Elderlaw
| Elderlaw is the term usually used to denote the issues facing senior citizens
with respect to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, nursing home admission and
the assistance which may be provided by others in these difficult
transitions. This is an extraordinarily complex area of the law and
Steadman Law Office is well versed in these areas and can answer your questions
and concerns. One of the best resources for answering these questions comes from the Elderlaw Handbook, a publication of the Erie County Bar Association. The committee responsible for the production of this book was chaired by Attorney Steadman, although the idea was initially formed by the Montgomery County Bar Association. Many lawyers and professionals in the Eldercare area were enlisted to make sure that the information included in the book was the latest and most up-to-date possible at the time of publication. A question often asked by Elderlaw clients is whether they should consider transferring their house to a child. For a discussion of this issue please follow this link - House Transfer Info |
| Tucson, AZ – The National
Elder Law Foundation (NELF) – the only organization approved by the
American Bar Association to offer certification in the area of elder law
– has announced that James R. Steadman of Steadman Law Office,
of Girard, Pennsylvania, has successfully completed its examination
leading to such certification.
Certification in elder law – one of the fastest growing fields in the legal profession – will provide a measure of assurance to the public that the attorney has an in depth working knowledge of the legal issues that impact the elderly. There are fewer than 325 certified Elder Law Attorneys in the entire United States. James R. Steadman, of Steadman Law Office in Girard, Pennsylvania is now a Certified Elder Law Attorney. Mr. Steadman, a Girard native, is a graduate of Grove City College, where he earned his B.A. in Political Science in 1972, and from the Dickinson School of Law, where he earned his J.D. in 1975. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and also before the United States Supreme Court. Steadman Law Office is located at 24 Main Street East in Girard, where Mr. Steadman has been in practice since 1976. Mr. Steadman was the President of the Erie County Bar Association in 1991, and received its first annual President’s Award for service to the Bar in 1998. He has also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Erie County Bar Association, the Chair of the Solo and Small Firm Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where he continues to be active as a member of the House of Delegates, the Elderlaw Section and a Secretary of the council of the Solo and Small Firm Practitioners Section. He has repeatedly lectured for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Erie County Bar Association on a variety of topics ranging from ethics, elderlaw and estate planning to small office management and computerization. He handles a broad range of cases including Medicaid planning, estate planning and administration; real estate and business transfers; adoptions; business and corporate formation and government law. Mr. Steadman resides in Girard with his wife, Alison, and has served on the Girard Borough Council, the boards of the Rice Avenue Community Public Library, the Erie County Bar Association, Penn Attorneys Title Insurance Company, the Erie Philharmonic and various church organizations. He continues to serve as Chancellor to the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul. For more information on Steadman Law Office, visit them on the web or call (814) 774-2628. For information on the certification process, contact Lori Barbee at the National Elder Law Foundation at (520) 881-1076 or visit www.nelf.org
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