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Brian A Coverdale
Doylestown, PA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Brian A. Coverdale has been working with the firm since 2010 and is a partner with the firm, practicing in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
A staunch advocate of his client's rights, Brian is prepared to represent his client's interests to the maximum extent possible. Brian takes a customized approach to handling all of his cases and formulates a targeted legal strategy to fit each client's individual needs. With his divorce and family law clients, Brian takes a pragmatic approach to help his clients reach the best result possible, without paying unnecessary legal fees. By way of this approach, Brian ensures...
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Michael L. Saile Jr.
Langhorne, PA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
403 Executive Dr
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Langhorne, PA 19047
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Michael L. Saile, Jr., focuses his practice on personal injury law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
After successfully passing both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bar examinations, Mr. Saile began working as a personal injury litigator in Vineland, NJ. After getting sufficient litigation experience, Mr. Saile formed a legal partnership, Saile & Saile LLP, with his father for 12 years. Then he started Cordisco & Saile LLC in 2016 with John Cordisco.
Mr. Saile enjoys representing real people against big and powerful corporations and insurance companies. He takes great pride in knowing that through his hard work, he has the...
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Thomas Eric Panzer
Doylestown, PA Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Administrative and Workers' Comp
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Thomas E. Panzer’s practice areas focus on administrative litigation, including zoning and workers’ compensation. Mr. Panzer has represented multiple zoning hearing boards over the past 20 years. He also represents both claimants and defendants in workers’ compensation matters, which has made him a sought-after and frequent lecturer on Pennsylvania workers’ compensation topics.
Mr. Panzer joined High Swartz in 2016 as a result of a merger with McNamara, Bolla & Panzer, Attorneys at Law, a firm for which he served as Managing Partner. Mr. Panzer has been practicing law in southeastern Pennsylvania for nearly 25 years.
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Scott MacNair
Doylestown, PA Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative
Villanova University School of Law
Scott MacNair is a graduate of the Villanova University School of Law. He began his legal career in 1998 with the Pennsylvania State Education Association where he specialized in labor and education law. In 1999, he obtained a judicial clerkship with a Court of Common Pleas Judge, the Honorable Linda K.M. Ludgate, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In 2001, Scott obtained employment as an Assistant District Attorney with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. In 2004, he was promoted to Chief of Narcotics with the District Attorney’s Office. In 2005, he was promoted to Deputy District...
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Roger McMenamin
Jenkintown, PA Lawyer
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Ohio Northern University
Roger recovers millions for injured workers every year. He is the founding partner of McMenamin & Wing and has nearly 30 years of experience defending the rights of Claimants in PA Workers' Compensation Claims.
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Gary Heslin
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Loyola University New Orleans
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,...
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Dina Brilliant
Trevose, PA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
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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Keith J. Williams
Doylestown, PA Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Keith J. Williams, Esq. has dedicated his professional career to defending and protecting the rights of his clients.
Since 1983, Keith J. Williams has been practicing law in Buck County, Montgomery County, Lehigh County, and surrounding Pennsylvania areas. His practice focuses on representing individuals in a variety of matters including Criminal Defense, DUI (Driving Under the Influence), Juvenile Law, and Traffic Violations. In addition, he is qualified under PA Rule 801 to handle death penalty cases.
Anyone can be charged with a crime. Keith J. Williams understands that bad things happen to good people and that, sometimes, good people make poor decisions....
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Scott L. Feldman
Doylestown, PA Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Business and Employment
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Scott L. Feldman is a sole practitioner with offices in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Now in his thirty-first year, Mr. Feldman focuses his practice on Landlord and Tenant Law and Consumer and Commercial Collections and Litigation. He represents several large apartment complexes, and advises their rental managers and corporate personnel. He is a graduate of the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie-Mellon University and the Widener University School of Law, where he was a two-year member of the Moot Court Honor Society. Mr. Feldman is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey State and Federal Courts,...
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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 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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Jill L. Walsh
Doylestown, PA Attorney
Business and Employment
University of Baltimore School of Law
Offering 25 years combined legal and human resources experience, representing individuals in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour issues, employee benefits, reductions in force and wrongful discharge. I also develop/present training, and counsel employers on workplace investigations, employment decisions, policy development, and other employment matters.
