fbpx
Get a Free Healthcare Power of Attorney Done in Just Minutes! Learn more...
570.322.2077 | Williamsport
814.237.4100 | State College
570.746.3844 | Wyalusing
570.265.1800 | Wysox
814.900.7613 | Altoona
570.266.7034 | Wilkes-Barre
  • Register for a seminar

    Register Now

    Learning has never been more enjoyable. Seminars offered at the Elder & Special Needs Resource Center provide an interesting range of topics, qualified presenters, and an opportunity to explore information with likeminded people in a peaceful, comfortable environment. Register for a seminar that sounds interesting to you today.

  • Second Half of Life Podcast

    Listen Now

    Listen to our library of podcasts on a variety of elder law topics, and subscribe to it through several podcast directories.

  • Get the answers you need

    Question or Comment

    Do you need assistance finding the information you need? Have a comment about our website or services? Click the button below to send us an email! We're always happy to help.

  • Our book cracks the code on long-term care planning

    Request your book

    Don’t miss this indispensable resource from a dream team of leading elder law attorneys. Protect your family and your hard-earned assets before it’s too late.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

In-Person & Virtual Seminar Registration

Register for an upcoming seminar and learn about preparing for your second half of life. Both virtual and in-person seminars are available.

Sign Up >>

Planning for Your Second Half of Life

When you are ready to choose a law firm to help you with your planning, choose the firm that is willing to provide and stand behind the most comprehensive and thorough eldercare planning available: Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak.

Learn more >>

Elder & Special Needs Resource Center

The Elder & Special Needs Resource Center was developed as a one-stop facility where people could begin to research the services and supports that are related to the issues surrounding aging or disability.

Learn more >>

  • "What I liked best about Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak was the wonderful staff, the warmth and caring. Putting up with my
  • "Everyone was pleasantly helpful and nice."
  • "We appreciated the time you took to explain everything – sometimes multiple times. Very professional and fun too! We feel very
  • "Very professional yet friendly service."
  • 1
  • 2

The only certainties in life are death and taxes. Everyone has heard that saying and it is largely true. While none of us can avoid either, there are ways to reduce your tax burden - both in life and death - and most importantly, have your wishes fulfilled after you pass with respect to your estate. In this respect, while you can't avoid them, you can certainly beat them. How to do so is discussed in the first episode of the second season of the Second Half of Life Podcast. In this episode, Attorney Brittany Smith and Long-Term Care Planner Tammy Zilske give tips for effective estate administration, so that you can allow a difficult time for your family to be made easier while ensuring that appropriate decisions are made on final distribution of your estate. Among the topics discussed are understanding the probate process, guidelines and time frames, rules governing state and federal estate inheritance and estate taxes, the importance of naming trusted beneficiaries, legal documents that protect a spouse after the other spouse passes, and much more.

All episodes of the Second Half of Life Podcast can be found on the Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak website, as well as on most podcast directories, which includes Apple PodcastsSpotifyTuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadioStitcherPodcast AddictGoogle PodcastsPodchaserDeezerListen NotesBullhornOvercastPocket CastsCastroCastboxPodfriend, Player FM, Podcast Index and Pandora

The ninth annual Dr. Alexander Nesbitt Commitment to Caring Award was presented to Margie Cholin, a social worker at UPMC Williamsport, on Thursday, April 7, during an in-person Healthcare Decisions Day event on hospice and end-of-life care held at the Elder Care and Special Needs Resource Center. 

During an extensive 34-year career, Margie Cholin has served countless individuals and their families to make sure they receive the proper care and attention they deserve. She has worked in almost every aspect of the field from medical and surgical to now a more comprehensive rehabilitation role.

From a very young age, Margie always knew she wanted to help people. As Margie describes it, “Social work allows me to serve individuals who need it most and be able to make a difference on a more personal and hands-on basis.” That’s why she abandoned her desire to become a psychologist and instead focused more of her career admirations on pursuing social work."

Attorney Jenna Franks has become a new partner of the elder law firm of Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, Jenna joins founding shareholder Attorney Julie Steinbacher and Attorney Landon Hodges, who became a partner in 2021, as well as Attorneys Amos Goodall & Kathleen Yurchak, as the five partners of the law firm. Jenna's status as a partner takes effect on April 1, 2022. 

Jenna has been with Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak since 2017, when she returned to her native Pennsylvania to be closer to family. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced law in Florida, where she remains licensed, in a several different areas of law, before focusing her law practice solely in elder law. She is a cum laude law school graduate of Nova Southeastern University just outside of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., During her time there, she was a member of the Steven R. Booher American Inns of Court, the Broward County Bar Association, Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, and the National Transactional LawMeet competition. She earned her undergraduate degree in Crime, Law and Justice from Penn State in 2009. 

Planning and Protecting Logo

Visit PlanningandProtecting.com to find an elder law attorney in your area!