Kenneth M. Kitay, Esq., KENNETH M. KITAY & ASSOCIATES
Mr. Kitay has been handling Workers’ Compensation and other personal injury and criminal defense legal matters for a decade. He has devoted his legal practice to representing injured plaintiffs whether resulting from a work-related injury or a serious motor vehicle accident. Kitay manages a bi-lingual law practice, representing both Spanish and English-speaking clients. He volunteers much of his time to work with nonprofit organizations, unions and educational institutions, in an effort to teach members about their legal rights and responsibilities in Pennsylvania and as United States citizens, residents or aliens. Kitay also spends much of his time handling pro bono matters. He is admitted to the practice of law by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Website: KENNETH M. KITAY & ASSOCIATES in Kennet Square, Media, Allentown or Reading.
Phone: 1-888-KITAY-LAW.
Sam Pond, Esq., MARTIN BANKS POND LEHOCKY & WILSON
Practicing workers' compensation law since 1986, Mr. Pond referred to statutory changes to the workers’ comp laws in 1997 as “a sad day for Pennsylvania workers.” Attorney Pond has successfully tried a broad spectrum of workers' compensation cases and is presently challenging Section 307 of the Workers' Compensation Act which denied certain children death benefits. He is a frequent author and lecturer on workers' compensation, having co-authored the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Law Manual, Advanced Workers' Compensation in Pennsylvania , Occupational Stress Under the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act and a nationally published "Independent Contractor Status, a State by State Legal Guide." Mr. Pond is frequently asked to speak at insurance, employer and medical society seminars and meetings to provide the injured worker's perspective. He also provides continuing legal education and has spoken on numerous occasions at the request of the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers.
Website:
MARTIN BANKS POND LEHOCKY & WILSON, Philadelphia, Reading, Media, Trevose, PA.
Phone: 215-587-8400 or 1-888-PA-COMP1.
George J. Badey, III, Esq., BADEY SLOAN & DIGENOVA
Mr. Badey is known for his passionate representation of worker-employees in worker compensation matters for nearly twenty years. In addition, George focuses his practice on plaintiff's personal injury litigation, including products liability, medical malpractice and general personal injury. Mr. Badey has achieved, through both jury verdicts and settlements, over fifty (50) six-figure recoveries, and five (5) seven figure recoveries (all in present value). He has successfully argued in numerous appellate forums, including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Federal Circuit, and the Pennsylvania Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth Courts.
Website: BADEY SLOAN & DIGENOVA, Philadelphia, PA & Marlton, NJ.
Phone: 215-790-1000.
Email: gjbadey@lawbsd.com
Mark R. Schmidt, Esq., SCHMIDT, KIRIFIDES, PEARSON, KOUTCHER & FRIDKIN
A founding member of the firm, Attorney Schmidt has practiced workers’ compensation exclusively for more than a decade. In 2003, Mr. Schmidt appeared before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to argue one of the most significant workmen’s compensation cases the state has seen in recent years. He is also a sought-after lecturer and speaker who has presented for the Pennsylvania and Delaware County Bar associations and several unions, among other institutions. Attorney Schmidt was named to Law & Politics’ “Rising Stars” list, to be published in Philadelphia Magazine’s December 2005 issue.
A graduate of Temple University School of Law, Mr. Schmidt is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Delaware County Bar Association, including the association’s Workers’ Compensation Committee; the Pennsylvania Bar Association; and the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Schmidt, Kirifides, Pearson, Koutcher & Fridkin, serving Media, Delaware, Chester, Berks, Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania, and northern Delaware.
Website: SCHMIDT KIRIFIDES PEARSON KOUTCHER & FRIDKIN.
Phone: 610-892-9300.
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Anthony Vellner, Esq., VELLNER LAW OFFICE
Vellner Law Office specializes in social security disability and workers’ compensation cases, representing cases in partial disability, permanent disability, death benefits, occupational diseases, asthma, carpel tunnel, hearing problems, unsafe products & machines, repetitive trauma injuries, and other work-related injuries.
Website: VELLNER LAW OFFICE, Bethlehem, PA.
Phone: 610-814-3120.
