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Stewart Eisenberg
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Temple University Beasley School of Law
As founder and senior partner of the Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C, Stewart has represented victims of catastrophic injury and wrongful death for more than 40 years. He is one of the region's most accomplished trial lawyers, with a long list of awards and recognition. After graduating Cum Laude in 1976 from the University of Pennsylvania, Stewart graduated from Temple University School of Law in 1980, where he served on the Law Review and received the Barristers Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. Stewart has lectured at more than 50 seminars and continuing education programs and...
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Nadine C. Atkinson-Flowers
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 18 years of experience
Immigration
Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica 2006
Experienced prosecutor and seasoned criminal defense Attorney with years of know how about Jamaican law, which has helped to assist immigration clients, especially those with Jamaican legal issues. Success with clients with asylum appeals before the BIA.
Available to write expert reports/country conditions about Jamaica.
Available to write briefs for BIA appeals for Attorneys.
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Megan Watson
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 25 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
Temple University Beasley School of Law
I have always been interested in family law and am fortunate to have started my legal career as a summer law clerk with Joni Berner and Margaret Klaw over 20 years ago. I am particularly passionate about children, family and civility and enjoy helping clients resolve legal issues as quickly and amicably as possible. I am licensed in both in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and am here to help you with your family law matter. In my spare time, I serve on the boards at Philly VIP and Good Shepherd Mediation Program and am the proud mother of a son...
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Stephen Console
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Villanova University School of Law
Stephen G. Console is the founding partner of the firm – which was formed in 1990. He currently is the managing partner.
In 36 years of practice, Steve has been at the forefront of both fighting for, and expanding, the rights of employees who are the victims of abuse of power by their employees and who have had their civil rights violated. Examples include: trying the first case ever televised in a federal court of the United States in 1991; bringing the first case ever filed under CEPA – the NJ whistle-blower law; establishing the legal precedent that investigators in claims...
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Laura Carlin Mattiacci
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Laura Carlin Mattiacci is a partner and attorney at Console Law Offices LLC in Philadelphia. She serves as the lead trial counsel for the law firm’s most significant employment law cases in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As a skilled employment law attorney, Laura has represent a variety of clients including those are current and former employees and applicants for employment. She also has served as an advocate for those who have been victimized by discrimination based on sex, race, religion, national origin, color, disability, age, sexual orientation and pregnancy. Additionally, Laura’s practice includes significant class actions...
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Sarah Holmes
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business, IP and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
I spent six years defending personal injury cases as a litigator in Pennsylvania and New Jersey state and federal courts. My clients were large corporations, big box stores, and business owners who found themselves on the receiving end of a lawsuit.
While my job in a law firm provided an adrenaline rush, I always wanted to be a business owner. I started my first business in my kitchen seven years ago and within a year and a half my products were sold in close to 100 stores across the country. I managed to...
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Lisa D Eldridge
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Virginia School of Law
LISA D. ELDRIDGE is an associate at Martin Law and has practiced Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law since 1988. Ms. Eldridge previously practiced workers’ compensation at a defense firm. Ms. Eldridge has handled every type of workers' compensation case for an extensive number of insurance companies and employers, and presently, injured workers. Ms. Eldridge began her career as a liability associate with a defense firm and for approximately four years, she handled a wide range of cases in the practice fields of medical malpractice, personal injury, and product liability. An avid writer, Ms. Eldridge, has published numerous works including, Chinnery vs....
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Frank J Udinson
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Widener University Delaware School of Law
FRANK J. UDINSON is an associate with Martin Law and focuses his practice primarily on Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law while also developing a Veterans’ Benefits practice. In the Spring of 2013, Mr. Udinson became a certified specialist in Veterans’ Benefits. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Udinson practiced at a Philadelphia defense firm representing employers across Pennsylvania in the areas of workers’ compensation. After completing law school, Mr. Udinson was an Assistant District Attorney for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted criminal cases in Municipal Court. Mr. Udinson obtained his law degree from the Widener University School of...
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Rebecca Sallen
Merion Station, PA Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Saint Louis University
Rebecca Sallen is a Montgomery County estate planning lawyer and the founder of Sallen Law. Ms. Sallen is a magna cum laude graduate of Emory University, where she was on the Dean’s List and Honor Roll. She later obtained a law degree Saint Louis University, where she received extensive training in estate planning, administration, and probate. She has published papers and given presentations on various legal matters pertaining to family finances, individual rights, and the connection between family relationships and economics.
Ms. Sallen has also spent several years working as a political consultant, lending her services to local, congressional, state, and...
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David F. Stern
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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...
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Evan Hughes
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
White Collar Crime
Widener University
Celebrated Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer Evan Hughes is nationally recognized not only as the premier criminal defense attorney in the Philadelphia area, but also as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the United States. He has received dozens of accolades and honors from fellow attorneys as well as awards from Super Lawyers and AVVO. Recently, Evan Hughes has been listed in the top 100 criminal defense lawyers by Newsweek. Evan Hughes enjoys a well-deserved reputation as a skilled trial lawyer and relentless advocate for his clients. Never shying away from tough and unpopular cases, Evan Hughes has obtained...
