James S. "Jim" Lawlor

Ted Murphy began practicing Immigration Law in 1994. During his early years as a sole practitioner, he represented individuals in detained and juvenile immigration matters. In 1997, he entered federal service, where he spent more than a decade with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). His background includes work on complex immigration cases and regular speaking engagements addressing developments in immigration law. In 20...

George has been advising management in labor and employment matters for more than 20 years, with a focus on traditional labor matters such as collective bargaining and union-management relations, employment litigation, and wage and hour advice and litigation in both the public and private sectors.George represents businesses, municipalities, nonprofits, and educational institutions in all aspects of labor and employment law, including federal and state court trial proceedings involving equal ...

Peter F. Vaira serves as Special Counsel to Weir LLP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over the course of more than 50 years in practice, Mr. Vaira has represented clients in complex criminal defense , white-collar matters, civil litigation , and alternative dispute resolution proceedings in state and federal courts. His practice includes white-collar criminal defense, internal and parallel investigations, antitrust matters, corporate crisis management, and complex commercial disputes. In additi...

Samuel H. Pond has concentrated his practice in the area of workers' compensation litigation since his graduation from Temple University School of Law in 1984. He is a founding and managing partner of Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano. Mr. Pond’s advocacy for his clients has resulted in some of the largest settlements in Pennsylvania and the nation. Mr. Pond is a member and past president of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and the current treasurer of the organization’s polit...

John M. Nolan is Managing Shareholder and Litigation Manager of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office and a Shareholder in the Morristown, New Jersey office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Mr. Nolan has been with Jackson Lewis since December 1994. Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Mr. Nolan was an Assistant District Attorney in New York and was a senior associate at a large, full service law firm in central New Jersey. Mr. Nolan is a trial attorney and has tried over 75 jury and non-jury trials to verdic...

For over 53 years, Marc Steinberg has been practicing law, and for the past 50 years he practiced with the law firm of Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg and Gifford, P.C. After graduation from the Pennsylvania State University in 1970, Mr. Steinberg received his law degree from Temple University School of Law in 1973. After a one year clerkship in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Mr. Steinberg served a two year term as an Assistant District Attorney in the Montgomery County District Atto...

John Pauciulo is the founder of Pauciulo Law Firm in Wayne, Pennsylvania, where he advises businesses, entrepreneurs, and organizations in corporate law , business transactions, and real estate matters. For more than 30 years, John has represented clients in a wide range of commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate lending, financing transactions, contract negotiations, and general business counseling. Throughout his career, John has worked with companies across multip...

James McEldrew is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. James practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized James McEldrew since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which James McEldrew is held by other lawyers.

As founder of Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C., personal injury lawyer Stewart J. Eisenberg has represented victims of catastrophic injury and wrongful death for more than 40 years, having tried over 50 jury trials. He is one of the region’s most accomplished trial lawyers, with many awards and recognitions. Among his distinctions, Stewart has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for the areas of Medical Malpractice Law (2013 – present), Pers...

Michael J. Heller is the chief executive officer of Cozen O'Connor. He serves on the firm's board of directors, management committee and heads the emerging business and venture capital practice. Michael approaches each situation with an entrepreneurial zeal, and his investing experience arms him with a unique ability to provide legal and business insight into a variety of complex corporate matters. He understands, first hand, the critical roles of modern executives. Michael is a recognized le...