Lima Lawyers

Brendan D. Hennessy, Esquire concentrates in employment law on behalf of employees and employers. In the past decade, he has handled hundreds of cases, appearing in court and before the EEOC and the PHRC regarding discrimination and retaliation. He also represents clients at unemployment compensation hearings, reviews severance agreements and assists in drafting employment handbooks. Mr. Hennessy teaches a class on Employment Law at Villanova. He graduated from Devon Prep, St. Joseph’s University and Temple School of Law where he served on Temple Law Review and the Moot Court Board. He is licensed to practice in...

Although I was recently licensed to practice, I have extensive legal experience: as a court reporter, legal secretary and as a certified paralegal focusing on child welfare issues. During my last year of law school, I served as a certified legal intern representing clients in protection from abuse and custody matters. I am passionate about working with people, and as an advocate my focus is working with you to achieve the best possible outcome for you and your family. Every step of the way, I will keep you informed and we will work together to navigate the legal landscape. Each...

I am a Special Education attorney working in Pennsylvania. I advise and advocate for parents and students about special education services such as IEP meetings, Section 504 plans, FBAs, evaluations, dyslexia, Autism services, behavior and discipline, private placement, school fees, and compensatory education funds and settlements. I have practiced law for over 20 years and have been involved in special education for over 10 years, either as a father of two children who receive special education services or professionally as a special education attorney.

Linda MacElree (Lynn) is knowledgeable, tenacious, a formidable opponent and passionate about practicing family law. Lynn has been the head of her own boutique law firm concentrating in family law matters since 1987. After clerking for the Honorable Leonard Sugerman, Lynn has practiced for over 30 years, concentrating exclusively in the area of family law in Chester County. Lynn has a straight-forward approach to cases. In a divorce matter, after determining the marital assets, her goal is to help find solutions to the division of assets and, if appropriate, Lynn will help work out an alimony solution....

Associate Attorney at Morris Wilson, P.C.

Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1949 Admitted to Bar: 1974, Pennsylvania Education: Pennsylvania State University, B.A. Villanova University, J.D. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Churches and Nonprofit Organizations

Larry Pitt is a well-recognized Philadelphia workers compensation attorney who handles workers’ compensation, Social Security Disability and personal injury claims in Berks, Bucks, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania.

Steven C. Feinstein

Steven has handled a wide array of legal matters over his more than 30 years of experience in law. Steven is a Wharton School of Business and Villanova Law graduate and considers himself to be a general practice lawyer, with emphasis in handling matters related to insurance, insurance coverage, and bad faith. He has expanded the rights of insureds in multiple jurisdictions. The hundreds of these kinds of cases that he has handled over the years has led him to be considered one of the leading experts in this area of law in Pennsylvania.

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I earned my law degree in 2006 from The Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University. While in law school, I was a member of the Minority Law Students Association and the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. I was also a member of Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. Prior to attending law school, I received my Bachelor of Commerce degree in 2003 from the University of Toronto. In September of 2007, I joined Martin, Banks, Pond, Lehocky & Wilson, where I focused my practice of Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law on the defense of injured workers. In...

Churchill Huston Law, LLC is dedicated to holding nursing homes and assisted living facilities accountable for the abuse and neglect of their residents. When a family makes the difficult decision to entrust their loved one to the care of a nursing home or assisted living facility they have a right to quality care. Falls, bedsores, broken bones, malnutrition, dehydration, infections, unexplained injury and unexplained death are some of the warning signs of abuse and neglect. Churchill Huston's years of experience prosecuting abuse and neglect cases have resulted in millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements, including the largest verdict of...

Since 2003, Louisa Chen has been dedicated to representing injured accident victims. She has experience in numerous areas of personal injury law including car and truck accidents, construction accidents, premises liability and defective products cases. Ms. Chen is licensed to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Charles Naselsky is an accomplished professional with decades of hands-on experience as a corporate, transactional, and real estate attorney. Charles manages sophisticated transactions across a spectrum of industries and asset classes, restructuring, corporate governance, recapitalization, debt, and items related to capital raises.

