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Debra Andrea Jensen
Reading, PA Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Temple University
Debra Jensen has been selected five times to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers’ list, is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a Lifetime Charter member in Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America, and a Senior Partner and Galfand Berger’s Managing Partner and a Senior Partner and Galfand Berger’s Managing Partner. As a Senior Partner at Galfand Berger, Debra contributes to the firm’s core values and mission. And when her fellow partners unanimously elected her as Managing Partner in 1999, Debra became one of three women who were the top managing attorneys at Philadelphia law firms. Debra has a...
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Michael Malvey
Reading, PA Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Temple University
Michael Malvey is a Senior Partner at Galfand Berger. Since joining the firm in 2002, Michael has handled a wide variety of cases within the personal injury department, including automobile accidents, premises liability cases, construction site accidents, products liability matters, and medical malpractice cases. He has been a member of the team of Galfand Berger lawyers who have obtained over $75 million dollars in settlements and judgments and attained some of the largest, multi-million dollar client recoveries in Pennsylvania. Michael also proudly represents members of the Latino and Hispanic communities throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Michael currently is...
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Jacob A Gurwitz
Reading, PA Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Jacob A. Gurwitz is a criminal trial lawyer at Feeney & Gurwitz in Reading, Pennsylvania. He has litigated numerous criminal matters involving disorderly conduct, DUI, murder and other violent crimes, and more. He serves a wide range of criminal clients in the Berks, Lancaster, Allentown, and Pottsville, Pennsylvania, areas.
Mr. Gurwitz received a full scholarship to the University of Texas at Dallas, where he was elected as student body president, and earned a bachelor's degrees in government and political...
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Andrew D. Swain
Philadelphia, 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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Brittany M. Yurchyk
Norristown, PA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Family and Juvenile
Pepperdine University School of Law
While my main practice is family law, I specialize in alternative dispute resolution, equitable distribution, child custody, child and spousal support, abuse and domestic relations. After achieving a certificate in dispute resolution from the renowned Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University, I called upon that legal training and focused my practice on building effective solutions that meet my clients’ needs during a divorce or other family law matter.
Before moving to the Philadelphia area, I practiced family law at a firm in Pittsburgh and previously served as a law clerk to The Honorable William F. Ward in the...
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William Kovalcik
Frackville, PA Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationNursing Home, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Notre Dame Law School
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Aman 'Tip' Barber III
Harleysville, PA Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
Villanova University School of Law
I offer reasonable rates for all legal matters and a no charge initial consultation. Call today at 610-462-1452 --- I represent personal and corporate clients throughout southestern Pennsylvania in matters involving personal injury; driving under the influence, DUI; driving while ability impaired, DWAI; driving after imbibing, DAI, corporate law; commercial litigation; estate planning and estate administration. Call or email me to arrange a no charge consultation. Evening and weekend hours available. Reasonable rates for all legal matters
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Daniel Edward Mueller
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 30 years of experience
(215) 248-0989
40 W. Evergreen Avenue, Suite 101
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business, Consumer and Foreclosure Defense
University of South Carolina - Columbia
We represent individuals and business owners in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy, civil litigation, debt settlement, debtor defense, foreclosure defense, mortgage modification, business law, and intellectual property. Our goal is to find the right solution for each client.
In addition, we represent clients in several areas of consumer law, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and other federal and state statutes intended to protect consumers from abusive debt collectors, creditors, and scammers.
Our business practice includes business formation, strategic planning, contracts, business debt negotiation, regulatory compliance, trademarks, copyrights, and outside general counsel...
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Richard F. Michaelson
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 51 years of experience
(215) 832-3800
2401 Pennsyvania Ave
Suite 1C-51
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Temple University
Personal and Detailed attention will be given to you & your case by me, as a Sole Practitioner, and my Paralegal Sandy, my wife. We will work with you as a Team. We will both be as concerned about you and your case as we would care for a family member. Richard F. Michaelson 2015
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Howard A Rosen
Reading, PA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Widener University Delaware School of Law
With strong family ties to the legal profession, Mr. Rosen had been interested in becoming an attorney since childhood. He genuinely enjoys helping people and has a passion for the law unmatched by most. After graduating with a law degree in 2005, Howard worked with a group for nearly 10 years before opening his law firm, H. Rosen Law, P.C., in 2014. Howard offers a client-centered approach to each case and takes the time to learn more about every client and situation that comes to his door. He believes that a strong attorney-client relationship is a key foundation for success,...
