Jeffrey Osterwise

Whether he is negotiating a settlement or trying a case to verdict, Edward Chacker is recognized as one of the leading trial lawyers in Pennsylvania. As Senior Managing Partner and Chair of Gay & Chacker, Edward has built a successful career representing clients in the personal injury and civil litigation arenas, particularly in cases involving car and truck crashes , workplace injuries, slip and fall accidents, medical malpractice , and police and correctional guard abuse. He is an appro...

Dianne M. Nast is a magna cum laude graduate of Rutgers University School of Law. She is the founder and senior member of NastLaw LLC in Philadelphia. For almost 20 years, she was a senior shareholder with the Philadelphia law firm of Kohn, Nast & Graf, P.C. (now Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C.), and then a senior shareholder at RodaNast, P.C. from 1995 to 2012. Ms. Nast, an active member of the bar for over four decades, has extensive experience in complex litigation. She has a reputation f...

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...

Bruce W. Ficken chairs the firm’s Construction Law group and is a recognized authority in representing clients in construction and commercial litigation, as well as managing risk in construction projects. As lead counsel he has successfully conducted more than 60 major trials in the United States and in international arbitrations. He has also helped numerous owners and developers with contract documentation, contract and project administration, and dispute avoidance and resolution. Bruc...

Rob is a trial attorney who concentrates his practice on complex civil litigation, ranging from commercial disputes to defending against catastrophic personal injury claims. He has counseled companies and professionals across a variety of industries, including consumer and commercial product manufacturers, construction, hospitality, insurance, and governmental transportation and maritime agencies. He is regularly called upon by sophisticated clients to handle all phases of complex litigation....

Edward M. Glickman joined the firm’s Philadelphia office in April 2009 as of counsel in the Business Law Department. He is a member of the Private Client Services Practice Group who concentrates his practice in the areas of tax and estate planning, closely held business succession planning, and the administration of estates and trusts. He also serves as an executor and trustee of numerous estates, trusts and charitable foundations. Edward has served on the board of trustees and the exec...

Rick Holzworth’s practice focuses on fiduciary litigation in administrative proceedings, trial courts, and appellate courts. His clients include individuals, corporate fiduciaries, non-profit entities, and closely-held businesses throughout Pennsylvania and across the country. He has significant experience in a variety of matters involving estates, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney, and charitable interests. Rick frequently speaks and writes on fiduciary litigation and estate an...

Dianne Coady Fisher serves as bond counsel and underwriters' counsel on a variety of private activity tax-exempt financings, including single-family mortgage bonds, multifamily housing bonds, and health care financings. Additionally, she serves as borrowers' counsel in acquisitions of bond-financed multifamily housing projects and debt restructurings, including unsecured REIT borrowings. Dianne also acts as counsel to bond purchasers in private placement of multifamily housing bonds for new c...

Shanin Specter has obtained more than 300 jury verdicts or settlements in excess of $1 million and more than 75 case resolutions — of which 17 were verdicts — greater than $10 million. Among his verdicts are $153 million against a major automaker and $109 million against an electric power company. Specter's legal victories have included news-making, industry-changing cases involving medical malpractice, defective products, medical devices, premises liability, motor vehicle acciden...

David G. Mandelbaum is a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig's Litigation and Environmental Groups. http://www.gtlaw.com/People/davidmandelbaum CONCENTRATION Air, Water, and Waste Regulation Superfund and Contamination Climate Change Oil and Gas Development Water Rights SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATIONS Representation of industrial clients in wastewater, solid waste, and air permitting matters; administrative appeals; and enforcement actions Advises clients on sustainability and climate change, risk m...