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Donald Petrille
Doylestown, PA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Villanova University School of Law
Donald Petrille, Jr. primarily represents businesses and their shareholders as they wrestle with complex issues in today’s ever-changing legal environment. Don has helped businesses through all phases of their development, starting with initial organization, through the operational stage, eventually ending with sale, acquisition or dissolution. Addressing corporate governance, contracts, procurement, compliance, human resource issues and creditors’ rights, Don has spent his career helping small-business owners succeed. His client base includes companies in diverse industries such as real estate management, alternative energy, market research, pharmaceutical services, telecommunications, construction and software development.
Don is a member of the firm’s wills, trusts,...
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Frederick Davis
Willow Grove, PA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Consumer and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Frederick Davis, founding attorney of Davis Consumer Law Firm, has years of experience representing consumers in a broad range of civil disputes. Throughout his career, he has fought on behalf of cheated consumers in civil litigation actions and has substantial experience in successfully handling arbitrations, mediations and jury trials, routinely appearing in courts throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Mr. Davis has handled more than 1,000 automotive Lemon Law, Product Liability, Breach of Warranty and debt collection abuse cases with proven results. Through a rigorous evaluation process by judges and other peer attorneys familiar with his work,...
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Joseph J. Fantini
Jenkintown, PA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Joseph Fantini is the managing attorney of Rosen Injury Lawyers’ Mass Tort Department. His practice focuses on representing clients harmed by dangerous pharmaceutical drugs, defective medical devices and unsafe consumer products.
Joe's prior experience in insurance defense, has provided invaluable insight and knowledge that he utilizes to successfully obtain compensation for thousands of injured clients. He is recognized as a leader in national Mass Tort Litigations because of this background and understanding of complex medical, scientific, and legal issues.
Joe has helped secure millions of dollars for his clients. Since 2013, he has consistently been included in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers...
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Robert Edwin McCann
Abington, 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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Michael Herschel Monheit
Rydal, PA Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Temple University
I am Michael Monheit, the managing attorney for Monheit Law, located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I have been practicing law since 1989 and was the managing attorney of the Law Offices of Herbert Monheit, a firm founded by Herbert Monheit in 1963. Monheit Law, P.C. concentrates its practice in the field of plaintiff personal injury, product defect and birth injury cases. We work on a contingency fee basis for all of our clients.
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Maribeth Blessing
Rockledge, PA Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationWidener University Delaware School of Law
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Andrew Sacks
Jenkintown, PA Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Environmental and Insurance Claims
Dickinson School of Law
Attorney Andrew Sacks received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Grinnell College and his Juris Doctorate from Dickinson School of Law. He began his legal career practicing personal injury law in Philadelphia. Later, he began administrating legal service plans for large labor unions, servicing a collective membership of over 50,000 members and their families.
In 1994, Mr. Sacks purchased his employer's assets and launched Sacks Weston, LLC. The firm handles personal injury, medical malpractice, maritime matters, and significant efforts were devoted to toxic tort and environmental contamination litigation.
Sacks Weston, LLC pioneered N.O.R.M. litigation, which resulted in the largest, single-landowner verdict in...
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Justin Stefan Moriconi
ELKINS PARK, PA Attorney
Business and Insurance Defense
Widener University Delaware School of Law and Clemson University
Justin Moriconi appears in Court’s all over Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He represents parties in adversary proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Districts of Delaware and Pennsylvania, concentrates in oil and gas litigation, trust petitions, and lease disputes in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania and New York, handles business and personal disputes small and large. He routinely defends insurance carriers in casualty liability litigation and parties in transactional matters. Most recently, Justin successfully tried and resolved an eight-year litigation against an insured with a multi-million dollar demand for nickels on the dollar.
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Jay Solnick
Glenside, PA Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Temple University
Jay Solnick earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Brandeis University in Boston, Massachusetts and a law degree from Temple University School of Law. Jay has extensive experience litigating a wide variety of cases and claims in the state and federal courts of southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The insight and experience gained throughout his career, including the years which he spent handling insurance defense cases, are now utilized to the benefit of his clients in pursuing their personal injury claims. Jay’s practice is focused in the areas of personal injury and insurance claims, including matters involving serious and...
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Renata T. Pabisz
Doylestown, PA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Immigration
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Renata T. Pabisz is a graduate of the University of Marie Curie-Sklodowska School of Law, Rzeszow, Poland (Master of Laws 1999) and the Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE (J.D. 2011). While in law school, Ms. Pabisz served as a judicial extern in the Court of Common Pleas Orphans' Court Division in Philadelphia, PA. She has been employed by Dorian, Goldstein, Wisniewski, Orchinik, P.C. since 2008.
