Edward I. Leeds

Michael McKenna has been a partner in Margolis Edelstein since 1983 and has served as the firm’s Managing Partner since 1995. Before joining Margolis Edelstein in 1982, Michael was Assistant General Counsel for the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Insurance Company. He handles files, publishes, and speaks on a broad array of insurance and tort topics. As Managing Partner, Michael oversees all operations in a firm which has grown during his tenure from two to nine offices. M...

Joshua concentrates his practice in the area of federal income tax planning for all types of commercial transactions, including partnership agreements, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset purchase transactions, and other transactional contexts, addressing the federal (including international aspects), state, and local tax considerations.Joshua handles a wide range of tax-related matters, both in the corporate and real estate contexts. He has represented both publicly tra...

Robert A. Silverman joined the firm’s Philadelphia office in March 2009 as a member in the Business Law Department. For the period from September 1981 through his arrival at Cozen O'Connor he practiced in the Real Estate Department of another major Philadelphia law firm, where he was a partner since 1989. A member in the Real Estate Practice Group, Robert represents developers, lenders and owners in a variety of sophisticated transactions, including the development of office buildings, ...

Tyler J. Therriault is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs. Tyler J., who practices law in Media, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tyler J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

For more than 30 years, co-founding partner Ezra Wohlgelernter has maintained a diverse practice portfolio including a successful history of motor vehicle and truck litigation, premises liability claims, medical negligence litigation, and significant personal injury claims. Ezra has represented victims of unsafe working environments, drunk driving and trucking accidents, operating room neglect, and civil rights violations. Ezra’s robust legal experience spans a broad spectrum of areas a...

Richard R. Harris is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Richard R., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Richard R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

With over 40 years of experience, Martina Walsh McLaughlin has a distinguished career and stellar reputation representing clients in a wide variety of complex civil litigation cases, including medical malpractice, product liability, highway design, and dram shop cases. She has represented many families who suffered devastating losses, including a new father whose wife died in childbirth, parents of a healthy newborn who suffered brain damage only hours after birth, the mother of a constructio...

Kristen Bennett is passionate about the law and enjoys helping her clients navigate potentially confusing areas of estate planning, as well as estate and trust administration, with care, understanding and compassion. She keeps abreast of the ever-changing laws that affect her clients so that she can give them the most up-to-date information possible. Practicing in the firm’s Greater Wilmington, Delaware office, Kristen also provides counsel on taxation and tax planning for individuals a...

John VanLuvanee is acknowledged to be one of Pennsylvania’s premier land use attorneys. He handles zoning, subdivision and land development matters, as well as real estate transactional matters, for developers and property owners. During his career, he has been involved in many significant, precedent-setting land use cases decided by the Commonwealth Court and Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. VanLuvanee works closely with his clients in the acquisition of real estate for development and ...

Margaret A. Joy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Margaret A., who practices law in West Chester, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Margaret A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.