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Queena Baumbach
Harrisburg, PA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Widener University
Queena Baumbach concentrates her practice in fighting for Claimant’s rights in workers’ compensation and social security disability matters. Queena is an active trial lawyer and has many years of experience representing clients throughout Pennsylvania. She handles cases from the initial filing of a clam through the appellate process, and settlement. Queena has been recognized by SuperLawyers Magazine as a Rising Star in 2012, 2013 and 2014, 2015 and a SuperLawyer in 2016. She also has been chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Dauphin County Bar Association for several years. She also has lectured on the topic...
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Jesse M. Rhodeside
Harrisburg, PA Attorney with 10 years of experience
(717) 260-3580
1909 North Front Street
2nd Floor, Suite 1
Harrisburg, PA 17102
Workers' Comp
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Jesse Rhodeside is a Workers’ Compensation & Social Security lawyer in Pennsylvania.
Jesse went to Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, PA, and got his Juris Doctorate by graduating cum laude in 2014. During this time, Jesse was an intern to the Honorable J. Michael Eakin of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and served as Assistant Editor-in-Chief of the Widener Journal of Law, Economics and Race.
Jesse has been awarded the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s distinction as a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation. At Marzzacco Niven & Associates you can pursue the compensation you deserve.
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Rich Maloumian Jr.
Plymouth Meeting, PA Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(215) 920-0998
600 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 400
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Temple University Beasley School of Law
I am a highly experienced Criminal Defense Attorney offering the strongest Criminal Defense representation in Philadelphia, PA and the surrounding counties.
My practice provides representation, for all criminal offenses. As a former Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney, I bring decades of combined prosecutorial and criminal defense experience to my practice when representing my clients and protecting their rights.
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Pamela Purdy
Lemoyne, PA Attorney
Divorce and Family
American University Washington College of Law
Pamela L. Purdy established the Purdy Law Office, LLC in March 2006, concentrating her practice in Family and Matrimonial Law. After receiving her B.A. from the University of Richmond in 1996, she worked for a year for the law firm of Hunton and Williams in Richmond, Virginia as a tobacco litigation paralegal. She attended law school at American University, Washington College of Law, graduating in 2000. After graduation, she clerked for the Honorable Justin M. Johnson of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, during which most of her assignments dealt with family law issues. Prior to opening her own practice, Ms....
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Seth Wilson
Conshohocken, PA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(610) 825-0500
161 Washington Street, Suite 900
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Real Estate
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Seth D. Wilson is a partner and shareholder at Morris Wilson Knepp Jacquette, P.C. He represents individuals and businesses throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey's state and federal courts. Seth is widely regarded by legal professionals in the Greater Philadelphia region as a formidable opponent in the courtroom. Seth's reputation means he receives regular referrals from other attorneys who trust him to represent their clients based on his track record of achieving multi-million dollar jury verdicts. He is known for holding wrongdoers accountable and getting individuals maximum value for their cases. Since 2023 alone, Seth has helped achieve several multi-million dollar...
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Virginia Hinrichs McMichael
Radnor, PA Attorney with 41 years of experience
(610) 977-2096
Radnor Financial Center
150 North Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-200
Radnor, PA 19087
Appeals
University of Texas - Austin
Virginia Hinrichs McMichael practices exclusively in the area of appellate law. She appears regularly in the Pennsylvania appellate courts. In the last few years, she has represented appellants and appellees on appeal in cases involving contract disputes, land use, divorce, paternity, child support, and criminal defense. During her career, McMichael has successfully represented clients in complex national and international cases in state and federal courts in a wide range of substantive areas of law — including bankruptcy, civil rights, commercial, constitutional, criminal, employment, family, international, labor, medical malpractice, municipal, products liability, real estate, RICO, securities, tax, and...
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Kevin Sweeney
West Conshohocken, PA Attorney with 19 years of experience
(610) 772-2327
300 Conshohocken State Road
Suite 570
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Tax and White Collar Crime
New York Law School
Kevin Sweeney is a former federal tax prosecutor with over a decade of experience. His practice focuses on high-stakes IRS audits, tax litigation, white-collar criminal defense matters, and corporate investigations for entities and individuals all over the world. Kevin’s experience and longstanding connections enable him to anticipate government action, expertly navigate clients through difficult situations, and deliver arguments that resonate with judges, juries, prosecutors, and IRS employees.
