Frederick S. Long

Phone: (717) 272-6646

Email: flong@longbrightbill.com

Social Media:

• YouTube

Monthly Newsletter

Fred Long is a trusts and estates attorney based in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, where he focuses exclusively on estate planning, trust and estate administration, and tax planning for individuals and families navigating complex personal, family, and financial circumstances.

Fred has spent his career at the intersection of family, wealth, and loss — and what he has consistently witnessed is that the quality of a family’s planning determines not just the efficiency of an estate administration, but often the preservation of the family itself. Poor planning imposes an enormous burden on grieving families and, at its worst, fractures relationships that never recover. Good planning is one of the most meaningful gifts a person can leave behind.

That conviction shapes everything about how Fred practices and how he thinks about his role — not just as an attorney, but as an educator and advocate for planning done right. He is the co-host of Death and Dirt, a podcast presented by the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and produces a YouTube channel and newsletter aimed at helping families, financial advisors, and fellow practitioners understand what estate planning and administration actually involve — and why it matters.

Honors & Recognition

• Trailblazer Award from the Probate & Trust Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (2025).
• Faculty Award from Temple University Beasley School of Law, given to the graduate in the LL.M. in Taxation program who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement.
• Thomson Reuters Pennsylvania Rising Stars List (2019–2022).

Professional Leadership & Community Engagement

• Co-host of the Death and Dirt Podcast, producer of a YouTube Channel, and author of a Trusts and Estates Newsletter.
• Secretary of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section.
• Current Chair of the Trusts and Estates Committee of the Lebanon County Bar Association.
• Appointed by the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County to serve as:
  • Auditor and administrator in probate matters; and
  • Counsel for alleged incapacitated persons in guardianship proceedings

Practice Areas:

• Trust & Estate Administration and Probate
• Inheritance and State and Federal Estate Tax Filings
• Estate Planning (Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney)
• Gift, Estate, and Inheritance Tax Planning
• Tax Planning for Charitable Giving
• Asset Protection Planning
• Advance Medicaid Planning
• Special Needs Planning
• Business Succession Planning

Education:

• Temple University Beasley School of Law
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation, with distinction
  • Estate Planning Certificate
  • Faculty Award – Taxation LL.M.
• Widener University School of Law
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.), Cum Laude
• Susquehanna University
  • B.S. in Communications
  • Minor in Economics

Community and Personal Life:

“I was born and raised in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. I’ve had the opportunity to serve on the boards of several local nonprofits and to do pro bono work in the community — and I’m genuinely grateful for those opportunities. I love this community. My faith and my family are at the center of my life. And whenever I can get outside — biking, hiking, hunting, fishing, camping, golfing, skiing — I am there. Usually with the people I love most.”