Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak Named a PA Business Central Top 100 Organization for the Seventh Straight Year
Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, an elder law firm with seven locations throughout northeastern, north central and central Pennsylvania, has been named a Top 100 Organization by Pennsylvania Business Central in its annual list of Top 100 organizations. This list by the business publication recognizes leading organizations in their chosen fields, "bringing new ideas, technology and services to their counties and spheres of influence." Nominees from PA Business Central's 23-county readership are submitted and the Top 100 are selected by an editorial committee due to their positive impacts in the business community of Central Pennsylvania.
This marks the seventh consecutive year that Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak has been named in the Top 100 Organizations list. It has also been included on this list several other times in the past, including in 2017. This latest honor adds to a string of recent honors for the firm and several of its associates. Last year, SGY was named to the Best Law Firm® rankings by Best Lawyers in its annual Best Law Firm Rankings, an annual peer-to-peer rankings service, which marked the second straight year that SGY was listed in these rankings. SGY was also named to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Law Firms" in Pennsylvania in 2018, and was awarded the Business Partnership of the Year by the PA Future Business Leaders of America in 2020. The firm was also named to Pennsylvania Business Central's Fifty to Follow Women-Owned Businesses (formerly called the Top 50 Woman Owned Businesses) last year for the fourth consecutive year, and the seventh time in the last nine years.Individually, last year, Attorneys Jenna Franks and Landon Hodges earned their Certified Elder Law Attorney certification (CELA), giving the firm three CELAs, which is the most of any firm in SGY's geographic footprint and the second-most of any law firm in Pennsylvania, which has just 65 CELAs throughout the entire state (as of June 2025).
Wolf Run Village Executive Director Awarded Annual Dr. Alexander Nesbitt Commitment to Caring Award
The 12th annual Dr. Alexander Nesbitt Commitment to Caring Award was presented to Traci Schultz, Executive Director of Wolf Run Village Senior Living Community! The award ceremony occurred during an in-person Healthcare Decisions Day event on hospice and end-of-life care.
Traci Schultz has lived an exemplary life of caring that has spanned throughout her entire career. She received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Albright College and earned her Personal Care Home Administrator and Assisted Living Administrator licenses from Penn State University. Since 2010, Traci has been graciously serving the residents of Wolf Run Village Senior Living Community. She started as the Finance Director and within six months was quickly promoted to Executive Director.
Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak Welcomes Attorney Alexandra Garver & Attorney Skylah Cunningham
Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, an elder law firm with seven locations across northeastern and central Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce the addition of Attorney Alexandra Garver and Attorney Skylah Cunningham to the firm as associate attorneys. Alexandra will be working out of the Altoona and State College offices, and Skylah will be working out of the Williamsport office. Both are recent law school graduates that passed the bar exam last fall.
Alexandra is a central Pennsylvania native, having been born and raised in Martinsburg, Pa., and is a graduate of Central Martinsburg. She attended both undergrad and law school at Penn State and received a bachelors in telecommunications in 2021. As an undergraduate she participated in mock trial, telecommunications club and THON.
During law school, Alexandra got experience at multiple law firms as an intern and legal assistant, including the Law Offices of Jayne Garver in Harrisburg and De Boef Lucchesi & Associates in State College. She prepared and drafted legal documents, conducted research, connected and maintained relationships with clients, and provided organizational support, among other duties. She joined SGY as a law clerk in August 2024 following completion of the bar exam. She will be working on the estate & long-term care planning team in State College and Altoona.
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