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Joseph D Lento
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Temple University
Joseph Lento is a Philadelphia criminal defense attorney at Lento Law Firm. He devotes himself to defending his clients in criminal cases, no matter how difficult the situation. He works closely with each individual client to customize his or her defense. Being faced with criminal charges can be stressful, and he is dedicated to helping clients achieve positive results in these difficult situations. Lento, a Philadelphia native, earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Villanova University before graduating with his juris doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law. He then began practicing law in both Pennsylvania and...
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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 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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Eric S. Borjeson
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Villanova University School of Law
Eric S. Borjeson has practiced Workers’ Compensation law in Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania counties since obtaining his Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1990. At E.S. Borjeson & Associates, we believe every person who is injured at work deserves a Philadelphia Workers’ Compensation lawyer who is passionate about their needs and is driven to champion their interests. That is why we put our exceptional knowledge and compassion to work to obtain the very best results for our Workers’ Compensation clients in Pennsylvania. With more than 20 years of experience in Workers’ Compensation law,...
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Joshua James Knepp
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(215) 259-6700
One Liberty Place
1650 Market St., Suite 3600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Free ConsultationBusiness 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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Eric Ascalon
Newtown Square, PA Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business, Entertainment & Sports and Real Estate
American University
In Eric's role as Vice President of Development for Catalyst, he works collaboratively with municipal officials and stakeholders to establish public/private partnerships that fulfill community needs at no cost to taxpayers.
He is an enthusiastic team builder that draws on years of experience as a business development professional in the art and design industry, and as a transactional attorney.
Eric's commitment to the community can be noted through leadership roles in various groups and nonprofits, including as Chairman of the acclaimed Garden State Film Festival. A recent Ironman 140.6 finisher, Eric's personal interests include distance running and triathlon.
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Daniel Edward Mueller
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business, Consumer and Trademarks
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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James R. Ronca
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
James Ronca focuses his practice on complex automobile and commercial vehicle accident lawsuits, pharmaceutical and medical device cases, construction accident lawsuits and more. Mr. Ronca was named one of the Top 10 Lawyers in Pennsylvania by Super Lawyers® in 2012 and 2014.
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Katie Nealon
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Whittier Law School
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.
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David Jay Glassman
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 44 years of experience
White Collar Crime
Temple University Beasley School of Law and California Western School of Law
Before opening my private practice in 1987, I was a former Deputy Attorney General in Pennsylvania and Prosecutor in Atlantic County, New Jersey. My passion for justice and my commitment to clients have made me a well-respected criminal defense advocate, well known for upholding the best interests of the people I represent.
I understand that finding yourself in legal trouble is frightening, and you put an enormous amount of faith in the attorney you hire to represent you. In return, you deserve to be treated as more than just another case. It’s important to me to treat each client with respect,...
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Eve R. Keller
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 10 years of experience
1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Employment
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Eve R. Keller, Esquire, a 2014 graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law, is an associate with Post & Schell, P.C. in the firm’s employment and employee relations group. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Keller worked at Folkman Law Offices, P.C., and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ronald E. Bookbinder, A.J.S.C. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County.
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Marion Munley
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer
(215) 515-7747
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd Suite 1690
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Products Liability
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Marion Munley is a champion of the civil justice system and the rights of victims—particularly those who have been injured in trucking crashes and by products in the marketplace. She is known for her compassionate approach to representing the catastrophically injured and her tireless devotion to her clients and their families. Marion treats each client like a member of her family. Through her advocacy, she has won many multimillion dollar recoveries for her clients including one of the largest trucking accident settlements in history.
Widely recognized as one of the most prominent and widely respected lawyers in the state, Marion is...
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Brian Zeiger
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(215) 546-0340
1500 JFK Blvd, Two Penn Center
Suite 620a
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
Temple University
Brian J. Zeiger, Esquire is a experienced and aggressive criminal defense attorney located in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Zeiger's practice areas range from criminal defense and white collar to civil rights and appeals. Mr. Zeiger has handled matters throughout Pennsylvania. He is a protector of people's individual rights, and takes his clients' liberty and freedom very seriously. Mr. Zeiger is passionate about jury trials. Contact him now at 215.546.0340 for a free consultation.
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Richard P. Console Jr.
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Rutgers University School of Law
A South Jersey native, Mr. Console grew up in Haddonfield and later returned to live in Cherry Hill with his wife and two sons. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree and graduated with honors from Villanova University in 1989.
As a recipient of the Richter Merit Scholarship, he attended Rutgers University School of Law and graduated cum laude with his Juris Doctor degree in 1992.
Shortly after launching his legal career, Mr. Console decided to start his own firm, and the Law Office of Richard P. Console, Jr., P.C. was born.
Though he first practiced general law, he quickly decided that he...
