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Robert III
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P.C. 815 Greenwood Avenue
โจ About
About Robert III
Robert C. Gerhard, III is an elder law specialist, helping seniors protect assets from nursing home costs. He authored the elder law treatise, Pennsylvania Medicaid- Long-term Care, which has been fully updated for 2019 and is currently in its fifteenth edition. This reference book is purchased annually by hundreds of lawyers from across Pennsylvania. He contributed as a co-author to the treatise, Elder Law in Pennsylvania, Fifth Edition. Mr. Gerhard regularly teaches continuing education courses such as "Representing an Individual Entering a Nursing Home" and "How to Prevent Spousal Impoverishment Due to the Costs of Long-term Care." He is certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation and holds Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating of "AV Preeminent" for both legal ability and ethics. He is past Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Elder Law Section, is President-elect (2019) of the Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys (PAELA) and limits his practice to elder law matters. He served as Chair of the Montgomery County Bar Association's Elder Law Committee for over 15 years. Attorney Gerhard is a member of the Philadelphia and Montgomery County Estate Planning Councils, and a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).
โ๏ธ Practice Areas
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Estate Planning
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Elder Law
Credentials & Experience
๐ Education
Villanova University School of Law
LL.M. (1998)
Taxation
Dickinson School of Law
J.D. (1995)
Law
Dickinson College
B.A. (1992)
Policy and Management Studies, Classics
๐ Bar Admissions
Montgomery Bar Association, Elder Law Committee
Member
Past Chair
Member
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Member
Fellow
Member
Montgomery County Estate Planning Council
Member
Member
Member
Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys
Member
President-Elect
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Elder Law Section
Member
Past Chair
Member
๐ผ Professional Experience
Elder Law Attorney
Gerhard & Gerhard, P.C. 1995 - Current
๐ Awards & Recognition
PAELA Chapter Member of the Year
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Excellence in Elder Law Award
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Elder Law Section
๐ Publications
- Elder Law in Pennsylvania, 5th Edition
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute
- Pennsylvania Medicaid, Long-term Care (2019 Edition)
- George T. Bisel Company