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Mr. Haber, a co-founder of the law firm of HABER DIPAUL LLC has over 30 years of civil, commercial and personal injury experience. Mr. is an award winning attorney and lecturer and maintains memberships in various recognition societies including the Million Dollar Trial Lawyers Forum, Louis D. Brandeis Law Society, Benjamin Franklin Inn of Court, Boston University Distinguished Alumni, and the Strathmore's Who's Who Among Practicing Attorneys Registry.. Mr. Haber's history of successful settlements and trial verdicts demonstrates a clear record of excellence and achievement. With hundreds of arbitrations and dozens of jury trials to his credit, Mr. haber welcome's the opportunity to have you experience his firm's aggressive, smart, and savvy approach to legal representation.. Following his graduation cum laude from Boston University with a Bachelor's degree in History, Mr. Haber then earned a Masters degree in Urban Affairs from Boston University within one year following his undergraduate training. Mr. Haber completed his education when he received his law degree with honors (Moot Court Board Honor Society) from Temple University (Beasley) School of Law. Mr. Haber's flair for writing was apparent early in his legal career as he published to articles for The Jurist, wrote the Bench Brief for the National I Herman Stern Moot Court Competition, and was the recipient of a Temple University Law School Fellowship. Mr. Haber also reached the finals of the National Myrna Marshall Federal Moot Court Competition.. Mr. Haber has served on several Boards including as President and Treasurer of the Hamilton Townhome Association, Cedar Sands Condominium Association and the Vesper Club of Philadelphia. He currently sits on the Board of the Crown of Israel Synagogue and served on the Logan Square Planning Board.. Mr. Haber is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and United States District Court of Pennsylvania and New Jersey as well as the United States 3rd Circuit COurt of Appeals. He presently serves as a certified Federal and State Arbitrator (PA) and maintains memberships in several state Bar and local Trial Lawyer Associations in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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.

Miriam “Mimi” Newman is a skilled personal injury lawyer at HGSK who is licensed to practice in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. She handles a wide variety of claims, including those involving slip and fall accidents, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death actions, professional malpractice, insurance bad faith, and dram shop cases. She also handles appeals cases and arbitrations.. Prior to becoming a personal injury lawyer, Mimi drafted business plans and conducted marketing research for local companies. After law school, she worked as a law clerk in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, where she drafted briefs and judicial opinions regarding trial and evidentiary matters.. Mimi is an annual volunteer instructor for Junior Achievement, a national business education program for elementary school students. In addition, she is a graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy and her local police Citizens Academy. Mimi is the author of “Pennsylvania Motions in Limine,” a legal text published by Thomson West.. https://www.hgsklawyers.com/ Office:

Miriam Benton Barish is a partner with the law firm of Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley.  Ms. Barish has earned a reputation for vigorously advocating on behalf of her clients, while also handling her clients with compassion. She concentrates her practice in, motor vehicle matters, premises liability including premise security liability, as well as toxic torts Asbestos, Benzene, lead paint poisoning,  and other chemical exposure, products liability litigation including flammability cases. A strong advocate for consumer safety, Barish recently represented a family whose two-year old son was catastrophically injured in a mattress fire, resulting in a significant confidential settlement due to the failure to provide any flame retardants or barriers in the fabric or foam of the mattress.. She has also been a strong advocate in the development of the law regarding protecting the rights of women. She has actively litigated premises liability cases regarding the safety and security of women. She participated in obtaining a landmark verdict, in the first case of its kind, regarding a wrongful death case arising from the negligent premises security of two women. She has actively litigated many other premises liability security cases for negligent security, including the sexual and violent assault of a female inpatient of a psychiatric hospital; the robbery and assault of a female patron in a large retail store parking lot.. Ms. Barishis a board member of thePhiladelphia Trial Lawyers Associationandhas been involved in and actively participated in the Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP), which provides pro bono legal services for the poor.  She also is the Philadelphia Chairman of the Widener Women’s Network, a network exclusively dedicated to developing networking opportunities for Widener Women Alumnae.. In 1988, Ms. Barish earned her Bachelor’s degree from Temple University School of Business. She received her law degree, cum laude, from Widener University School of Law in 1992. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Michigan.. Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman and Smalley, P.C., is headquartered in Center City Philadelphia, and has offices in Harrisburg, New Jersey, and West Virginia and has a national reputation for skilled legal representation of victims who suffer from serious and catastrophic injuries. The firm focuses it practice on Civil and Complex Personal Injury Litigation and Commercial Litigation, and handles class actions, pharmaceutical drug cases, and securities law throughout the country.

