Wills for Heroes (WFH) is a program under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, with the support of the PBA Pro Bono Office. The PBA Wills for Heroes program now solely sponsors WFH in Pennsylvania with the Dec. 31, 2023, closing of the National WFH Foundation. The PBA provides free basic estate planning for first responders (does not include administrative or auxiliary personnel) and military veterans and their spouses
If you have questions about qualifying for the program, please contact Gabriele Miller-Wagner.
Programs are staffed by lawyer and other volunteers and are conveniently offered to heroes at convenient community sites.
Want to bring Wills for Heroes to your county?
Contact Gabriele Miller-Wagner for a local or regional coordinator in your area or other questions including qualification for the program.
For more information, contact the YLD or one of the Pennsylvania program directors:
Want to be a volunteer? Click here.
Are you a first responder or military veteran? Click here for more information.
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Upcoming W4H County Events
Most events occur on Saturdays in the fall or spring. Events usually run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. From 9 to 11 a.m., free mandatory volunteer training is provided, often for 2 CLE credits (1 ethics, 1 substantive). Then, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., volunteers will provide estate planning for first responders and veterans.
May 3, 2025 – Beaver County, Beaver County Bar Association
May 13, 2025 – Westmoreland County, Westmoreland Bar Association
May 14, 2025 – Crawford County, SCI Cambridge Springs – Private Event
May 17, 2025 – Allegheny County, Pittsburgh – Private Event
May 17, 2025 – Blair County – Greenwood Fire Dept, Altoona
May 31, 2025 – Indiana County – Indiana Fire Dept, Indiana
June 14, 2025 – Bucks County, Bucks County Bar Association, Doylestown
June 21, 2025 – Cumberland County, St Patrick Church - Click here for more details
July 12, 2025 – Lehigh County, Bar Association of Lehigh County – Details TBA at later date
July 26, 2025 – Washington County – Details TBA at later date
August 23, 2025 – Dauphin County, Mt Laurel Church of God, Harrisburg - Click here for more details
September 6, 2025 – Chester County – Details TBA at later date
September 6. 2025 - York County – Details TBA at later date
September 13, 2025 – Bucks County, New Hope Eagle Fire Co
September 13, 2025 – Cumberland County – Details TBA at later date
September 13, 2025 – Lebanon County – Details TBA at later date
September 20, 2025 – Carbon County, American Legion Post 314 – Details TBA at later date
September 27, 2025 – Luzerne County – Details TBA at later date
October 4, 2025 – Lehigh County – Details TBA at later date
October 11, 2025 – Clinton County – Details TBA at later date
October 18, 2025 – Clarion County - Details TBA at later date
October 25, 2025 – Adams County - Details TBA at later date
October 25, 2025 – Montgomery County, Merck – Details TBA at later date
November 7, 2025 – Delaware County – Details TBA at later date
November 8, 2025 – Beaver County - Details TBA at later date
November 8, 2025 – Dauphin County, Widener Commonwealth Law School – Details TBA at later date
November 11, 2025 – Franklin County – Details TBA at later date
November 15, 2025 – Lancaster County, Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center– Event Full
November 15, 2025 – Philadelphia County, FOP #5 – Private Event
December 13, 2025 – Bucks County, Tullytown Fire Co
March 14, 2026 – Jefferson County – Details TBA at later date
April 10, 2026 – Montgomery County, Montgomery Bar Association – Details TBA at later date
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