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David B. Shulman
Northampton, PA Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
The lawyers of Shulman Law Office PC have been serving the legal needs of our neighbors throughout the Lehigh Valley and beyond for over 30 years. Practicing primarily in Northampton, Lehigh, and Carbon Counties, we are here for you. We are a general practice firm covering many areas of law, with particular focus on estate administration, estate planning, real estate, business law, wills, powers of attorney, and advance healthcare directive (living wills), and family law. Please see our areas of practice for a more comprehensive list. With an office in Northampton and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, we are conveniently located and offer...
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Louis J. Rizzo Jr
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business and Insurance Defense
Villanova University 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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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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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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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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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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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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Alexis Berg-Townsend
Whitehall, PA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Ohio Northern University
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Mark Aaron Hinrichs
Center Valley, PA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(215) 450-0502
3477 Corporate Parkway
Suite 100, - #619
Center Valley, PA 18034
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
As a criminal defense lawyer, Attorney Mark Hinrichs represents and protects individuals facing serious consequences in the criminal justice system. Mark is privileged and honored to stand with the individual citizen to “level the playing field" against the Commonwealth - an adversary with vast resources and advantages. Every case is important and gets nothing less than a 100% effort and focus in order to get the best result possible for each client.
Following graduation from college, he secured employment as a paralegal working alongside Roy Black, Esquire, and other attorneys at Black, Srebnick, Kornspan, and Sumpf, P.A., one of...
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Kim Gillen
Lehighton, PA Lawyer
(484) 613-0011
613 Blakeslee Boulevard East, Suite 103
Lehighton, PA 18235
Divorce, Employment, Estate Planning and Family
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Attorney Kim Gillen received her Juris Doctor degree from Widener University School of Law — Harrisburg Campus in 2007 and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar the same year. Through many years of practice, she has acquired deep experience in essential legal disciplines, with particular concentrations in family law, estate planning, labor law, landlord/tenant law and contracts. On the criminal side, her caseload includes defense for traffic offenses, misdemeanors, felonies, DUI offenses, and juvenile cases.
She is appointed as Conflicts Counsel in Carbon County for criminal cases and is also a court-appointed arbitrator, having served as chair on arbitration panels. In...
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Ross J. Switkes
Bala Cynwyd, PA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Bankruptcy
Seton Hall University School of Law
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Debra Speyer
Bala Cynwyd, PA Attorney with 39 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Has the thought of putting together an estate plan, trust , will, living will or power of attorney drain you?
Do you need a guardianship for a loved one and don't know where to turn?
Is the estate you need to administer or are about to probate
making your life hectic?
Has your family put you in charge of sorting a difficult family situation
and you don't know where to turn or even the questions to ask?
Do you need a plan for the future for yourself or a loved one that
you have been putting off until now?
Have you lost money due...
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Charles Laputka
Allentown, PA Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business, Collections and Real Estate
Duquesne University School of Law
Charles Laputka is the owner and manager of the Laputka Law Office, LLC:
My clients often want to know how they should handle burdensome debt obligations and get a fresh start towards a better financial future. Since 1997 I have helped thousands of people overcome mountains of debt in one way or another. As the owner of the Laputka Law Office, I regularly counsel clients regarding mortgage foreclosure, asset protection planning, and collection issues as well.
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C.J. Lyford
Lafayette Hill, PA Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Family and Immigration
Temple University
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION (Clients in U.S. and Worldwide)
Consultation and legal services to parents and agencies re preparation of Orphan Petitions and Hague Convention Petitions; Home Study and related pre and post adoption problems; Responses/Appeals re NOIDS, Petition denials, visa denials and related; Legalization of immigration status for adopted child; Applications for U.S. Citizenship; Citizenship problems. Adoption of overseas relative and identified child adoption.