Minos H. Galanos is an experienced personal injury trial attorney who has been vigorously representing clients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2009. Minos has tried over 60 jury trials and countless arbitrations. He is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. After spending the first twelve years of his practice defending large corporations and insurance companies, he has now transitioned to helping people obtain justice. He focuses his practice on premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, dram shop law and workplace injuries.

Maura’s practice includes all aspects of commercial and business-related litigation.  She represents clients in state and federal courts on matters that encompass:. *  Corporate governance, directors’ and officers’ liability, and other fiduciary matters *  Eminent domain and other real estate related matters *  Professional responsibility and legal ethics *  Intellectual property disputes *  Contractual disputes. Before Fox Rothschild. Before joining the firm, Maura was a summer associate and law clerk for Fox Rothschild. She also had a judicial externship with the Honorable Mary Pat Thynge of the U.S. Magistrate Court for the District of Delaware. She also served as a research assistant for Professor Tiffany Graham of Villanova University School of Law and for the Villanova Lawyering Together Pro Bono Program.. While in law school, Maura was associate editor and staff writer for the Villanova Law Review.. Prior to her practice of law, Maura worked as the international tourism services manager for the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, as a marketing event planner for the Philadelphia Museum of Art and as director of special events and development for Meals on Wheels in Chicago.. Beyond Fox Rothschild. Maura is the founder of Smiling Runner, a website dedicated to celebrating positivity through health and wellness.

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 and diversify his practice, Matt took to commercial law, which he practiced for several years in Melbourne, Australia. While in Melbourne, Matt specialized in complex commercial litigation, particularly involving construction disputes. Following Matt's return to Philadelphia, he founded, and has since managed, Noble Lawyers, P.C. Matt now advises and represents clients transnationally, running cases in both the United States and Australia.. Matt is an area native who takes great pride in his local roots, which include being a first generation college graduate and first generation lawyer. Matt's time living, learning, and working abroad have given him a unique perspective on law and a deep understanding of its fundamentals.

Lawrence G. Metzger has earned a reputation for representing clients in high profile personal injury cases He is known for his preparation and attention to detail and for the significant verdicts and settlements he has received. Mr. Metzger practices in the following practice areas: motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, workplace accidents, class actions and medical product litigation.. Mr. Metzger was admitted to the United States District Court and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1967 and has tried cases in various federal courts, not only in Pennsylvania, but in Connecticut and New Jersey as well. He is a 1964 graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and subsequently received his Juris Doctorate degree from Temple University in 1967. He has attended the Temple University Anatomy for Lawyers class and received a certificate from Temple Medical school in 1982. He has participated in Philadelphia Bar Association activities, being a member of the Civil Judicial Committee since 1975, and he acted as chairman and vice-chairman of the Medical Legal Committee in 1986 and 1987. In 1987 and 1988 he was a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Legislative Liaison Committee. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers from 1986 through 1993 and is presently an active member of both the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Association for Justice. He maintains membership in Tau Epsilon legal fraternity and is a life member of Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity. In connection with the court systems, he presently serves as judge pro tempore and prior to that, as a mediator for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Mr. Metzger has served as a mediator in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and is presently active as an arbitrator in contested accident liability cases.

