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Wendy Ashby
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Wendy Ashby
Quakertown, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
314 West Broad St.
Suite 118
Quakertown, PA 18951
Elder, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Wendy J. Ashby, Esquire prides herself on the responsiveness she provides to each and every client. Her philosophy of service is to pursue the most efficient resolution of each matter. Ms. Ashby is recognized for the creativity she brings to her legal strategies and negotiations. She is also revered for the aggressiveness in which she will fight for her clients' entitlements. Ms. Ashby has devotedly pursued the practice of law in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1992 in the areas of Wills/Estates, Elder Law, Mediation, Family Law and Adoptions. Ms. Ashby is the owner of the...
Russell E. Farbiarz
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Russell E. Farbiarz
Hamburg, PA Elder Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
(610) 562-2000 64 N 4th St.
Hamburg, PA 19526
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
Roger Williams University School of Law
Russell E. Farbiarz, Esq. provides advice and counsel to families and individuals looking for creative and effective solutions to their legal problems. Mr. Farbiarz considers it a privilege to assist his clients with what is often the largest problem or, in many cases, opportunity they have faced – whether it be the death of a loved one, the purchase of a residential or commercial property, purchase of a business, or a divorce, custody or support matter – and is committed to helping his client achieve their objectives. Indeed, as one recent client wrote in a testimonial: “If you are looking...
Shawn M Pierson
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Shawn M Pierson
Lititz, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(717) 560-4966 105 E Oregon Road
Lititz, PA 17543
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Duquesne University School of Law and Temple University
I received my law degree from Duquesne University School of Law and my Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Temple University. After receiving my MBA, I spent the next nine years working as an Administrator and as Director of Human Resources for a national organization that owned and operated nursing homes and assisted living centers. Acting as a licensed Administrator gave me the opportunity to obtain extensive experience with the delivery of long term care services, including nursing home, personal care, and assisted living facilities. I am currently a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Lancaster Bar...
Michael J. O'Connor
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Michael J. O'Connor
Frackville, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(800) 518-4529 608 W Oak St
PO Box #201
Frackville, PA 17931
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
William Kovalcik
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William Kovalcik
Frackville, PA Elder Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
(800) 518-4529 608 W Oak St
PO Box #201
Frackville, PA 17931
Free ConsultationElder, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
Notre Dame Law School
Mark Preston Albright
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Mark Preston Albright
Hellertown, PA Elder Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
(610) 597-2160 403 Main Street
Hellertown, PA 18055-1721
Elder, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Mr. Albright accepts retainer in matters involving wills and powers of attorney; probate and administration of decedents' estates; elder law, including incapacity proceedings and medical assistance planning; and real estate law, including residential purchase and sale transactions, easements and rights-of-way, boundary disputes, real estate assessment and exemption appeals.
Elizabeth A. White
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Elizabeth A. White
Williamsport, PA Elder Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
(570) 326-5131 835 West Fourth Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Elizabeth White is a certified elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation under authorization of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She has been practicing since 2010 in the areas of estate and trust planning, elder law, guardianship, special needs planning, and estate administration.

Elizabeth graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Architecture. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law with an Advanced Certificate in Intellectual Property and Technology Law.