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Charles V. Curley
Conshohocken, PA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Employment
Villanova University School of Law
Charles “Chuck” Curley, the principal partner of Curley & Rothman, LLC, has been successfully trying cases for 25 years. Mr. Curley has built a career on always placing his clients’ best interests first, with a special focus on developing cost-effective and goal-oriented strategies to maximize recovery. With a specialty in employment law, Mr. Curley is respected as both a prosecutor and defender of individuals and businesses in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Mr. Curley oversees each case handled by Curley & Rothman from start to finish, priding himself in providing hands-on attention to each client.
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Brian Zeiger
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
(215) 546-0340
1500 JFK Blvd, Two Penn Center
Suite 620a
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Free ConsultationAppeals, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
Temple University
Brian J. Zeiger, Esquire is a experienced and aggressive criminal defense attorney located in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Zeiger's practice areas range from criminal defense and white collar to civil rights and appeals. Mr. Zeiger has handled matters throughout Pennsylvania. He is a protector of people's individual rights, and takes his clients' liberty and freedom very seriously. Mr. Zeiger is passionate about jury trials. Contact him now at 215.546.0340 for a free consultation.
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Andrew A. Chirls
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 44 years of experience
(215) 893-9300
Ten Penn Center 1801 Market Street, Suite 1100
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Real Estate
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Andrew Chirls has tried a broad variety of business and tort cases. A graduate of the University of California (Boalt Hall) School of Law, he served as a clerk for the U.S. District Court in New Jersey for a year and then spent 25 years litigating at Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, where he was a partner from 1989 to 2009. He was Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association in 2005.
Class actions and mass torts: Mr. Chirls is known for his practice in class actions and multi-district litigation, both as an advocate and a neutral. He...
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Carina Laguzzi
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer
(215) 625-4547
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Two Penn Center, Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Boston University School of Law
Carina Laguzzi was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina but raised in Arlington, Virginia from age five. While attending elementary, junior, and high schools in Arlington, she simultaneously attended The Argentine School of Washington, D.C. in Potomac, Maryland. As a result, Ms. Laguzzi remains totally bilingual in Spanish and English.
After attending George Mason University (Virginia) and New College in Oxford University (Oxford, England), Ms. Laguzzi matriculated at Boston University School of Law where she received her Juris Doctorate degree. Upon graduation, Ms. Laguzzi settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she continues to live and work.
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Stephanie Ojeda
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer
Divorce and Family
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Stephanie Ojeda is a bilingual divorce attorney in Philadelphia with extensive courtroom experience as a former Assistant District Attorney. Known for her proactive approach, she advocates for clients in divorce and family law matters while understanding the emotional challenges of prolonged litigation. Stephanie aims to empower her clients, helping them navigate complex cases with compassion and strength. Her dedication is evident in her work, particularly in cases involving abuse, where she strives for justice and stability. With a Juris Doctor from Temple University, she is licensed in Pennsylvania and actively involved in the Philadelphia Bar Association. Outside of work, Stephanie...
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Eve R. Keller
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Employment
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Eve R. Keller, Esquire, a 2014 graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law, is an associate with Post & Schell, P.C. in the firm’s employment and employee relations group. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Keller worked at Folkman Law Offices, P.C., and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ronald E. Bookbinder, A.J.S.C. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County.
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Ms. May Mon Post
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Immigration
Temple University
Ms. Post is an experienced counselor and litigator, concentrating her practice in the representation of employees in all aspects of employment related litigation in federal court and before administrative agencies. This includes claims of sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, wrongful discharge, and discrimination based on race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and pregnancy.
As a litigator, Ms. Post has represented both employees and employers in litigation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the American Arbitration Association, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Pennsylvania Human...
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Joseph Monaco
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Villanova University School of Law
I am a Pennsylvania & New Jersey trial lawyer handling wrongful death and personal injury cases. I have tried to verdict numerous jury trials in both states and have secured individual injury and wrongful death recoveries in excess of $1,000,000. Also, I have lectured in CLE seminars on issues such as Daubert/Fry and premises liability.
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Leah Cilo
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Temple University
LEAH CILO joined Martin Law in September 2006 and focuses her practice exclusively on Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Cilo was an associate with two workers’ compensation firms, handling workers’ compensation defense litigation in Pennsylvania. She brings more than ten years of workers’ compensation experience to the firm. Ms. Cilo also served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Doris A. Smith for the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In 1997, Ms. Cilo earned her law degree from Temple University School of Law. During law school, she worked as an executive...
