Ms. Schutt has been practicing for over twenty-five years. She received her B.A. with a Minor in Business from Villanova University in 1991 and her J.D. from The Dickinson School of Law in 1994. While at Dickinson, Ms. Schutt was the Student Bar Association Vice President. Additionally, she was named to the National Order of Barristers for her achievements in Advocacy. She was awarded the Outstanding Student Award from the National Association of Women Lawyers as well as being named in Who’s Who Among American Law Students. She then returned to Villanova University School of Law where she received her Masters of Law in Taxation in 2005.
Ms. Schutt has focused her practice in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Guardianships, Orphans Court Litigation, and Elder Law.
She is a member of the Berks County Bar Association and was a past member of the Executive Committee, serving as Secretary from 2007-2009. She is a past President of the Endlich Law Club. She chaired the Community Relations Committee and was awarded President’s Recognition for her implementation of the Wills for First Responders program. She is an active member of the Estate Planning and Elder Law Section and the Orphans’ Court Rules Committee. She is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Additionally, she is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Berks County.
Ms. Schutt is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Tax Court.
Within the community, Ms. Schutt previously was on the Home Health Care Management, Inc. Board of Directors and a member of their Strategic Planning Committee and Human Resource Committee as well; she also sat on the Board of Trustees for the SIDS Alliance of Pennsylvania and on the Boy Scouts of America Hawk Mountain Council Endowment Committee. Ms. Schutt is the Varsity Field Hockey Coach at Berks Catholic. Ms. Schutt was recognized as a Berks County Rising Star in 2013 and named as Berks County Living Magazine’s Select Lawyers.