Gladys concentrates her practice in the areas of estate administration, estate planning & trusts, elder law, and special needs. Gladys also assists the firm's business clients with their business operations, including governance, formations and dissolutions, and contract drafting.

While in law school, Gladys served as Internal Managing Editor of the Law Review. She was also the selected recipient of The Bruce M. and Elizabeth M. Monroe Intellectual Property Scholarship.

Prior to joining the firm, Gladys gained legal experience with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services where she worked on a number of matters related to medical assistance programs and the state-supervised child welfare system. Prior to her legal career, Gladys worked in commercial real estate market analysis and in the financial technology industry.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Education

• Widener University Commonwealth Law School, J.D., cum laude
• Virginia Commonwealth University, B.S.

Publications

• Pennsylvania's Abortion Control Act: A survey of Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, 32 Widener Commonwealth L. Rev. 335 (2023)

James H. Cawley is Of Counsel to SkarlatosZonarich following his retirement as a Commissioner of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. His practice is concentrated on public utility law and lawyer-to-lawyer appellate matters.​

James served as a PUC Commissioner from 1979 to 1985 and again from 2005 to 2015. In 2008, he was appointed Chairman by Governor Rendell and served in that capacity for three years. In between his public service, he was a partner in two major law firms representing public utilities, competitive electric, natural gas, and telecommunications providers, and insurance companies.

​While in private law practice, James served as a member of the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, the Board of Directors of Pennsylvania-American Water Company, and the Board of Directors of the West Shore Country Club.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Pennsylvania

Education

• St. Bonaventure University
• Notre Dame Law School

Special Awards, Honors, and Achievements

• Widener University Commonwealth Law School's Faculty Distinguished Service Award
• PA Bar Institute Lecturer
• James S. Bowman ward (PBA)
• American Inns of the Court
• St. Thomas Moore Society

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Education

David H. Judy, a lifelong Middletown resident, is Of Counsel at the law firm's Middletown office in his home at 273 North Union Street. He practices on a part-time basis while serving full-time as a Magisterial District Judge in Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System. Mr. Judy concentrates his practice in the areas of wills, powers-of-attorney, other estate planning, contracts, and real estate. He meets with clients in the evenings and on weekends.

Widener University School of Law, J.D.

University of Maryland Baltimore County, B.A.

Harrisburg Area Community College, A.A.

Associations

Dauphin County Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania

Kathy Speaker MacNett focuses her practice on management-side labor relations, employment law and related legislative and regulatory developments. Her practice combines preventive approaches to labor relations matters and representation of employers before federal and state administrative agencies and courts. Kathy utilizes her practical knowledge of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of state government to gain effective results for her clients. She represents public and private sector employers in a wide range of labor and employment law matters including workers' and unemployment compensation proceedings, FMLA issues, prevailing wage disputes, discrimination complaints, Affirmative Action audits, restrictive covenant enforcements, handbook preparation, unfair labor practices, union organizational defenses, collective bargaining negotiations, strikes, injunction and contempt proceedings.

Prior to joining SkarlatosZonarich LLC, Kathy was a shareholder with the Harrisburg office of Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C. and associated with the law firm of Baskin, Flaherty, Elliott & Beren. She also served as the Research Director to the Labor Relations Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, clerk to the late Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, Honorable Roy Wilkinson, and Assistant Counsel to the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

• Dickinson School of Law, now Penn State, J.D.
• St. Francis College, M.A. (Industrial Relations)
• University of Pennsylvania, M.G.A. (Government Administration)
• Immaculata College, now University, B.A., cum laude

Associations

• Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Bar and American Bar Associations
• Active in the ABA’s Federal Labor Standards Committee
• Member, Board of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority of Harrisburg
• Board Member, James A. Finnegan Foundation
• Member, Labor Employment Research Association, Central Pennsylvania Chapter
• Member, Legatus
• Capitol Area Neighbors Steering Committee
• Member, Harrisburg Catholic Elementary School

Special Awards, Honors, and Achievements

• Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society, Inc. Board of Directors Service Award
• 2006 People to People China Delegate

