Pond Lehocky Giordano

STANLEY M. VASILIADIS is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) as accredited by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. No other attorney in the Lehigh Valley has attained this distinction. His firm represents clients throughout eastern Pennsylvania, primarily in connection with long-term care planning, trusts and estate administration, and estate planning. His practice also includes litigation on behalf of elderly and incapacitated persons in state and federal court, including successful representation in the landmark case, Mertz v. Houstoun, 115 F. Supp. 2d 415 (E.D. Pa. 2001). A graduate of Lehigh University, Attorney Vasiliadis received his law degree from Temple University in 1974. His affiliations include membership in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Elder Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, serving on its Board of Directors. In the field of Elder Law, Attorney Vasiliadis has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer every year since 2005. He is a frequent speaker on elder law and estate planning issues, lecturing on behalf of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and before various other professional and civic organizations, including local bar associations, societies of public and certified public accountants, bank trust departments, and insurance companies. Attorney Vasiliadis has also authored numerous articles on the topic of elder law and estate planning for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. His past legal experience includes service as a Major in the United States Army, Judge Advocate General Corps, and, in private practice, as a criminal and civil trial attorney in state and federal court. Locally, Attorney Vasiliadis has served as member, director, and officer of various civic and charitable organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, Rotary, and Visual Impairment Blindness Services of Northampton County, Inc Pennsylvania Bar Association - Board of Directors, Elder Law Section Northampton County Bar Association Lehigh County Bar Association Philadelphia Estate Planning Council

Attorney Kercher has been providing legal services to Chapter 7, 13 and 11 debtors throughout the Lehigh Valley, including Lehigh and Northampton Counties, for over thirty (30) years. Kercher had previously represented banking institutions and creditors as well but has concentrated his practice in the representation of debtors over the last twenty (20) years. He also has experience in litigating consumer protection issues, such as Truth in Lending violations, Fair Debt Collection Practices violations, Unfair Trade Practice issues and related consumer problems caused by the over-reaching of lenders and creditors.