DOMESTIC ADOPTION(Limited to Pennsylvania):
Independent and Agency adoptions; Stepparent, second parent and relative adoptions; Adoption finalizations and readoptions.
(Adoptions handled in Montgomery, Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester,Bucks and Berks Counties)
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Family and General Immigration(Clients in U.S. and Worldwide)
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Jonathan Warren
Blue Bell, PA Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Temple University Beasley School of Law
During his 35 years in private practice, Jon Warren has achieved spectacular results for his clients. He has focused his work on representing seriously injured clients in complex personal injury claims. These types of claims have included: medical malpractice claims, work-place injuries, motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle and bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, construction accidents, falls, and more. Examples of his substantial results can be reviewed on this site.
I am dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those who become disabled or injured, as well as those who are the survivors of the victims of wrongful deaths.
For several years...
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Joshua Rudolph
Plymouth Meeting, PA Attorney with 12 years of experience
(267) 282-1033
600 West Germantown Pike
Suite 400
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Josh Rudolph is a creative problem solver thriving in the dynamic legal environment. Mr. Rudolph focuses his career on criminal defense and civil litigation.
Known for honesty and integrity, Mr. Rudolph prides himself on his ability to help navigate the complex legal world. He takes the time to get to know his clients, understand their challenges, and passionately fight for them; always keeping client’s best interest in mind even if it means a less favorable outcome for the firm.
A skilled negotiator, Mr. Rudolph is equally comfortable negotiating or in trial. He is highly effective at developing creative strategies. Outside experiences...
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Joshua James Knepp
Conshohocken, PA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(610) 825-0500
161 Washington Street, Suite 900
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Joshua J. Knepp is a partner and shareholder at the law firm of Morris Wilson Knepp Jacquette, P.C., which has offices located in both Philadelphia and Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Mr. Knepp is an experienced trial attorney who handles medical malpractice, personal injury, products liability, automobile accidents, and complex commercial litigation. He represents clients in Pennsylvania state and federal courts. He uses his past experience as a defense attorney for hospitals and doctors to inform his strategy as a Plaintiffs' attorney when suing healthcare providers on behalf of his clients.
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David B. Halpern
Emmaus, PA Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationAsbestos
Widener University Delaware School of Law
David Halpern has dedicated over 30 years of his career to advocating for the rights of individuals affected by asbestos exposure. Through extensive investigations, litigation, and settlements, he has successfully resolved numerous cases involving mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer.
Halpern's unwavering commitment and dedication have resulted in holding companies accountable for their actions and have led to the recovery of millions of dollars for victims of asbestos-related cancer.
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Nigel S Scott
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal Defense, Immigration and Personal Injury
Delaware Law School
At Aegis Law we are committed to equal access to justice for all clients. This impacts not only how we approach threats to Constitutional protections, but also threats to affordability as well. We tailor solutions to meet the needs of every client individually, thereby ensuring efficient, honest, earnest and effective advocacy. Call us today to schedule your free consultation.
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Marc Goldich
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Consumer, Employment, Products Liability and Securities
Temple University Beasley School of Law and Arizona State University
After spending over a decade at a large international law firm representing the world’s leading companies in high-stakes disputes and complex commercial litigation, Mr. Goldich switched sides and founded Axler Goldich LLC, a class action and personal injury firm devoted to helping consumers, employees, and investors from all across the nation who have been harmed by corporate negligence or wrongdoing. At Axler Goldich, Mr. Goldich maintains a robust practice focused on representing clients in class action and individual cases against corporate defendants such as pharmaceutical manufacturers, financial institutions, automobile manufacturers, and national and international corporations in a variety of industries....
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D. Scott Wiggins
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 37 years of experience
(267) 833-0200
1500 Market Street
East Tower -12th. Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Education, Employment and Personal Injury
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
D. Scott Wiggins is a Senior Attorney wielding over two decades of game-changing approaches to client representation in different law areas including criminal and school law hearings, personal injury, and employment law.