Reported Cases and Publications

• Contributing Author for numerous years to BNA publications on:
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Family Medical Leave Act
• Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by-State Survey 
• Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry 
• Contributing Author for ACCR publication:
• Model Policies and Forms For Pennsylvania Employers
• Reported Cases:
• D&H Distrib. v. Thumma,13 A.3d 987 (Pa. Super. 2010)(Restrictive covenant enforcement affirmed without opinion).
• CEC Credits OnLine v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review,946 A.2d 1162 (Pa. Comm. Ct. 2008), petition for allowance of appeal denied (2009)(Worker was a bona fide independent contractor, not an employee).
• Kraus v. Howroyd-Wright Employment Agency, Inc.,2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1254, Civil Action 06-975 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 8, 2008). 
• Boyds Collection, Ltd. v. Stephen C. Chambliss, et. al,2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13901. (M.D. Pa. 2005).​

For over a decade, Jennifer Merx has focused her career on excellence in the field of estate administration. Now Jennifer brings her unique perspective of understanding estate administration from both the legal and paralegal viewpoints to SkarlatosZonarich LLC’s estate planning and estate administration practice. In addition, Jennifer has advised individuals in connection with elder law, estate planning, and real estate matters.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

• Widener University School of Law, J.D.
• Pennsylvania State University, B.S.
• Harrisburg Area Community College, A.A. in paralegal studies

Associations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association

1. Elder Law Section​

• Real Property Probate and Trust Section Council Member
• Dauphin County Bar Association

Kathleen Murren is a member of SkarlatosZonarich LLC's estate planning and administration section, concentrating her practice in the area of estate administration. She pursues comprehensive and expeditious administration of all decedent estates, working collaboratively with SkarlatosZonarich LLC’s Chief Financial Officer and SkarlatosZonarich LLC’s exceptional estate and elder law teams.

​Prior to joining the firm, Kathleen engaged in a law practice limited to estate planning and administration. In addition to her legal career, she served as the Professor of Legal Studies for Harrisburg Area Community College’s Paralegal Studies Program from 1996 - May 2020.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• PBA Real Property, Probate, & Trust Law Section

Education

• Dickinson School of Law, J.D.
• University of Notre Dame (B.S. Biology)​

Presentations and Publications

• Wills, Trusts, and Estate Administration in Pennsylvania: A Handbook for Paralegals (HACC)
• Attorney CLE:
• Attorney Responsibility for Supervision of Paralegals
• Ethical Use of Paralegal Services
• Paralegal CLE:
• Legal Research & Writing: A Refresher

Elizabeth Place concentrates her practice in the areas of law most relevant to the elderly and persons with special need. Areas of concentration include estate planning, supplemental and special needs trusts, asset protection counseling, guardianships, and Medical Assistance and long term care planning. Elizabeth engages in an integrated approach to representing the elderly and those with special needs. 

Elizabeth is also a part of SkarlatosZonarich LLC's litigation section, bringing her knowledge of, and commitment to, the broad spectrum of elder law and special needs issues to the firm’s litigation team.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Place’s background included Medical Assistance reimbursement and nursing home licensure litigation. 

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• Dickinson School of Law, J.D.
• Swarthmore College, B.A.

Associations

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Elder Law Section
• Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section
• Dauphin County Bar Association

Bridget M. Whitley, Of Counsel, concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and trust and estate administration. She assists high net-worth clients with planning to maximize federal estate tax savings using lifetime transfers, and specialized trusts such as the Qualified Personal Residence Trust, the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, and the Charitable Remainder Trust. She also counsels clients with modest estates to achieve non-tax objectives, such as guardianship of minor children, special needs trusts for disabled beneficiaries, protecting the inheritances of children of blended families, and Medical Assistance eligibility planning. Her practice also includes business succession planning using family limited partnerships, corporate reorganizations, non-qualified deferred compensations plans, and buy-sell agreements. Bridget has counseled in the areas of prenuptial agreements, private foundations, qualified domestic relations orders, and charitable giving. She is experienced in the preparation of federal estate tax returns, Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax returns, fiduciary accountings, and fiduciary income tax returns.

