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Timothy M. Knowles
Blue Bell, PA Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Temple University
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.
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Kenneth P. Milner
Blue Bell, PA Attorney with 48 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Boston University School of Law
I am an experienced franchise, real estate and business attorney who believes that a lawyer can take his work and his clients seriously, without having to take himself too seriously.
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James DiMarco
Blue Bell, PA Attorney with 15 years of experience
(484) 351-0350
518 East Township Line Road
Suite 100
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Free ConsultationVillanova University School of Law
Personal injury lawyer James DiMarco focuses his practice primarily on automobile accidents, slip and fall injuries, and other complex legal matters. Before becoming a personal injury attorney, he worked for seven years as a defense attorney representing corporations and insurance companies. This experience has given Jim unique insight when pursuing compensation for injured clients. His work representing clients in high-stakes litigation also allowed him to attain the skills to be a fierce litigator.
Jim is a compassionate attorney, patient listener and tenacious advocate, who utilizes his knowledge and smart applications of the law to obtain great outcomes in his cases. He...
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Eric B. Smith
Wayne, PA Attorney with 28 years of experience
130 W Lancaster Avenue
Wayne, PA 19087
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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Christopher W. Koschier
Norristown, PA Attorney
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Dickinson School of Law
Criminal Defense isn't just what I do, it's all that I do. I only accept criminal defense cases. I'm serious about helping my clients get positive outcomes, and I'm always there to answer questions, explain issues, and discuss viable defense strategies. I'm a true criminal defense attorney. Visit my website to learn more: http://www.duckjail.com
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James Michael Smedley
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Boston University School of Law
Partner at McCarter & English LLP, in the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Group. I have a wealth of industry experience in the computer software and hardware fields to bolster the legal experience I have developed over the years.
My primary focus is on intellectual property matters in the technology sector, mainly involving patent prosecution and litigation. However, we also handle a whole host of other matters, including corporate transactions and finance, M&A, litigation, real estate, employment, immigration, privacy, data security, licensing and more.
On a personal level, I am an avid video gamer, wine lover and fitness...
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Renata T. Pabisz
Norristown, 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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Jay Levin
Media, PA Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Jay M. Levin joined Eckell Sparks in February of 2012. Prior to joining the firm, Jay was a partner in the Chester County law firm of DiGiacomo, Goldberg & Levin. Jay is a licensed practitioner in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and he practices throughout Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Lehigh and Bucks Counties and throughout the State of New Jersey. For over twenty-five (25) years, Jay has focused his practice on providing exceptional service to his clientele in the areas of businesses and commercial representation and general litigation, real estate, general counsel services and family law....
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William Vinsko Jr.
Wilkes-Barre, PA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
Practicing law for more than two decades, William Vinsko has built up an impressive portfolio of successful cases. He has a wide-ranging legal background, handling cases involving real estate law and litigation, government law, business litigation, estate planning and probate, divorce and child custody issues. His dedication to his clients, and getting them positive results in their legal cases, has not gone unnoticed. Attorney William Vinsko has been selected for inclusion on the Super Lawyers' Rising Stars list every year from 2005 through 2018, and a Super Lawyer in 2019. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in Pennsylvania ever...
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David J. Gorberg
Ardmore, PA Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Southwestern Law School
David is one of the nation’s most respected lemon law attorneys. He is an attorney in good standing and has been admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Hawaii.
He is the founding attorney of the lemon law firm David J. Gorberg & Associates, P.C. and concentrates his practice in the field of Lemon Law and Breach of Warranty.
His firm has represented more than 30,000 clients for lemon law claims against all auto manufacturers throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Hawaii, and has recovered more than 500 million dollars in settlements.
The firm maintains lemon...
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George William Swartz
Hanover, PA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
University of Baltimore School of Law
I started practicing law right out of law school in 2005 with Mooney Law. I am now a partner with the firm and have experience in most every facet of general practice. Our firm is client centric, which means your experience with our firm is our top priority.