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Robert E. Gordon
Doylestown, PA Attorney with 16 years of experience
Business, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Widener University
Robert E. Gordon is a civil litigation, Intellectual Property (IP) and Patent attorney in our Doylestown, Bucks County office. He possesses comprehensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants over a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters. Admitted to practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Robert has appeared in both state and federal courts throughout Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, and their surrounding counties. He has represented both individuals and large companies, and has helped to secure multiple six-digit judgments for his clients. Robert’s broad range of civil litigation experience has also involved him in personal injury and workers’ compensation...
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Eric B. Smith
Fort Washington, PA Attorney with 28 years of experience
(215) 540-2653
400 Maryland Drive
P.O. Box 7544
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Real Estate
Dickinson College
Mr. Smith's practice focuses on commercial and real estate litigation, business disputes and municipal litigation. Mr. Smith is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and practices in the five-county Philadelphia metropolitan area.
Through his commercial litigation practice, he represents clients in contract and warranty disputes, as well as construction conflicts, mechanics’ liens, contractor and subcontractor payment act claims, and unfair trade practice claims. As part of his real estate and title litigation practice, Mr. Smith handles matters concerning adverse possession, easements...
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Bruce H. Neumann
Blue Bell, PA Attorney with 14 years of experience
(215) 664-1099
Union Meeting Corporate Center
980 Harvest Drive, Suite 200
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Our law practice specializes in NIL DEALS and Sports Agent Representation. Student athletes need their own lawyer to avoid problems with jeopardizing scholarship eligibility.
We also focus on Personal Injury Cases In Matters Of Asbestos Exposure And Mesothelioma Lung Cancer. There is a 30 Billion Dollar Trust Fund to compensate victims and their families. We also specialize in Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuits which is linked to Ovarian Cancer.
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Ronald C. Isgate
Doylestown, PA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Isgate law is a boutique firm recognized for our expertise in real estate and business law. Ronald Isgate, Esq. is not only a Real Estate Attorney, he is also a Realtor and Broker of Record with the real estate brokerage firm Juris Real Estate, Inc. How does this set us apart from other firms? Unlike other firms that have a myriad of practice areas, we are committed to focusing all our resources on real estate and business law.
We know real estate, inside-out. And we use this diverse experience to help clients achieve their goals and secure their investments. The...
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Virginia Lee Hardwick
Doylestown, PA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Business and Employment
New York University School of Law
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David Colin Bennion
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 20 years of experience
David has been a practicing immigration attorney since 2006. He provides quality, affordable representation in a wide range of immigration matters, including deportation defense, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), green cards, citizenship, family unification, and asylum.
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David S. Senoff
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(215) 257-4700
8225 Germantown Avenue
Box No. 4065
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
I focus my practice on appellate advocacy, insurance bad faith, bet-the-company litigation, affirmative litigation for governmental entities, and campaign and election law problem-solving and litigation for candidates, political parties, and other political action committees.
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Jeffrey Allan Drake
Doylestown, PA Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Real Estate
Capital University Law School
As one of the firm’s two founding attorneys, Jeff Drake practices in the areas of real estate, tax assessment appeals, zoning, municipal law, estate administration, family law, and personal injury law. He also represents non-profit corporations such as churches, Christian schools and mission boards, in addition to handling cases involving the preservation of religious liberties.
Jeff received his law degree in 1980 from Capital University Law School and his undergraduate degree from Gordon College in 1977. He has been an adjunct professor at Philadelphia Biblical University (now Cairn University).
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Harold M. Goldner
Fort Washington, PA Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
Boston University School of Law
Mr. Goldner’s practice is devoted to relieving sources of conflict and stress in the workplace. He handles employment discrimination claims on behalf of both employees and employers from filing of claims through trial, verdict and appeal. He prepares human resources policies and procedures for employers as well as offering training to employers and even fellow lawyers on employment claim avoidance. He drafts and interprets restrictive covenants and other professional contracts both on behalf of those businesses seeking to secure their assets and for employees looking to make career changes, and enforces and defends these contracts in state and Federal courts....
