Top Rated Elder Law Attorney in Brookhaven, PA

Attorney Dana M. Breslin is a partner with the Pappano & Breslin law firm in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania. Certified as an elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, Ms. Breslin has more than 45 years of experience, and she provides invaluable counsel and support to clients throughout the greater Philadelphia metro region with all aspects of elder law, including all of the following:

· Counseling elders regarding their rights

· Health and long-term planning

· Public benefits

· Estate and trust administration

· Estate document preparation

Serving at the forefront of elder law issues in the United States virtually her entire legal career, Ms. Breslin established the Senior Citizen's Project with the Delaware County Legal Assistance organization to provide low-cost or pro bono legal counsel to elders throughout the area. During this time, Ms. Breslin trained more than 50 volunteer advocates who worked in over 20 sites in the community.

In addition, she has served on or chaired a number of elder law committees and subcommittees for the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Delaware County Bar Association, and she helped establish the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She has also helped establish Senior Community Services in Delaware County and serves on its board of directors. She has assisted in the planning of various functions for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute Elder Law Institute, where she serves as faculty member. 

Ms. Breslin is also a fellow with the prestigious American College of Trust & Estate Counsel, and she has earned consistent top rankings and endorsements from her peers along with numerous testimonials and referrals from her satisfied clients.

Ms. Breslin obtained her Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law in 1975, and she helped author the Delaware County Elder Law Handbook. She is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Pennsylvania Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Delaware County Estate Planning Council, and the Delaware County Orphans’ Court Rules and Education Committees, among her other professional affiliations.