Ms. White is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and Pennsylvania Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (PAELA). She is a member and...
Marianne E. Kreisher
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Marianne E. Kreisher
Bloomsburg, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(570) 784-5211 401 S. Market Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17851
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Widener University and Pennsylvania State University - University Park
MARIANNE E. KREISHER is a Partner with Kreisher Marshall & Associates, LLC in Bloomsburg, where she practices in the areas of elder law, estate planning and administration, guardianship, special needs planning and estate litigation. She earned her B.A. from Penn State University in 1993 and graduated cum laude from Widener Law School in Harrisburg in 1996. Following law school, Attorney Kreisher worked in the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office for eight years as a deputy attorney general handling criminal appeals, grand jury investigations and criminal prosecutions. Attorney Kreisher is a certified elder law attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law...
James J. Ruggiero Jr.
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James J. Ruggiero Jr.
Center Valley, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(484) 224-3487 3477 Corporate Parkway
Suite 100
Center Valley, PA 18034
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Since 1990, Mr. Ruggiero has been helping families and business owners create estate plans aimed at transferring their legacy successfully to the next generation. He is owner of Ruggiero Law Offices LLC with offices in Paoli, and Center Valley, where he practices in the area of estate planning, estate administration, elder law, business law and real estate. His planning experience includes the use of wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, IRA trusts, and life insurance trusts. From an administration perspective, he has overseen the administration of estate of varying degree of complexity including insolvent estates to those values exceeded $20...
Nego Pile
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Nego Pile
Blue Bell, PA Elder Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
(267) 281-1675 930 Harvest Drive
Suite 360
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Business and Estate Planning
Temple University
E. Nego Pile, the managing attorney and founder of Pennsylvania’s Pile Law Firm and an active member of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar Associations. I provide legitimate advice to clients all through Pennsylvania and New Jersey, essentially in issues comparative to Estate Planning, Elder law, Special needs planning, Personal injury law, Medicaid planning, Estate Administration, and Real estate law.
Daryl A. Yount
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Daryl A. Yount
New Berlin, PA Elder Law Attorney
(570) 966-1098 500 Market Street
PO Box 507
New Berlin, PA 17855
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Yount Law Firm can help you with estates, wills, trusts, and powers of attorney; real estate sales, purchases, and leases; business formation and operations; adoptions; boundary/property disputes; general and construction litigation. Attorney Yount is a native of Mifflinburg, PA, Union County, and a 2017 graduate of Widener Commonwealth Law School. Prior to Law School, Daryl owned and operated successful businesses for many years. Daryl's business experience and his experience as a civil litigator provide a unique advantage to our clients and adds to the level of experience provided by Yount Law. Yount Law is excited to focus on the needs of our...
Joshua N. Daly
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Joshua N. Daly
Easton, PA Elder Law Lawyer
(484) 293-1885 4480 William Penn Highway
Suite 200
Easton, PA 18045
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning and Probate
Attorney Daly is a lifelong resident of the Lehigh Valley. He received his undergraduate degree in Sociology and Economics from Moravian University (B.A., with honors in Sociology, Alpha Kappa Delta), and then pursued a law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of law. After graduating law school, he began his legal career handling a variety of matters, including civil litigation defense, consumer law, contract law, intellectual property, small business law and estate planning. Over time, Joshua found that assisting families with estate planning and estate administration process (probate), and in particular assisting the aging community, to...
Michael Ira Stump
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Michael Ira Stump
Macungie, PA Elder Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
(610) 965-0911 207 East Main Street
Suite 100
Macungie, PA 18062
Elder, Criminal, DUI and Estate Planning
Duquesne Law School J.D.
I am Attorney Michael Ira Stump and am a lifelong resident of Alburtis, Pa. I served my country in the military as a Marine in Vietnam and a Soldier
(JAG Attorney) during the Gulf War. I retired from the U.S. Army in 2000 and opened my Law office in Macungie, PA. I primarily serve Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and surrounding counties.

I am a former Army JAG Attorney with over 30 years of legal experience. I have served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for three years and a U.S. Treasury Agent for eight years. I have...
Renata T. Pabisz
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Renata T. Pabisz
Doylestown, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
(215) 345-8888 116 East Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
Elder, Estate Planning, Immigration and Probate
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Renata T. Pabisz is a graduate of the University of Marie Curie-Sklodowska School of Law, Rzeszow, Poland (Master of Laws 1999) and the Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE (J.D. 2011). While in law school, Ms. Pabisz served as a judicial extern in the Court of Common Pleas Orphans' Court Division in Philadelphia, PA. She has been employed by Dorian, Goldstein, Wisniewski, Orchinik, P.C. since 2008.
Dale Tice
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Dale Tice
Williamsport, PA Elder Law Lawyer
(570) 398-1071 460 Market Street
Room #206
Williamsport, PA 17701
Elder, Energy and Estate Planning
Dickinson School of Law
Dale practices in the areas of elder law, estate planning and administration, oil and gas law and real estate. He received his B.A. from Bluffton College and his Juris Doctor from the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, where he served on the Appellate Moot Court Board. Upon graduation from Dickinson he received the William H. Dodd Award, given to the senior who best exemplifies the highest ideals of the legal profession.

