Charles Bender

Partner


215.918.3546

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Chuck’s practice focuses on tax and estate planning for high net-worth individuals and trust and estate administration. He has substantial experience in:

  • estate and gift tax planning
  • charitable giving and tax-exempt organizations 
  • succession planning for business owners 
  • planning for changes in domicile 
  • federal income taxation
  • subchapter S corporations
  • partnership
  • like-kind exchanges
  • state and local tax

Before Fox Rothschild

As an undergraduate, Chuck spent a year studying at the London School of Economics.

Beyond Fox Rothschild

Chuck is a frequent lecturer and writer on tax and estate topics. He has been a pioneer in incorporating the computer into the practice of law, drafting document assembly systems for preparing complex estate planning documents, and developing spreadsheet and Power Point presentations to make even the most complicated estate planning concepts simple for others to understand.

In addition, Chuck chairs the Planned Giving Committee of the Bucks County Community College Foundation.

Honors and Awards

  • Named an “Awesome Attorney” by Suburban Life Magazine in the areas of Estate Planning and Tax Law (2010, 2011)
  • Named one of the Top 100 Attorneys by Worth magazine (2008-2009)
  • Included in the list of "Super Lawyers" by Philadelphia Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine (2006, 2007, 2013)
Practice Areas
Taxation and Wealth Planning
Probate and Trust Law Litigation
Nonprofit Organizations
Federal Estate and Gift Tax Planning
Trust & Estate Law & Administration
Family Business and Succession Planning

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania

Florida

New Jersey


Education

LL.M., Temple University Law School

J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School

B.S., Georgetown University School of Business Administration


Memberships

American Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Bucks County Estate Planning Council

Philadelphia Bar Association

Philadelphia Estate Planning Council


Board of Directors

Bucks County Estate Planning Council

Bucks County Community College Foundation