Sydney has been employed as a long-term care planner with Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak since May 2023. Previously to her position as a long-term care planner, she was employed as an elder care navigation intern concurring her graduating semester at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Sydney is a 2023 graduate of Pennsylvania College of Technology. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in human services and restorative justice with minors in psychology and emergency management. During her time at Penn College, she was President of the Student Government Association and a member of the Alphi Chi Honor Society. She was also the recipient of the Davie Jane Gilmour Award for Leadership and Service to Penn College, the Student Leader Legacy Scholarship, and the Women’s Exemplar Award.
As a long-term care planner, Sydney assists preplanning clients of the firm in exploring their estate and asset protection options. Sydney works directly with Attorney Eckrote to fulfill their clients’ expectations by preparing individualized plans to meet their personal goals.
Sydney resides in Milton with her cat, Henry. In her free time, she enjoys fishing with her father, spending time outside, and gardening.
Amy M. George joined Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak in January of 2024 as an associate attorney. She works out of the Williamsport and Wyalusing offices and with the wealth protection & planning team.
Amy came to SGY after practicing law for seven years in New Jersey, where she worked in the practice areas of tax, trusts and estates and handed matters involving estate administration, fiduciary income tax, fiduciary litigation and estate planning. She also did a three-month stint as an extern with the Internal Revenue Service while in law school.
A 2016 cum laude graduate of Seton Hall Law School, Amy is admitted to the Bar in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She also holds a bachelor's degree in sociology/anthropology and studio art from Washington & Lee, as well as a master's degree of arts photography from Temple. She currently resides in White Haven, Pa. In addition to her legal career, Amy has served the greater Eastern Orthodox Christian community in church youth ministry.
Attorney Stacey Acri joined Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak in September 2023 in conjunction with the firm opening its Wilkes-Barre office. She has been practicing law for the last 25 years, including the last 16 in Pennsylvania.
From 2007 through 2023, Stacey was a part of the Acri Law Firm in Wilkes-Barre, which was founded by her mother, Jane Acri, where she worked primarily in both family and elder law. Elder law related items that she has worked on include but aren’t limited to general estate planning, including wills and Powers of Attorney, probate and guardianships. She also worked on non-elder law areas including family law issues such as child custody, domestic violence, adoptions and divorce and alimony.
Prior to her time at the Acri Law Firm, Stacey served her country for over nine years in the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps of the United States Navy, serving in four different locations on the west coast as well as on the USS Boxer. In that role, she provided military personnel and their families with various and wide-ranging legal services in both criminal and civil matters, including matters pertaining to estate planning. Stacey is admitted to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She is also a member of the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association. Committed to her community, she currently serves as a professional mentor to the Domestic Violence Service Center, an auditor for Wright Township, the Adjutant of American Legion Post 781 and the chair of the Junior Auxiliary for Unit 781 of the American Legion Auxiliary. She also serves on committees for AdoptVets and the General Federation of Women’s Club of Mountain Top.
A native of Mountain Top, Pa., Stacey is a graduate of Crestwood High School, King’s College, and Penn State Dickinson Law.
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