Rise P. Newman has extensive experience representing clients in areas of estate planning, estate administration, trust administration, guardianships, and issues arising when planning for Medicaid. Rise concentrates her practice on all areas of planning (wills, powers of attorney, advance directives, trust agreements, Medicaid issues) and elder planning (Medicaid issues, guardianships) as well as in beneficiary representation, estate administration, and trust administration.
Rise is an active member in many professional and civic organizations. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Probate and Trust Section. While serving as Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Probate and Trust Section Elder Law Committee and after receiving an appointment from the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia to serve as a guardian for an incapacitated person, she realized the need for a guardianship manual and spearheaded a project, along with her Elder Law Committee Co-Chair, to assemble the first guardianship manual for the County of Philadelphia. Rise also serves on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council and is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations.
When she is not in the office, Ms. Newman enjoys walking on the Schuylkill River Walk, listening to American Routes with her husband, and her commitment to the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society.
AFFILIATIONS
- Philadelphia Bar Association - Co-Chair, Guardianship Manual Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association - Executive Committee
- Philadelphia Estate Planning Council - Board of Directors
- Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations - Member
- The Lawyers' Club of Philadelphia - Member
- Philadelphia Bar Associations - Former Co-Chair Elder Law Committee (2007-2009)
PRESENTATIONS
- January 25, 2012, Presenter, The Watermark at Logan Square: Estate Planning for Seniors and Second Marriages.
- June 26, 2011, Presenter, Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Senior Services, Legal Issues: The Relationship Between Seniors and Their Adult Children.
- April, 2011, Presenter, National Business Institute, "Insurance to Fund All or Part of Long Term Care Costs".
- March, 2011, Presenter, National Business Institute, "Protecting the Passage of Wealth".
- December, 2009, Presenter, National Business Institute, "Establishing and Following Ethical Best Practices".
- June, 2009, Presenter, National Business Institute, "Basic Tax Matters".
- June, 2009, Presenter, National Business Institute, "Initiating the Probate Process".
- August, 2008, Presenter, National Business Institute, "Considerations for Collecting the Assets and Handling Claims Against the Estate".
RECOGNITION
- Ms. Newman has been recognized again as a "Rising Star" in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star edition. This is her third recognition (2010, 2011, and 2012).
PUBLICATIONS
- Co-Chair, Guardianship Manual Project. Philadelphia County Guardianship Manual expected publication date: January 2010
- Frishberg, Husain, Newman, and Wilusz, How Ethical is Your Compensation?, Philadelphia Estate Planning Council (Newsletter, Vol. XV, No.3, Spring 2006
Lisa A. Holland, Esquire, is an Associate with the Law Offices of Rise P. Newman, LLC. She received her undergraduate degree from Saint Joseph’s University and her law degree from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. In 2010, she completed coursework to receive her Estate Planning Certificate. Ms. Holland specializes in Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Medicaid Planning, and has lectured on these topics. Prior to joining the Law Offices of Rise P. Newman, LLC, Ms. Holland was employed by a boutique law firm in Philadelphia where she co-authored several articles on estate planning, including articles on Estate Planning for Remarriage and Estate Planning for Non-Traditional Couples.
Ms. Holland is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. She currently serves on the Membership Committee of the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council.
Ms. Holland lives in South Philadelphia with her husband and her cats. When not working, she enjoys biking, running, and supporting her hometown teams. Go Phillies!
Contact Us
Law Offices of Rise P. Newman, LLC
1515 Market Street
Suite 1520
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Tel: (215) 670-0055
Fax: (215) 557-0322
Rise P. Newman, Esq. E-Mail: rise@risenewmanlaw.com
Lisa A. Holland, Esq. E-Mail: lisa@risenewmanlaw.com
