SAMUEL M. MECUM

Samuel M. Mecum grew up in Lancaster County, graduating from Manheim Township High School in 1966. He received a B.A. in History from Penn State, with Distinction (cum laude) in 1970, then graduated from Villanova University School of Law in 1973. Sam has been engaged in the private practice of law in Lancaster County since 1974. His practice is now concentrated on estate planning and probating Wills, landlord-tenant, real estate and civil litigation (including family law). He has co-presented annual seminars on Landlord-Tenant Law for 20 consecutive years. Sam received the Access to Justice Award for pro bono service in 2001, served eight years as Chair of the Lancaster Law Review Committee, and was elected President of the Lancaster Bar Association for the year 2006. He is a 50-year member of the Lancaster Bar Association and the 2023 recipient of the LBA's Achievement Award in recognition of a long career of service to the Association. Sam has served on Boards of nonprofit organizations devoted to historic preservation, such as the James Buchanan Foundation (former Board President) and is currently President of Grave Concern, Inc., which preserves historic burial places. In November 2013, Sam was elected to a four-year term as one of five part-time Manheim Township Commissioners, and he was re-elected in 2017 for four more years of service to the Township. Sam has been married to Debbie Frantz since 1974 and has two adult sons, Alex and Travis, and two grandchildren.

Areas Practiced:   Estate Planning and Administration, Landlord-Tenant matters, and Family Law.

E-mail at smecum@ayzlaw.com