A frequent lecturer for the National Business Institute, Bridget speaks on estate planning and estate administration topics, and has lectured for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute on various subjects, including drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills, drafting for the marital deduction, fundamentals of estate administration, preparing the federal estate tax return, and estate planning for subsequent marriages. She has also presented continuing legal education seminars for the Dauphin County Bar Association on various topics including the Principal and Income Act, Counseling Your Clients Regarding Organ and Tissue Donation, Recent Developments in Federal Estate Tax Law, and Distributions From Qualified Plans and IRAs.

Prior to joining SkarlatosZonarich LLC, she was a Senior Attorney at Keefer Wood Allen & Rahal, LLP (1991-2005); Associate General Counsel to the Pennsylvania State Treasurer (1989-1990); Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus Chairman (1987-1989); and Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania House Democratic Judiciary Committee (1982-1987).

Bar and Court Admissions

• Pennsylvania Supreme Court 
• Florida Supreme Court

Education

• Master of Laws in Estate Planning, University of Miami (1991)
• Juris Doctor, Temple University School of Law (1981)
• Pennsylvania State University, B.A. with Distinction (1973)

Associations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Florida Bar Association - Out of State Practitioners Section
• Pennsylvania Bar Association - Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Dauphin County Bar Association - Estate Planning Section

Reported Cases and Publications

• How to Draft Effective Wills and Trusts for Your Clients in Pennsylvania (contributor),National Business Institute, 2005.
• The Probate Process from Start to Finish in Pennsylvania (contributor), National Business Institute(2005).

Jackie Wolpert is a Certified Public Accountant for the law firm of SkarlatosZonarich LLC. With over 30 years of tax experience and as a non-attorney professional working with attorneys, she is able to bring an in-depth understanding of numbers and value to the resolution of estate and trust tax issues, thus providing a unique point of view to the estate team.

The focus of Jackie's services to the firm are as support for the Estate administration team providing assistance with all aspects of estate administration including estate and trust tax planning, and preparation of federal and state inheritance, gift and fiduciary income tax returns. In addition, due to her extensive experience working with small businesses and non-profits, assistance is frequently provided in those areas as well.

​Early in her accounting career, Jackie worked as a CPA with the Big 8 accounting firms of Touche Ross & Co., a predecessor of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co., a predecessor of KPMG Peat. Prior to joining SkarlatosZonarich LLC, she was a tax manager with the Central Pennsylvania accounting firm of Smoker Smith & Associates where she specialized in estates and trusts. Jackie originally joined the law firm in 2004 as the Chief Financial Officer. She took a 3-year hiatus to work as the Chief Financial Officer for a local non-profit arts organization after which she rejoined the firm in her new capacity.

Education

• Rutgers University Graduate School of Management, Newark, N.J., M.B.A
• Brown University, Providence, R.I., B.A.

Associations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants

For over two decades, John B. Zonarich has concentrated his practice in civil litigation in state and federal courts with a focus on representing businesses in commercial litigation and individuals in a wide range of serious personal injury and wrongful death matters. John B. brings this experience to the firm’s probate and estate practice where he oversees and directs the firm’s estate administration team with regard to litigation-related estates.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
• Supreme Court of New Jersey
• Supreme Court of Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• Widener University School of Law, J.D.
• Mount Saint Mary’s College, B.A.

Associations

• Dauphin County Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• West Virginia Bar Association
• New Jersey Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association

Special Awards, Honors, and Achievements

• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member (limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements)
• Pennsylvania "Rising Star" by Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Magazine (2010) 
• Central Penn Business Journal's Forty under 40 Award Recipient (2009)

Reported Cases and Publications

• D&H Distrib. v. Thumma,13 A.3d 987 (Pa. Super. 2010)(Restrictive covenant enforcement affirmed without opinion).
• Conklin v. Purcell, Krug & Haller, et. al,2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7276 (M.D. Pa. 2007).
• Boyds Collection, Ltd. v. Stephen C. Chambliss, et. al,2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13901 (M.D. Pa. 2005).
• Hansel v. DeArmitt,71 Pa. D&C 4th 199 (Dauph. 2004).
• Nunemacher v. Borough of Middletown,759 A.2d 57 (Pa. Commw. 2000). 