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Kevin Haverty
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Kevin Haverty is an experienced trial attorney whose practice concentrates on pharmaceutical and medical device product liability, medical negligence and other personal injury matters. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
Mr. Haverty also has an extensive appellate practice and has been involved in several significant cases in federal and state courts including, most recently, Wendell v. GlaxoSmithKline, a 9th Circuit decision addressing the admission of expert testimony in cases involving rare diseases. He has authored five briefs as friend of the court for the New Jersey Association for Justice (formerly...
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Lawren J. Nelson
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Mr. Nelson focuses his Philadelphia law practice on all types of personal injury cases and wrongful death lawsuits. His aggressive trial preparation techniques ensure that his clients are able to recover the maximum compensation for their injuries. Some of the common types of personal injury victims represented by Mr. Nelson include: - Common Personal Injury Claims - Catastrophic Injuries - Trucking Accidents - Motor Vehicle Accidents - Slip and Fall Accidents - Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect - Construction Accidents - Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury - Defective Products - Private Long-Term Disability Claims - Wrongful...
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Kandis L. Kovalsky
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Washington University in St. Louis
Justia
Associate Kandis Kovalsky is an accomplished business lawyer representing both corporate and individual clients in a broad range of complex commercial litigation matters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey state, federal and bankruptcy courts.
Kandis represents clients in all aspects of commercial litigation, particularly in matters involving business torts, partnership and shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, unfair and deceptive business practices actions, creditor’s rights and civil RICO actions. Although Kandis’ practice mostly focuses on cases in active litigation, Kandis also assists clients in general business matters and litigation avoidance.
Kandis represents commercial borrowers, secured and unsecured lenders and Chapter 7 trustees in complex bankruptcy...
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Howard A Rosen
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' 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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Robert Edwin McCann
Media, PA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
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.
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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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Alan I. Moldoff
Bala Cynwyd, PA Attorney with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationRutgers School of Law-Newark
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Heidi Villari
Philadelphia, PA Attorney
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Heidi G. Villari is the principal shareholder of The Villari Firm, LLC, a personal injury law firm representing plaintiffs in personal injury, birth injury, medical malpractice, premises liability, product liability, and wrongful death actions. She has over 20 years of trial experience representing people who are catastrophically injured. Ms. Villari is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey and actively practices personal injury law in both states. However, her primary office is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she was born and raised.
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Debra Speyer
Bala Cynwyd, PA Attorney with 38 years of experience
Securities
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?
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Has your family put you in charge of sorting a difficult family situation
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Have you lost money due...
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Marc Howard Jaffe
VILLANOVA, PA Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Real Estate
Villanova University School of Law and Villanova University School of Law
Estate Planning & Real Estate Attorney in Philadelphia's Western Suburbs -- AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell
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Ms. May Mon Post
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Immigration
Temple University
Ms. Post is an experienced counselor and litigator, concentrating her practice in the representation of employees in all aspects of employment related litigation in federal court and before administrative agencies. This includes claims of sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, wrongful discharge, and discrimination based on race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and pregnancy.
As a litigator, Ms. Post has represented both employees and employers in litigation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the American Arbitration Association, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Pennsylvania Human...
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Cyrus Shaw
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
Temple University’s Beasley School of Law and Widener University
As the founder of Shaw Law, Cyrus Shaw believes there is only one thing that the firm should be focused on – getting the best possible results for clients. This starts from the initial client interview, where a rapport and trust needs to be established. It is common for new client intake to be limited to one a day, so as much time as needed can be spent with the new client. Each client is a person, not a file. Each client has their own story. A law firm where clients become like family is what he strives for. This...
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Margaret A. Morris
Philadelphia, PA Attorney
(215) 495-6524
Cira Centre, 13th Floor
2929 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Business and Employment
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Andrew A. Chirls
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(215) 893-9300
Ten Penn Center 1801 Market Street, Suite 1100
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Real Estate
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Andrew Chirls has tried a broad variety of business and tort cases. A graduate of the University of California (Boalt Hall) School of Law, he served as a clerk for the U.S. District Court in New Jersey for a year and then spent 25 years litigating at Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, where he was a partner from 1989 to 2009. He was Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association in 2005.
Class actions and mass torts: Mr. Chirls is known for his practice in class actions and multi-district litigation, both as an advocate and a neutral. He...
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Robert L. Sachs Jr.
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationVillanova University School of Law
Robert L. Sachs, Jr., a Philadelphia personal injury attorney, is the managing partner at Shrager, Spivey & Sachs. Attorney Sachs has been practicing as a lawyer in Pennsylvania for more than three decades. He served on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and Medico-Legal Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Mr. Sachs received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law. For more information, please get in touch with his firm today.
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Noah I Axler
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Products Liability
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Mr. Axler co-manages the firm’s practice with a focus on class action, consumer protection, products liability, qui tam/whistleblower and mass tort litigation. Mr. Axler’s practice is largely focused on representing consumers in class action cases against corporate defendants such as pharmaceutical manufacturers, financial institutions, and national and international corporations in a variety of industries. During his career, he has served as counsel in cases which have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for consumers and businesses.