Port Matilda Workers' Compensation Lawyers

I represent individuals and families in Erie, Crawford and Warren counties in Pennsylvania. I focused on civil litigation helping victims navigate the legal process.

I have over 20 years-experience handling personal injury cases. I have personally been lead trial counsel in over 50 personal injury trials. I have been selected as a Top 10 Attorney for Client Satisfaction by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys awarded to attorneys demonstrating exceptional and outstanding client service. I have been selected by Super Lawyers on several occasions and have been rated as “excellent” by Avvo a lawyer rating service.

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Joel J. Kofsky has been successfully representing personal injury cases since 1991. He has assisted victims of car accidents, bike accidents, and slip and fall accidents, among many others. He has obtained numerous settlements for his clients over the years, including some in the six figure range: Auto Accident Victim: $985,000 Burn Accident Victim: $475,000 Pedestrian Accident Victim: $285,000 Mr. Kofsky received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law and his MBA from George Washington University. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and has been admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania and for U.S. District...

A past Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association (1999) and former President of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Edward Chacker is recognized as one of the outstanding trial lawyers in Pennsylvania. Mr. Chacker has a well-earned reputation for handling his clients with concern, and he is capable of both negotiating an excellent settlement and trying the case to verdict. Mr. Chacker also lectures frequently, with a special emphasis on trial techniques. Read more at https://gayandchacker.com/personal-injury-lawsuits/

Ryan Zavodnick is an experienced personal injury attorney who has handled a wide variety of personal injury matters in Philadelphia, PA and the surrounding counties, including, slip and fall accidents, motor vehicle accidents, products liability accidents and workers' compensation claims resulting from work-related injuries. Mr. Zavodnick is an aggressive and creative attorney who prides himself on going the extra mile for his clients. He is a hands-on attorney who will handle your case personally from start to finish. Mr. Zavodnick earned his Juris Doctorate from Temple University School of Law in 2003 and his undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State...

Tim McNair is an attorney admitted to practice in 1981. He concentrates his practice in the field of litigation, representing people who have been injured physically, as in car crashes, at work, or financially through unfair and discriminatory job termination or refusal to hire. He also closes real estate and handles estate settlements.

Attorney McNair is a member of the American Association for Justice (formerly, Association of Trial Lawyers of America), the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Pennsylvania and Erie County Bar Associations. He has served as the Chair of the PAAJ Workers Compensation Section, the Erie...

Kaitlin Files is experienced in representing injured workers throughout all of Pennsylvania while primarily based in Philadelphia and Bucks County. She has focused solely on this area of the law since she was in law school. Since graduating law school, Kaitlin Files has been serving injured workers throughout Pennsylvania with proven success. Representing her clients with grit and grace, Kaitlin gives each new case her undivided attention whilst walking you through each step of the process. Kaitlin spent the last six years working at a high volume law firm practicing workers’ compensation. She now runs a small law office continuing...

Michael W. Cardamone is a multiple award-winning workers' compensation lawyer with a law practice for workers who get injured at work. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in North Wales, Michael Cardamone attended Boston College from 1992-1996 and graduated with honors, majoring in Philosophy with a concentration in English. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Villanova Law School in 1999. Upon passing his bar exam, he started practicing law in Pennsylvania and has been doing so ever since. In this more than 25 years of legal practice as a workers’ comp injury lawyer, he has served clients...

Mike Colarusso received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics from the Pennsylvania State University in 1982, and he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1985. Mr. Colarusso served as a judicial clerk for one year and then joined the law firm in 1986. Since that time, Mr. Colarusso has represented individuals injured in construction accidents, in automobile accidents, by defective products, and by negligent doctors and hospitals. He is a civil trial lawyer, admitted to practice in the Federal and State courts of Pennsylvania, and he is a member of...

Anthony M. Georgelis is a principal of Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C. He uses his 19 years of legal experience to protect the interests of injured clients in Lancaster County. A Lancaster County native, Tony Georgelis graduated from Hempfield High School. After earning his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Tony returned to serve his community in the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. He practiced in the court where his father, the Honorable Michael A. Georgelis, long served as president judge. During his five years in the DA's office, Tony was director of the...

Brian S. Chacker concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, premises liability and medical malpractice litigation, as well as all aspects of police brutality, civil right claims and prisoner injury law. He received his Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chacker was listed as a Rising Star in the December, 2005 issue of Philadelphia Magazine. Mr. Chacker is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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,...

A Fellow of the prestigious American College of Real Estate Lawyers and listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Mr. Schwager maintains an active general business, commercial litigation, and transactional practice with particular emphasis in the areas of real estate, property tax assessment appeals, mortgage foreclosure and creditors' rights, business formation and governance, and business litigation. Mr. Schwager served as the 126th president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and as chair of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He has been named a Super Lawyer each year since 2010, the only real estate practitioner in Northeastern Pennsylvania...

