About Us

Officers & Board of Directors
Award Recipients

ABOUT PAELA

The Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys currently has more than 180 members. These attorneys provide legal counsel and assistance to those looking to the future, those for whom the elder years are rapidly approaching, and those currently dealing with the struggles and unique complications of “old age.”

An elder law attorney deals with long-term care planning, end-of-life issues, housing assistance and options, elder abuse, neglect and exploitation, age discrimination in employment, veterans’ benefits, services of the Area Agencies on Aging, the legal rights of residents of nursing facilities, and federal and state legislation affecting the elderly.

So what is Elder Law?

What Is Elder Law?

Officers (2022 – 2023)

Tammy Weber, CELA

President

Dionysios C. Pappas, CELA

President-Elect

Carol Sikov Gross, CELA

Vice President

William R. Blumer, CELA

Secretary

Sally Schoffstall, CELA

Officer

Stanley Vasiliadis, CELA

Officer

Robert C. Gerhard III, CELA

Immediate Past President

Jeffrey Marshall

Ex-officio Member

Board of Directors

Linda Anderson, CELA

2022-2024

Robert K. Schweitzer, CELA

2022-2024

Julian Gray, CELA

2020 – 2022

Dana Breslin, CELA

2021-2023

Robert Clofine, CELA

2020 – 2022

Marielle Hazen, CELA

2021 – 2023

Past Presidents

2008-2009

Marielle Hazen, CELA

2010-2011

Jeffrey Marshall, CELA

2012-2013

Rob Clofine, CELA

2014-2015

Stanley Vasiliadis, CELA

2016-2017

Leslie Wizelman, CELA

2018-2019

Linda Anderson, CELA

2020-2021

Bob Gerhard, CELA

Award Recipients

Each year, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys invites Chapters to select a member they believe has made the greatest contribution through their involvement in chapter administration, local level volunteerism, and/or in advancing elder and special needs law in the state. PAELA’s Member of the Year is selected by past recipients of the Award.

The following is a list of recipients:

2021

Karyn Seace, CELA, Nescio & Seace, LLP

2021

Bill Blumer, CELA, Leiswitz Heller

2020

Tammy A. Weber, CELA, Marshall, Parker & Weber, LLC

2019

Robert C. Gerhard, III, CELA, Gerhard & Gerhard, P.C.

2018

Larry Frolik, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

2017

H. Amos Goodall, CELA, Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak

2016

Leslie Wizelman, CELA, The Law Office of Leslie Wizelman

2015

Dana M. Breslin, CELA, Pappano and Breslin

2014

Stanley Vasiliadis, CELA, Vailiadis Pappas Associates, LLC

2013

Sally Schoffstall, CELA, Schoffstall Elder Law

2012

Linda Anderson, CELA, Anderson Elder Law

2011

Rob Clofine, CELA, The Elder Law Firm of Robert Clofine