Attorney Amos Goodall Named Chair of Appeals Commission of the Certified Financial Board of Standards
Attorney Amos Goodall, an Emeritus in Elder Law and Of Counsel at the State College law firm of Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, was named as Chair of the Appeals Commission of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, beginning Jan. 1, 2026.
The Certified Financial Planner Board (CFP) sets and upholds standards of competency and ethics for financial planners. There are over 100,000 CFP professionals. The Disciplinary and Ethics Commission reviews and takes action on allegations of violations of the Board’s code of oethics and standards of conduct. The Appeals Commission is responsible for the adjudication of appeal hearings. The Commission has sole authority to issue CFP Board’s final decision when an individual appeals an order of the Disciplinary and Ethics Commission or an Administrative Order. Amos was previously a public member of the Commission, and has also served on the CFP Board’s Disciplinary and Ethics Commission and the Competency Standards Commission.
Amos is also the former chair of the Board of the National Elder Law Foundation, which is the only national organization accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys in elder and special needs law. He has practiced law in State College since 1976.
Attorney Julie Steinbacher Receives Inaugural Louise Larzelere Chatham Award From Lycoming Law Association
From Lycoming Law Association
Established in 2024, the Lycoming Law Association’s "Louise Larzelere Chatham Award" commemorates the 100th anniversary of the admission of Lycoming County’s first female attorney to the bar. In honor of Louise Larzelere Chatham’s groundbreaking achievement, steadfast commitment to justice, advocacy for women’s rights, and dedication to the community, this award recognizes a woman who embodies these same values and contributions to the legal profession. It also serves to celebrate the significant progress women have made in the past century.
The award is presented by an outgoing female president at the Annual banquet. Due to scheduling conflicts, Joy McCoy was unable to present this award at the annual banquet in January as the outgoing president. The award was presented during the 2025 bar admission ceremony.
The recipient of this award embodies a combination of the following attributes reflecting Chatham’s legacy: Significant accomplishments in the legal field, a history of community service, mentorship of other and contributions to the advancement of women’s rights.
Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak Named to PA Business Central's "Fifty to Follow" Women-Owned Businesses List for Fifth Straight Year
Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, an elder law and special needs law firm with seven locations across Northeastern & Central Pennsylvania, has been named to Pennsylvania Business Central's Fifty to Follow Women-Owned Businesses, an annual list of the top 50 women-owned organizations in its coverage area. Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak was founded by Attorney Julie Steinbacher, CELA, LLM, in 2002 in Williamsport. It has since grown from a single office to seven, and also counts two other women as partners in Attorneys Jenna Franks and Kathleen Yurchak.
This marks the fifth straight year and the eighth time in the last 10 years that the law firm has appeared on this annual list. SGY also was named to the "Fifty to Follow" list of women-owned businesses in 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2021-24. The list appears each June in PA Business Central's Women in Business special edition. Readers of the publication submit nominations from communities across its 23-county readership, and the final list is chosen by a blue-ribbon panel. The final list represents both large and small, and well-established and start-up organizations.
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