Kenneth "Ken" Fulginiti

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...

Joshua C. Cohan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Joshua C., 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 Joshua C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Real estate and business attorney Michael V. Naseef joined Gawthrop Greenwood as a partner in 2024, less than a year after the law firm became one of the largest to support homeowners associations (HOAs), planned communities, condominium associations and cooperatives across Pennsylvania in the residential and commercial arena. With more than 24 years of experience practicing in real estate and business law, Michael has represented developers, builders and investors in residential and commerci...

For over 30 years, partner John Livingood has defended insured and self-insured entities in casualty litigation. He represents individuals and local, regional, and national corporations in complex, high-exposure litigation throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. John has extensive major jury and non-jury trial experience in the Philadelphia region, having tried over 50 matters to verdict. He regularly serves as excess counsel for carriers, assuming responsibility for and trying cases anywhere...

Mr. Getson joined Wapner Newman, P.C. as an Associate in April 2004 and has always focused his practice in plaintiffs’ Civil Trial Litigation. Since 2003, Mr. Getson has successfully represented injured victims in a variety of accidents, including automobile crashes, transportation and trucking crashes, dog attacks, product malfunctions, slips/trips and falls, medical malpractice, professional malpractice, elevator accidents, negligent security and dram shop claims, construction site ac...

Mark Mullen has particular experience in federal court procedure, spoliation issues, and the economic loss doctrine.Throughout his career handling subrogation matters for more than 25 years, Mark has investigated fires in refineries, warehouses, commercial properties, and vehicles, as well as explosions, building collapses, energy losses, machine failures, and floods all over the country and internationally. He has investigated failures in more than 20 states and tried cases or handled appeal...

For more than 40 years, Bernard Smalley, Sr. has devoted his legal career to advocating on behalf of victims of corporate or professional negligence. He has secured for his client’s scores of seven-figure recoveries through his combination of intellect, perceptiveness, and warmth. As a young man, Mr. Smalley cut hair in his father’s West Philadelphia barber shop, where he met William H. Hastie, the first African-American to become Chief Judge of a Federal Court of Appeals in the U...

Paul Bartolacci is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Paul, 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 Paul is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Robert I. Friedman joined the firm’s Philadelphia office in April 2009 as a member in the Business Law Department. He serves as chair of the Private Client Services Practice Group and concentrates his practice in the areas of estate and trust planning and administration, including business succession planning, and tax and charitable planning. Robert is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and he is a member of the Advisory Committee to the Pennsylvania Joint Sta...

Jacqueline Gallagher practices in the areas of labor and management relations, employment law and discrimination litigation and represents management in a wide variety of labor and employment matters, including federal court, state court and administrative proceedings involving Title VII, The Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and common law claims involving breach of contract and wrongful disch...