Karen Schecter Dayno, Attorney

Karen Schecter Dayno joined Timoney Knox as an Associate in 2001. She has extensive trust and estate experience, with areas of concentration in trust/estate planning and administration, guardianship matters, Orphans' Court litigation, and general business and succession planning. Ms. Dayno represents various nonprofit organizations, overseeing the preparation of organizational documents, obtaining tax-exempt status, as well as handling other tax-related issues.

Ms. Dayno is admitted to the bars of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. She is also a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Probate and Tax Law and Elder Law Sections of the Montgomery County Bar Association. In addition, she is a member of the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council and the Montgomery County Estate Planning Council. Ms. Dayno is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for New Jersey, and the United States Tax Court.

Ms. Dayno received a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1982, and a Juris Doctorate from Temple University School of Law in 1985, where she was a Dean's List student and a member of the Law Review. She also received her Master of Laws in Taxation from Temple University School of Law in 1989.

Ms. Dayno was instrumental in obtaining tax-exempt status for the upstart Philadelphia Stroke Council. She is involved in other charitable organizations, including serving as a Board Member and past-President of From The Heart, a group of women from the Philadelphia area who raise money to support various charities and families in need.  Ms. Dayno also volunteers as a child advocate for the Montgomery County Advocacy Program (representing abused children in family court and criminal proceedings), and as a pro bono attorney for Wills for Heroes.