Durham Lawyers

Representing clients in all aspects of divorce, custody, support and adoption matters for 20 years.

The Law Offices Of Samuel G. Forte, Esquire, located in N.E. Philadelphia, is a full service Law Firm providing a comprehensive range of Legal Services, with honesty and integrity, throughout Pennsylvania. Our Firm is dedicated to prompt Client communication and complete Client satisfaction. There is ample free parking and our office building is easily accessible by Public Transportation and all Roadways.

I was born and raised in the Delaware Valley. I have been practicing since 2003. I enjoy representing those people in the most need of help. Specifically, people facing criminal penalties and people injured through no fault of their own.

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.

My practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate transactions and litigation, including construction defect, seller's disclosure, zoning, land development, title matters, boundary disputes, brokerage law, association matters, builder disputes, landlord-tenant matters, etc.

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

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...

Former Assistant United States Attorney, Deputy Chief, Criminal Division. I specialize in criminal, securities, and civil financial litigation, regularly appearing in federal courts in New York, Philadelphia and nationwide. Full bio available at www.Daileyllp.com.

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Stephanie's practice focuses on helping people with workplace concerns. She also enjoys working with start up businesses and assisting clients with their contract needs, including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts. Stephanie is experienced in representing clients at all stages of litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Robert Axenfeld is an intellectual property attorney who represents companies, inventors, and venture capital firms in patent, trademark, and copyright matters.

Michelle Dempsky, a civil litigation attorney at Kraemer, Manes & Associates in Philadelphia, focuses on employment law. Her diverse and practical experience in New Jersey and Pennsylvania powers her communication and work with clients. Whether a client is a victim of wrongful termination or employment discrimination, Michelle fights for her client's employee rights.

Michelle's experience extends from disciplinary actions to worker's compensation to UC appeals. She has practiced in the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC), Public Employment Relation Commission (PERC), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Office of Administrative Law (OAL), and the Merit System Board (MSB). When it comes to worker's compensation,...

Education and employment lawyer. Dedicated to fighting for parents, students, and workers. Experience with special education due process hearings, education appeals, and federal litigation.

Benjamin C. Hoffman, a Philadelphia native, is a practicing attorney with a strong background in personal injury law. After earning his law degree from Temple University Law School in 2011, he began his career by representing clients involved in car accidents, slip and falls, work injuries, and dog bites before working as a defense attorney for a major insurance company for several years. His experience working with insurance companies has provided him with unique insights into their negotiation strategies, enabling him to secure maximum compensation for his personal injury clients. Throughout his career, Benjamin has built a solid reputation for integrity...

Kevin E. Harchar is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and is a member of both the American and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Mr. Harchar is based out of Pond Lehocky’s Scranton office. Prior to joining Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano, Mr. Harchar practiced as a workers’ compensation defense attorney from August 2009 to October 2013 at a prominent Scranton, PA law firm, where he handled all aspects of workers’ compensation claims from beginning to end, including hearings, depositions and WCAB and Commonwealth Court appeals. Mr. Harchar also practiced at an insurance defense law firm from April 2008 to August...

JOSEPH GENTILCORE is a passionate advocate for every one of his clients, and truly believes in the work that he does. Joseph focuses his practice on Fair Credit Reporting Act cases and other consumer protection matters under both state and federal law. He currently represents consumers in cases against credit card companies, banks, debt collectors, mortgage servicers and background check companies. Joseph has dedicated the majority of his career to representing individuals who have been wronged my large financial entities, and along the way has helped thousands of consumers obtain compensation from the corporations that have harmed them. As a...

SIOBHÁN MCGREAL joined Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. in 2021, and concentrates her advocacy on behalf of consumers harmed by credit reporting errors, inaccurate background screening reports for employment and housing applications, and other abusive and unfair trade practices. Siobhán has dedicated the majority of her career to helping those who have had difficulty having their voices heard within the legal system. Prior to joining FMS, Siobhán was a Deputy City Solicitor in the Child Welfare Unit of the City of Philadelphia Law Department, where she litigated thousands of hearings of child abuse, child neglect, applications for orders of protective custody, permanent...

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.

With nearly 30 years of legal experience, Joseph T. Piscitello is a highly skilled negotiator and aggressive litigator. He has earned a reputation for his ability to negotiate settlements in tough legal cases. Attorney Piscitello is proud to help individuals who have suffered injuries due to the fault of another. He takes his responsibility to his clients seriously, always going above and beyond to secure maximum compensation on their behalves. While he focuses on all types of accidents and injury claims, he has had a particular focus on cyclist accidents for the last decade. As a passionate competitive cyclist himself,...

Dawn Getty Sutphin has practiced in a large Philadelphia firm as well as for a smaller New Jersey Law office. She has completed the Estate Planning Certificate Program at Villanova Law School, concentrating on federal estate taxes, state inheritance tax, drafting Wills and Trusts, estate planning for individuals and for small business owners, taxation of estates and of trusts, post death estate planning, and estate administration and probate. Personal philosophy: Everyone needs an effective and personal estate plan including at a minimum a Will, as well as a Durable Power of Attorney, and an Advance Medical Directive or Living Will. These...

Former Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association; Former partner, Stradley Ronon Stevens and Young and former partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. I am an investment management and privacy law attorney with experience in consumer law.

Carosella and Associates, P.C. is a law firm licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Our attorneys are experienced in Business Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Real Estate, Estate Law and Immigration. We help our clients with incorporations, business contracts, real estate contracts, business buy/sell agreements, business succession planning, estate planning, wills, trusts, probates, real estate, leases, contracts, divorce, adoptions, bankruptcy issues and a lot more.

My name is Nicholas K. Beeson. I am a graduate of the Villanova University School of Law and a former assistant District Attorney in the Montgomery County PA District Attorney’s office . Ultimately, I rose to the level of Captain, in charge of the unit that investigated and prosecuted cases involving domestic violence and sexual assault. Today, I am applying my years of training and experience as a criminal prosecutor and supervisor to my career as a criminal defense attorney, working every day to fight for and protect my clients. For nearly 7-years, as an assistant district attorney, I was directly...

Thomas P. ('Tip') McCabe has extensive criminal defense experience having practiced as an Assistant Public Defender in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He has represented hundreds of defendants at the preliminary hearing level and at the Court of Common Pleas. He has jury trial experience including felony jury trials, and he has represented clients at the appellate level. Mr. McCabe also has juvenile criminal defense experience. Prior to his employment at the Chester County Public Defender's Office, Mr. McCabe practiced civil litigation in Philadelphia.

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Providing guidance and direction to Clients in Real Estate, Estate Planning, Family Law, Contracts, Business Transactions, Legal Conflicts and Litigation Matters. Representing clients in one or more of these matters to help them in their everyday personal and/or business life. I am focused on providing my clients with the individual attention and the high quality of performance they deserve while always maintaining the degree of integrity and confidentiality required for my client's protection. MY GOALS are my client's goals and that is to reach the objectives they are seeking in whatever area of law or matter I am working on...

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...

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...