Wilkes-Barre Lawyers

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SIOBHÁN MCGREAL joined Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. in 2021, and concentrates her advocacy on behalf of consumers harmed by credit reporting errors, inaccurate background screening reports for employment and housing applications, and other abusive and unfair trade practices. Siobhán has dedicated the majority of her career to helping those who have had difficulty having their voices heard within the legal system. Prior to joining FMS, Siobhán was a Deputy City Solicitor in the Child Welfare Unit of the City of Philadelphia Law Department, where she litigated thousands of hearings of child abuse, child neglect, applications for orders of protective custody, permanent...

KENNETH EDWARD WEST, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court District of New Jersey. Education: The Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Science - Finance, 1985); Villanova University School of Law (Juris Doctorate, 1988). Licensed, 1995 as a Real Estate Salesperson, Pennsylvania. Member, Delaware County Bar Association, 1988 - Present. Member, Delaware County Bar Association Pro Bono Advisory Committee, 1994 - Present. Member, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, 1993 - Present. Member, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association....

Dan O'Brien has been with White & Williams LLP since 1984 and is an experienced advocate for injured accident victims throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He handles numerous personal injury cases including car accidents, defective products, construction and industrial accidents, sports injuries and dog bites.

JOSEPH GENTILCORE is a passionate advocate for every one of his clients, and truly believes in the work that he does. Joseph focuses his practice on Fair Credit Reporting Act cases and other consumer protection matters under both state and federal law. He currently represents consumers in cases against credit card companies, banks, debt collectors, mortgage servicers and background check companies. Joseph has dedicated the majority of his career to representing individuals who have been wronged my large financial entities, and along the way has helped thousands of consumers obtain compensation from the corporations that have harmed them. As a...

Matthew Widmaier leads Noble Lawyers, P.C. Matt began his legal career serving as legal and legislative counsel to Pennsylvania Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf. Following his time in government, Matt cut his teeth as a lawyer in litigation, practicing briefly with a small Center City (Philadelphia) personal injury firm before spending several years at a mid-sized, regional insurance defense firm. During his time in insurance defense, Matt acted in complex tort, contract, insurance, fraud, and property disputes, including in special investigation cases, representing, among others, insureds of the largest U.S. property and casualty insurance company. ​Presented with an opportunity to live abroad...

Ashley M. Galloway joined Shumaker Williams in October 2007 as an Associate in the Firm's Immigration Section and Corporate and Financial Services Department. Ms. Galloway's practice focuses on assisting immigration clients in both business and family immigration matters. Her clients include individuals such as physicians, engineers, and computer professionals, as well as multi-national corporations and small U.S. businesses seeking specialized workers. Ms. Galloway also assists both large and small businesses with general business matters, regulatory matters, and loan documentation. Among the clients Ms. Galloway assists are individuals and businesses in the automotive, mortgage, hospitality, and financial services industries, among others....

Craig chairs the Immigration Section of Shumaker Willaims, PC., where he represents businesses and professionals concerning their immigration needs. Among his clients, Craig represents several major health systems, and has extensive experience with physician, nurse, and other medical professional issues.

Peter J. Scuderi is a renowned Philadelphia Criminal Lawyer. Practicing in the state since 1980, Mr. Scuderi has had the honor defending many high profile clients facing criminal conviction in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

LAUREN KW BRENNAN is a partner in the firm. Lauren is a zealous consumer advocate and skilled litigator who has spent her entire career seeking to vindicate the rights of consumers. She concentrates her practice on class action litigation on behalf of consumers harmed by credit reporting errors, inaccurate employment background screening, abusive debt collection practices, and other unfair and fraudulent trade practices.

Natalie Finkelman Bennett is a Partner at Miller Shah LLP in the firm’s Philadelphia office. She earned her undergraduate degree with high honors from Pennsylvania State University, where she was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. She then obtained her law degree from Temple University School of Law, graduating with high honors and serving as the Managing Editor of the Temple Law Review. Following law school, Natalie clerked for former Chief Judge Farnan of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware before joining Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis. In 1996, she became an associate at Mager...

Raymond Tarnowski was born and raised in Southeastern Pennsylvania. His passion, focus and work ethic are representative of the area. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and worked in Washington, D.C. as a lobbyist where he helped enact legislation throughout the country and developed programs with the EPA. Raymond learned from his success as a lobbyist that he had the natural ability to advocate on behalf of others. To capitalize on this talent, he set out to become a lawyer and graduated from Villanova University Law School. Before joining the Ciccarelli Law Offices, Raymond interned with the...

Human first. Lawyer Second. Sums up the way I practice people first, not profit. I know if I develop relationships with people and have the privilege to help them with their legal needs, my financial needs will also be met. It’s over simplified, of course. I’m more than just a human and a lawyer. A mom. A daughter. A wife. A sister. A friend. A one time sky diver (as in I only went once). An artist. A writer. A fan of cheese fries. A Celiac sufferer. A long time Spiderman fan. A Yankees fan. An avid visitor to Key...

I have more than 20 years of experience helping clients close difficult deals on aggressive timelines.

Christopher Markos joined Williams Cuker Berezofsky in 2012, bringing significant experience to the firm’s civil and human rights law practice. Public Interest advocacy has been his passion since law school, and he was recognized by the Rutgers-Camden School of Law with the prestigious Mary Philbrook Public Interest Award.

Mr. Markos began his legal career as Law Clerk to the Honorable Jose L. Fuentes of the New Jersey Superior Court- Appellate Division, conducting legal research and drafting bench memos, coordinating intake and advising Judge Fuentes on emergent matters.

