Upper Darby Employment Lawyers

Daniel A. Pallen, Esq., graduated from Boston College in 2002. Prior to attending law school at the Dickinson School of Law, he earned a Masters Degree from American University in Washington, DC. He earned his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University in 2007 and became a member of the Pennsylvania Bar in the same year. Prior to joining The Benari Law Firm, Mr. Pallen formerly practiced civil litigation an associate with a insurance defense litigation firm in Blue Bell, PA. Prior thereto, Mr. Pallen had practiced law as a Public Defender in the...

Andrew S. Abramson has been practicing law since 1989. In 1995 Mr. Abramson realized a life long dream to start his own law firm whree he concentrates his practice in employment law, helping employees fight unfair practices by their employers such as discrimination based upon age, race, sex, religion and national origin, sexual harassment, overtime and unpaid wage disputes and violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Mr. Abramson also represents clients in unemployment compensation claims, severance agreements, executive employment contracts and disability and pension benefit claims. Prior to starting his own firm, Mr. Abramson was employed by a large...

High Swartz Managing Partner Joel Rosen’s areas of practice include franchise law, business and commercial law, employment law, trademark/copyright law and commercial leasing. Mr. Rosen has counseled numerous businesses with regard to general corporate and commercial transactions, including formation, mergers & acquisitions, licensing, sales, and financing projects. Mr. Rosen’s corporate client base spans a broad spectrum of industries, including biotechnology, franchise, weight-loss, food and restaurant, consumer products, media and entertainment, software and technology, and nonprofit organizations.

Mr. Rosen presently serves on the Board of Directors of several nonprofit organizations, including The Hepatitis B Foundation, The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, The Baruch S....

Mark Fischer is a business litigation attorney focusing his practice on representing businesses in breach of contract, payment collection, construction defect, and consumer protection disputes throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mark also represents local municipalities, property owners, and individuals in zoning and land development, code enforcement, real estate disputes, business transactions, and general civil litigation. Mark’s skills as an attorney center on his ability to represent the client’s best interests while maintaining a constant-eye toward efficiency and resolution.

Mark applies a business-oriented, customer service approach toward litigation. He has developed this mindset over his several years as regional counsel to a...

Kevin Cornish focuses his practice on commercial, civil, and contract & business litigation. His clients include individuals as well as local, regional, and national businesses. Kevin has handled cases involving contract disputes, the Mechanic’s Lien Law, the Contractor Subcontractor Payment Act, the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law, and the Landlord Tenant Act. Kevin’s experience includes resolving cases through trial, arbitration, and negotiation.

Prior to joining High Swartz LLP in November 2012, Kevin represented clients as a litigation associate for a prominent Montgomery County law...

James B. Shrimp concentrates his practice in the representation of employers in discrimination cases brought in federal court and state court, and at the administrative level (Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and Equal Employment Opportunities Commission). Mr. Shrimp also represents employers, including schools, in labor and employment issues. Mr. Shrimp also counsels and represents business in Franchise Law and Trademark issues.
Mr. Shrimp counsels and represents businesses in employment and commercial disputes, including employment discrimination, wage and hour, and restrictive covenants. Having worked on both the business and employee sides throughout his legal career, it gives Mr. Shrimp the unique ability to...

I have been working exclusively for the benefit of injured and disabled clients for more than 20 years. I have focused my practice exclusively in injury and disability related fields, such as workers’ compensation, social security (SSDI and SSI), disability insurance claims (ERISA and private disability insurance), and unemployment compensation claims. If you choose to retain our firm, you can be confident that your case will be given individual attention by me. I understand that your case is your only concern. From the moment you take part in your free consultation to the moment your case is fully resolved,...

Rich Sokorai is a Partner at High Swartz LLP. Rich concentrates his practice in trials, appeals and related advice on behalf of business entities, municipalities and individuals in municipal, commercial, and tort matters. Significant cases that Rich has handled include disputes over control of closely held corporations, franchise disputes, claims for breach of fiduciary duty for both non-profit and for profit corporations, construction disputes, ordinance validity challenges, and large tort cases.

Rich has tried cases in state courts, federal courts and boards of view, as well as administrative courts such as the Environmental Hearing Board and the Public Utility Commission. He...

Aggressive representation in and out of the courtroom. As a member of the litigation department at Greg Prosmushkin, P.C., I focus on ensuring my clients have zealous representation in all their matters. My primary practice focuses on; Personal Injury; Criminal Defense; DUI/DWI; Motor Vehicle and Traffic Offenses; Contract Disputes; Employee Wage Disputes and Unemployment Appeals. I am a member of several legal associations such as the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Philadelphia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association.

