Shunk Lawyers

30 years experience representing claimants in workers' compensation and social security disability cases throughout southeastern PA.

Mr. Vasiliadis is an attorney with the law offices of Vasiliadis Pappas Associates in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His practice is focused in the areas of Trust & Estate planning and administration, Long-Term Care Planning and Asset Protection as well as Veterans’ Pension Benefits Planning, and special needs planning. Mr. Vasiliadis is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. A graduate of Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, he practices in the greater Lehigh Valley area and surrounding counties.

Prior to his law practice, Mr. Vasiliadis worked as a corporate Medicaid Specialist...

Roger Mattes, JR. President - Mattes & Mattes, P.C., Scranton, PA - 5/89 to Present. Litigation Attorney in a General Practice firm with strong emphasis in Bankruptcy, Debtor/Creditor Law, Commercial Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Family law, and Workers’ Compensation. Trial experience in both State and Federal Courts. Realtor - Hinerfeld Realty - Scranton, PA - 12/84 to 01/89. Real Estate Broker with a strong concentration on commercial and industrial transactions, as well as residential sales. Worked on complex financing including conventional mortgages, MIDAS loans, Sale/Leaseback arrangements, SLIBCO loans, owner financing. Industrial, residential and commercial appraisals. ...

My first experience in estate planning was as a U.S. Navy Judge Advocate in 2008 providing legal assistance to active duty members, retirees, and their families. I retired in 2023 after having served in several leadership roles. Supporting our community in this very real and meaningful way is such a rewarding and exciting opportunity to continue making a positive impact in others' lives.

John DiBernardino, Esquire has been practicing law since 1986. Originally from the Philadelphia area, he graduated from St. Joseph's Preparatory High School in Philadelphia in 1978. He graduated from American University in Washington, DC with a Bachelor's Degree in 1982. He then attended what is now known as Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, DE, graduating with his Juris Doctor degree in 1986. While attending law school he clerked at a personal injury law firm in Philadelphia as well as with the Delaware County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney's Office, gaining valuable courtroom experience representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at preliminary...