Mark D. Hipp

Mark Hipp has an expertise in Banking & Business Law, Energy Law, Estates & Trusts, Real Estate & Land Use and Taxation. His primary focuses include Business Law, Energy Law, Estates & Trusts and Taxation. Representative clients range from individuals with family business or real estate interests to corporations that require zoning approvals for the expansion of wireless telecommunication networks. Mark also represents clients in the implementation of complex multi-generation and asset protection trusts to aid in the orderly transition of wealth and business interests.Mark's practice is active in the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania where he counsels and assists landowners with properties that have valuable oil and natural gas interests. In addition to negotiating leases, lease renewals, extension agreements and surface rights agreements, he routinely assists in the formation of family-owned entities that acquire subsurface rights and transition of such interests through tax efficient planning.Specialties: Marcellus Shale/Natural Gas Negotiations; Estate and Trust Planning; Business Counseling; and Tax Planning.