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. Additionally, Attorney Julie Steinbacher, CELA, the firm's founding shareholder, was named to the 2026 Top 100 People list by the same publication. These lists by the business publication recognize leading organizations in their chosen fields, "bringing new ideas, technology and services to their counties and spheres of influence," as well as "people who think bigger, go further, and elevate those around them." Nominees for both lists 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 eighth 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, the firm had seven of its attorneys named Super Lawyers® or Rising Stars in Thomson Reuters' annual rating service. In 2024, 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 fifth consecutive year, and the eighth time in the last 10 years.Individually, Attorneys Jenna Franks and Landon Hodges earned their Certified Elder Law Attorney certifications (CELA) in 2024, giving the firm three CELAs, 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 April 2026).
Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, an elder law firm with seven locations across northeastern and central Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce the addition of Attorney Joseph Fiorillo, Attorney Kaitlyn Force and Attorney John Gomolchak to the firm as associate attorneys. Joe works out of the firm's Wyalusing and Wysox offices, Kaitlyn will be working out of the Muncy, Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport offices, and John will be working out of the Williamsport office. All three come to SGY with previous legal experience.
Joe comes to SGY after spending the last two years as an associate attorney at Oliver, Price & Rhodes in Clarks Summit, Pa. While there, he handled estate planning and administration cases as well as cases involving civil litigation. He also worked with cases involving real estate, immigration petitions, divorce proceedings, business, labor and employment law, as well as trademark infringement cases. Within the elder law area, he has handled numerous client issues including wills, powers of attorney, irrevocable and revocable trusts, and the entire estate administration process. Prior to joining Oliver, Price & Rhodes as an attorney, he served as a legal intern for a year. He holds his law degree from Duquesne University, and while in law school, he served in the University's Wills and Healthcare Clinic, where he met with prospective and current clients to discuss estate planning, explain Pennsylvania's estate planning laws and also drafted various estate planning documents. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Scranton and between undergrad and law school, also served as a law clerk intern for Lackawanna County.
Attorney Amos Goodall, an Emeritus in Elder Law and Of Counsel at the State College law firm of Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, was named as Chair of the Appeals Commission of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, beginning Jan. 1, 2026.
The Certified Financial Planner Board (CFP) sets and upholds standards of competency and ethics for financial planners. There are over 100,000 CFP professionals. The Disciplinary and Ethics Commission reviews and takes action on allegations of violations of the Board’s code of oethics and standards of conduct. The Appeals Commission is responsible for the adjudication of appeal hearings. The Commission has sole authority to issue CFP Board’s final decision when an individual appeals an order of the Disciplinary and Ethics Commission or an Administrative Order. Amos was previously a public member of the Commission, and has also served on the CFP Board’s Disciplinary and Ethics Commission and the Competency Standards Commission.
Amos is also the former chair of the Board of the National Elder Law Foundation, which is the only national organization accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys in elder and special needs law. He has practiced law in State College since 1976.
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