Joseph L. Ring
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Villanova University
Joseph L. Ring focuses his practice primarily on Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law. Mr. Ring practiced as an associate in the workers’ compensation department of a mid-sized regional defense firm and litigated trials across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. While attending law school, he served as a legal assistant and copy clerk at a firm where he gained experience in family law, personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance regulation, and other various areas. Mr. Ring graduated from Saint Vincent College in 2009 with a degree in history, where he was a member of Phi Alpha Theta, his school’s National History Honor Society, and...
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Robert W. Small
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 51 years of experience
(215) 495-6541
Cira Centre, 13th Floor
2929 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Business, Employment and Workers' Comp
Temple University Beasley School of Law
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Daniel L. Fiore
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(215) 495-6533
Cira Centre, 13th Floor
2929 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Free ConsultationBusiness and IP
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Daniel L. Fiore concentrates his practice on business counseling, reorganizations, debt restructuring, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, and trademark and copyright law.
Mr. Fiore represents franchise companies in structuring franchise offerings, disclosure law compliance, franchisee relationship matters, bankruptcy and commercial disputes, and day-to-day business counseling. He also has substantial experience in the buying and selling of businesses, structuring multiple owner relationships, loan documentation, and commercial contract drafting.
Mr. Fiore has also handled the startup of numerous businesses and the relationship of their principals, employment contracts with executive officers and the structuring of business ownership and its transfer to successors....
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Emily Ashe
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Villanova University School of Law
Emily Ashe is an associate at Anapol Weiss and concentrates her practice on personal injury, defective medical devices, and pharmaceutical drug cases.
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Shayna Slater
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(866) 735-2792
One Logan Square, 130 North 18th Street
#1600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Suffolk University Law School
Shayna Slater is an associate attorney at Anapol Weiss and specializes in mass torts, defective medical devices, and product liability litigation.
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Slade McLaughlin
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationAsbestos, Business, Insurance Claims and Legal Malpractice
Villanova University School of Law
Tenacious... Smart... Principled... Tireless in the pursuit of a client's case.
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Robert L. Sachs Jr.
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice
Villanova University School of Law
Robert L. Sachs, Jr., a Philadelphia personal injury attorney, is the managing partner at Shrager, Spivey & Sachs. Attorney Sachs has been practicing as a lawyer in Pennsylvania for more than three decades. He served on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and Medico-Legal Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Mr. Sachs received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law. For more information, please get in touch with his firm today.
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Gregory Spadea
Folsom, PA Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Probate, Real Estate and Tax
Widener University
Mr. Gregory J. Spadea is a former IRS Agent and Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Spadea has over 25 years of tax and estate planning experience. Mr. Spadea graduated from Widener University School of Law in May 1999. Mr. Spadea started the Law Firm Spadea & Associates, LLC in June 2001 and has offices in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, and Westmont, New Jersey. Mr. Spadea is also a Pennsylvania Notary Public. Spadea & Associates, LLC focuses on estate and tax planning, estate administration. Mr. Spadea probates estates and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney and health care directives. The...
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James L. Griffith Jr.
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer
(215) 495-6510
Cira Centre, 13th Floor
2929 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Free ConsultationBusiness
Widener University School of Law
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Steven G. Leventhal
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer
(215) 495-6510
Cira Centre, 13th Floor
2929 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Business, Insurance Defense and Products Liability
Temple University
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Joel S. Luber
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 48 years of experience
(215) 495-6519
Cira Centre, 13th Floor
2929 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate and Tax
New York University School of Law and University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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Margaret A. Morris
Philadelphia, PA Attorney
(215) 495-6524
Cira Centre, 13th Floor
2929 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Business, Employment and Energy
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Ruben Honik
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 45 years of experience
Civil Rights and Personal Injury
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Attorney Ruben Honik first began practicing law after graduating from Rutgers University with his law degree in 1980. Since then, he has been admitted to practice law before the First, Second, Third, Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Supreme Courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 1998, Mr. Honik formed Golomb & Honik, P.C. when he merged his practice with Richard Golomb. Prior to this, he was a founding partner at the firm, Greitzer and Honik. Earning his law degree was an extraordinary accomplishment for Mr. Honik and his family. Ruben did...
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Kevin Haverty
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Kevin Haverty is an experienced trial attorney whose practice concentrates on pharmaceutical and medical device product liability, medical negligence and other personal injury matters. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
Mr. Haverty also has an extensive appellate practice and has been involved in several significant cases in federal and state courts including, most recently, Wendell v. GlaxoSmithKline, a 9th Circuit decision addressing the admission of expert testimony in cases involving rare diseases. He has authored five briefs as friend of the court for the New Jersey Association for Justice (formerly...