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Joseph Messa
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Products Liability
Temple University
Joseph L. Messa, Jr. is the founding partner of Messa & Associates, P.C. He is an AV-rated attorney (highest rating available), listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Mr. Messa handles cases involving medical malpractice, products liability, transportation accidents, construction and workplace injuries, fire, medical device, drug products liability, and other fields of complex personal injury litigation. He has represented clients from around the country and received seven and eight-figure verdicts and settlements in medical malpractice, products liability, fire, and construction/work injury matters. Mr. Messa also serves the legal community by presenting lectures on medical malpractice, products liability, managed...
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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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Bruce Martin Ginsburg
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of San Diego School of Law
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Jason LaRocco
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Insurance Defense and Products Liability
Vermont Law School and Vermont Law School
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John Michael Pinto
Philadelphia, PA Attorney
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Temple University Beasley School of Law
John Pinto is a founding partner of VSCP LAW and a nationally recognized trial attorney focused on catastrophic injury and medical malpractice litigation. Known for his tenacious advocacy and meticulous case preparation, Mr. Pinto has helped secure over $400 million in verdicts and settlements for injured individuals and families across Pennsylvania.
Mr. Pinto specializes in cases representing the most vulnerable - infants and children who suffered devastating injuries or death due to medical negligence, including errors during labor and delivery, neonatal care, and pediatric malpractice. Since 2015 alone, he has helped achieve more than $150 million in recoveries for children facing...
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Bradley J. Vance
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(215) 495-6503
Cira Centre, 13th Floor
2929 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Insurance Defense and Products Liability
Dickinson School of Law
Bradley J. Vance concentrates his practice in the areas of bad faith, products liability, construction litigation, professional negligence, premises liability and insurance coverage. He has tried both jury and non-jury cases across multiple counties in Pennsylvania, and routinely tries cases in state courts in Pennsylvania and the Eastern and Middle District of Pennsylvania Federal Courts. He has been called upon to provide coverage opinions on a wide array of coverage issues and topics for both first-party and third-party claims. He has also represented insurance companies and claims administrators in class action litigation in various state courts and the Eastern and...
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Andrew Lacy Jr.
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Cornell Law School
I am the owner of The Lacy Employment Law firm, LLC, which specializes in worker's rights as well as civil rights. Prior to opening my law firm, I worked for one of the largest international law firms in the world.
I also took a sabbatical from large law firm life to complete a clerkship with the Honorable Cathy Bissoon in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
I tried my first federal jury trial to verdict at age 26. With that victory, I became one of the youngest lawyers to win a federal civil...
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Stephen P. McConnell
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(215) 495-6531
Cira Centre, 13th Floor
2929 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Business and Real Estate
Villanova University School of Law
Stephen P. McConnell concentrates his practice on real estate, corporate and finance law, as well as general business transactions.
Mr. McConnell has extensive experience in a wide range of real estate matters including development, sales, acquisitions, financings, joint ventures and commercial leasing. He has advised real estate clients in numerous sophisticated transactions involving office buildings, raw land, mixed-use projects, warehouses and industrial sites through every phase of a real estate transaction, from drafting and negotiating the listing, to financing and purchase and sale agreements, through due diligence and settlement.
Mr. McConnell blends his business and finance practice with his keen legal...
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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.
Justin formed Moriconi Flowers...
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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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Kim Diddio
Stroudsburg, PA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Widener University
My firm is focused on helping clients with financial difficulties. My area of expertise is consumer and small business bankruptcy cases, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. My goal is to put clients back in control of their financial situation and regain their financial freedom from debt. My primary focus is always the client. I offer comprehensive advice, discreet representation, and individualized attention. I am committed to helping financially distressed individuals obtain freedom from financial oppression and a fresh start through bankruptcy relief.
With my experience gained from over 17 years of specializing in bankruptcy and consumer credit issues, I help...
