Legacy Planning by The Law Office of Scott Lynett

12/08/2025

I'm both excited and humbled that Legacy Planning by The Law Office of Scott Lynett has earned its 100th 5-Star Google review. The Legacy Planning team of Zach Graham, Heather Dadey, and Alyson Barra deserves the credit for this achievement. Thank you to our excellent referral partners and wonderful clients for trusting our firm with this vital work.

05/19/2025

Excited to announce that I've started pursuing my LLM-Master of Laws in Tax at Villanova University! It's energizing to be back in the classroom.

04/21/2025

I'm fortunate to have found an area of law that I'm truly passionate about and that genuinely helps people.
This photo shows some of the things I love about estate planning: 1. Making "house calls," 2. Working with my brother Christopher (when he's not litigating), and 3. Meeting my clients' wonderful pets.

07/24/2023

I came upon this column about sending my sons to camp that I wrote for the newspaper 10 years ago. I hope it puts a smile on your face:

With the start of school a distant hope, my wife and I are facing one of the greatest crises of our family life: "How do we keep our kids from driving us nuts when there are still six weeks of summer left?" This year, we took the easy way out and sent our 12- and 13-year-old sons to camp in the ...

04/03/2023

I wrote this column for the newspaper years ago about my first attempt to discuss 'the birds and the bees' with my son.

It didn't go all that well.

Hope it gives you a smile.

I have three children. Henry is 11, Scotty is 9 and Keeley is 5. Scotty is turning 10 this month. For some reason, this birthday has me thinking a lot about how quickly my kids are growing up. I had always heard the phrase "They grow up so fast" but am truly starting to appreciate the truth in that....

01/13/2022

If you are fortunate enough to still have your Mom or Dad around, here are a few fun questions that could spark meaningful conversations.

What comes to mind when you think about growing up in your hometown?

What did you love to do as a kid, before high school?

What did you love to do in high school?

What do you remember most about your teenage years?

What do you remember most about your mom (grandma)?

What was most important to her?

What do you remember most about your dad (grandpa)?

What was most important to him?

If Grandma and Grandpa had a message to pass along to the grandchildren, what would it be?

How did you meet your spouse?

How did you know (s)he was the one?

12/18/2021

If you have minor children and haven’t named legal guardians in case something happens to you, please, please, go to this site. It’s 100% free.

11/30/2021

How you die can be as important as how you live, especially to those who love you.

Ordering up more tests and surgeries for dying patients is easy. Getting patients the end-of-life care they deserve takes much more effort.

11/24/2021

A great reminder on the importance of planning from the folks at Geisinger

Here are four documents you need to have as part of your estate plan, plus three bonus tips to help you keep your plans up to date.

10/30/2021

While it’s not fun to think about, talking with your spouse about estate planning can really help just in case the unexpected happens.

Beware of shifting tax brackets, retirement-account issues, and missed deadlines that can cost dearly. Emotional upheaval can collide with the need to make difficult decisions.

10/22/2021

Please check out my blog post below on trusts (it’s written in plain English 😁)

09/29/2021

If you want to understand the conflicting interests that, left unaddressed, can destroy a family businesses, watch this 5-minute video.

Created in the 1970’s by professors John Davis and Renato Tagiuri of the Harvard Business School, the Three-Circle Model is a time-tested and oft-referenced ...