Lancaster Elder Law Attorney Marci Miller Presents Medicaid Seminar
GKH elder law attorney Marci Miller presented “Medicaid: Planning for Care and Avoiding Mistakes,” a seminar that discussed eligibility for Medical Assistance (Medicaid), including income and asset rules, spousal impoverishment protections, gifting rules, and excluded and countable resources.
Estate Planning after Divorce
Despite best efforts to provide reasonable solutions to the problems that arise when divorce interferes with an estate plan, the Pennsylvania statutes do leave room for interpretation. Nuanced issues not addressed by statute have been resolved by the courts, though not always in the manner one might expect. Therefore, the best practice, other than simply surviving the divorce, is to make your intentions clear by updating your estate plan immediately after a decree of divorce has been entered or, better yet, as soon as grounds for divorce have been established.
Lancaster Attorneys Present Free Speech Seminar
GKH litigation attorneys presented a First Amendment seminar on free speech and the right to protest.
GKH Service Project
On Wednesday, September 14, a group of GKH attorneys and staff volunteered at The Wittel Farm Growing Project in Elizabethtown. The Growing Project is operated by the Lutheran Camping Corporation of Central Pennsylvania and Hunger-Free Lancaster County (HFLC). The farm provides homegrown vegetables to the county food relief system, with volunteers… Continue
GKH Voted Lancaster’s Favorite Law Firm
For the third year in a row, Gibbel Kraybill & Hess LLP has been voted Lancaster’s favorite law firm in the 2016 LNP Readers’ Choice Awards. Read the LNP article and view the accompanying ad, which appeared in the August 28 edition of LNP. GKH is grateful for this unique… Continue
Employment Practices Liability Breakfast Seminar
GKH partner Jeff Worley is the featured speaker at “Risky Business: Employment Law Issues,” a complimentary breakfast seminar sponsored in partnership with BCF Group’s Academy of Risk Management. GKH clients are invited to attend this seminar on Tuesday, October 4, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Eden Resort &… Continue
Peter Kraybill Elected BFAIC Secretary
GKH congratulates partner Peter Kraybill on his election as Secretary of the Ben Franklin American Inn of Court (BFAIC) for intellectual property attorneys in greater Philadelphia. BFAIC attorneys meet monthly for discussion, teaching, role-playing, and mentoring in order to promote skill improvement, professionalism and legal ethics. Originally one of only… Continue
Pocono Community Theater: Standing Ovation or Rotten Tomatoes?
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently issued a decision that adds to the patchwork of law pertaining to purely public charities. The case involved the Pocono Community Theater in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, which was organized to present “independent and art films offering a unique cinematic experience” and to promote “local… Continue
Builders’ Risks Mitigation Seminar Presented by GKH Attorneys
GKH attorneys Jonna Stratton and Peter Kraybill presented “Repelling Lawsuits: A Case Study of Water Stucco Damage” at an August 10, 2016 seminar organized by Baron Insurance Group. Attorneys Stratton and Kraybill discussed a case study of water stucco damage, and provided legal analysis of builders’ risks through a threefold… Continue
First Amendment Seminars Offered
GKH attorneys Dwight Yoder, Justin Bollinger and Sheila O’Rourke will present two complimentary seminars on First Amendment rights, which will interest anyone who is following the 2016 election. On Thursday, September 15, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m., the seminar topic is “An Overview of the First Amendment’s Guarantee of Religious Freedom.”… Continue