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Gregory J. Pascale
Stroudsburg, PA Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Products Liability, Real Estate and Workers' Comp
American University Washington College of Law
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Alan Price Young
Stroudsburg, PA Attorney with 46 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Cornell University
I am the oldest of three attorneys in our Stroudsburg firm. We represent a significant number of post-developer nonprofit community associations in common interest communities (CICs) - Pennsylvania condominiums, cooperatives and planned communities. The work involves appplication of Uniform Acts for CICs; transition from developer control; project receiverships; association governance and operation; fiduciary duties; governing document opinions and amendments; covenant enforcement; strategic planning; ADR; sales of utilities, and other matters. I am active in the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and am a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL). I lecture frequently for CAI and for the...
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Tom Ford
MOUNT POCONO, PA Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Cleveland State University
I was originally trained and certified as a mediator by the Cincinnati Institute of Justice in 1982, when serving as a neutral for the City of Cleveland, Ohio. In 2013, I refreshed my training with a 40-hour American Arbitration Association mediation skills training seminar. While I maintain a modest private law practice representing small businesses in NEPA, the focus of my practice is now as a neutral, facilitating the resolution of conflicts and settlement of disputes for businesses and individuals. I am equipped to facilitate the resolution of most any kind of conflict, but my three decades...
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Joel Albert
Bala Cynwyd, PA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
Widener University Delaware School of Law
I serve as general counsel to various companies, assisting with contractual, employment, insurance, litigation, real estate and other business issues. I strive to provide prompt, sound and rational legal advice and services.
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Diane Fenner
Bala Cywnyd, PA Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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...
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Sean E Quinn
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
(877) 659-6070
1500 Market Street
Centre Square West - Suite 4000
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Products Liability
Temple University Beasley School of Law and Dickinson School of Law
Sean Quinn is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and founder of the Philadelphia-based personal injury law firm, Quinn Law Group. He has extensive experience representing personal injury and wrongful death victims and their families in litigation throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Mr. Quinn is known for his hard-hitting style, tireless work ethic, and unrelenting pursuit of justice for his clients. He prides himself on out-working the competition. A testiment to his blue-collar, New Jersey roots. Over the past decade, his efforts contributed to the recovery of nearly $50 million for clients.
These accomplishments have not gone unnoticed...
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Mark Seltzer
Philadelphia, PA Attorney
Insurance Claims
Temple University
Mark F. Seltzer is a Philadelphia disability insurance attorney with over 40 years of experience. His success in handling cases with physicians and professionals struggling with addictions and disabling conditions has earned him a strong national reputation. Mark has held a number of speaking engagements over the years and has been awarded by the United States Congress, New York State Legislature, SuperLawyers and more. He is involved in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Ruth Fox Memorial Endowment Fund, and Auto Dealers Caring for Kids Foundation.
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Ethan F Abramowitz
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer
Insurance Claims
Nova Southeastern University
Ethan F. Abramowitz is an Associate with Seltzer & Associates. Mr. Abramowitz concentrates his practice on the representation of impaired professionals, with a focus on disability insurance contracts, long-term disability plans, ERISA, employee benefits, and insurance bad faith.
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Andrew Spirt
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 30 years of experience
Consumer
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
Attorney Andrew R. Spirt first joined the team at Golomb & Honik, P.C. more than ten years ago. In January of 2013, he was named a partner at the firm. Bringing more than 15 years of experience to his practice, Mr. Spirt specializes in a wide range of personal injury and civil litigation matters—more specifically, cases involving motor vehicle accidents, medical negligence and premises liability. Over the last 15 years, Mr. Spirt has recovered substantial settlements and jury verdicts in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where he is licensed to practice law. He is also a member of the Board...
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Donald Soloff
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Temple University
As founder and managing partner of Soloff & Zervanos, P.C., Donald M. Soloff has been a relentless advocate for complex personal injury victims in Pennsylvania. His legal expertise and over 30 years of experience have earned him recognition as one of the top 1% of attorneys in the United States, as recognized by the Trial Lawyers Board of Regents. His personal dedication and care has earned his clients multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in both State and Federal Court as well as admittance into the Million Dollar Advocate Forum. If you've suffered due to the misconduct or negligence of...