Tim has more than 20 years of legal experience. His practice focuses on the litigation of workers’ compensation, personal injury and municipal court cases in the state of New Jersey. Now an attorney at the Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen, LLC, Tim started his career with a large defense litigation firm. From there, he moved on to create the workers’ compensation defense department for Harleysville Insurance. That experience provided him with extensive knowledge of how insurance companies process claims.

Tim also established his own legal practice concentrating on representing injured workers. He developed a great deal of trial experience during his years...

Gary Heslin was born and raised in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Northeast Catholic High School and recieved his bachelor's degree from LaSalle University. After recieving his law degree from Loyola University in 1977, Gary worked for Judge William Lederer of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and then moved on to practice law in a small general practice law firm in the city of Philadelphia where he concentrated in personal injury law. In 1986, he started a law firm with a law school classmate handling exclusively personal injury, workers compensation and medical malpractice cases. In 1997,...

As a founding partner at McCann, Dillon, Jaffe & Lamb, I strive to help all those who have suffered an injury or loss of a loved one due to negligence. My experience has given me the insight and the knowledge necessary to achieve the best possible outcome for my clients.

Diane has been practicing law since 1983, and has an AV rating from her colleagues, as determined by Martindale-Hubbell. After 4 years at the prestigious Philadelphia-based defense firm of Pepper Hamilton, Diane switched to a practice exclusively devoted to the representation of injured individuals. As such, she has practiced in various areas of personal injury, including medical malpractice, automobile accidents, premises liability, product liability, and workers’ compensation, and has lectured for the American Association of Justice and the Philadelphia Bar Association.

At the present time, Diane is concentrating her law practice in the field of pharmaceutical litigation, where she specializes in...

JOHN P. DOGUM is a partner at Martin Law. He has concentrated his practice on litigating Pennsylvania workers’ compensation cases since 1992. Before joining the firm to protect the rights of injured workers, he was a partner for a major Philadelphia defense firm where he represented Fortune 500 companies and major insurance carriers in workers’ compensation litigation for more than a decade. In the spring of 2014, Mr. Dogum became a certified specialist in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation by the PA Bar Association’s Section on Workers’ Compensation Law as authorized by the PA Supreme Court. Mr. Dogum often gives presentations...

JOSEPH C. HUTTEMANN is a partner at Martin Law and has concentrated his practice in the area of workers’ compensation litigation since 1992. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Huttemann defended workers’ compensation claims for insurance carriers and employers. In addition to the litigation of many workers’ compensation claims, he has also written extensively on the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. The author of “The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act: An Employer’s Guide” and “Act 57: A Legal Analysis,” he has also written multiple articles published in The Legal Intelligencer. In the spring of 2013, Mr. Huttemann became a certified specialist in...

David F. Stern has concentrated his practice in the area of Workers' Compensation litigation since graduation from The University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Mr. Stern is one of the founding partners of Stern & Cohen. He was also a partner at previous firms and has been representing injured workers since 2004. Before becoming a trial lawyer, Mr. Stern defended Workers' Compensation actions at one of the leading defense firms in Philadelphia. Mr. Stern has been published in the area of Workers' Compensation law and has spoken at numerous seminars in this field. Mr. Stern is highly decorated having been...

When you’ve been injured or lost a loved one due to an accident on the road, in the workplace or due to medical malpractice, you want an attorney who understands your claim and the best strategy to secure compensation. At McCann & Wall, LLC, our Philadelphia personal injury lawyers bring an individualized level of attention to every case, along with a unique and valuable perspective as former legal counsel for insurance companies. We’ve successfully claimed numerous multi-million dollar settlements for clients in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey and would be happy to discuss your case.

Anthony “Tony” Leonard, a trial lawyer, represents his clients in all personal injury and workers compensation matters. Tony invests in each case personally, knowing that this work can greatly impact each of his clients’ lives. Tony takes the time to explain each step of the case to his clients in a way that is easy to understand. His clients benefit from his integrity, experience, and drive to win. Tony has successfully handled serious injury cases of all kinds, including slip and falls, automobile and trucking accidents, product liability, and medical malpractice. Tony is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as...

Tim is a personal injury attorney at Warren McGraw & Knowles LLC. Tim handles all types of personal injury cases and civil litigation. He is active in the Montgomery Bar Association, where he is Co-Chair of the Pro Bono, Access to Justice, and Community Service Committee.