The Firm of Karpf, Karpf, & Cerutti, P.C. focuses on informing employees and former employees about their legal rights concerning the workplace and helping them to take swift legal action on their behalf when necessary.

W. Charles Sipio is an attorney at Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti P.C. Mr. Sipio's practice is focused primarily on employment law and federal litigation. He has litigated hundreds of employment and civil rights cases in federal and state courts against large and small employers throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Mr. Sipio has considerable experience representing employees who have been subjected to unlawful discrimination in the workplace including unlawful sexual harassment by co-workers and supervisors. Additionally, he frequently represents employees who have been subjected to unlawful retaliation by an employer for engaging in protected activity. A significant portion of Mr. Sipio's practice...

The law offices of Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti, P.C. focuses almost exclusively in the area of employment law and civil rights litigation. Our offices service clients in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. We pride ourselves on achieving the best possible outcome for our clients. Areas of Law: Employment Law Employment Discrimination Employer Liability Sexual Harassment Wrongful Termination Race Discrimination Sex Discrimination Religious Discrimination Pregnancy Discrimination Whistle Blowing Family and Medical Leave Restrictive Covenants Wage and Hour Law Overtime Claims Severance Packages Contract Law ERISA violations Timothy's Bar Admissions include: Pennsylvania State, New Jersey State, Federal Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania, District of New Jersey and Third Circuit Court of...

I am a Partner with Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti, P.C. and have practiced with the firm for over seven years. I litigate in Federal and State Courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including in the District of New Jersey, the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania and in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. I have successfully handled trials, arbitrations, mediations, settlement conferences, EEOC mediations, unemployment hearings and many other employment-related matters.

DONOVAN LITIGATION GROUP, LLC, located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, is a law firm dedicated to providing first class litigation services to investors, consumers and small businesses. The firm’s principals have substantial trial and appellate court experience prosecuting complex commercial and consumer cases. The founding member of the firm has appeared or argued before the United States Supreme Court, various federal and state appellate courts, the state Supreme Courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania and federal and state trial courts throughout the country. The firm’s nationwide practice focuses on class actions, shareholders’ rights, consumer and commercial litigation as well as employment-related disputes....

Eric L. Young, founder of Young Law Group, is a respected plaintiff attorney with a prominent track record in whistleblower cases. Alongside being AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell for legal expertise and ethics, he has secured notable whistleblower awards and represented whistleblowers globally. Eric’s clientele span from blue-collar workers to top executives.  In 2020, Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund recognized Eric as one of their Lawyers of the Year for his work in two significant whistleblower cases against Novartis and Teva, resulting in over $800 million settlements.  As the managing partner at Young Law Group, Eric specializes in advising clients who intend to report corporate fraud...

Mr. Goldner’s practice is devoted to relieving sources of conflict and stress in the workplace. He handles employment discrimination claims on behalf of both employees and employers from filing of claims through trial, verdict and appeal. He prepares human resources policies and procedures for employers as well as offering training to employers and even fellow lawyers on employment claim avoidance. He drafts and interprets restrictive covenants and other professional contracts both on behalf of those businesses seeking to secure their assets and for employees looking to make career changes, and enforces and defends these contracts in state and Federal courts....

Stephen M. Beaudoin, Partner in Reger Rizzo Darnall's Philadelphia and West Chester Offices, concentrates his practice in the areas of workers’ compensation, employment and litigation. Mr. Beaudoin has counseled and represented clients on a broad range of workers’ compensation, employment and labor-related issues for more than 20 years.

While attending law school, Mr. Beaudoin served as Associate Editor of the Ohio Northern University Law Review, and was inducted as a member of The Willis Society, membership being reserved for those students graduating in the top 10% of their class. Additionally, Mr. Beaudoin received numerous academic awards, including the American Jurisprudence...

Ms. Ma graduated from Boston University. After college, she attended and graduated from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

Ms. Ma is licensed to practice in state courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as before federal courts in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey.

David is a founding member and the Managing Partner of MacMain, Connell & Leinhauser. David has broad and extensive trial experience having tried over 125 cases to verdict in favor of his clients. David has, over the course of his twenty-five plus year legal career, focused his practice on the representation and counseling of public entities, public officials, educational institutions, religious entities, and non-profits throughout Pennsylvania, in a wide variety of civil rights and employment claims including police misconduct, zoning/land use, sexual harassment, discrimination, licensing, First Amendment, prison-based, employment, and work-place claims. David is frequently retained as a consultant and/or...