Dale has spoken to many groups of landowners on the subject of oil and gas law, focusing on protecting the landowners’ rights. He has worked extensively...
Harry Metka
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Harry Metka
Berwyn, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(610) 813-4994 1055 Westlakes Drive, Ste 300
Berwyn, PA 19312
Elder, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Drexel University
Steven Robert Blair
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Steven Robert Blair
Lancaster, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(717) 390-2030 650 Delp Rd
Lancaster, PA 17601
Elder, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
The George Washington University Law School
Steven R. Blair Attorney At Law provides Estate Planning, Probate Law, Divorce and Family Law, Business Law, Elder law, Civil Litigation, Wills Powers of Attorney and Living Wills, Personal Injury.
Brandon Joshua Lauria
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Brandon Joshua Lauria
Plymouth Meeting, PA Elder Law Lawyer
(800) 590-4116 3031C Walton Rd
Suite 301
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning, Family and Stockbroker Fraud
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
For nearly two decades, Brandon J. Lauria has successfully litigated fraud cases in state and federal courts. With extensive experience representing whistleblowers in False Claims Act lawsuits, as well as tax and securities claims filed under the IRS and SEC whistleblower programs, Brandon's clients have played a crucial role in the government's recovery of over $1 billion. Brandon's unwavering advocacy and professionalism have consistently garnered recognition from both adversaries and peers. In 2022, he was honored with a nomination as a "Super Lawyer" in Pennsylvania, a distinction bestowed by fellow lawyers and awarded to less than 2.5% of all lawyers in...
Katherine Rightmyer O'Brien
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Katherine Rightmyer O'Brien
Hamburg, PA Elder Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
(610) 562-2191 PO Box 435
1001 S. 4th Street
Hamburg, PA 19526
Elder, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Dionysios Pappas
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Dionysios Pappas
Bethlehem, PA Elder Law Lawyer
(610) 694-9455 2551 Baglyos Circle
Suite A-14
Bethlehem, PA 18020
Elder, Estate Planning and Nursing Home
Mr. Pappas is co-managing member of Vasiliadis Pappas Associates LLC. He practices exclusively in the areas of elder law, trust and estate planning, trust and estate administration, special needs planning, and veterans’ pension benefits planning. Mr. Pappas’ practice encompasses the Lehigh Valley and greater Eastern Pennsylvania.

He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. A graduate of the Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D. 2004), Mr. Pappas received his undergraduate degree in political science from Temple University (B.A. 2001, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha) with a specialization in political economy...
Sean Patton
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Sean Patton
Orefield, PA Elder Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
(610) 706-0686 2987 Corporate Court
Suite 200
Orefield, PA 18069
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Sean B. Patton is an associate at Schoffstall Elder Law, LLC, a firm dedicated to the practice of elder and special needs planning law, guardianship, estate planning, and estate administration. Sean retired from the USMC in 2022 after over twenty years of honorable service. During his time in uniform, Sean served around the world, supporting both conventional and special operations forces, including combat tours to both Iraq and Afghanistan. Sean earned numerous commendations during his military career, but he takes great pride in two in particular. First, is the Judge Advocate Association’s Outstanding Career Judge Advocate Award for a “demonstrated...
Erin Saulino
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Erin Saulino
Plymouth Meeting, PA Elder Law Attorney
(610) 915-8181 600 West Germantown Pike Suite 400
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Elder and Estate Planning
Delaware State University
Erin Saulino, Esq. spent fifteen years in financial regulation. She started working at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange as an Investigator for Foreign Currency, Equity and Options Trading, quickly working her way up to Director of Options Trading Investigations. Later, she was in charge of Options Trading Investigations at NASDAQ PHLX, and then Associate Director in Options Regulation at FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. At FINRA, she focused on best execution, Reg SHO, market access, customer complaints across the various options exchanges.

Continuing with her passion for helping people, Erin followed her dream of opening her own practice so that she...
Christopher Paul Mullaney
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Christopher Paul Mullaney
Red Hill, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(215) 679-7931 598 Main St
PO Box 24
Red Hill, PA 18076
Free ConsultationElder, Consumer, Criminal and Estate Planning
Christopher P. Mullaney graduated Cum Laude from Widener University School of Law. While at Widener University, he was a member of the Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Society and was President of the American Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Mullaney is a graduate of the Hill School and Gettysburg College where he majored in Psychology. Mr. Mullaney is engaged in criminal, civil, business, real estate, family and Orphans’ Court matters in Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, Chester, and Lehigh counties. He is admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In addition to trial...
Robert M. Slutsky
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Robert M. Slutsky
Plymouth Meeting, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(610) 940-0650 600 West Germantown Pike
Suite 400
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Elder, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
I have been practicing law since 1992 and focusing in Elder Law since 1995. I help protect families from losing their savings to nursing home costs and help protect and care for their older loved ones. I help families with: Medicaid and Asset Protection Planning, Estate Planning (Wills, Trusts, POAs, etc.), Estate Administration, Guardianships and Real Estate Transactions. I have represented many non-profit and for profit elder care institutions and have represented the Montgomery County Office of Aging and Adult Services since 1999.
Linda Siegle
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Linda Siegle
Hanover, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(717) 698-3437 Stonegate Square
1010 Eichelberger Street, Suite 3
Hanover, PA 17331
Elder, Business, Employment and Estate Planning
University of Baltimore School of Law
Gladys Wiles
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Gladys Wiles
Fogelsville, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(610) 391-9500 7731 Main Street
Fogelsville, PA 18051
Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Gladys Wiles has over 22 years experience in Estate Planning, Elder Law, Real Estate and Business Law. Each case is unique and the laws are complicated, but Gladys takes a comprehensive strategic and personal approach in handling your case working closely with you as well as other experts to achieve the best possible outcome.

