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Paul Lancaster Adams is the Managing Shareholder of Ogletree Deakins' Philadelphia office. With a strong in-house and outside counsel background, Paul brings a unique perspective and focus to his national clients. He has skillfully addressed a broad range of key employment issues critical to the modern workplace through counseling, negotiation and litigation. Paul has particular experience with employment single/multiple plaintiff and class action matters as well as wage and hour, non-compete...
Thomas R. Anapol is a Shareholder at Anapol Weiss and a recognized leader in National Medical Device Litigation. Thomas Anapol has served in a variety of leadership capacities in state and multidistrict litigation (MDL) Plaintiff Steering Committees (PSC). His roles include: Co-Lead Counsel in the Biomet metal-on-metal hip implant litigation Member of the PSC in the Stryker Rejuvenate & ABG II NJ State coordinated litigation Current litigation includes the 2022 Exactech recall .
Samuel Anyan is a Partner at Wapner Newman and has been a member of the firm since 2010. Prior to joining Wapner Newman, Mr. Anyan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Lisette Shirdan-Harris, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, and enjoyed a successful career as an attorney at a major insurance company, as well as at a prominent products liability boutique firm. Mr. Anyan is known for his superior preparation and courtroom skills, obtaining stellar results for his clients. Mr. Anyan ea...
Jim Beasley Jr. is the managing member of The Beasley Firm, LLC, with emphasis on all forms of civil litigation and complex civil trial work. He received his B.S. in Biology (with honors) in 1990. Mr. Beasley went to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and received an M.D. in 1994. He received his J.D. in 1997 from University of Pennsylvania Law School and an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy (with honors) in 2003 from Temple University Beasley School of Law. Mr. Beasley is a Fellow with ...
Employee benefits lawyer, Susan Bahme Blumenfeld, counsels public and private-sector single and multi-employer pension and welfare funds on a full range of comprehensive benefits and tax issues. Susan advises plan administrators and trustees on the day-to-day administration and operation of pension and welfare funds, including the requirements imposed on employee benefit plans by the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA and other federal and state laws. She works with welfare funds regarding opera...
Marc G. Brecher , a shareholder, has been practicing law since 1977. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Albright College in 1973 and his law degree from Temple University in 1977. He is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. He has also been specially admitted to practice in the States of New Jersey and Delaware on multiple occasions. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Brecher began his legal career as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Murra...
Martin Brigham has devoted his almost forty year legal career to representing victims of unsafe products and of corporate negligence, with a particular interest in promoting workplace safety. His talent in the area of products liability has every year been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and SuperLawyers. He is the only Philadelphia plaintiff’s attorney selected by corporate and insurance counsel for listing in the “World’s Lead...
Joe concentrates in state and local taxation, regularly assisting business and individual taxpayers regarding corporate, financial institution, sales and use, income, real estate, transfer, and all other state and local taxes. A former chief counsel of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, he has since represented hundreds of taxpayers — including businesses, individuals, and nonprofit entities — in state and local tax planning, administrative, legislative, and litigation matter...
Ellen C. Brotman began her career as a law clerk in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. She has served as an Assistant Federal Defender in Philadelphia, PA and practiced in small, medium and large firms with a focus on criminal defense, appellate advocacy, professional responsibility and ethics. She has defended a wide variety of high-profile criminal cases, including political and public corruption, securities fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, currency structur...
Dennis has a special interest in disputes involving technical or scientific issues where he can utilize his engineering training. That technical training is also at the heart of his methodical and structured approach to representing his clients. His practice includes the defense of manufacturers, retailers, and property owners in a variety of product liability, pharmaceutical, and premises liability actions. In addition, Dennis represents businesses in commercial litigation, contract disputes...
Alfred J. Carlson is a partner at Martin Law. Al has been a litigator in Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law since passing the bar in 1992 and joined his partners at Martin in 2000 to represent injured workers. He previously practiced at a leading defense firm in Philadelphia, representing international corporations, major insurance companies and state and local government agencies in Pennsylvania workers’ compensation cases. In the spring of 2013, Mr. Carlson was among the fir...
Brian S. Chacker is a seasoned, elite trial attorney. As a partner at Gay & Chacker, Brian almost inevitably will be involved in most every aspect of your personal injury case. And you are in excellent hands. Brian has earned an extraordinary representation as a passionate fighter for his clients. With verdicts reaching $14 Million+ and other top-100 annual verdicts/settlements in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Brian has a well-known and well-earned reputation for results. As early as ...
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...
For more than 25 years Harris Chernow, Partner in Reger Rizzo & Darnall’s Philadelphia Office and Chair of the Firm's National Franchise & Distribution Practice Group, has concentrated his practice on franchise and business-related matters. Harris has developed his national franchise practice by representing franchisors, franchisees and distributors from coast to coast. He dedicates his practice to providing counsel and guidance to clients involved in franchise transactions and ...
Whether in the courtroom or the community, Stewart L. Cohen has worked relentlessly as an advocate on behalf of his clients for over thirty years. Mr. Cohen has achieved seven-figure and higher recoveries for scores of his clients over the course of his career. Mr. Cohen is a shareholder in the firm, focusing his practice on complex civil litigation, including medical malpractice, workplace accidents and class actions. His skill as a trial lawyer has resulted in a long record of successes inc...
