Anderson Elder Law is a firm specializing in legal issues affecting the elderly and is managed by one of only 31 certified elder law attorneys in Pennsylvania. Our mission is to help seniors and their families to navigate the complexities of the legal, medical and financial issues faced in later life, to provide advice and support in calm or crisis, in a caring and respectful manner.

In order to give our clients our full attention and to stay abreast of the ever-changing laws affecting the elderly, we limit our practice to elder law, asset protection planning, disability planning, estate and trust administration, the writing of wills, powers of attorney, health care directives and special needs trusts for disabled adults and children. Beyond the practice of law, we are active advocates for seniors and involved in their welfare at every level.

Linda is one of approximately 30 Pennsylvania lawyers certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, is a long-time member of NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys). An invited member of The Council of Advanced Practitioners, Linda attended Sarah Lawrence College and the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1985, where she was Editor of the Law Review. She completed her Masters in Taxation at Villanova University.

Linda is a frequent lecturer to attorneys, accountants, and others on subjects relating to Elder Law and estate planning, including such topics as long-term care, asset protection, and disability planning for seniors. She is also experienced in advising and empowering caregivers, as well as planning for parents with disabled children.

Linda provides a broad range of legal services to older clients and their families in many areas, including long-term care and asset protection planning, Medicaid eligibility, Elder Law, estate and tax planning, estate administration, supplemental needs trusts, nursing home negligence and residents’ rights, and planning for elderly and disabled persons.

Linda has been selected by her peers for the last 5 years as a "Super Lawyer" in the field of Elder Law as featured in Philadelphia Magazine, and as one of the "Top 50" female lawyers in Pennsylvania (2007 & 2008). Linda has also received the prestigious "AV" rating from Martindale Hubbell.

Her professional involvements include presiding as Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Co-Chair of the Delaware County Elder Law Committee, and as a member of the Montgomery County Elder Law Committee. Linda is also a member of the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council, the Special Needs Alliance, and is active in the Lawyer's CPA Forum of Delaware County and the Delaware County Estate Planning Council. She has also served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Horizons Unlimited Geriatric Education Association, the President and Director for the Walden School, and as a Director for the Helen Kate Furness Library.