Kyle J. Keller is an accomplished trial lawyer who focuses his practice on representing clients who have suffered serious injuries from medical errors, falldown incidents, motor vehicle accidents, and various other personal injury accidents.. Kyle was recognized as a “Rising Star” by the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, a distinction reserved for only the top 2.5 percent of Pennsylvania attorneys 40 years old and younger.. Kyle received his B.A. in Criminal Justice in 2001 from Monmouth University and his J.D. in 2005 from Rutgers University School of Law – Camden. During law school he interned with the Honorable Lee B. Laskin, J.S.C., in the New Jersey Superior Court, Camden County. Upon graduating law school, he served as the law clerk to the Honorable Joseph E. Kane, J.S.C., New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County. Licensed to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Kyle is also admitted to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.. Kyle grew up in Southern New Jersey and currently resides in Voorhees, New Jersey with his wife, Courtney and their two children, Delaney and Declan. In his spare time, Kyle enjoys playing golf, spending time at the shore, and supporting Philadelphia’s sports teams.

Kajal Alemo is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is a member of both the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and American Association for Justice, where she serves as the Immediate Past Chair of the Social Security Disability Section.. Before joining Pond Lehocky, Ms. Alemo practiced for a large Philadelphia law firm, where she assisted senior counsel with the coding of potentially discoverable corporate documents, including privilege determinations for a high profile merger. She was also co-editor of a legal textbook regarding law and business enterprise.. A graduate of Villanova University School of Law, Ms. Alemo was the Villanova Law student director of Face to Face Legal Clinic for the Pro Bono Society. She interned at Face to Face during all three years of law school. She was also a student attorney at the Villanova Civil Justice Clinic where she handled her first Social Security case.. Ms. Alemo has been recognized by The Legal Intelligencer for her pro bono work. She has also been recognized by the Philadelphia Bar Association for outstanding work in public service and is a recipient of the Dorothy Day Public Service Award.. In 2016, she was selected as a Top Woman in Law by The Legal Intelligencer’s editorial staff and invited to participate in the Women in the Profession Roundtable that year. She was later invited to moderate roundtable discussions on the topic Breaking into the Boys’ Club at the 2018. Women in Law and Leadership Summit hosted by CenterForce. She moderated again in 2019 on the topic of Women & Self Advocacy: Damned if you Do, Damned if you Don’t.. In 2019, Ms. Alemo became the head of the ground-breaking Resolution Team at Pond Lehocky Giordano. This team’s sole purpose is to ensure that every workers’ compensation client has their case analyzed and prepared for the best resolution possible. Prior to forming the Resolution Team, she litigated thousands of Social Security Disability cases to favorable conclusions.

Justin joined the domestic relations firm, Hofstein Weiner & Meyer, P.C. in 2015 and handles a wide variety of family law issues.. Justin earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his law degree from Villanova Law School. While in law school, Justin worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County. Justin also clerked for Hofstein Weiner & Meyer, P.C. for a year before joining the firm as an associate in 2015.. Outside of the firm, Justin is chair of the case law committee for the Family Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association, a founding member of the Young Friends of Child Advocates and a member of the Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court. Justin has published articles in the Legal Intelligencer and the Journal for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Judy Greenwood, Esquire. Medical Malpractice Attorney and Birth Injury Lawyer. I founded the Law Offices of Judy Greenwood, P.C. in 1993 and have been litigating serious personal injury cases, with an emphasis in women and children’s injuries, since I began my practice. Many of my cases are medical malpractice cases filed on behalf of women and children against doctors and hospitals.  While I aggressively represent my clients, I offer a caring approach to their circumstances. I  graduated from Temple University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree and from Rutgers University of Law in 1975 with a Juris Doctor degree. After graduating from law school I  worked as a public interest lawyer litigating on behalf of indigent clients both in state and federal court. I  joined the person injury firm Bernstein, Bernstein, & Harrison, where I  became a partner and litigated cases involving medical malpractice, product liability, auto and trucking accidents, and workplace and recreational injury cases for the firm.  Since 1993, when I  founded my own firm, I  have successfully litigated serious personal injury cases on behalf of my clients who are catastrophically injured.