A former elementary and secondary independent schools senior-level administrator and teacher, he blends his unique experiences and expertise to protect liberties and rights, resolve disputes, and ensure justice.
Mr. Wiggins received the Dean's Outstanding Service Award during his time in Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University, his passion for law and how it is dispensed saw him through hurdles and years of learning to uphold law...
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Jared Slipman
Philadelphia, PA Attorney
(215) 665-3227
Centre Square West
1500 Market Street, Suite 3400
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Business, Environmental and Tax
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Rated among the top three tax practices in Philadelphia for 2024 by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Jared practices business, corporate, and tax law. Jared focuses his practice on all manner of corporate transactions and matters, including formations, liquidations, mergers, negotiating commercial agreements, non-profit entity and S Corporation compliance, and more. He particularly enjoys helping start-up clients navigate legal hurdles. Aside from general corporate expertise, his niche specialty lies in transactional tax matters, and includes tax structuring and analysis attendant to corporate transactions as well as advising clients on tax considerations in connection with debt financing, choice of entity questions, and M&A....
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Doris J Dabrowski
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 49 years of experience
Administrative, Appeals, Employment and Health Care
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Arbitrator on American Arbitration Association, American Health Lawyers Association and FINRA rosters.
Advocate in appeals from administrative agencies, benefit plans, and trial court decisions.
Comprehensive knowledge of disability employment and benefit law, federal, state and local government employment and benefits, security clearances and ERISA.
Rated AV (preeminent) by Martindale-Hubbell, recognized by Pennsylvania SuperLawyers for more than 11 years.
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Federal Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the District of...
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Chad Guevara Boonswang
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 28 years of experience
Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Villanova University School of Law
Based in Philadelphia and serving clients across the country, Boonswang Law focuses on life insurance and catastrophic personal injury claims. Led by Attorney Chad G. Boonswang – a nationally acclaimed life insurance lawyer - Boonswang Law helps clients who have had their life insurance claim denied or delayed and those who are looking to receive the compensation they deserve after a personal injury resulting from a variety of accidents, including automobile accidents and medical negligence
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Richard Moss Golomb
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 41 years of experience
Consumer, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Attorney Richard Golomb, one of the founding partners at Golomb & Honik, P.C., has been representing clients in catastrophic personal injury cases and consumer class action lawsuits for more than 30 years. In this time, he has successfully recovered million-dollar and multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements in more than 50 separate cases for individual and class action clients. Mr. Golomb has also served in leadership positions for more than a dozen consumer class action and anti-trust matters. As an active member of the bar, Mr. Golomb previously served as President of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and currently sits on...
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Jonathan Corchnoy
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationEducation, Elder and Personal Injury
American University Washington College of Law
Jonathan S. Corchnoy
has been practicing law for over 40 years in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and now has opened an office in Sarasota, Florida. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, is a member of The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA). Prior to coming to the Philadelphia area after graduating from law school, he clerked with the United States Department of Justice, Tax division. He is a 1981 graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., and Allegheny College, in Meadville, PA. He spent his youth growing up...
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Taylor A Gerchman
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 7 years of experience
(484) 604-9488
30 South 15th Street
Suite 1550, PMB #37287
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
Drexel University School of Law
I am a Plaintiff's Life Insurance Attorney which means I represent insured persons and beneficiaries in delayed or denied claims for individual life insurance, ERISA life insurance, critical/chronic insurance, accidental death and dismemberment benefits. I take cases from across the United States and I represent my clients on a contingency fee basis.
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Gregory C. Littman
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Since 2014 Mr. Littman has been selected by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in the area of Plaintiff’s Civil Litigation for Pennsylvania, an award is only given to 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state. Year after year Mr. Littman has been honored with multiple prestigious awards including being named one of the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys in the State of Pennsylvania an award is given to less than 1% of attorneys in the State, Litigator of the Year for 2019 and the 2020 Elite Advocate.
During his time at Widener, Mr. Littman interned for the Honorable Berle...