Best Lawyers in Pennsylvania, United States for Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
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Eric B. Pearson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Eric B. practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Eric B. Pearson 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 recognition reflects the professional regard in which Eric B. Pearson is held by other lawyers.
Michael J. Foley is a shareholder in Foley Law Firm in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Mr. Foley is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Foley has been selected by Law and Politics and Philadelphia Magazine as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for the years 2004 - 2014 publications, every year the award was given. Mr. Foley graduated from Washington & Lee University in 1980 where he was a member of Delta ...
Steve Ryan is an associate with Martin Law who practices workers’ compensation law. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ryan worked for a regional firm that helped claimants secure Workers’ Compensation benefits in the Susquehanna Valley. Before practicing claimant’s workers’ compensation, he had worked at a top defense firm, but he left to focus his practice on injured workers after observing the difficulties that many workers faced in the workers’ compensation syste...
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...
James Christopher Munley is an award-winning plaintiffs’ lawyer who has dedicated his career to fighting for accident victims and their families. As a board-certified civil trial advocate, Chris is widely regarded across the United States as a leading personal injury attorney. Chris has zealously represented thousands of truck collision, car crash, medical malpractice, and other catastrophic accident victims, winning millions for his clients. A champion of workers’ rights, Chris w...
Melinda Ghilardi is a trial lawyer with nearly 40 years of experience. Prior to joining Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys, Melinda worked with the Federal Defender’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for over three decades. Melinda began her career as an Assistant District Attorney in Lackawanna County.
Patrick W. Kenny is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Patrick W. practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Patrick W. Kenny since 2018. 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 Patrick W. Kenny is held by other lawyers.
Attorney Brian J. Lenahan concentrates his practice on assisting the seriously injured. He has a strong interest in cases in the fields of personal injury, motor vehicle/truck accident litigation, premises liability and workers' compensation. Attorney Lenahan is a principal of the Firm, joining the practice in 1987. He is a graduate of the Villanova University School of Law and The University of Scranton. Brian Lenahan is licensed to practice in all local and state courts as well as the Unite...
Molly Dempsey Clark is the Managing Senior Attorney at Fellerman & Ciarimboli and Chair of the firm’s Medical Malpractice Division. With nearly 30 years of legal experience, she has built a career representing individuals and families in medical malpractice, personal injury, and civil litigation matters. Known for her sharp litigation background, thoughtful preparation, and steady guidance during difficult cases, Molly helps clients pursue answers, accountability, and justice after ...
Ed Ciarimboli is a founding partner of Fellerman & Ciarimboli and one of the nation’s leading trial attorneys in complex trucking, transportation and catastrophic injury litigation. He represents individuals and families across Pennsylvania and throughout the country in high stake cases involving all aspects of the transportation cycle, bringing decades of courtroom experience to every matter he handles. Ed has successfully litigated transportation cases in courtrooms all over the U...
The O'Donnell Law Offices, founded in 1990, focuses on the needs of injured victims. The firm handles cases in various areas ranging from workers' compensation through wrongful death litigation. Attorney Neil O’Donnell is a Pennsylvania Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy who has been practicing law for over 30 years. Neil was accredited by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification. Only 159 attorneys in Pennsylvania are designated Board Certified Specialists in...
Amit J. Shah is a partner at the Martin Law and focuses his practice exclusively on Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law. Mr.Shah has been with the firm since 2007 and has handled hundreds of workers’ compensation cases in the past eight years. In the spring of 2014, Mr. Shah became a certified specialist in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation by the PA Bar Association’s Section on Workers’ Compensation Law as authorized by the PA Supreme Court. Mr. Shah was a s...
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