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Kandis L. Kovalsky
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Washington University in St. Louis
Justia
Associate Kandis Kovalsky is an accomplished business lawyer representing both corporate and individual clients in a broad range of complex commercial litigation matters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey state, federal and bankruptcy courts.
Kandis represents clients in all aspects of commercial litigation, particularly in matters involving business torts, partnership and shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, unfair and deceptive business practices actions, creditor’s rights and civil RICO actions. Although Kandis’ practice mostly focuses on cases in active litigation, Kandis also assists clients in general business matters and litigation avoidance.
Kandis represents commercial borrowers, secured and unsecured lenders and Chapter 7 trustees in complex bankruptcy...
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David Jay Glassman
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Temple University Beasley School of Law and California Western School of Law
Before opening my private practice in 1987, I was a former Deputy Attorney General in Pennsylvania and Prosecutor in Atlantic County, New Jersey. My passion for justice and my commitment to clients have made me a well-respected criminal defense advocate, well known for upholding the best interests of the people I represent.
I understand that finding yourself in legal trouble is frightening, and you put an enormous amount of faith in the attorney you hire to represent you. In return, you deserve to be treated as more than just another case. It’s important to me to treat each client with respect,...
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Noah I Axler
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Products Liability
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Mr. Axler co-manages the firm’s practice with a focus on class action, consumer protection, products liability, qui tam/whistleblower and mass tort litigation. Mr. Axler’s practice is largely focused on representing consumers in class action cases against corporate defendants such as pharmaceutical manufacturers, financial institutions, and national and international corporations in a variety of industries. During his career, he has served as counsel in cases which have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for consumers and businesses.
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Andrew D. Swain
Bensalem, PA Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Consumer and Personal Injury
Temple University Beasley School of Law and Temple University Beasley School of Law
Mr. Swain has investigated and recovered millions in compensation for those who have been catastrophically injured or who have died as a result of their injuries. He has successfully litigated claims involving medical malpractice, nursing home malpractice, work-related accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and other wrongful death and permanent disability matters.
The Swain Law Firm specializes in the following areas of practice:
* Catastrophic Personal Injury Matters
* Medical Malpractice
* Motor Vehicle Accidents
* Work Related Injuries & Worker's Compensation
* Construction Accidents
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Sharon Barney
State College, PA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Divorce, Family and Immigration
Northeastern University School of Law
I provide legal advice and representation in immigration law and family law throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Steve Rice
Carlisle, PA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
Dickinson School of Law
I am the founder of Steve Rice Law, a firm of criminal defense attorneys serving South Central Pennsylvania. We're different than most firms. It's not because we do criminal defense. What make us special is, we don't do anything else. We do one thing: Defend people accused of crimes -- DUI, murder, and everything in between.
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Adam Michael Green
Philadelphia, PA Attorney
Personal Injury and Products Liability
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Prior to opening his own firm, The Green Firm LLC, which shortly grew into Green & Schafle with the addition of Michael Schafle, Adam was an associate at Philadelphia law firm Anapol Schwartz, where he honed his research and litigation skills while working on complex securities and personal injury matters.
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Adam received his Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in Business Administration from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he also served as captain of the Men's Varsity Soccer Team. He earned his law degree from Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law and is admitted to practice in...
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Heidi Villari
Philadelphia, PA Attorney
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Heidi G. Villari is the principal shareholder of The Villari Firm, LLC, a personal injury law firm representing plaintiffs in personal injury, birth injury, medical malpractice, premises liability, product liability, and wrongful death actions. She has over 20 years of trial experience representing people who are catastrophically injured. Ms. Villari is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey and actively practices personal injury law in both states. However, her primary office is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she was born and raised.
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Cyrus Shaw
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Estate Planning, Probate and Social Security Disability
Temple University’s Beasley School of Law and Widener University
As the founder of Shaw Law, Cyrus Shaw believes there is only one thing that the firm should be focused on – getting the best possible results for clients. This starts from the initial client interview, where a rapport and trust needs to be established. It is common for new client intake to be limited to one a day, so as much time as needed can be spent with the new client. Each client is a person, not a file. Each client has their own story. A law firm where clients become like family is what he strives for. This...
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Jeffrey Harlan Penneys
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationAnimal and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
I have been handling personal injury/accident cases ever since I passed the bar, including but not limited to: Automobile accidents , bus, motorcycle, scooter accidents, slips, trips & falls, dog bites, SEPTA accidents....any situation where someone is injured due to negligence.