Jeffrey Fromknecht

Ted Schroeder represents management clients in all aspects of employment and labor law, with a focus on employment law counseling and litigation before federal and state courts and administrative tribunals, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board. Ted’s litigation practice is focused on representing employers in both single-plaintiff and class action employment disputes. He has litigated cases through trial in the jury, non-jury and emp...

Area of Emphasis Jim Corbelli is a shareholder in the Litigation and Energy and Natural Resources groups of Babst Calland. Mr. Corbelli is past co-chair of the Firm’s Litigation Group. He has acted as lead trial counsel in a wide variety of complex commercial, intellectual property, toxic tort, environmental and natural resource, and energy litigation cases. Mr. Corbelli has extensive environmental litigation experience representing clients before the Environmental Hearing Board in Penn...

Roger H. Taft is a trial lawyer at MacDonald Illig whose primary areas of practice are employment litigation, including employment discrimination and wrongful discharge cases, and complex commercial litigation. In his litigation practice, Mr. Taft represents clients in federal and state courts throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio, as well as in federal courts throughout the United States. Mr. Taft enjoys travel, golf, and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

Kent focuses his practice on corporate law, primarily in the healthcare field representing: Health care providers Health joint ventures Health trade associations Hospital arrangements Closely held corporations Not-for-profit corporations Health care trade associations Health foundations He concentrates on corporate planning and structuring in the health care field including HIPAA and Medicare compliance, third-party insurance, and Medicare audit defense for clients. Kent has structured more t...

Bernadette Staroschuck, a partner at Margolis Edelstein, was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1985. Ms. Staroschuck has been associated with Margolis Edelstein since 1997 and before that was associated with the former law firm of Rosenberg Kirshner, which ultimately merged with Margolis Edelstein in January of 1997. She has been a partner in the firm since 2001. Ms. Staroschuck concentrates her practice in matrimonial law and family law issues. She has also handled a variety of other legal...

Area of Emphasis Mr. Lucas has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America ® for Land Use and Zoning and Municipal Law since 2007; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning since 2011; and Energy Law since 2015. He was also named the Best Lawyers ® 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023 and 2025 Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year,” 2013, 2015 and 2024 Municipal Law “Lawyer of the Year,” 2014 and 2018 Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Ye...

Mr. O’Connor has been a member of the firm for 20 years. His practice is devoted to the representation of physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice cases. Brian also represents health care providers in litigation before the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine. Mr. O’Connor has tried over 45 jury trials on behalf of physicians and hospitals throughout the counties of Western Pennsylvania and the Federal District Court in Pittsburgh and Erie. Mr. O’Connor has participat...

James B. Toohey is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. James B., who practices law in Erie, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Attorney Ambrose received his J.D. from the University Of Cincinnati School Of Law. He is the senior partner at Ambrose Law Firm in Erie, PA. He exclusively handles litigation matters, with a heavy emphasis on major criminal defense, white collar defense, plaintiffs medical malpractice and commercial litigation in various state and federal courts throughout the country. Mr. Ambrose is a past Vice President of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal D...

Patrick E. Sweeney is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law. Patrick E., who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2001. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.