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John Nikitas Zervanos
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Temple University
As a founding partner at Soloff & Zervanos, P.C., John N. Zervanos has been a strong voice for the rights of personal injury, medical malpractice, and negligence victims throughout Pennsylvania. Recognized as one of the top 1% of attorneys in the United States by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel-as well as receiving distinction from peers and regional organizations-his expertise has given clients the peace-of-mind they've needed through verdicts, awards, and settlements worth millions of dollars.
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Krishna Narine
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Business
Georgetown University
Mr. Narine received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College in 1984, and received his law degree from The Georgetown University Law Center in 1987. He is one of the founding partners of Meredith & Narine. Mr. Narine is a former partner at Schiffrin & Barroway, and was the manager of its antitrust department. Before his work with Schiffrin & Barroway, Mr. Narine was a partner at Meredith, Cohen, Greenfogel & Skirnick, P.C., a firm which specialized in complex antitrust litigation.
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V. Paul Bucci II
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Products Liability
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Attorney Paul Bucci has nearly 20 years of experience as a work injury and personal injury lawyer. He has spent his entire career championing the rights of those injured due to the negligence of others. He focuses on work accident cases (third party liability), as well as premises liability, medical malpractice and defective product injury cases. Over the course of his career, Mr. Bucci has handled 100s of work accident cases including forklift accidents, complex construction accidents, and electric shock accidents. More recently, Mr. Bucci was involved in the litigation of one of the largest work-construction accident lawsuits in U.S....
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Fabian Lima
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Immigration
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Fabian has over a decade of experience in complex individual immigration matters. After graduating from Haverford College with a degree in English in 1999, Fabian attended Temple University’s Beasley School of Law and graduated in 2002. He worked for a small criminal defense, immigration, and family law practice for four years; and has had his own practice since 2006. Fabian focuses his practice on family-based immigration petitions, including consular processing, adjustment of status, and asylum cases. Fabian’s extensive trial and criminal law experience allows him to combine his knowledge of criminal and immigration law in his handling of complicated...
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Steven David Resnick
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
Attorney Steven D. Resnick, an associate at Golomb & Honik, P.C., earned his Juris Doctorate degree from The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law. While there, he earned the CALI Award for having the highest grade point average in immigration law. Prior to attending law school, he graduated cum laude from West Chester University with his undergraduate degree. Currently, Mr. Resnick is licensed to practice law in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has also been admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit,...
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John Kenneth Harris
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Insurance Claims
New York University School of Law and Villanova University School of Law
If you are about to embark on the estate planning process, the first thing you should do is to seek out the help and support of a Haddon Heights estate planning lawyer. When you come to Harris Law Office, you can have confidence in the help you can receive because Attorney Harris is dedicated to providing you with the help you need at this time. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Virginia, before going on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Villanova University. He has been admitted to the Camden County Bar Association, the New Jersey State...
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David John Stanoch
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Products Liability
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Attorney David J. Stanoch is an associate at Golomb & Honik, P.C., bringing with him extensive experience in complex legal matters involving anti-trust, consumer fraud, and products liability. At the firm, Mr. Stanoch focuses his practice on the representation of mass torts and class action lawsuits. Prior to joining the firm, he clerked for a federal district court judge, the Honorable James F. McClure, Jr. He also worked as an associate at Dechert LLP for almost a decade. While there, he was responsible for advising Fortune 50, 100 and 200 clients on matters pertaining to complex litigation, state and federal...
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Emmanuel Iheukwumere
Philadelphia, PA Attorney with 29 years of experience
(215) 567-0493
2 Penn Center, 1500 JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Emmanuel is the founder and Managing Share Holder of Emmanuel Law Firm, LLC, ("ELF"), which aggressively fights for, and has recovered millions of dollars for victims of medical negligence, and of other serious and catastrophic injuries on a contingency fee, no recovery, no fee basis. Potential cases at ELF are investigated and reviewed for merit with highly qualified medical experts, including Ivy League trained physicians and professors. Before ELF, he was a partner with the renowned Philadelphia plaintiffs’ law firm of Eaton & McClellan where he honed his skills as a trial attorney before...