Peter J. Hoffman

As head of the Business Law Department at Gawthrop Greenwood, Michael F. Merlie concentrates his practice in the areas of finance, secured transactions (including creditors’ rights), mergers, acquisitions, admiralty/maritime law, real estate law and startup businesses. Representing institutional, corporate and entrepreneurial clients in a wide variety of business matters, his experience includes negotiating and documenting mergers, acquisitions and real estate transactions. He has also ...

Robert S. Miller is a partner in the firm of Wapner Newman. In 2009, the firm’s name was changed to include Miller in recognition of his many accomplishments. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 31, 1968, Mr. Miller earned his Bachelor’s degree from the Pennsylvania State University and received his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law in 1992. Mr. Miller has proudly served as Chairperson of the Philadelphia Bar Association Arbitration Committee. He has ...

Joanne E. Matusko’s practice involves complex litigation, mass tort personal injury litigation including pharmaceutical and product liability cases, class action litigation and antitrust litigation . Education Ms. Matusko received her Bachelor of Science from Beaver College and her Juris Doctorate from the Widener University School of Law, where she received a Certificate of Achievement Award for Insurance Law and was a member of the Moot Court team. She also holds a Masters degree in B...

Audrey K. Kwak is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law and Litigation - Construction. Audrey K., who practices law in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Audrey K. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Charles “Chip” Becker is a partner at Kline & Specter, PC, where he has primary responsibility for the firm’s post-trial and appellate practice and works with the firm's lawyers on all procedural and substantive aspects of their cases. Becker has presented argument in all of Pennsylvania's appellate courts, the New Jersey and Delaware appellate courts, and multiple federal circuit courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition to his work at Kline & Specter, B...

Philip G. Kircher handles a wide variety of complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts including securities, antitrust, shareholders' rights, business and real estate joint ventures, corporate governance, breach of fiduciary duties and general breach of contract matters. Philip has represented manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, hospitals, doctors, food service operators, software designers, architects, engineers, constructors, schools, banks, state and local governments and...

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...

The Honorable Geoffrey W. Dlin (ret.) has returned to private practice and joined KK &O after serving more than 15 years as a Workers' Compensation Judge. As a judge, he decided thousands of contested workers' compensation cases and frequently taught other lawyers, judges and private organizations about workers' compensation matters. In addition to those traditional roles of a judge, Geoff developed a statewide mediation practice. His skills in settling workers' compensation cases were hi...

D. Rodman Eastburn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trusts and Estates. D. Rodman, who practices law in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which D. Rodman is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...