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Since 2009, I have focused solely on family law including divorce, custody, support, abuse, adoptions, prenuptial agreements and name changes. I practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and have experience handling cases with a variety of financial circumstances. Prior to forming my own law firm, I practiced family law for nationally recognized firms in the Philadelphia area and New Jersey. With offices in Philadelphia, Media and Haddonfield, I am using that experience to continue helping my clients in the most cost-effective manner.. I currently serve as the programming director for the Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court. I previously served as the co-chair of the Equitable Distribution and Alimony Committee in the Montgomery County Bar Association. There, I drafted changes to local court rules and planned programs on new developments in equitable distribution and alimony matters.. I have been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers every year since 2017, a designation only 2.5 percent of attorneys receive in Pennsylvania. I am also a frequent author and presenter on family law topics for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Pennsylvania Family Lawyer.. I am also a member of the following organizations:

Sharlenn E. Pratt is an associate practicing in Zarwin Baum's insurance defense litigation department. Her practice focuses on a diverse range of civil litigation matters, including restaurant and hospitality liability, professional, products, premises, and liquor liability as well as construction defects. Before joining the firm, Sharlenn was an associate at Barker, Scott & Gelfand, where for more than five years she defended municipalities and municipal employees in numerous complex civil matters involving federal and state civil rights and statutory employment discrimination.. Sharlenn is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. She is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts, District of New Jersey and United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.. In 2002, Sharlenn earned her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law, Camden Campus. While attending law school, she participated in the Hunter-Advanced Moot Court Competition and received the Excellence in Litigation Award from the Center of Forensic Economic Studies. She also served as a judicial intern for the United States District Court Judge, Joel A. Pisano. Upon graduation, Sharlenn served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Michael J. Nelson of the New Jersey Superior Court.. Sharlenn earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Drexel University in 1999, where she was awarded the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for three consecutive years and the Dean Popadakis Award for Senior Excellence in Academics.

Mr. Englert is an experienced trial lawyer who has obtained impressive results in the toughest of cases.  He primarily represents clients who have been catastrophically injured as a result of medical malpractice, work accidents, automobile/trucking accidents, or defective products.  Mr. Englert has served as plaintiff’s counsel in hundreds of cases, many of which have resulted in huge, sometimes record-breaking, outcomes.. Mr. Englert’s skills extend beyond the courtroom and into the classrooms at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he is a Lecturer in Law and supervises the Penn Law Mock Trial Team.  In 2012-2013, Mr. Englert’s team won the National Championship in the ABA Section of Labor & Employment’s Trial Advocacy Competition.. Mr. Englert does not shy away from difficult cases that other attorneys may reject because a case is difficult or settlement is unlikely.  "When I take on a plaintiff's case, I have every intention of ensuring they receive their day in Court in front of a jury and prepare every case in anticipation of going to trial and unless the otherside is willing to resolve the case fairly in favor of my client, we'll see them in Court.". Mr. Englert has served as lead counsel or co-counsel in a number of cases that have resulted in huge, sometimes record-breaking, outcomes.  Most recently, Englert was plaintiff's counsel in a birth injury case in Erie, Pennsylvania that resulted in a record-setting $21.6 million verdict.. Mr. Englert was also plaintiff's counsel in a $5.12 million settlement announced in October 2009 for the family of a 16-year-old boy who drowned after he was taken by a school supervisor on an unauthorized off-campus school swimming outing.. In July 2009, Englert, as lead trial counsel, won a $582,000 jury verdict for the family of a bicyclist who was struck and killed by a vehicle passing a double-parked car in Philadelphia.  A settlement had been reached earlier with the owner of the parked car.. Mr. Englert began his career as a trial lawyer at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was one of the founding members of the Penn Law Mock Trial Team, a student-run organization committed to providing interested students with a greater exposure to trial advocacy skills and the benefits of courtroom experience.  In 2009, he was appointed to the University of Pennsylvania Law School adjunct faculty as a Lecturer in Law to supervise and develop the mock trial program. Since then, the team has grown to more than 30 student members who compete annually in competitions across the country.. As a third-year law student, Mr. Englert was the director of The Unemployment Compensation Project, a student-run pro bono clinic with more than 20 members and as well as a legal research and writing instructor.. Mr. Englert has previously worked for the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Bureau of Organized Crime & Narcotics as well as for the United States Attorney's Office in Camden, New Jersey.. Mr. Englert is an avid motorcycle rider and competitive marksman.  He is an Endowment Member of the NRA as well as a member of the International Defensive Pistol Association, the Liberty Township Sportsman's Association, the Delaware County Field & Stream Association, and Targetmaster.