A native of the Lehigh Valley, Attorney Wiles received her J.D. from The Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, cum laude, a B.A. from Muhlenberg College and a M.A. from Lehigh University. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Lehigh County Bar Association. Attorney...
Kenneth G. Potter
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Kenneth G. Potter
Selinsgrove, PA Elder Law Attorney
(888) 505-6115 1372 N Susquehanna Trail
Suite 130, Courtyard Offices
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
Elder, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
James Metka
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James Metka
Exton, PA Elder Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
(610) 813-4994 600 Eagleview Blvd, Ste 300
Exton, PA 19341
Elder, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Widener University Delaware School of Law
William Blumer
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William Blumer
Reading, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(610) 372-3500 2755 Century Blvd
Reading, PA 19610
Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
I am a shareholder in the law firm of Leisawitz Heller. I am the only certified elder law attorney practicing in Berks County. I am a graduate of Bucknell University and hold a J.D. degree from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law and an LL.M in tax law from the Villanova University School of Law.
My practice is limited to trust and estate matters, including elder law, estate administration, estate planning, asset protection planning, long-term care planning, guardianships, special needs planning and fiduciary litigation.
I currently serve as a trustee of the Berks Community Trust which is a...
Michelle Marie Forsell
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Michelle Marie Forsell
Pennsburg, PA Elder Law Lawyer
(215) 679-5912 570 Main Street
Pennsburg, PA 18073
Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Villanova University School of Law
Michelle M. Forsell, a resident of Pennsburg, Montgomery County, focuses her practice primarily on estate planning and administration, elder law, real estate, business law, and Veterans benefits. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and its Pennsylvania Chapter. Ms. Forsell is a past president of the Bar Association of Lehigh County, an American Bar Foundation Fellow, a Master of the Villanova Law Inn of Court, and a Montgomery County Arbitrator. She is active in her community as she sits on numerous boards including Frederick Living, a Mennonite Health Services not for profit continuing care retirement...
Richard Wiest
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Richard Wiest
Pottsville, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
(570) 622-5933 10 Westwood Road
Pottsville, PA 17901
Elder, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
Southwestern Law School
Probate services, wills, trusts, powers of attorney. Prompt reasonable services. WEBSITE: rickwiest.com
Christopher H. Kenyon
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Christopher H. Kenyon
Williamsport, PA Elder Law Attorney
(570) 326-5131 McCormick Law Firm
835 W. Fourth Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
Elder, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
California Western School of Law
Christopher H. Kenyon was admitted to the bar in 2011. Mr. Kenyon graduated Cum Laude in 2006 from National University in San Diego, California with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration and a minor in Legal Studies. He graduated from the California Western School of Law in 2011. Prior to college, Mr. Kenyon served five years in the United States Navy working primarily as a clerk for the Naval Justices in the Naval Judge Advocate General Corp in San Diego, California. He also obtained a paralegal certification from the University of San Diego in 2006 and then worked...
Franqui-Ann J. Raffaele
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Franqui-Ann J. Raffaele
Skippack, PA Elder Law Lawyer
(215) 234-3344 3900 Skippack Pike, Suite A9
P.O. Box 798
Skippack, PA 19426
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder and Estate Planning
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Brenda Kay Brown
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Brenda Kay Brown
Blue Bell, PA Elder Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
(214) 918-5560 510 Township Line Rd
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Elder, Bankruptcy, Business and Estate Planning
Duke University School of Law
Ryan Jablonski
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Ryan Jablonski
(484) 804-4215 518 E. Township Line Road
Suite 100
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Free ConsultationBlue Bell, PA Elder Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Elder, Insurance Claims, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Ryan focuses his practice on personal injury cases, ranging from premises liability and motor vehicle accidents to traumatic brain injuries arising from bus and tractor trailer crashes. Ryan is a member of the Montgomery County Inn of Courts and The Montgomery County Courthouse Golf League. He previously worked at a personal injury firm in Philadelphia, where he was a law clerk handling a high volume of personal injury claims.
Benjamin A. Leisawitz
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Benjamin A. Leisawitz
Wyomissing, PA Elder Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
(610) 372-3500 2755 Century Blvd
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Elder, Business and Estate Planning
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Melanie Walz Scaringi
Harrisburg, PA Elder Law Lawyer
(717) 657-7770 2000 Linglestown Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability
Mary Ann Snell
Bethlehem, PA Elder Law Lawyer
(610) 867-5534 3400 Bath Pike
Bethlehem, PA 18017
Elder
Michael Riccio
Blue Bell, PA Elder Law Attorney
(215) 643-6500 640 Sentry Pkwy E
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Elder, Health Care, Immigration and Insurance Defense
Alvin Marshall
Pottsville, PA Elder Law Attorney
(570) 622-1811 200 1 Norwegian Plaza
Pottsville, PA 17901
Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Health Care

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Pittston, PA

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