Kimberly L. Russell is a principal of the firm and a member of the Commercial Litigation and Employment Departments. She devotes a significant part of her practice to real estate and construction litigation.

Early in Ms. Russell's career, she observed that the justice system favored employees, leaving business owners - particularly small and mid-sized companies - to be extremely vulnerable to employee-related claims. She has dedicated her practice to defending employers through litigation and as an employee education consultant, providing the advice and training necessary to help employers meet regulations and minimize the potential for such disputes in the first place....

Joshua joined the Young Law Group in March 2024 as an associate. He specializes in whistleblower and retaliation cases under federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) statutes, as well as the SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Programs, the IRS Whistleblower Program, and similar programs. As a litigator, Joshua is dedicated to assisting individuals harmed by powerful institutions and those who uncover and report misuse of taxpayer funds. He considers it a privilege to work towards correcting these injustices. 

Peter A. Lennon is an experienced attorney and forensic accountant with over 25 years of experience in Whistleblower and Class Action lawsuits. He has used his extensive knowledge in law, accounting, auditing, and finance to defend victims of fraud under federal and state laws. Peter has handled high-profile cases against major public companies involving accounting, auditing scandals, and disclosure violations. He has faced companies such as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Bank of America – Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Xerox Corporation, and others. Peter has also played a pivotal role in several successful IRS Whistleblower cases on behalf of Young Law Group, with a focus...

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...

Mrs. Pilgren-Beatty is a Partner with the Law Offices of Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti, P.C., an employment discrimination firm. She has litigated claims under a number of federal and state statutes, including Title VII, 1981, the FMLA, ADEA, and ADA, the NJ LAD and the PHRA. She has also litigated wage and hour claims under both state and federal statutes. To date, Mrs. Pilgren-Beatty has been lead and co-counsel on a wide range of employment discrimination cases, taking multiple cases to jury verdict. Mrs. Pilgren-Beatty has also represented clients at the PHRC and EEOC level and in unemployment compensation...

I am a compassionate and hard-working attorney who fights hard for my clients. I am a Partner with the law firm of Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti, P.C. I am an attorney at law in good standing who is licensed to practice in the State Courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey and in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. I graduated with honors from Rutgers Law School in 2005. Since then, I have been a licensed attorney for 14.5 years. I worked as...

Arnold Heller has more than 30 years of experience in the area of real estate transactional and real estate development law. He advises a diverse range of clients, including healthcare providers, condominium and planned community developers, and affordable housing developers on such matters as the creation and preservation of affordable housing and luxury housing; the formation and negotiation of partnership and limited liability company agreements; the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts; and purchases and sales of many different types of properties.

He has extensive experience in counseling clients with respect to various types of financing transactions, including sale/leasebacks; conventional and...

The law offices of Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti, P.C. focuses almost exclusively in the area of employment law and civil rights litigation. Our offices service clients in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

We pride ourselves on achieving the best possible outcome for our clients.

Areas of Law:

Employment Law

Employment Discrimination

Employer Liability

Sexual Harassment

Wrongful Termination

Race Discrimination

Sex Discrimination

Religious Discrimination

Pregnancy Discrimination

Whistle Blowing

Family and Medical Leave

Restrictive Covenants

Wage and Hour Law

Overtime Claims

Severance Packages

Contract Law

ERISA violations

David N. Korsen, Esq. is admitted to practice within the state courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and within The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, The United States District...

David J. Schiller, J.D., LLM is a tax attorney having received his law degree in 1984 from the Rutgers University School of Law and his Masters of Law in Taxation from Villanova University. Mr. Schiller has clients throughout the country and practices exclusively in the pension/tax/estate planning and contract areas of law for his clients. His activities include examining income division alternatives among professionals, valuing businesses for buy/sell agreements, drafting employment and shareholders' agreements and pay-out arrangements, establishing business legal structures, selection, modification and implementation of fringe benefit programs, personal management advice and similar business advice for his clients.

Mr. Schiller...

Commercial litigation attorney Roxanne Zhilo’s legal practices focus on business litigation and complex civil litigation matters. She also works as a small to medium-sized business (SMB) counsel, and has experience with employment law and small contract matters. She regularly advises non-profits and businesses in risk mitigation, liability assessment, procedural and protocol framework, and employee policies. Roxanne received her J.D. from Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law. During her time there, she authored her 3L thesis on the intersection of Social Media and E-Discovery within the realm of Litigation. This exploration delved into how the standard for invading privacy evolves within...