Mike Assad represents individual and corporate debtors and creditors in reorganizations and liquidations in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey. He is a member of the local bankruptcy rules committee in the Eastern District, serves as the Third Circuit leader for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, and has lectured for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.. Mike’s approach to practicing law is enhanced by his extensive experience in public affairs. He became one of the youngest elected officials in New Jersey’s history when he was elected to the Absecon Board of Education in 2006. In addition to the seven years he served in public office, Mike’s experience includes working for the president of the New Jersey Senate and participating in legislative advocacy efforts at every level of government. He was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 by Atlantic Weekly in 2009.. Mike earned his B.A. at Thomas Edison State University and his J.D. at Widener University Delaware Law School. During law school, Mike was a research assistant for Small and Nimmer on Freedom of Speech, one of the most influential treatises on the First Amendment. He was also treasurer of the law school’s Youth Court Society, where he volunteered to teach students about restorative justice in Chester public schools. In his free time, Mike enjoys cooking and traveling with his wife, Gianna, and their pug, Nala.

I have extensive experience in all matters related to estate planning, probate, and elder law, and related issues such as real estate litigation and guardianships. I have worked at a senior citizen's law center, was awarded a Presidential internship, and have worked in large law firms and as a solo legal practitioner. I use this experience and education to assist clients prepare for their future and the future of their families. At the Law Office of Adam S. Bernick, we provide personal attention and high quality legal representation.

I believe in fighting for my clients for what they deserve. I am very capable of evaluating your matter and telling you honestly what I believe the outcome would be and then help you accomplish that outcome.

I am a seasoned criminal defense and commercial litigation attorney with vast experience in defending both individuals and companies facing criminal investigations and indictments. I have been involved in more than 100 criminal investigations in Pennsylvania and 20 trials in courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.For white collar clients, I handle bail, change of plea hearings, motions and sentencing hearings in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. When federal or state government investigates a business or individual client, I defend those clients against any possible litigation that results from investigations.. In the last 20 years, I represented corporate and individual clients in numerous governmental investigations that largely resulted in no-prosecution decisions by the DOJ. During this time, I have tried more than 20 lengthy and complex federal jury trials where more often than not, the jury trials resulted in total or partial not-guilty verdicts in the criminal cases and have always resulted in defense verdicts following the antitrust civil trials.

Harry J. Giacometti is Chair of Flaster Greenberg’s Bankruptcy, Financial Restructuring and Risk Management Department. His practice is focused on bankruptcy matters and commercial transactions and litigation. Through his representation of corporate, individual and institutional clients, Mr. Giacometti’s wide range of experience includes:. During his more than 30 years in the legal services industry, Mr. Giacometti was a name partner of Smith Giacometti, a boutique business law firm that he co-founded in 1997. Before forming Smith Giacometti, he worked in the Reorganization and Finance Department of Duane Morris. Prior to joining private practice, he served as a trial attorney with the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice.. Mr. Giacometti has been a contributing author in numerous legal publications, including the New Jersey Law Journal, published by the National Business Institute, the American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, Multifamily Executive Magazine and others. He has also lectured on various topics relating to commercial transactions, bankruptcy law and commercial litigation.

Casey Ryan Coburn is a passionate and experienced trial attorney. Her practice is dedicated to zealously representing victims of asbestos-related diseases and their families with compassion and integrity. As head of the Asbestos Litigation department at Nass Cancelliere, she has represented countless plaintiffs in ovarian cancer talc claims, personal injury claims and asbestos litigation in Pennsylvania and Federal Courts. Ms. Coburn is involved in every aspect of a client’s case and devotes much of her time to getting to know her clients and their families. Since joining the firm, she has won several multi-million dollar jury verdicts for asbestos victims.

Attorney Richard Golomb, one of the founding partners at Golomb • Spirt P.C., has been representing clients in catastrophic personal injury cases and consumer class action lawsuits for more than 30 years. In this time, he has successfully recovered million-dollar and multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements in more than 50 separate cases for individual and class action clients. Mr. Golomb has also served in leadership positions for more than a dozen consumer class action and anti-trust matters.. As an active member of the bar, Mr. Golomb previously served as President of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and currently sits on the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. For over three years, he also served as an officer of the American Association for Justice. While serving in this capacity, he received the Distinguished Service Award on two different occasions. He also received the Citation of Excellence for his pro bono service after the events of September 11, 2001.. Mr. Golomb is frequently asked to lecture on various trial advocacy subjects—including expert witness preparation, cross-examination, evidence, ethics and multi-district litigation. If you are interested in learning more about Richard Golomb or any of the other Philadelphia class action lawyers at Golomb • Spirt P.C., we encourage you to contact the firm for a free initial consultation. We offer our legal services on a contingency fee basis, so you won’t be expected to pay unless we win your case.

"Courageous. Dedicated. Experienced. I WILL STAND UP FOR YOU!". DEBORAH COOPER NIXON (). FREEDMAN & LORRY, PC: