Johnstown, Pennsylvania Lawyer
Kurt R. Nilson practices law primarily in the fields of estates and trusts, probate, business transactions, and residential and commercial real estate transactions. Among these services are real estate closings for purchasers and sellers.
With offices located in the Richland area of Johnstown, Attorney Nilson serves the legal needs of clients throughout all of Cambria County, as well as residents of Somerset, Blair, Westmoreland, Indiana, and Bedford Counties.
Recognition & Personal Interests
Kurt R. Nilson's legal work began receiving national recognition in 2006 when he was contacted by Forbes magazine for an interview about his unique, interactive legal programs.
As the only American lawyer to independently create legal programs that automatically calculate the intestate distribution of any decedent's estate according to the intestate laws of 50 U.S. jurisdictions, Attorney Nilson and his work are often recognized and cited by legal and financial authorities around the country.
Among the publications citing Mr. Nilson's work are Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Forbes Magazine, The New York Times, CNBC, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as receiving recommendations from and citations by numerous attorneys, state and county bar associations, law firms, and financial institutions.
Legal Practice
Kurt R. Nilson's legal practice is largely focused upon transactional matters relating to real estate law, estate planning and probate, and business law.
Mr. Nilson is experienced in the fields of commercial and residential real estate transactions, including sales and acquisitions, leasing, and financing. Attorney Nilson conducts real estate closings for mortgage loans and also for cash purchases, providing both title insurance and certificates of title. His real estate law practice also includes litigation relating to boundary disputes, landlord-tenant issues, and title claims by adverse possession. Mr. Nilson is also experienced with oil and gas leasing matters, as well as performing title searches and providing title opinions relating to oil, gas, coal, and other minerals.
A significant portion of Attorney Nilson's practice is also dedicated to business law, including entity formations such as Pennsylvania corporations, Pennsylvania limited liability companies, professional corporations, and limited partnerships, as well as the maintenance, governance, and dissolution, including the sale and purchase of corporate shares, limited liability company interests, and partnership interests together with associated property transfers, and also the application for 501(c)(3) status with the IRS.
His estate law practice is includes estate settlement and probate, estate planning, trust formation and administration, guardianship, and adoption, including the involuntary termination of parental rights and step-parent adoptions. His probate practice includes estate related litigation, such as will contests, and matters relating to misuse of funds held by trustees, guardians, and other fiduciaries, as well as misuse or taking of funds by children and trusted friends or relatives.
