On Thursday, December 12th, AMM Law Partners Melanie J. Wender and Elaine T. Yandrisevits were elected to Board Offices at the Bucks County Bar Association’s Annual Meeting.

Melanie J. Wender was named President-elect of the BCBA Board. As President-elect, she will serve with current BCBA Board President Jeremy Puglia in 2025, and will assume the President’s office in 2026. Melanie has served in several roles at the BCBA, including as Secretary/Executive Board member, member of the board of directors, Member Services Committee chair, Bench Bar Committee chair, and as Editor of their “Writs” quarterly magazine . Melanie Wender is a Partner in the in AMM’s Family Law practice group, focusing her practice on issues surrounding the complexities of a divorce, such as equitable distribution, custody, spousal support, child support, and settlement agreements. Melanie also represents parents in dependency court, and has a well-established practice in Adoption issues.

Elaine T. Yandrisevits was elected to the BCBA as Board Secretary. She previously was elected to the Board of Directors for a term beginning in 2024 and served as the Young Lawyers’ Division representative to the Board in 2023. Elaine will serve as Chair of the BCBA’s Member Services Committee in 2025 and is a past Chair of the Bench Bar Conference Committee, Orphans’ Court Section, and Young Lawyers’ Division. Elaine is a Partner in AMM’s Estates and Trusts practice group, where she concentrates her practice in estate planning, asset protection and wealth transfer planning, planning for retirement and life insurance benefits, probate and estate administration, trust administration, and estate and trust fiduciary litigation matters.