John P. "Jack" Pierce

Priscilla E. Jimenez joined Kline & Specter after gaining experience with a federal civil rights office, a Philadelphia hospital and another city law firm while also being an active leader in the Hispanic legal community. She is also an accomplished violinist. Jimenez earned her undergraduate degree from Gordon College in Massachusetts, where she was the recipient of the A.J. Gordon Scholarship, and her law degree from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University. She earned sev...

Allison M. Brown is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. Allison M., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Allison M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lawrence R. Cohan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Lawrence R., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lawrence R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practic...

Melissa M. Baxter, a partner at Kline & Specter, focuses on medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury litigation. As co-lead counsel, Baxter won a $600,000 verdict in June 2024 in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on behalf of the estate of an elderly Alzheimer's patient who died after suffering multiple fractures and a traumatic brain injury at a psychiatric hospital. Before joining Kline & Specter, Baxter was an attorney at Rossetti DeVoto Medori & Baxter, PC, in Cherry H...

Alexander M. Glassman focuses his legal practice on municipal law, real estate, tax matters, and general litigation. He provides representation to local governments, school districts, governmental entities, property owners, and corporations. Alex has made appearances in the Commonwealth Court and frequently handles hearings in Montgomery County, Bucks County, Delaware County, and Chester County. In his role as a municipal attorney, Alex plays a vital role in supporting the Firm's municipal cl...

David N. Hofstein is the Founding Shareholder and President of Hofstein Weiner & Meyer, P.C. David is a pioneer in modern family law, having begun his practice in domestic relations contemporaneously with the adoption of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code in 1980. His practice today focuses on complex divorce and custody matters, representing, in a discrete manner, many high net worth individuals and prominent members of the community, including professionals, corporate executives and entrepre...

William J. Leahy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. William J., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which William J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jay regularly represents clients in all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation matters and related fiduciary and tax concerns. Jay has extensive experience with qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans. He represents clients before the IRS, the Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. He has extensive experience handling the employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions, the fiduciary issues pertaining to plan assets, and other comm...

Jonathan Spergel is the immediate past managing partner of Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, the environmental and energy law firm with which he started his legal career in 1993. He handles a wide variety of environmental legal issues, including the environmental aspects of commercial transactions and brownfields sites, environmental insurance procurement and coverage issues, public funding opportunities, regulatory compliance counseling, and litigation for comm...

Jon S. Robins is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Jon S., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jon S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.