Christine is a Partner at Zacharia Brown and provides advice and counsel to clients and their families in the areas of Asset Protection Planning, Medicaid Eligibility for Nursing Home Care, Veterans’ Benefits Eligibility, and related Estate Planning and Estate Administration issues. Christine frequently lectures on Estate Planning and Elder Law topics and teaches continuing education courses to nursing home administrators, social workers, financial advisors, attorneys, CPAs and other professional counselors.
Christine is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh and her law degree from the Duquesne University School of Law, where she was a member of the Women’s Law Association. Christine also served as Secretary of the Health Care Law Society from which she received the Distinguished Service Award.
Christine is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys (“PAELA”), the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA”), the Allegheny County Bar Association (“ACBA”) and the Peters Township Chamber of Commerce. She can be heard broadcasting for Pittsburgh Elder Law on KDKA 1020 AM every other Saturday at 12:00 noon.
Christine lives in Peters Township with her husband and two children.
Each experience with cognitive decline is unique. A person may have trouble with some aspects of their life but still be able to handle others adequately. Recognizing the signs of cognitive decline is key for early intervention.
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Most people receiving Medicare enroll in voluntary prescription drug coverage (Medicare Part D). Fifty million beneficiaries selected medication coverage in 2023.Â
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that it would begin covering new Alzheimer's treatments that receive approval from the FDA.
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