Dina Brilliant graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana with a BS in Business and a minor in psychology. Ms. Brilliant then obtained her Law degree at Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, KY. Since graduating from Law School in 1993, Ms. Brilliant has been practicing in the area of Worker's Compensation. From 1993 through 2000, Ms. Brilliant worked for employers and the insurance carriers gaining valuable knowledge and insight as to how the insurance carriers and employers prepare for, and defend, workers' compensation cases. In 2001, Ms. Brilliant started representing injured workers, utilizing her prior defense experience.

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JOSEPH L. RING is an associate with Martin Law who focuses his practice primarily on Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law. Prior to joining the firm, 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...

I was born in Erie, PA, and obtained my undergraduate degree at Case Western Reserve University. In 1994, I graduated from Duquesne University School of Law and have since lived in Pittsburgh, representing injured people in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia alike.

My practice has focused primarily on Worker's Compensation issues. I have been the chair of the Worker's Compensation section for the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and am a member of the Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations, regularly practicing in various courtrooms in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

After 23 years of partnered practice, I opened my own firm...

Steve is a distinguished personal injury practitioner. Over the course of his career, Steve has diligently engaged in a robust civil litigation practice, not only in the southeastern PA counties but in other venues as well. Regardless, Steve’s approach entails thorough preparation and integration of technology. He is efficient and mission oriented. His successful advocacy is a product of significant experience, in-depth practical knowledge and commitment to every client matter. His results bear witness. Over the past decade, Steve has achieved many 6 figure and several multi-million dollar results for clients in challenging cases.

Eric is a Partner with Yablonski, Costello & Leckie, and for his entire career has focused on workers' compensation cases representing injured workers.. He is a1987 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and has practiced since then with Yablonski, Costello & Leckie. Mr. Betzner is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section Council, which consists of only 25 workers compensation attorneys statewide. He has been recognized every year since 2006 by Best Lawyers in America for his expertise in the workers compensation field. This recognition is based primarily on surveys of...

Mr. Hamilton works to protect the rights of people who have been injured as a result of automobile accidents, defective products, unsafe equipment and machinery, work place and construction accidents, workers’ compensation claims, medical malpractice and any other serious personal injuries or accidents.

Kimberly A. Oakes is a partner in the law firm of MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP, where she is the head of the firm’s Family Law Practice Group.

Ms. Oakes focuses her practice primarily in the area of family law. She has experience in handling divorces, adoption, alimony and spousal support, child support, child custody and visitation, domestic violence, paternity, prenuptial agreements and postnuptial agreements.

As a litigator, Ms. Oakes also has experience in Insurance Defense and Workers Compensation matters.

Mr. Joseph has practiced as a school solicitor for more than 35 years, providing a full range of education law services. In addition to serving as general solicitor for three area school districts, the local Intermediate Unit and numerous nonpublic school systems, he has experience in handling special education matters including mediation and litigation of special education and Section 504 due process hearings. He has also, over time, provided representation on behalf of every public school district in Erie, Crawford and Warren counties as special counsel for a variety of specific assignments.

Mr. Joseph has extensive experience in policy drafting, Family...

Gabby graduated magna cum laude from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Political Sciences and Paralegal Studies. She earned her Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law. While at law school, she was a member and then the president of the International Law Society. During her last two years of law school, Gabriela participated in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court competition and she received an award for best brief. At Widener, Gabriela was the recipient of the Pamela K Karpouzis Memorial Scholarship Award and the Paul Isaac Leiter Memorial Scholarship Award.

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Todd Lasky is an experienced workers' compensation and personal injury attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has represented individuals who have been injured at work, in car accidents and as a result of slip and fall accidents throughout Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks and Chester Counties. He has been recognized annually as a Pennsylvania Rising Star Super Lawyer, as well as one of the top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania. His compassion for those injured lends to his passionate representation of his clients and willingness to take on insurance companies and employers alike. He is known throughout the...

Katie Nealon was named as a Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch" in 2021 as well as a Super Lawyer's Rising Star. She joined Munley Law in 2014, where she dedicates herself to representing her personal injury clients. She attended Whittier Law School, where she graduated summa cum laude, was editor of Law Review, won the Trial Advocacy competition, and was recognized as an Outstanding Graduate in Business Law.

Attorney Michael A. Dempsey's work on behalf of injured clients is quickly becoming recognized for excellence across the United States. Attorney Dempsey has been honored by The National Academy of Personal Injury Lawyers. He has also been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer as published in Philadelphia Magazine.

Attorney Michael A. Dempsey is an aggressive litigator whose professional practice interests lie across all areas of Personal Injury Law, including litigation and alternative dispute resolution, as well as Workers Compensation Law. Attorney Dempsey is also a member of the Firm's School Law Department where he protects the rights of Special Education students as...