Joseph M. Squadroni earned his bachelor’s in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011. He received his J.D. in 2014 from Widener University School of Law. Mr. Squadroni is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.. While in law school, Mr. Squadroni held four legal internships. He was a certified legal intern for Widener University’s Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Law Clinic. There, he represented criminal defendants before Chester County courts. He interned for Honorable Judge Wendy L. Pew in the Philadelphia Municipal Court, preparing files for daily trial lists and issuing subpoenas. Mr. Squadroni also interned for two regional law firms, where he conducted legal research, drafted memoranda and briefs, and assisted in the development of case strategies.

Jonathan D. Sokoloff is a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania (magna cum laude,1974) and The University of Pennsylvania Law School (1978). Mr. Sokoloff received the degree of Master of Laws in Taxation from the New York University School of Law in 1980. He joined Diamond, Polsky & Bauer in June 1980, where he concentrates in estate planning, estate administration, tax planning, and business law. He practices in both the firm’s Philadelphia office and Media office.. Mr. Sokoloff is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar and is admitted to practice and has tried cases before the United States Tax Court and the United State Claims Court.. Mr. Sokoloff is a Co-Chair of the Tax Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Probate Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association and serves as a liaison between the Probate Section and the Tax Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He is also the former President of the Delaware County Estate Planning Council, has served three terms as the President of the Delaware County Attorney/CPA Forum and is a past Secretary/Treasurer of the Tax Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association.. The focus of Mr. Sokoloff's practice is working with individuals and families with the estate planning, including structuring family businesses, to accomplished the dual objective of proper succession planning and reduction of death taxes. In addition, Mr. Sokoloff has represented both individuals and business regarding a variety of income tax issues, including IRS audits and tax controversies. He has co-authored the Bureau of National Affairs Tax Management Portfolio on IRS tax liens.

John Mattiacci is an experienced litigator who believes that each client should be treated with the utmost respect and attention.  He is a graduate of the Beasley School of Law at Temple University where he received several awards for trial advocacy. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey.. John has exclusively represented injured clients in personal injury matters for nearly nine years.  He has obtained settlements and verdicts totaling millions of dollars over the course of his career in all types of personal injury matters, including auto accidents, construction accidents, defective product cases, civil rights violations, and slip and fall cases.. John lives in Moorestown, NJ with his wife Laura, also an attorney, and their two children.. Memberships and Honors. Selected as a “Pennsylvania Rising Star” by Philadelphia Magazine and Philadelphia Super Lawyers Magazine in 2008. Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. American Association for Justice. National Champion of the American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Trial Advocacy Competition. Two-time Regional Champion of AAJ’s Trial Advocacy Competition. Champion of Quinnipiac University School of Law’s Northeast Regional Criminal Justice Advocacy Competition. Recipient of Victor S. Jaczun Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy

Joe Capitan is the founding partner of Capitan Law. He manages the firm’s Pennsylvania law office locations in Philadelphia and Glen Mills. Joe focuses his practice on long-term disability (LTD), individual disability, and short-term disability cases.

Jeffrey S. Gillman is a trial attorney who focuses on serious injury cases related to trips and slips and falls as well as other premises liability, automobile accidents, products liability and medical malpractice. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and has extensive experience handling personal injury matters in these states.. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Jeffrey attended the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and minored in Political Science. After Syracuse, he opened up a restaurant with his brother in West Chester, Pennsylvania and began night classes at the Beasley School of Law at Temple University.. At Temple, Jeffrey was a member of the National Trial Team and was awarded the Victor A. Jaczun Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. He also held internships at the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Law Office of Sidkoff, Pincus, & Green, P.C.. Jeffrey is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, New Jersey Bar Association, Future Leaders of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and Philadelphia Bar Association.. In his free time, Jeffrey is a Board Member of the Philadelphia Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania. He has also been a volunteer Big Brother in the program for three years, during which he has been matched up with his Little Joe, who is now part of the family. Jeffrey enjoys watching and playing basketball and spending time with his wife and two dogs.

Jeffrey Fritz is an experienced advocate for crime victims’ rights in Philadelphia and New Jersey with Soloff & Zervanos, P.C.