“I like being an advocate for my clients and the Constitution at the same...

GEOFFREY H. BASKERVILLE is a 1982 graduate of Gettysburg College and a 1992 graduate of the Dickinson School of Law. During law school, Geoffrey published an article entitled Human Gene Therapy: Application, Ethics and Regulation in the Dickinson Law Review, Vol. 96, No. 4. Since graduating from law school, Geoffrey has worked for both plaintiff and defense litigation firms practicing in the areas of medical malpractice, architect’s and engineer’s malpractice, the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, and trucking litigation. In 2007, Geoffrey joined Francis Mailman Soumilas P.C. and began to practice in the area of consumer protection litigation, including fair credit reporting...

Managing partner and owner, Lance Rogers, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University School of Law. Rogers served as a federal law clerk during a two-year clerkship for the Honorable Clarence C. Newcomer in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners and served for four years. Prior to starting the firm, Lance practiced law as a litigation associate at Dechert, LLP, a Philadelphia-based international law firm, and then at Pepper Hamilton LLP, a national multi-practice law firm. Lance is CEO of...

The Law Offices of Christian Petrucci provides services in the representation of injured workers and those with disabilities in PA Workers’ Compensation litigation and Social Security Disability proceedings. We value our clients and demonstrate that with an unmatched commitment to client interaction and communication. Have you had difficulty speaking with an attorney in the past or found understanding your lawyer impossible? At the Law Offices of Christian Petrucci, our focus is on you, the client. You will always receive prompt, courteous service and quick access to our attorneys.

Gardner and Stevens, P.C. is a local general practice law firm with offices in Ephrata and Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. If you need an experienced personal injury lawyer, divorce attorney or need a lawyer for general practice issues, and want to stay local to the Northern Lancaster PA area, look to the Gardner & Stevens law firm.

Providing guidance and direction to Clients in Real Estate, Estate Planning, Family Law, Contracts, Business Transactions, Legal Conflicts and Litigation Matters. Representing clients in one or more of these matters to help them in their everyday personal and/or business life. I am focused on providing my clients with the individual attention and the high quality of performance they deserve while always maintaining the degree of integrity and confidentiality required for my client's protection. MY GOALS are my client's goals and that is to reach the objectives they are seeking in whatever area of law or matter I am working on...

Thomas French is recognized as a leading business and corporate trial attorney. He is one of Harrisburg's most experienced commercial litigators, having tried numerous cases to verdict and appeal over the course of his thirty+ year career. He represents prominent area and national companies in their most important business disputes, including intellectual property, patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, non-compete and non-disclosure agreement cases. He frequently represents shareholders and other business owners in ownership and control disputes, business valuation issues, commercial fraud cases and disputes arising in connection with the sale of businesses. Counted among Mr. French’s clients...

Arnold Heller has more than 30 years of experience in the area of real estate transactional and real estate development law. He advises a diverse range of clients, including healthcare providers, condominium and planned community developers, and affordable housing developers on such matters as the creation and preservation of affordable housing and luxury housing; the formation and negotiation of partnership and limited liability company agreements; the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts; and purchases and sales of many different types of properties.

He has extensive experience in counseling clients with respect to various types of financing transactions, including sale/leasebacks; conventional and...

As partner at Hyde Tebay Legal, Joshua Evan Tebay represents clients in the state of Pennsylvania in personal injury cases. His focus is on cases involving dog bites, premises liability, catastrophic injury, nursing home neglect and motor vehicle accidents. His clients come from the following geographic areas: Lehigh County, Lancaster County, Chester County, Bucks County, Chester Springs, Philadelphia and Montgomery County. For his success over the years and the millions of dollars he has recovered for his clients, Mr. Tebay is included as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a designation that only includes one percent of attorneys throughout...

Pamela Crowther is an experienced attorney whose practice involves criminal and civil litigation including family law, business litigation, constitutional challenges, securities enforcement and government compliance, health care fraud, criminal defense, and civil and criminal appeals. With over twenty years of experience, she is a seasoned litigator with clients who run the gamut from the individual seeking advice on custody to a large corporation facing product liability claim. Her practice covers a wide-range of civil and criminal matters in federal and state courts and before administrative tribunals. She has represented numerous corporations and individuals in product liability cases; complex commercial and...

John J. Ferry, Jr. earned an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Poultry Technology and Management at the Pennsylvania State University in 1986. After working for several years in the poultry industry, he went on to pursue his legal education at the Dickinson School of Law, where he earned a juris doctorate degree in 1995. Mr. Ferry was admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and other courts in Pennsylvania, in 1995. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania...

Charles graduated from the Hill School in 1973 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Catholic University of America in 1977. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware in 1981. Charles was hired as an Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County from 1981 to 1985. Charles was admitted to practice before the following Courts: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania - 1981 U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - 1984 Supreme Court of Florida - 1984 United States Patent and Trademark Office – 1992 He went on to...

I am a shareholder in the law firm of Leisawitz Heller. I am the only certified elder law attorney practicing in Berks County. I am a graduate of Bucknell University and hold a J.D. degree from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law and an LL.M in tax law from the Villanova University School of Law.
My practice is limited to trust and estate matters, including elder law, estate administration, estate planning, asset protection planning, long-term care planning, guardianships, special needs planning and fiduciary litigation.
I currently serve as a trustee of the Berks Community Trust which is a...