Hope concentrates her practice in employment law advice and training. Currently, Hope, who is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, counsels clients in all aspects of employment law. In addition to maintaining an active legal practice, she is the firm’s general counsel emeritus and chairs the firm’s Professional Responsibility Committee, providing ethics advice and handling all risk management functions. Hope also has substantial experience arbitrating and media...
Joseph A. Conlan is an associate with Martin Law and focuses his practice exclusively on Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Conlan practiced at a regional defense litigation firm representing employers across Pennsylvania in the area of workers’ compensation law and matters of general liability. Prior to that, he served as a legal intern in the legal department at the School District of Philadelphia.In the spring of 2014, Mr. Conlan became a cer...
Dustin Covello provides clients tax advice in business transactions and personal investments. His client base primarily includes closely-held businesses and their owners and investors. Dustin helps his clients plan to maximize tax efficiency and reduce tax-compliance headaches when engaging in key transactions such as capital raises, mergers and acquisitions. Dustin’s most recent focus has been on helping sell-side clients with exit planning in anticipation of selling a closely held bus...
Stephen A. Cozen is the founder and chairman of Cozen O'Connor, a Philadelphia-based law firm with 23 offices throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Under Steve's leadership, the firm has grown from just four attorneys in 1970 to its present complement of more than 575 attorneys. Originally a boutique firm specializing in insurance related and commercial litigation, today Cozen O'Connor is a full-service law firm serving its clients' needs in business and corporate matte...
Fred J. D'Angelo, Jr., concentrates his practice on the representation of management in labor and employment law. His experience includes representation of employers in both traditional labor relations and employment litigation. This experience includes representing employers on union prevention campaigns, collective bargaining negotiations, and labor contract administration. Fred has represented employer clients in virtually all industries, including manufacturing, shipping, transportation, ...
Jason A. Daria handles a wide range of complex civil litigation involving motor vehicle and trucking accidents, construction accidents, premises and product liability, personal injury , and medical malpractice . His history of successful motor vehicle and trucking results include a $31.3 million verdict, the largest motor vehicle accident jury verdict ever awarded in the Superior Court of New Jersey in Camden County. Jason’s client was permanently injured when his car crashed into a dan...
Stuart W. Davidson has represented labor unions and employee benefit plans since graduating from Harvard Law school in 1982. Stuart began his legal career by successfully defending the pension rights of state employees in a case that was ultimately decided by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. During Stuart’s legal career, he has been involved in representing a wide range of union workers, including musicians, longshoremen, machinists, steelworkers, firefighters, teamsters, police officers...
Howard J. Davis is the Chair of the Business and Finance Department and a managing partner of the Firm. He represents clients in a broad range of transactions and acts as outside general counsel to numerous middle market and start-up companies. Howard has an extensive background in representing buyers/sellers, investors, and issuers in mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures and strategic alliances; and corporate finance transactions. During his more than 30 years of experience, he has been ...
As a principal of the law firm of Sidkoff, Pincus & Green, P.C., Robert A. Davitch is committed to representing Pennsylvanians in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and Northampton Counties. Mr. Davitch focuses his practice on handling cases that involve employment and labor law, civil rights, constitutional law, and plaintiff personal injury.Mr. Davitch earned his undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to...
A. Roy DeCaro has tried more than 200 jury trials to verdict during his legal career, first as a prosecutor and now as a civil attorney. He has achieved on behalf of his clients over a dozen verdicts in excess of $1,000,000.00, and two verdicts in excess of $10,000,000.00. So, it is little surprise that Best Lawyers recognized Mr. DeCaro in 2018 as the “Best Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year” for Philadelphia. As a prosecutor, he persuaded juries to convict murderers, drug dealer...
After completing his undergraduate degree at the United States Merchant Marine Academy Mr. DeGiulio obtained a U.S. Coast Guard unlimited tonnage Third Officer’s license and a First Class Pilot license for the Great Lakes and served on numerous merchant and naval vessels. He then returned to school and obtained his law degree and a master’s degree in business administration. Throughout his legal career Mr. DeGiulio has handled all types of maritime casualty and commercial disputes...
Raymond L. DeLuca has 20 years of experience as a construction lawyer who represents owners, contractors, and design professionals in all phases of the construction and dispute resolution process. He has litigated numerous significant construction claims, from the owner, contractor, and design professional's perspectives, and has tried cases in state and federal courts, and in arbitrations. In addition, Raymond has drafted and negotiated design, construction, and procurement contracts for maj...
Kristine Grady Derewicz represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, ranging from proactive counseling to litigation, in both union and non-union settings. She has tried numerous discrimination and Family and Medical Leave Act cases to successful resolutions, including mediated settlements and jury trials, and she has substantial knowledge of: Title VII and Title IX The Americans with Disabilities Act The Fair Labor Standards Act The National Labor Relations Act She appear...
Gerhard has more than 30 years of courtroom experience. Today, his practice is focused on the defense of product liability and other complex litigation matters, including mass torts and class actions. He represents manufacturers of appliances, HVAC equipment, roofing materials, truck-trailers, tires, and other products. He also has represented corporate clients in business disputes, commercial and employment litigation, CERCLA actions, and insurance coverage cases. He tried his first case to ...
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