Emily Skrzysowski

For more than a decade, Attorney Emily Skrzysowski has practiced law in Allegheny, Washington and a number of surrounding counties in Pennsylvania. She earned her stripes working at two large law firms in the Pittsburgh area representing clients in a wide variety of matters, including complex litigation, estate and trust administration, contract disputes, divorce proceedings, family law proceedings and labor disputes to name a few. 

In 2022, Emily decided to leave “big law firm life” and establish her own private practice focusing on helping individual clients with their estate planning and estate administration needs. Emily now focuses her practice in the areas of drafting and advising her clients on wills and powers of attorney, as well as walking her clients through the estate administration process.  Emily also has experience in preparing Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax returns. As a complement to her estate administration practice, Emily also has experience reviewing oil and gas leases, amendments and ratifications of leases, surface use agreements, and other related documents. 

Regardless of whether Emily is advising on a “simple” will, power of attorney, or estate administration, Emily’s clients value her personal attention and compassionate approach. Emily recognizes the complexity surrounding the probating of a will, as well as administering an estate for those who pass away without a will, and takes pride in being able to explain to her clients the administration process - holding their hand and advising them along the way.

Emily earned her law degree from the West Virginia University College of Law in 2011, where she served on the West Virginia Law Review.  Her note, “Cause Breaking Up is Hard to Do: The Need for Uniform Enforcement of Cohabitation Agreements in West Virginia” was published in Volume 113 of the West Virginia Law Review.  She earned her B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications from Marshall University in 2007. She is licensed to practice before all state courts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Emily is also licensed to practice law in the State of West Virginia.

A Huntington, West Virginia native, Emily and her husband, Larry, now reside in South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania with their four daughters, Zoey, Ava, Maisie and Gemma.