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2500 Highland Road, Suite 105
Hermitage, PA 16148
Meet Attorney Carolyn E. Hartle
Carolyn E. Hartle is the founding member of the Hartle Elder Law Practice, LLC. Mrs. Hartle’s practice concentrates on elder law, estate planning, Medicaid planning, estate and trust administration, and special needs planning. Mrs. Hartle’s practice also consists of addressing issues concerning nursing homes, elder abuse, and other concerns of the elder population.
Mrs. Hartle graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois in 1993, cum laude , with a B.A. in English and history. She received her J.D. from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1996. However, she attended the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law her last year of law school due to the numerous elder-law courses offered at said institution.
After graduating from law school, Mrs. Hartle joined the law firm of Ekker, Kuster & McConnell, now known as Ekker, Kuster, McConnell & Epstein, LLP, as an associate where she remained until July of 2002 when she joined the law firm of Lewis and Ristvey, P.C. Mrs. Hartle was affiliated with the law firm of Lewis and Ristvey, P.C. until August of 2012 when she started the Hartle Elder Law Practice, LLC.
Mrs. Hartle has been admitted to the practice of law in Pennsylvania and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Mercer County Bar Association. In 2009 and 2010, she served as the Treasurer of the Mercer County Bar Association. In addition, she is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Pennsylvania Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Elder Law Section, and the American Bar Association. She also speaks regularly at senior centers, as well as healthcare and community groups on estate planning, estate administration, and elder-law issues. In addition, beginning in January of 2010 and continuing to the present, Mrs. Hartle writes a monthly article in the “Life & Times: A Magazine With Senior Flair.”
Meet Attorney Daniel C. Matesic
Dan completed his B.A. in Psychology/Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1995. For the next two-plus decades, he worked for his brother’s Heavy and Highway construction company in Pittsburgh, where he advanced from field laborer to Operations Manager before he decided to pursue a second career as a lawyer. From Fall 2019 through Spring 2023, he attended the part-time evening law school program at Duquesne University of Pittsburgh where he graduated cum laude.
Shortly after sitting for the Pennsylvania Bar Exam in July 2023, Dan joined Hartle Elder Law Practice, LLC. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in October 2023.
He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), The Pennsylvania Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (PAELA), the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Mercer County Bar Association.
A year before he began law school, Dan found himself thrust into the world of estate administration when his mother passed away. Because navigation in that realm can be so complicated without the assistance of an experienced lawyer, he has chosen to focus his law practice on estate planning and estate and trust administration.
Why is elder law important?
Elder law is an area of the law which places an emphasis on representing, counseling, and assisting our aging population and their families with a variety of legal issues. Unlike other areas of the law, elder law, like estate planning, is not an isolated field of law confined to a single set of statutes or regulations. Elder law is a broad area of law because it encompasses all aspects of issues facing the elderly. An elder-law attorney addresses the client’s perspective from a holistic viewpoint by addressing the legal, medical, financial, social, and family issues.
Hartle Elder Law Practice, LLC Mission Statement
The law firm of Hartle Elder Law Practice, LLC is committed to providing its clients with quality elder law, estate planning, estate and trust administration, and special needs planning by a staff committed to serving the unique needs and concerns of our clients in a reassuring and comforting environment. Our firm will provide its clients with the knowledge necessary to understand the options available to them, as well as guide them in obtaining their legal goals. All of these services will be provided to our clients in a caring and compassionate manner as if they were a member of our family.
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