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Leading the Way in Pennsylvania in Special Needs and Elder Law
ABOUT: The Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys (PAELA) is a non-profit association which assists lawyers, bar organizations, and others who work with older clients and their families. PAELA provides a resource of information, education, networking, and assistance to those who work with the many specialized issues confronting the elderly and the disabled.
MISSION: The Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys’ mission is to strengthen, train, assist, and support qualified members in order to ensure the development, advancement and promotion of quality legal service for older Americans and to ensure that its members are the premier providers of legal advocacy, guidance, and services to enhance the lives of people as they age and those with special needs.
Discover the benefits of joining the Pennsylvania chapter of NAELA
PAELA Members enjoy many benefits including:
- Participate in state legislative and regulatory issues affecting your clients and to shape solutions that benefit them.
- Have access to PAELA’s listserv to present issues and seek and receive guidance from other elder law attorneys.
- Attend PAELA’s Winter Conference and Summer Meeting
Discover all the benefits through our full page below.
Primary Practice Areas
We promote education and advocacy within the Elder Law community of Pennsylvania
Upcoming Events
PAELA Announces 14th Annual Winter Conference – Now Open for Registration
PAELA‘s 14th Annual Winter Conference will be held at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa located in Bedford, PA on February 24-26, 2022. For member registration and sponsorship, click here.
PAELA Announces the Fall 2021 Special CLE-Accredited Special Needs Trust Webinar Series
PAELA presents three separate live webinar opportunities to PAELA members this Fall 2021 in the Special Needs Trust Series. Each webinar is 1-hour long and provides 1 CLE-accredited hour of training. Webinar #1: Best Practices for Making Distributions from a Special...