Christina M. Lechette brings a well-rounded skill set to her practice, with experience in corporate restructuring, business planning, and entity formation, including drafting operating agreements, promissory notes, lease agreements, and other essential documents. She also focuses on estate administration and the preparation of comprehensive estate planning documents for clients of various net worth.
With over five years of experience in estate planning, Christina has drafted a wide range of documents to meet her clients' unique needs. Her work includes preparing Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts, Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts, Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, Qualified Terminable Interest Property Trusts, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, Charitable Trusts, and more. Christina is also skilled in preparing petitions for Orphans’ Court proceedings and drafting premarital agreements.
In addition to her estate planning and administration work, Christina has extensive experience reviewing business contracts, real estate agreements, and medical documents related to special needs trusts.
Christina holds an LL.M. in Taxation and a J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law. She graduated cum laude from Temple University with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), majoring in legal studies and risk management and insurance.
Professional Affiliations
- Montgomery County Bar Association
- Committee Member, Probate and Tax Section
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Probate and Trust Law Section
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
Community Activities
- Northeast Community Center for Behavioral Health (Philadelphia, PA)
- Board of Directors (2013-present)
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Practice Areas
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- US Tax Court
Education
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, LL.M., Taxation
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D.
- Temple University, Fox School of Business, BBA, Legal Studies; Risk Management and Insurance; cum laude