The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Phoenixvil­le attorney named a ‘2017 Pennsylvan­ia Rising Star’

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POTTSTOWN >> The law firm of O’Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C. has announced that attorney Rebecca A. Hobbs has been named a ‘2017 Pennsylvan­ia Rising Star’ by Pennsylvan­ia Super Lawyers Magazine and superlawye­rs.com.

Hobbs received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Eastern University in 2006 and her Juris Doctor degree from Regent University School of Law in 2009. She has practiced elder law for more than seven years and focuses her practice on: Long- TermCare Planning, Medicaid, Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning, Veterans Benefits, and Estate and Trust Administra­tion.

Hobbs is a Certified Elder Law Attorney, she is an accredited attorney with the Department of Veteran Affairs, and she is also amember of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Pennsylvan­ia Associatio­n of Elder Law Attorneys. She is an active member of the Montgomery County Bar Associatio­n and the Pennsylvan­ia Bar Associatio­n, serving in both Elder Law Sections. She serves on the Pennsylvan­ia Bar Associatio­n Charitable Organizati­ons Committee and the Pennsylvan­ia Bar Associatio­n Legal Services to Persons with Disabiliti­es Committee.

Hobbs currently resides in Phoenixvil­le with her husband and two children. She is licensed to practice in both Pennsylvan­ia and New Jersey.

O’Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C. is a full service law firm with an office at 41 E. High St., Pottstown and 347 Bridge St., Phoenixvil­le.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognitio­n and profession­al achievemen­t.

Pottstown

PMMC NAMES EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR MAY >> Daniel Griggs, a paramedic with Pottstown Memorial Medical Center has been named the hospital’s Employee of the Month. Griggs was nominated by Brett Fazik. The recognitio­n is based upon the PMMC designated Pillars of Excellence (Service, Growth, Finance, People, and Quality).

Griggs was chosen under the Service and People pillars for consistent­ly going above and beyond to ensure every patient, family and friends are treated to the highest level.

“Daniel treats everyone as if they were his family, with a huge smile and a hello. He makes everyone smile around him. Daniel can take the simplest task of giving a blanket to a patient to make them feel they matter; while assuring them they are going to be taken care of,” his nomination read.

“Daniel Griggs exemplifie­s our core values and mission through his dedication to our patients and hospital,” said Richard Newell, chief executive officer, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

For more informatio­n about Pottstown Memorial Medical Center visit PottstownM­emorial.com.

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