Jason Javie represents clients throughout Philadelphia in post-conviction relief, civil rights, and personal injury law. Mr. Javie is a graduate of Villanova University and Widger School of Law. He has been in practice for 10 years defending the rights of clients in matters ranging from criminal appeals to pardons, expungements, and civil claims following wrongful arrests or convictions. He also vigorously pursues damages for those who have been wrongfully injured.Mr. Javie’s firm, Levin & Javie, offers client-focused legal help aimed at obtaining optimum results. Attorney Javie is never afraid of a challenge. He has been to trial numerous times and believes in strategic representation based on careful legal analysis, thorough investigation, and comprehensive preparation.

James Helm is a Philadelphia personal injury attorney and the founder of TopDog Law. He is a life-long native of Pennsylvania. Helm was born and raised in Media, Pennsylvania and is a proud alumni of the Penn State Nittany Lions. To date, James Helm remains actively involved in Delaware County, participating in a number of community initiatives. In particular, he spends his time and money to combat the opioid epidemic – an issue that he cares deeply about.. James graduated cum laude from Rutgers Law School and cum laude from Rutgers School of Business. During law school, he had the opportunity to intern for Judge Jerome Simandle, Chief Judge for the United States District Court, District of New Jersey. Later, he spent a full scholastic year as an intern for Judge L. Felipe Restrepo at the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. These experiences, along with spending a summer at a big defense firm in Philadelphia, left him convinced that he wanted to dedicate his life advocating for victims of tragic accidents – not insurance companies.. Outside the legal profession, James is a believer in building a “life resume” and is constantly looking for new challenges that stretch his capabilities. In January 2018, he ran his first marathon in Miami. He is also learning to ride a dirt bike in addition to regularly riding his motorcycle around the Philadelphia area. James knows the the bias against motorcycle riders personally and works tirelessly to fight the stigma against bikers and get injured motorcyclists the best possible recovery.. Attorney Helm focuses exclusively on personal injury cases including motorcycle accidents, auto accidents, trucking accidents, and medical malpractice. He zealously advocates for victims and their families who have suffered significant injuries including birth injuries, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and wrongful death.

