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Larry Bendesky is a personal injury attorney who focuses on complex civil product liability cases and catastrophic construction accident cases in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As a product liability attorney, he has successfully handled cases involving the operation of elevators, motor vehicles, motorcycles, power tools and a wide array of equipment used in industry and manufacturing.A skilled trial lawyer, Mr. Bendesky has been lead or co-counsel in numerous complex, high-profil...

Thomas J. Giordano, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Thomas 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 Thomas J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Matthew L. Wilson is a partner at Martin Law and has practiced Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law exclusively for more than 25 years. He started his career representing agencies with the City of Philadelphia, major insurance carriers and self-insured corporations. After Mr. Wilson’s affiliation with two major defense firms, he was recruited by his partners in 1993 to protect the rights of injured workers. In the spring of 2015, Mr. Wilson became a certified specialist in Penns...

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...

Meredith Auten is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Meredith, who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Meredith is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jennifer W. Karpchuk represents companies and individuals in various matters related to state and local taxation, with an emphasis on the minimization of state and local tax obligations. She has extensive experience handling state and local tax matters, including those related to: corporate income taxes, franchise taxes, gross receipts taxes, excise taxes, personal income taxes, sales and use taxes, business privilege taxes, and real estate taxes. Jennifer serves in a number of leadership rol...

Michael McKenna has been a partner in Margolis Edelstein since 1983 and has served as the firm’s Managing Partner since 1995. Before joining Margolis Edelstein in 1982, Michael was Assistant General Counsel for the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Insurance Company. He handles files, publishes, and speaks on a broad array of insurance and tort topics. As Managing Partner, Michael oversees all operations in a firm which has grown during his tenure from two to nine offices. M...

Andrew J. Rolfes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Andrew 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 Andrew J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Jonathan is an experienced family law attorney handling a wide range of domestic relations matters including divorce, support, custody, equitable distribution, prenuptial/postnuptial agreements and protection from abuse actions. His practice also consists of tax-related issues in complex support and equitable distribution matters. Jonathan is a frequent speaker and author on such topics as taxation and divorce, ethics in family law matters, divorce over 50, the judicial interview of children ...