Caren Gurmankin

Patrick J. O´Connor is vice chairman of Cozen O´Connor. He is a trial lawyer who focuses his practice on litigation arising out of contracts, banking matters, estates, professional liability involving legal and accounting matters, health care, and aviation-related claims. Prior to joining Cozen O´Connor in 1973, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Thomas J. Clary, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and was an associate attorney at...

Employee benefits lawyer, Susan Bahme Blumenfeld, counsels public and private-sector single and multi-employer pension and welfare funds on a full range of comprehensive benefits and tax issues. Susan advises plan administrators and trustees on the day-to-day administration and operation of pension and welfare funds, including the requirements imposed on employee benefit plans by the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA and other federal and state laws. She works with welfare funds regarding opera...

Eric D. Freed is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Eric D., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eric D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jim Waldenberger, a partner at Kline & Specter, is an experienced trial lawyer who has a wealth of hands-on experience in personal injury cases that has resulted in an impressive record of legal victories. Over his twenty-five years of practice, Jim had taken great pride in specializing in tough cases. Using a creative "out-of-the-box" type of approach to litigating, Jim has obtained seven and eight-figure verdicts and settlements for his clients in practice areas ranging from medical mal...

Jason Krasno is the only 3rd generation workers' compensation lawyer in the state of Pennsylvania. He is the Managing Partner of Krasno Krasno & Onwudinjo. Additionally, he is the 2011 Co-Chairman of the Philadelphia Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section and holds a seat on the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. In his role with Krasno Krasno and Onwudinjo, Jason is a litigator first and foremost. He spends the majority of his day battling insurance c...

Andrew R. Duffy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Andrew R., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andrew R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Graham is the Managing Attorney of the Employment Department at the Law Offices of Eric A. Shore. With over 20 years of experience, Graham is a seasoned trial attorney practicing in the areas of wrongful termination, discrimination, and harassment in addition to civil rights claims. Graham handles all aspects of employment litigation including pre-litigation resolution, agency charges, and investigations, trials in federal and state court, and appellate practice. Clients say that Graham &ldqu...

As head of the Business Law Department at Gawthrop Greenwood, Michael F. Merlie concentrates his practice in the areas of finance, secured transactions (including creditors’ rights), mergers, acquisitions, admiralty/maritime law, real estate law and startup businesses. Representing institutional, corporate and entrepreneurial clients in a wide variety of business matters, his experience includes negotiating and documenting mergers, acquisitions and real estate transactions. He has also ...

Natalie Finkelman Bennett is a Partner at Miller Shah LLP , based in the firm’s Philadelphia office , where she represents clients in complex commercial and civil litigation matters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Natalie earned her undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University with high honors and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. She received her Juris Doctor from Temple University School of Law with high honors, serving as Managing Editor of the Temple ...

Stephen M. Packman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Stephen M., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephen M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.