James A. Funt is a founding partner at Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt & Flores, specializing in blue collar and white collar criminal defense, civil rights, and plaintiff’s side employment discrimination matters.. Mr. Funt is currently the 2015 Co-Chair of the Criminal Justice Section(CJS) of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He also serves on the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors as well as the Association’s Commission of Judicial Selection and Retention. He has successfully tried thousands of criminal cases before judges and juries in state and federal courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania ranging from complex homicides to kidnappings, aggravated assaults, robberies, sexual assaults, state and federal drug cases, and white collar crimes including sexual-cyber-crimes. His practice includes adult and Juvenile matters. He often handles high profile matters and understands how to delicately and deftly handle the press in the best interest of his clients. His clients have included police officers, fire fighters, attorneys, doctors, sports figures as well other professionals. Mr. Funt has also tried numerous civil rights cases alleging claims of excessive force and wrongful arrest, and has successfully represented clients in first amendment issues and employment discrimination cases such as age, race, gender, whistle blowing and sexual orientation claims.. Contacts in the Hispanic Community. Although an accomplished and fearless litigator in the courtroom for all of his clients, Mr. Funt takes particular pride in always fighting for the “little guy”. He began advocating for workers’ rights while living in Mexico in the early 1990’s where he spearheaded a variety of humanitarian, environmental and development projects. That experience left an indelible mark on him. Fluent in Spanish, he has developed a large Hispanic clientele in the tri-state region representing people from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, and Panama and is sensitive to the challenges that the Latino population often face in the United States.. Criminal, Civil Rights, Employment Expertise & Union Representation. Mr. Funt has a distinguished and diversified background as a complex civil and criminal trial attorney. After returning from Mexico, he began his legal career in 1994 as a trial lawyer with the Defender Association of Philadelphia where he represented indigent defendants in hundreds of serious criminal cases. While there he was selected to investigate and track cases involving allegations of police abuse and corruption and was involved in exposing the civil liberty abuses by the 39th district police.. In 1997 Mr. Funt was recruited to join the law firm of Willig, Williams, and Davidson, the area’s premier labor and employment firm where he represented unions and individual plaintiffs on complex labor and employment cases. There he represented individuals in grievances and arbitrations on job related issues, assisted the Erie and Philadelphia Fire Fighters with their Interest Arbitration and contract negotiations, and secured large monetary awards on behalf of individuals in State and Federal Court whose civil liberties had been violated. From 2000-2002 Mr. Funt served as in-house counsel for the firm’s numerous Union clients advocating on behalf of individual Union members accused of criminal conduct.. In 2002 Mr. Funt partnered with Ronald Greenblatt, Esquire launching Greenblatt & Funt, (the precursor to GPFF); a dynamic criminal defense firm dedicated to the zealous representation of working class families. He continues to maintain strong ties with the union movement representing the Philadelphia Fire Fighters, Bakery Workers, Probation Officers, Steel & Rubber Workers, Teamsters, Postal Workers, Teachers, Septa workers, Food and Commercial Workers Painters, Glaziers and Roofers to name a few throughout the tri-state region. He won a four million dollar jury verdict with fellow partner Patricia Pierce, Esquire against the University of Pennsylvania representing a special needs dentist in a wrongful discharge contract claim.. High Publicity Cases and the Media. From 2002-the present, Mr. Funt has been involved in some of the area’s most highly publicized cases and is keenly aware of the value and hazards of press cases. He understands that often it is just as important to defend a client’s reputation in the court of public opinion as well as the courtroom, and will use every tool at his disposal to ensure that his clients receive fair treatment throughout their ordeal. As such, he is often sought out by the media to address current events and constitutional matters such as the recent 50th anniversary of Gideon vs. Wainwright the verdict in the Travon Martin case, the Superior Court reversal of the Monsignor Lynn Child abuse matter as well as recent Supreme court rulings and their applicability to citizens in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.. Difficult Cases. Mr. Funt does not shy away from the difficult or unpopular case. He understands acutely that there are always two sides to every story and that it is his duty and obligation to fully represent his client so the complete truth can be revealed. This is particularly true in sexual assault and homicide cases where the media often convicts an individual at the moment he or she is arrested. Because the consequences for sexual assault convictions are so severe and draconian with the advent of SORNA (the federal equivalent of Megan’s Law) more often than not these matters must be fully litigated and brought before a jury. Juries are where Mr. Funt shines. No one investigates cases as thoroughly as he does and no has been more successful in arguing his clients’ innocence.

In his spare time, Matt enjoys spending time with his wife and two young boys. Originally hailing from Boston, he is an avid Boston sports fan and enjoys golfing and spending time down the shore with his family. As the son of an immigrant police officer and a postal worker, Matt understands the importance of protecting the rights of hard working people. His fight for justice in behalf of his clients is unmatched.

I work tirelessly for the people in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey.  For the past few years, I have enjoyed participating in pro bono expungement clinics for the people of Philadelphia.  I also participate in “Stop the Violence” rallies and various justice forums that I hope will help empower the community.. I received my Juris Doctor from Rutgers Camden School of Law and my Master of Science in Forensic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.  I use my vast background experiences to zealously advocate for each and every one of my clients, in and outside the courtroom.. My background includes over 10 years of law enforcement experience serving 7 years as a uniformed police officer and 4 years as a narcotics detective specializing in surveillance and undercover operations.  I am recognized as an expert witness for narcotics related cases in Pennsylvania. I am also an experienced Death Investigator and Certified Crime Scene Investigator.

I love helping people, luckily being an attorney allows me to help people on a daily basis. I focus my practice on personal injury and DUI defense, and am licensed in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. If you need help, I got you.

I help people with workplace concerns including:. I also review, negotiate, and advise clients on employment contracts, restrictive covenants, and severance agreements.. I also assist individuals and small businesses with their contract needs, including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts and, when necessary, litigating contract disputes.. In my free time, I enjoy training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.