David is an experienced attorney with over two decades of legal practice specializing in the areas of employment and complex commercial litigation law. His career has been distinguished by his unparalleled focus on helping his clients navigate complex employment issues and commercial disputes. He has successfully defended clients in a variety of employment law cases, including those related to FMLA, ADA and crimination claims. He is also highly experienced in helping businesses implement best practices in employment law to prevent litigation, such as developing comprehensive employee handbooks and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. David also strongly believes in giving...

Former prosecutor who has achieved hundreds of Not Guilty and Declination of Prosecutions for his clients

I was born and raised on Long Island, New York. I went out west in 1988 to attend college at the University of Arizona because I wanted to go somewhere I had never been and experience something completely new. I fell in love with the sun and heat and stayed in Arizona after graduating college in 1991. After working in marketing, public relations, and special events for several years, I went to law school and graduated in 1997. Upon graduating law school, I worked as an associate attorney at the largest law firm in the southwest, practicing primarily in the...

Michael Adler focuses his practice on the representation of publicly-traded and privately-held corporations, developers and property and financial management companies in complex commercial and litigation matters, including insurance, real estate, transactional issues and class action defense issues. He is a Trustee of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation (currently Chair of the Grants Committee), Vice President of the Board of Directors of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El and the Immediate Past President of the Temple Law Alumni Association. He is an active member of the Temple American Inn of Court, the International Visitor's Council of Philadelphia and the Rutgers Club of Greater Philadelphia....

I started practicing law in 1997 and represented insurance companies in the areas of motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, and medical malpractice. After 7 years of representing the insurance companies, I moved on to represent the injured person against the insurance companies. I have been vigorously representing injured persons for over 13 years with much success. I use my knowledge gained from representing the insurance companies against them while representing my injured clients.

Rick is recognized by his adversaries and opponents as an extremely skilled trial attorney who zealously represents his clients’ rights. Rick has been responsible for achieving some of the largest recoveries and verdicts in Galfand Berger’s history. Rick is a Senior Partner having been with Galfand Berger since 1984. Rick has received an “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating an attorney can receive. Rick is co-founder and was past President of Kids’ Chance of Pennsylvania, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to children.

TIMOTHY WORRALL is an associate with Martin Law who practices workers’ compensation law. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Worrall held several legal intern positions, working in a Criminal and Civil Defense law firm in the Philadelphia area, the Defender’s Association of Philadelphia, the Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office, and Mazzoni Center Legal Services. Mr. Worrall received his undergraduate degree in criminal justice and political science from Widener University in 2013 where he graduated summa cum laude. He received his law degree from the Villanova University School of Law in 2016.

Mark Wendaur serves as counsel in the firm’s Business Law & Transactions practice group. Mark maintains a broad corporate and transactional practice focusing on mergers and acquisitions, commercial agreements, corporate governance, venture capital transactions, and corporate restructurings. He also represents clients in commercial real estate and energy matters, including transactions, financing, land use, and zoning issues. Mark represents clients of all sizes, including individuals, closely held companies, investor groups, publicly traded companies, and government entities. He regularly provides strategic business counseling to these clients to help them achieve their goals and business objectives. Prior to joining Offit Kurman, Mark owned and operated...

Human first. Lawyer Second. Sums up the way I practice people first, not profit. I know if I develop relationships with people and have the privilege to help them with their legal needs, my financial needs will also be met. It’s over simplified, of course. I’m more than just a human and a lawyer. A mom. A daughter. A wife. A sister. A friend. A one time sky diver (as in I only went once). An artist. A writer. A fan of cheese fries. A Celiac sufferer. A long time Spiderman fan. A Yankees fan. An avid visitor to Key...

