This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 1.2 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
Overview
From initial pleadings through trial, the Orphans’ Court Rules are designed to ensure the efficient and effective adjudication of the unique and diverse issues within the Orphans’ Court’s jurisdiction. This session will provide attendees with a refresher on the Orphans’ Court Rules, practical examples that highlight the nuances of the Rules, and insights into how to avoid common procedural missteps.
Recorded in February 2026.
Faculty
Richard L. Holzworth, Esq.
With over a decade of experience representing high net worth families, world-class financial institutions, and closely-held businesses in high-stakes estate and trust litigation, Rick brings a formidable blend of diligence, knowledge, and sophistication to his practice. Rick immerses himself in every legal matter, delivering steadfast guidance to trustees, executors, agents, not-for-profit organizations and clients of HomeBase, The Family Office at Cozen O’Connor. He is skilled at developing thoughtful strategies and discreetly matters through alternative dispute resolution. Yet, as an accomplished trial attorney, he is fully prepared to fiercely advocate for his client’s interests in the courtroom when circumstances demand. Rick’s broad experience in trust and estate matters includes defending and prosecuting claims for breach of fiduciary duty, forgery, fraud, undue influence, and lack of testamentary capacity, as well as navigating complex questions of statutory and document interpretation, modification of trusts, and fiduciary accounting. Rick’s skills extend to appellate advocacy, and he has argued appeals before the Pennsylvania Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth Courts involving complex questions of statutory interpretation, beneficiary rights, and issues of first impression. Actively engaged within the legal community, Rick serves on the Council for the Real Property and Trust and Estate Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and as a member of the Litigation and Rules and Practice Committees of the Philadelphia Bar Association Probate Section. Rick is graduate of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute and is a frequent writer and lecturer on trust and estate topics, such as will contests, attorney-client privilege and the fiduciary exception, remote notarization of documents, and navigating the legal uncertainty of cannabis in estate and trust planning and administration. Outside of his legal practice, Rick is a devoted husband and father, an avid cyclist, and an active community member. He currently holds a position on the Board of Directors for Ardent Credit Union, and has previously held the role of President of the Board of Directors for the nonprofit overseeing Pittsburgh’s bike-sharing network.
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