John R. Zonarich has over 40 years of experience representing the legal needs of individuals, businesses, and municipalities. He serves as General Counsel to business organizations, associations, and municipalities. John R. is a seasoned trial attorney, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has successfully litigated a wide range of business and personal injury actions. He has represented clients on a nationwide basis, appearing in numerous jurisdictions and supervising a variety of out-of-state co-counsel. In addition, John R. has advised individuals and businesses in connection with the development, purchase, and sale of real estate and has represented generations of families in the areas of estate planning and administration.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the #ird Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• Duquesne University School of Law, J.D.
• Shippensburg University, Masters in Urban Planning
• University of Scranton, B.S.

Associations

• Dauphin County Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Borough Solicitor’s Association
• West Virginia Bar Association

Special Awards, Honors, and Achievements

• Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime member (limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements).
• Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in General Litigation (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2012)

Harvey Abramson is of Counsel to SkarlatosZonarich.​ With four decades of experience in elder and estate law, Harvey provides clients with exceptional service and advice to his clients. His goal is to provide reliable service and compassionate support to individuals and families in times of financial crisis, in order to avoid costly mistakes. 

​Prior to joining SkarlatosZonarich as Of Counsel, Harvey owned an independent law firm in Trevose, PA, with a focus on elder and estate law. His dedication to legal work continues, while providing additional law services to clients at SkarlatosZonarich LLC. Harvey's expertise in elder law is recognized by membership in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. 

​While in private law practice, he has remained an active member of the Bucks County Community. Harvey has served as the former President of Shir Ami Congregation in Newtown, PA and a former National VP of Birth Shalom Organization.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• Bucks County 

Education

• Temple University School of Law
• The Pennsylvania State University

Associations

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Special Awards, Honors, and Achievements

• Former President of Shir Ami Congregation in Newtown, PA
• Former National VP of Brith Sholom Organization

Anthony L. Loscalzo, Of Counsel, advises clients on all aspects of estate planning to accomplish their goals while minimizing taxes and addressing sensitive family considerations. His practice is concentrated in estate planning, administering trusts and estates, tax planning for individuals & small businesses, and preparing federal gift tax returns and death tax returns (Federal Estate Tax and PA and NJ Inheritance Tax). He is experienced in the preparation of federal and state income tax returns for individuals, fiduciary income tax returns and fiduciary accountings. 

Throughout his career, Anthony has successfully accomplished Pre and Postmortem tax planning by using qualified disclaimers to address possible changes in family circumstances and tax laws. His practice also includes advising clients on required minimum distributions from their 401(k's), 403(b's) and IRAs, as well as using Qualified Charitable Distributions to minimize their income taxes while maximizing their charitable goals.

Prior to joining the firm, Anthony L. Loscalzo was in private practice for more than forty years.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Supreme Court of New Jersey
• U.S. Tax Court

Education

• Temple University Beasley School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation
• Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D.
• Pennsylvania State University, B.A., English

Associations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association - Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections

Abigail Zonarich concentrates her practice on assisting clients in a wide array of areas, such as elder law and special needs, estate planning and trusts, estate administration, litigation, personal injury, and wrongful death.​

​Prior to joining the firm, Abigail worked in the healthcare (litigation) industry, with a focus on advocacy for those neglected and abused by healthcare providers, particularly in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. During her law school education, she clerked for the Honorable Judge Michael Wojcik at the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 2019, followed by a clerkship in 2020 at Wilkes and Associates, P.A. Her education was enhanced through roles as a member of the Duquesne Health Law Society and executive content editor of the Duquesne Law School's Energy and Environmental Law Journal. 

​Abigail has more than a decade of experience in the legal field, beginning as a legal assistant, continuing on to law school, and now working as an attorney. She becomes the third Zonarich generation to practice law at SkarlatosZonarich LLC. Her passion, drive, and dedication to serving clients will enhance the Firm and continue the legacy. 

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

• Duquesne University School of Law, J.D.
• Loyola University Maryland, B.A. in Writing and Communications

Associations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association