson regularly speaks on estate planning and estate administration topics to various business and professional associations. He has been a guest speaker on estate planning topics on local and nationally-syndicated radio programs, such as Daybreak USA (USA Network) and Sirius Radio (FamilyNet Radio). Mr. Simpson co-authored My Will Book, an instructional book on estate planning published by Sterling Publishing (2007) (a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble) and distributed nationally. Assistant: Mary Ann Hoffman Phone: 610-941-2527 Fax: 610-684-2133 Email: mhoffman@kaplaw.com Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Dirk M. Simpson included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Board of Trustees, Ludington Library (Bryn Mawr) Board of Directors, Columbus Cancer Foundation Rising Star for Law & Politics' Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star Edition and Philadelphia Magazine (2012, 2010, 2008) Other Sources of Feedback About Dirk M. Simpson Included on the 2014Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2008 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list

• Principal

• "Integrated Estate, Financial and Asset Protection Planning", Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• "The Best Estate and Financial Planning Topics of 2008", New York State Society of CPAs
• "Applying Integrated Estate, Financial and Asset Protection Planning", Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants

• Pennsylvania, 1999
• New Jersey, 2000