Email: avellner@aol.com
Jerry Lehocky, Esq., MARTIN BANKS POND LEHOCKY & WILSON
Jerry M. Lehocky has been a litigator of workers' compensation, Social Security and personal injury litigation since being admitted to practice in 1985. Initially, his practice involved representing employers and insurance companies in defense of general liability, personal injury, longshore and harbor workers' compensation and state workers' compensation matters. In 1991, Mr. Lehocky began representing claimants exclusively in the areas of workers' compensation and Social Security disability. Mr. Lehocky has successfully represented claimants against every major workers' compensation insurance carrier and large self-insured employer. He has also written numerous articles and publications in the area of workers' compensation and has lectured extensively on various issues involving the practice of workers' compensation. As a former Chairman of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Workers' Compensation Section, Mr. Lehocky has been involved personally in the lobbying efforts against a recent amendment to the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act.
Website: MARTIN BANKS POND LEHOCKY & WILSON, Philadelphia, Reading, Media, Trevose, PA.
Phone: 215-587-8400 or 1-888-PA-COMP1.
Michael DiGenova, Esq., BADEY SLOAN & DIGENOVA
Mr. DiGenova concentrates his practice in personal injury matters and civil litigation in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. His experience includes motor vehicle accident, workers' compensation, medical malpractice and product liability cases in addition to general personal injury. Mr. DiGenova also represents clients of the firm in Social Security disability appeals. He is admitted to the practice of law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. DiGenova frequently lectures regarding workers' compensation for unions.
Website: BADEY SLOAN & DIGENOVA, Philadelphia, PA & Marlton, NJ.
Phone: 215-790-1000.
Email: mhdigenova@lawbsd.com
Paul M. Fires, Esq., WEBER GALLAGHER SIMPSON STAPLETON FIRES & NEWBY LLP
Mr. Fires has extensive trial and appellate experience, and since 1990, has devoted all of his professional skills to litigating workers' compensation cases, advising insured and self-insured entities, carriers, third-party administrators, and lecturing frequently on behalf of both employers, insurance companies, and to professional associations. A partner in the firm who is based in the firm's Philadelphia office, Mr. Fires came to the firm in December of 1991 at the firm's founding, having formerly been associated with the law offices of Rawle & Henderson. Mr. Fires' work and clients take him to all of the firm's Pennsylvania offices.
Website: WEBER GALLAGHER SIMPSON STAPLETON FIRES & NEWBY, with 8 offices nationwide.
Phone: 215-972-7904.
Email: pfires@wglaw.com
Robert A. Sloan, Esq., BADEY SLOAN & DIGENOVA
Mr. Sloan concentrates his practice in the fields of workers' compensation and personal injury litigation, including products liability, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and medical malpractice.
He has extensive experience, having handled hundreds of cases over a career spanning more than a quarter century. In addition, Mr. Sloan also represents clients at the appellate level, and has participated in many cases in which the decision has become part of the published precedent. A sampling of published decisions iin cases in which he has been involved is listed below.
Website: BADEY, SLOAN & DIGENOVA, Philadelphia, PA & Marlton, NJ.
Phone: 215-790-1000.
Email: info@lawbsd.com.
Andrew E. Greenberg, Esq., THE CHARTWELL LAW OFFICES
Andrew E. Greenberg is a 1981 magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Indiana University and a 1984 graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law. A former Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney under Governor Edward G. Rendell, he has extensive litigation experience in commercial, general casualty, and workers' compensation matters and is a recognized authority in the field of Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Law. From 1986 to 1991 he was associated with the Philadelphia Law Offices of Rawle & Henderson. Before becoming involved in the formation of The Chartwell Law Offices, LLP, he co-founded the former Philadelphia firm, Weber Goldstein Greenberg & Gallagher, LLP. In collaboration with Workers' Compensation Judge David B. Torrey, he is the co-author of the well-recognized Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation: Law and Practice, a four-volume authoritative treatise on Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Law published anupdated annually by West Publishing Company. He was a commentator on the "Medical Cost Containment" Regulations promulgated pursuant to Act 44 of 1993. He has served as author and lecturer for the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, The Legal Intelligencer, the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and the Pennsylvania Self-Insurers' Association.
Website:
THE CHARTWELL LAW OFFICES, located in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Valley Forge.
Phone: 610-666-7700.
Email: agreenberg@chartwelllaw.com.
David G. Greene, Esq., WEBER GALLAGHER SIMPSON STAPLETON FIRES & NEWBY LLP
David G. Greene is a partner in the law firm of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby. The majority of his practice is devoted to the defense of workers' compensation matters on behalf of insurance carriers, self-insured entities and third-party administrators. Mr. Greene is a frequent lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and is moderator of its advanced workers' compensation program, Tough Problems in Workers' Compensation.
Website: WEBER GALLAGHER SIMPSON STAPLETON FIRES & NEWBY, with 8 offices nationwide.
Phone: 215-972-7910.
Email: dgreene@wglaw.com
