Robert C. Gerhard III, Esquire
Certified Elder Law Attorney

Mr. Gerhard is a partner with the Montgomery County law firm of Gerhard & Gerhard located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Mr. Gerhard is an authority on Pennsylvania Medicaid law as it relates to long term care.  He authored the law treatises Pennsylvania Medicaid, Long-Term Care and Pennsylvania Medicaid Long-Term Care Lawsource, both published by the George T. Bisel Co.  He devotes his practice exclusively to estate planning and elder law matters, emphasizing Medicaid law and asset protection for families facing nursing home situations. Mr. Gerhard is certified as an elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, as approved by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and American Bar Association.  He has chaired the Montgomery County Bar Association’s Elder Law Committee for the past six years; is a member of the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council; is a long-serving Council Member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Elder Law Section, 2002 - present; and has been a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys since 1996. Mr. Gerhard received his J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law and earned his tax law degree (LL.M. Taxation) from the Villanova University School of Law, Graduate Tax Program. Mr. Gerhard served as law clerk to Hon. Theodore S. Gutovicz in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Orphans’ Court Division. He has been honored with Martindale Hubbell’s highest lawyer rating of "AV" for ability and ethics. He was honored by his fellow lawyers and Philadelphia Magazine in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 when he was named an area "Super Lawyer" in the field of elder law by Philadelphia Magazine and also on a statewide basis in Pennsylvania Lawyer Magazine's Super Lawyer edition. He was also honored by the Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly as a "Fast-track Lawyer", a leader in the field of elder law.  Mr. Gerhard is co-author of the Montgomery County Elder Law Handbook and editor of the Montgomery County Elder Law Reference Guide. Mr. Gerhard teaches continuing education courses for lawyers and long-term care professionals, including "Representing an Individual Entering a Nursing Home," "Avoiding Medicaid Mistakes," and the "Dos and Don’ts of the Medicaid Application Process" for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.  He is a current member and past-president of the Rotary Club of Glenside, and coaches Girl's 2nd and 3rd Grade Girl's soccer on weekends in the fall.

ELDER LAW PUBLICATIONS:

Pennsylvania Medicaid - Long-Term Care 2008 Edition  Author.  A legal treatise on the subject of Pennsylvania Medicaid planning, Published by George T. Bisel Co.  Now updated and in its third edition.  The newest edition is being released January 2009. 

Pennsylvania Medicaid - Long-Term Care Law Source 2007-2008 Edition  Author and Editor.  A compilation of Medicaid laws, rules, regulations, and cases, with a comprehensive index, focusing on Pennsylvania Medicaid planning.  Published by George T. Bisel Co.   

The Montgomery County Elder Law Handbook 2008 Co-author and Editor. This helpful handbook was written as a practical, consumer-oriented resource to help the senior citizens of Montgomery County. The text has been provided to the bar associations of every county in Pennsylvania as a model so that they can draft their own local editions. It has been supplied to most public libraries in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
 
The Montgomery County Elder Law Reference Guide 2006 Co-author and editor. A concise source of information concerning elder law directed to Montgomery County residents and published by the Montgomery Bar Association. Published February 2006.

ARTICLES AUTHORED AND PUBLISHED:

Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s Estate Recovery Program- Third Party Liability, PENNSYLVANIA BAR NEWS, August 5, 1996.

Criminalization of Asset Transfers to Qualify for Medical Assistance, PENNSYLVANIA BAR NEWS, January 27, 1997.

Applying for Medicaid: New Law Focuses Criminal Penalties on Lawyers, PENNSYLVANIA BAR NEWS, November 24, 1997.

Priority of Federal Tax Liens in Insolvent Decedent’s Estate, PHILADELPHIA REAL ESTATE LAWYER, Philadelphia Bar Association Real Property Newsletter, Vol. 14, Issue 1, March 1999.

Time Management for Lawyers, THE PENNSYLVANIA LAWYER, Annual Tech Issue, September - October 2001.

Time Management Tips, Getting and Staying Organized, SOLO & SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTION NEWS, Vol. 24, No 2, Fall 2007, page 10.

EDUCATION:

Villanova University School of Law, Graduate Tax Program; Villanova, Pennsylvania. LL.M. (Taxation).

Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law; Carlisle, Pennsylvania. J.D.

Dickinson College; Carlisle, Pennsylvania. B.A.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Rotary Club of Glenside. Director of International Service 1998-1999, Club Secretary 1999-2002. President 2003 - 2004. Paul Harris Fellow.  Guy Gundaker Fellow.

Martindale Hubbell Firm Biographies

Statement of Practice: Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Estate Planning, Probate, Estate Administration, Guardianship, Power of Attorney, Wills, Trusts, Nursing Home Law, Estate Tax Planning, Real Estate Transfers, Living Wills, Retirement and Asset Protection Planning

Robert C. Gerhard, Jr.: Born: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, February 11, 1947; Admitted to Bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Juniata College (B.A., 1968); Temple University (J.D., 1975). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, 1976-1988. Cheltenham Township Commissioner, 1979-present. Vice-President, Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee, 1988. Vice-President, Pennsylvania State Commissioners Association, 1988. President, Montgomery County Commissioners Association, 1987. President, Eastern Pennsylvania Commissioner Association, 1987. Member: Montgomery County (Member, Juvenile Court Rules Committee, 1985-1988) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; American and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Elder Law, Real Estate.

Robert C. Gerhard, III: Born: Fort Jackson, South Carolina, October 10, 1970; Admitted to Bar: 1995, Pennsylvania; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1995, United States Tax Court; 1996, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1992); The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1995); Villanova University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1998). Clerkships: Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Orphans’ Court Division, Hon. Theodore S. Gutowicz, 1995-1996. Certification: (CELA) Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, 2001- present. Professional: Director (2003-2005), Executive Committee (2002-2003), and Chair of Elder Law Committee (2000-present), Montgomery Bar Association; Elder Law Section Council Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association (2002 - present), Member: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (1996- present), Philadelphia Estate Planning Council (2000 - present). Lecturer: Representing an Individual Entering a Nursing Home, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, June 2003; Annual Elder Law Institutes, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (July 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008); Medicaid and Medicaid Planning in Pennsylvania, Medical Education Services, May 1999. Author: Co-Author, Montgomery County Elder Law Handbook, 2000 - 2008; Editor, Montgomery County Elder Law Reference Guide (2003 - 2006); Medical Assistance Estate Recovery Program, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; Time Management for Lawyers, The Pennsylvania Lawyer, October 2001. Community Service: President, Rotary Club of Glenside, 2003-2004. Practice Areas: Medicaid Planning, Elder Law, Nursing Home Law, Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Estate and Trust Administration, Guardianship.