Contact
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (267) 392-5428
Education
Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law, L.L.M. in Taxation, Certificate in Estate Planning, 2018
Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 2011
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Isenberg School of Management, B.S., 2005
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Publications
5+6 = Discrimination? Why FIFA's Proposed Quota Rule Doesn't Add Up, 115 PENN ST. L. REV. 749 (2011).
Areas of Practice
The core of Mr. D'Orlando's practice concerns trusts and estate matters, including estate planning, estate administration and Orphans' Court/Surrogate Court proceedings, as well as real property transactions and disputes, commercial transactions, business/entity formation and general litigation.
Professional Experience
Prior to forming The D'Orlando Firm, PLLC, Mr. D'Orlando worked as an associate with the law firm of Alan L. Frank Law Associates, P.C., having spent eight years in private practice with the firm handling both litigation and transactional matters prior to establishing The D'Orlando Firm, PLLC. Alan Frank Law Associates, P.C. is a full service law firm located in Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, representing individuals and business entities in a wide range of legal matters. The firm has extensive litigation experience in State and Federal Court and in arbitration forums, and has successfully litigated cases in the Tri-State region and throughout the United States. The firm maintains offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and the firm's attorneys are licensed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, and Florida.
Mr. D'Orlando previously worked as an associate with a boutique corporate securities firm in northern New Jersey where he was responsible for assisting small to mid-cap corporate clients with SEC compliance and corporate governance, advising on transactional matters, and facilitating private placements and public listings on international stock exchanges.
Prior to starting in private practice in January 2013, Mr. D'Orlando served as Judicial Fellow with the Court of Common Pleas for the 1st Judicial District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia County clerking for judges in both the Civil Division and Family Division, as well as a pro bono volunteer attorney with the Philly VIP as a Legal Fellow through the Louis D. Brandeis Legal Society.
Mr. D'Orlando previously worked as a Major Motion Picture Talent Agent Assistant at a top-tier talent agency in Hollywood, California where he managed desk of an A-list motion picture talent agent and assisted in the management of the contracts and the professional careers of a stable of actor-clients. He also gained professional experience in the media and marketing industries while working with a large advertising firm in Chicago, in addition to experience in the professional and collegiate sports industries, where he worked with the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2005-06 season and the NCAA Compliance Department of Penn State University in 2010-11.
Honors, Memberships, and Affiliations
Mr. D'Orlando is a member of the Bucks County Bar Association and the Delaware County Bar Association, and has held memberships with the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, and the Brandeis Law Society, serving on the Legal Fellows Committee. Mr. D'Orlando previously served as a Volunteer Attorney with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project and was selected to serve as a Board Observer with the Philadelphia based non-profit Scenic Philadelphia through the Philadelphia Bar Association's Non-Profit Board Observer Program.
Mr. D'Orlando is also a certified arbitrator with the Compulsory Arbitration Center for the Civil Division of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County.
Mr. D'Orlando previously served as a Senior Editor of the Penn State Law Review, a Member of the Moot Court Board, and was selected to represent Penn State Law in Vienna, Austria as a member of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition Team.
Recent Blog Posts
Special Needs Children and Your Estate Plan
CTA Imposes New Small Business Reporting Requirements for 2024
Understanding Beneficiary Designations for Your Pennsylvania Estate Plan.
Estate Administration in Pennsylvania
Wills in Pennsylvania.
Recommendations
- "Great job. Quick and reasonable. Thorough. Worked with our schedule."
- "I was very pleased with the estate plan prepared for me. David is very knowledgeable, friendly, accommodating and responsive. I highly recommend this firm."
- "Friendly Courteous Efficient Explains everything so you understand."
- "The D'Orlando Firm ,PLLC is a highly recommended Law Practice. The Owner David is very knowledgeable and very Professional. They come highly recommended if you are looking for Legal Help look no further. Thanks David for everything you do."
- "Five Stars!"
- "David is great to work with, prompt attention, fair prices and so helpful!"
- "I had a very positive experience at D'Orlando Law. Knowledgeable, professional and easy to work with, David helped me create an estate plan that is thorough and complete. I would highly recommend his services to anyone."
- "Five Stars!"
- "My wife and I reached out to the D'Orlando firm to help us with a legal transfer which had us totally confused until we sat down with attorney David D'Orlando. He took the time to walk us through the entire process & answered all our questions & then completed the transfer in a timely & efficien...
- "Dave D'Orlando did a yeoman's job from beginning to end. Great communicator giving thought to what is best for the client. He explained things in detail and made sure my wife and I were comfortable and understood the (sometimes) complex issues we were dealing with. A very efficient office and Da...