Best Lawyers in Pennsylvania, United States for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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...
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 .
Ben Present is a versatile and aggressive trial lawyer whose time as a defense attorney has helped hone his skills to advocate successfully for his clients because he's seen the defense side's "playbook." Clients have raved about the care, professionalism and thoroughness Present has brought to their cases, as well as his diligence in keeping them informed about their cases and explaining every step of the way to them. His background as a journalist and law review editor has helped him develo...
Jess Colliver is a Philadelphia personal injury attorney at Eisenberg, Winkler, Jeck, Schwartz, Schoenhaus & Sherry. Since joining the firm in July 2021, Jess has committed her practice to representing plaintiffs who have been catastrophically injured by the actions of others, and primarily handles product liability cases and professional malpractice actions. Jess joined Eisenberg, Winkler, Jeck, Schwartz, Schoenhaus & Sherry after practicing law for two years at a regional Mid-Atlant...
Mollie Rosenzweig is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Immigration Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Mollie practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Mollie Rosenzweig since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Mol...
Timothy A. Burke has experience in a wide variety of practice areas – from personal injury to criminal defense, and corporate securities fraud to class actions. At Kline & Specter he focuses on mass torts and catastrophic personal injury. Most recently in March 2025, Burke secured a $12 million settlement from a cement company for the widow of a contract ironworker who fell to his death while attempting to install wood planking across an open walkway during maintenance work on a cem...
At just 30-years old, Noah Goodman successfully argued his first appeal before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Then, at just 34-years old, Mr. Goodman’s advocacy in delivering an opening statement and in examining critical witnesses during trial resulted in a seven-figure verdict in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. Mr. Goodman’s advocacy skills were honed at Temple University Beasley School of Law where he was recognized as the two-time barrister award winner for the...
Mackenzie E. Wilson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs and Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Mackenzie E. practices law in Scranton, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Mackenzie E. Wilson since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The reco...
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