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Linda Walters
Oreland, PA Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
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I first thought of pursuing a career as an attorney when I was taking a course in the inequalities of our judicial system during my undergrad work at Penn State. By the time I finished that course, I had made up my mind to attend law school and become an attorney. Once I graduated law school and passed the Bar Exam, the first area of law I practiced was a Pro-Bono case involving child custody. Today I still practice Family Law as well as Real Estate and Estate Planning, Criminal, Business, Probate and Contracts.
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Kathleen Thomas
Doylestown, PA Attorney with 36 years of experience
Administrative, Business and Tax
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Kathleen M. Thomas concentrates her practice in the areas of municipal law, small business, non-profit law, and civil litigation. Kathleen is also experienced in other areas of municipal law, including Right to Know, land development, zoning, code enforcement and litigation.
Recognized as an expert in the areas of Pennsylvania Act 511 taxation, Kathleen serves as Special Act 511 Tax Counsel to the Townships of Lower Merion and Abington, among others. She also serves as the Act 511 Hearing Officer to multiple municipalities in Montgomery and Delaware Counties. She also serves as Special Tax Consultant for ordinance and Regulation Revision and litigation...
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Edvard Lars Wilson
Doylestown, PA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business
Villanova University School of Law
Mr. Wilson practiced law in Philadelphia for almost 15 years before opening his own firm in the Bucks County seat of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He has litigated hundreds of complex cases, both with and against some of Philadelphia's best lawyers. Edvard started his career defending medical malpractice cases, from which he gained invaluable experience as a litigator, as well as a healthcare lawyer. He later shifted his practice to representing injured individuals and small business. Finding the change in his practice so rewarding, Ed started his own firm with the goal of providing superior legal...
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Timothy Patrick Brennan
Doylestown, PA Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Tim Brennan was raised in the coal region working in his family’s well known mom and pop restaurant. He began his legal career in the Lehigh Valley as a Bethlehem and Northampton County Solicitor. He currently lives in Doylestown and, in addition to his legal work, serves as a member of the Doylestown Borough Council.
Mr. Brennan graduated from Ursinus College in 2000, receiving his Bachelor of Arts with a double major in English and Politics and a double minor in International Relations and American Studies. During this period he served two United States Congressional Internships with Congressman Joe Hoeffel and...
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Michael Joseph Brooks
Doylestown, PA Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Successful business ventures require perspective, from all vantage points. We offer you a clear view of the surrounding business landscape from the legal vantage point. This outlook provides insight into legal strategies for: business formation, drafting contracts, the hiring process, and protection of intellectual property. That amounts to more than just sound legal counsel; it gives our business clients perspective from the legal vantage point.
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Maximillian J. Muller
Dresher, PA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Maximillian J. Muller is a founding member of Muller Brazil and My Vaccine Lawyer. Mr. Muller is an experienced litigator in both Federal and State Courts in the areas of vaccine injury, unsafe drug and medical device injury, personal injury, mass torts, and bad faith. Mr. Muller prides himself on keeping Muller Brazil on the cutting edge of injury litigation and running a client-focused practice.
Mr. Muller currently devotes the majority of his law practice to aggressively fighting for the victims of serious injuries. He is a seasoned courtroom litigator and regularly tries cases to verdict. He works closely with some...
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Marla A. Joseph
Jenkintown, PA Attorney with 30 years of experience
P.O. Box 743
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
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Jenifer Dana Kaufman
Abington, PA Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Kaufman Workers' Compensation Law is committed to outstanding legal representation of injured workers and exceptional client service. You can count on us to promptly return calls and to answer the questions you have, when you have them. There is nothing more frustrating and anxiety-provoking than leaving message after message for your attorney and wondering what is happening in your case. Our promise is to provide frequent updates and to always respond within 24 hours to your inquiries. Hate to talk on the phone? We will keep in touch via e-mail and our secure on-line client portal.
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Kent Petry
Warminster, PA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Employment and Workers' Comp
University of Pennsylvania Law School
After over a decade of legal practice, our firm has established a broad spectrum of expertise to provide you with the best services, no matter what area of law. Our firm will bring world class experience, small town service, and unparalleled advocacy to every client.
The firm utilizes modern, mobile offices and up-to-date technology in order to save costs, improve service, and provide premier legal and client services.
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Donald Bermudez
Doylestown , PA Lawyer
Born and raised in Levittown, Pennsylvania; a strong connection remains with Bucks County. Centered in Philadelphia PA since practicing law.
I will come to court focused, prepared and ready to defend you.