Raymond Tarnowski was born and raised in Southeastern Pennsylvania. His passion, focus and work ethic are representative of the area. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and worked in Washington, D.C. as a lobbyist where he helped enact legislation throughout the country and developed programs with the EPA. Raymond learned from his success as a lobbyist that he had the natural ability to advocate on behalf of others. To capitalize on this talent, he set out to become a lawyer and graduated from Villanova University Law School. Before joining the Ciccarelli Law Offices, Raymond interned with the...

Dan Thistle grew up in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and is a graduate of St. Joseph’s Preparatory School and the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating from Penn, Dan followed in his father’s footsteps and attended the Villanova University School of Law. In October, 2006, he was privileged to join him as a member of The Thistle Law Firm. In joining the firm, Dan’s hope was to provide the best services possible for his clients. This desire led to his decision to obtain his Master’s Degree in Trial Advocacy from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law in 2010. He has...

I have more than 20 years of experience helping clients close difficult deals on aggressive timelines.

Ms. Harding is a seasoned litigator with nearly a decade of experience in domestic relations and family law. As the Proprietor and Managing Attorney at The Law Office of Lisa Harding, LLC, she spends most of her time involved in the day to day throws of custody, support, domestic violence, and divorce disputes. Since graduating from Temple University's Beasley School of Law, Ms. Harding worked as a City Attorney for the Philadelphia Department of Human Services. There, she was a mainstay in Juvenile Court where she litigated matters concerning education law, abused and neglected children, and custodial and visitation...

Christopher Markos joined Williams Cuker Berezofsky in 2012, bringing significant experience to the firm’s civil and human rights law practice. Public Interest advocacy has been his passion since law school, and he was recognized by the Rutgers-Camden School of Law with the prestigious Mary Philbrook Public Interest Award.

Mr. Markos began his legal career as Law Clerk to the Honorable Jose L. Fuentes of the New Jersey Superior Court- Appellate Division, conducting legal research and drafting bench memos, coordinating intake and advising Judge Fuentes on emergent matters.

“I like being an advocate for my clients and the Constitution at the same...

Peter J. Scuderi is a renowned Philadelphia Criminal Lawyer. Practicing in the state since 1980, Mr. Scuderi has had the honor defending many high profile clients facing criminal conviction in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

GEOFFREY H. BASKERVILLE is a 1982 graduate of Gettysburg College and a 1992 graduate of the Dickinson School of Law. During law school, Geoffrey published an article entitled Human Gene Therapy: Application, Ethics and Regulation in the Dickinson Law Review, Vol. 96, No. 4. Since graduating from law school, Geoffrey has worked for both plaintiff and defense litigation firms practicing in the areas of medical malpractice, architect’s and engineer’s malpractice, the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, and trucking litigation. In 2007, Geoffrey joined Francis Mailman Soumilas P.C. and began to practice in the area of consumer protection litigation, including fair credit reporting...

LAUREN KW BRENNAN is a partner in the firm. Lauren is a zealous consumer advocate and skilled litigator who has spent her entire career seeking to vindicate the rights of consumers. She concentrates her practice on class action litigation on behalf of consumers harmed by credit reporting errors, inaccurate employment background screening, abusive debt collection practices, and other unfair and fraudulent trade practices.

Sarah M. Spletzer is of counsel with the Law Firm of Jacobson & Rooks LLC, focusing primarily on federal, Pennsylvania and New Jersey labor and employment discrimination matters. Ms. Spletzer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Pennsylvania State University in 1994, and is a graduate of Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware, where she attended school in the evening division while working full time in the Labor & Employment department of the Philadelphia law firm of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel. Upon graduation from law school, Ms. Spletzer became an associate with...

Graduate of Temple University,B. A. 1967, J. D. 1970 General Practice since 1975, emphasis on litigation, including accident,injury, employment,workers'compensation, commercial, contracts & civil rights. Also, trusts & estates, probate, real estate, corporation, partnership , criminal representation, family law, divorce, custody, adoption,support, protection from abuse, social security disability, Former Assistant City Solicitor & Common Pleas Court Law Clerk, Philadelphia.