Sally L. Schoffstall

Sally L. Schoffstall

5.0
Rating: 9.6

Licensed for 44 years

Elder law Lawyer at Orefield, PA
Practice Areas: Elder Law, Trusts, Estate Planning, Medicaid & Medicare

2987 Corporate Ct Ste 200, Orefield, PA

About Sally

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Elder Law 30%

38 years

30%
Trusts 30%

Planning for individuals with special needs

16 years

30%

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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 44 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1981

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Schoffstall Elder Law LLC

2987 Corporate Ct Ste 200, Orefield, PA, 18069-3161

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Sally L. Schoffstall's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

8 Client Reviews

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Posted by Patti | April 21, 2025 | Hired Attorney

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Special needs trust

We went to Sally to set up a special needs trust and POA for our son. We also had her do our wills, POA's and living wills. All our needs were handled quickly and efficiently. Sally, her associate and all of the office staff were very friendly, very efficient and accommodating.

Posted by Debbie | June 4, 2023 | Hired Attorney

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Estate work

Sally and her office were all extremely helpful in setting up the estate when my mother passed away only a few weeks after my brother . They all made a very difficult time much easier for me . When everything was settled, I also hired Sally to do my husband and my wills, Poa’s and health directives.... She guided us based on our needs and I am happy it is completed. I would highly recommend her office.

Posted by Leslie | January 25, 2022 | Hired Attorney

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BEST ATTORNEY EVER!

I have been trying to get my special needs cousin on Medicaid for 7 months. I had a zoom meeting with Sally Schoffstall on the afternnon of Jan. 21. On Jan. 25 I received an e-mail from her stating she is now on Medicaid and I will be receiving a confirmation letter soon! Literally 4 days! And 2 of t...hose days were weekend days! She is amazing! I would use her services again in a heartbeat! BEST ATTORNEY EVER!

Posted by Mary | February 13, 2019 | Hired Attorney

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Ms

I went to Sally with complicated and emotionally difficult family financial issues and she was able to find satisfactory solutions. She is extremely competent, knowledgeable, and supportive. A totally positive experience and I highly recommend her.

Posted by anonymous | December 21, 2018 | Hired Attorney

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Fantastic estate administration lawyer in PA

After our mother passed away, we had to scramble to find a lawyer willing to serve us in Berks County and had expertise in Estate Administration. We contacted several firms in the area with an online presence, and while some claimed they could serve probate and estate planning, the one-on-one meetin...gs with those firms not giving us much faith, and some firms went straight to quoting the Johnson scale or gave aggressive sales pitches. Our meeting with Sally Schoffstall was completely different, reassuring, and confidence-instilling. Not only was she very efficient and clear what her firm could provide us in terms of Estate Administration services, her work on Elder Law and reasonable estimates of her charges convinced us to go with her firm for help in assisting our family in the Executor duties. She was great in communicating to us via email and sending documents back and forth both electronically and hard-copy documents. Her staff were responsive and kept their client responses promptly covered if one lawyer had to be away. Her firm really understood and explained clearly the PA state laws and local county requirements, and Sally was very helpful in protecting our Estate’s interest during property dealings. As an executor living in a different state than PA, I had to maximize limited times of travel, and required a lot of business to be handled remotely. Sally was quite proficient in conducting legal matters as efficiently as possible and allowing and guiding us to be able to do as much of the administration work ourselves so that this would not raise our legal fees more than they had to be. We appreciated this honest interaction allowing us to economize Estate charges when we could see other firms wanting to do everything and charge their clients an exorbitant bill. After a year long process, Sally helped us smoothly close out our Estate, so we would very highly recommend her firm.

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Experience

Rating:  9.6 (Superb)

Honors

2014

AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2013

Outstanding Member Award, Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys

2011

Excellence in Elder Law Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Elder Law Section

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Attorney, Schoffstall Elder Law, LLC

1996 - 2014

Attorney, Schoffstall & Focht, P.C.

1985 - 1995

Attorney, Frank Frank, Penn & Bergstein, P.C.

Associations

2008 - Present

Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys

Treasurer

1995 - Present

Pennsylvania Bar Association, Elder Law Section

Past Chair

1988 - Present

National Association of Elder Law Attorneys

1981 - Present

Pennsylvania Bar Association

2015 - 2023

National Elder Law Foundation

Certified Elder Law Attorney

Education

1981

The Cornell Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1978

Oberlin College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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