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I had the pleasure of coordinating the writing of this book and
hand selecting this group of leading elder care attorneys from across
the United States. It was an honor to work with these leading lawyers,
and I want to thank each of them for sharing their knowledge and
experience with the readers of this book.
-Julieanne E. Steinbacher,
Certified as an Elder Law Attorney
by the National Elder Law Foundation
List of contents
How to Prepare for Getting Older | Michelle D. Beneski
Senior Living Options | Henry M. Levandowski
Reverse Mortgages | Paul J. Stano
Caregivers | Karol A. Bisbee
Myths and Misunderstandings | Janis A. Carney
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease: What Patients and Their Families Need to Know | Dennis J. Toman
Medicaid | Thorpe A. Facer
Special Monthly Pension Available through the Veterans Administration Michael L. Brumbaugh
Trusts | Julieanne E. Steinbacher & Adrianne J. Stahl
End of Life Issues | J. Randall Clinkscales
Pitfalls, Problems, and Things to Look Out for When ConsideringLong-Term Care Planning |Michael L. Brumbaugh
About the author
JULIEANNE E. STEINBACHER is the founding shareholder of Steinbacher, Stahl, Goodall & Yurchak, an elder care and special needs planning law firm with locations in Williamsport, PA and State College, PA. She is certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. Her law practice focuses on estate and long-term care planning. As an attorney, her goal is to provide a bridge between legal services and the aging network. Julie belongs to the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA); Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP); Wealth Counsel, LLC; and Elder Counsel, LLC. She has been selected as a Presidential Who's Who and approved to the National Association of Professional Women.
Additionally, Julie is an accredited attorney by the Department of Veteran Affairs and may prepare, present, and prosecute claims for the department. Prior to becoming an attorney, Julie was employed by AARP and as a social worker at a nursing home. She has extensive lecturing experience as a speaker for Pennsylvania State University Tax Institutes and Tax Week, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), National Association of Tax Professionals- PA Chapter, Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants (PSPA), Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Elder Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Association's Annual Meeting, Back to Basics, Tax Pro Seminars, and the University of Illinois. In addition, she has conducted numerous local seminars for various organizations.
Julie is the president of Estate & Long Term Care Planning, Inc., a company that provides continuing education for professionals in Pennsylvania and coaching for attorneys throughout the United States. She has written materials published by the University of Illinois on estates, trusts, and taxation. She also has published materials in various newsletters and newspapers. Julie and her law partner, Adrianne J. Stahl, Esquire, authored two books about trusts, entitled Pennsylvania Trust Guide (Editions I and II) and Pennsylvania Special Needs Planning Guide published by George T. Bisel Company, Inc. Most recently, Julie and her law partner, Adrianne J. Stahl, joined by nine other leading elder law attorneys from across the nation, coauthored Protect Your Family! Don't Write a Blank Check to the Nur$ing Home, a collaborative writing, broken down in layman's terms, offering readers the essential tools and knowledge for effective long-term care planning. Julie's favorite quote is "It's not enough for a great nation to have added new years to life. Our objective must be to add new life to years," by John Fitzgerald Kennedy, thirty-fifth president of the United States.
