STATE COLLEGE — H. Amos Goodall Jr., of the firm Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, recently was named president of the National Elder Law Foundation. He will serve a two-year term.
Goodall previously was recognized by NELF through its Certified Elder Law Attorney designation. NELF was among the first organizations authorized by the American Bar Association to issue specialist law certifications, and it remains the only national organization authorized to do so.
There are nearly 500 Certified Elder Law Attorneys across the country, and the organization’s numbers continue to grow steadily. It is the only national organization certifying practitioners of elder and special needs law.
Goodall has been practicing in Centre County since 1976. He is a member of the Special Needs Alliance, a private practice group representing individuals and families of persons with disabilities by coordinating private resources with public benefit programs. He also is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and he earned a degree in elder law from Stetson University School of Law.
Goodall is the author of the LexisNexis treatise ‘Tax, Estate & Financial Planning for the Elderly,’ as well as the forms set for the same subject.
