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Frank A. Petrich CFP, CELA - Pittsburgh, PA
954 Greentree Road Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Julian Gray Associates
Pittsburgh Estate Planning Lawyer
Overview
Mr. Petrich has a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, which he obtained while working full time at Pitt's Health Law Center and a Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health.
He then received his Law Degree, at night, from Duquesne University while employed as Assistant Executive Director at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, also serving as in-house counsel after obtaining his law degree...
Mr. Petrich has a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, which he obtained while working full time at Pitt's Health Law Center and a Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health.
He then received his Law Degree, at night, from Duquesne University while employed as Assistant Executive Director at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, also serving as in-house counsel after obtaining his law degree...
Mr. Petrich has a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, which he obtained while working full time at Pitt's Health Law Center and a Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health.
He then received his Law Degree, at night, from Duquesne University while employed as Assistant Executive Director at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, also serving as in-house counsel after obtaining his law degree. Mr. Petrich was then President and CEO of a 600 bed mid-western hospital, including a nursing home and psychiatric facility, before his return home to Pittsburgh.
He has been active in the Pittsburgh area community, including the Allegheny County Bar Association where he is a past Chair of the Elder Law Committee and a member of the Probate and Trust Section, Mt. Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce (past President), Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors (past President), and is a former Board Member of the Mt. Lebanon Hospital Authority. He was also a member of the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council, a former Board Member of Mt. Lebanon Village and was a Board Member of Baptist Family Services which operates the Baptist Home and Providence Point, a Continuing Care Retirement Community.
He has been named from 2006 - 2017, a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in Elder Law and from 2006 to the present for inclusion in the publication "The Best Lawyers in America" in Elder Law. In 2023, he was named a 'Lawyer of the Year' honoree by "Best Lawyers."
Mr. Petrich is also a Certified Financial Planner and a member of the Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Pittsburgh Paddlefish Dragon Boat team and is a Penn State Master Gardener and a Certified Personal Trainer.
Mr. Petrich & Mr. Gray also co-author a monthly "Elder Law Column" in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
About Frank A. Petrich CFP, CELA
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Elder Law
- Estate Administration
- Living Wills
- Powers of Attorney
- Trusts
- Wills
- Medicare and Medicaid
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- Missouri
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation
- Certified Financial Planner
Other Affiliations
- Allegheny County Bar Association (Past Chair, Elder Law Committee)
- Allegheny County Area Aging on Aging (Advisory Council)
- Mt. Lebanon Hospital Authority (Past Board Member & Chair)
- American Association of Individual Investors, Pgh. Chapter (Past President)
- Mt. Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce (Past President)
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh
Classes and Seminars
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Various seminars taught since 1999
- Community Presentations - Various and numerous
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
J.D. - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
M.S.
Major: Hospital Administration - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B.S.
Major: Economics
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
954 Greentree Road Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Phone
Fax
- 412-458-6015
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