Melissa Sobel Snyder

John represents a broad array of clients, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to smaller closely held businesses, facing diverse environmental issues. John is co-practice leader of the firm's New Jersey practice, is a partner in the firm’s environmental litigation group, and is also regularly called upon by clients to handle site remediation matters and complex negotiations with government entities and private parties. John’s work on contaminated sediment sites and related litigati...

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...

Barbara J. Shander is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law. Barbara J., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Barbara J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kila B. Baldwin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Kila B., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kila B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Joel D. Feldman 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. Joel D., 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 Joel D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Deborah R. Willig has served as Willig, Williams & Davidson’s managing partner since the firm’s founding in 1979. A determined advocate for workers, Deborah has focused her practice on labor relations and employment law since 1976. As a labor and employment attorney, Deborah has been involved in representing a wide range of labor unions including teachers, and non-professional public school employees, public health, social, and recreation workers, firefighters, teamsters and o...

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...

Deborah M. Minkoff is a member of the firm, resident in the Philadelphia office. She joined the firm in 1984 and is vice chair of the Global Insurance Department, where she represents clients in complex coverage litigation and counsels clients on liability coverage issues. Deborah’s representative cases include disputes under claims-made liability coverages, employers liability coverage, professional liability coverage, medical professional liability coverage, and sexual misconduct clai...

Shelley R. Smith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Shelley R., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Shelley R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeffrey I. Pasek is past chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Group. Working out of the firm's offices in Philadelphia and New York, he maintains a national practice of representing employers in all facets of labor and employment law. Jeff has handled collective bargaining negotiations and grievance arbitrations in a variety of industries, including apparel, construction, education, entertainment, food, healthcare, retail and transportation. A former management trustee of a nationwide r...