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ABOUT MARK K. ALTEMOSE, ESQUIRE. Mark Altemose is a native of Pen Argyl where he attended Pen Argyl High School. He attended college at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he graduated Cum Laude with Honors in Economics. He attended Villanova University School of Law. He is a Partner with Cohen, Feeley, Altemose & Rambo, P.C., 2851 Baglyos Circle, Bethlehem, PA  18020; phone: ; email:. During his legal career, Mark has limited his practice to personal injury and construction litigation. He has extensive expertise handling serious injury and death cases involving automobile, trucking and motorcycle negligence; medical malpractice; pharmaceutical malpractice; construction accidents; gas and chemical exposure and explosion accidents; product liability; dog bites; and slips and falls. He has acted as a lead counsel in many well known Lehigh Valley catastrophic injury and death cases including most recently the Charles Cullen serial murder cases, the DePUY ASR defective hip implant litigation, the Allentown natural gas explosion and the underground propane tank explosion in Bushkill Township. He has achieved many multi-million dollar results for his clients, several exceeding $10 million, including verdicts of $95 million, $4.36 million and $1.5 million.. Mark has been an invited lecturer to Bar Associations and other lawyers groups to discuss the trial strategy and tactics that have enabled him to win large verdicts and settlements for his clients. He also regularly teaches continuing legal education courses to fellow attorneys regarding personal injury litigation and is often selected by Plaintiff and Defense attorneys as an independent mediator and arbitrator in complex personal injury cases.. Mark is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Accredited Agency.   He has been recognized by his peers with a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, the highest rating available for attorneys.  He has been elected by his peers Statewide as a Pennsylvania Superlawyer since 2008 and as of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania since 2009.  In 2014, his peers in the Lehigh Valley elected him as a “Select Lawyer”, recognizing him as a premier Lehigh Valley attorney in the areas of general civil litigation, medical malpractice law and personal injury and auto accidents.. In 1998, he was elected to Who’s Who in American Law. Also in 1998, he was elected to the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and served on the Board until 2007. In 1999 he was appointed to the Leadership Council of the New Lawyer Committee of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice; in 2000 he was appointed to Education Committee and in 2001 he was one of only 10 attorneys in the State asked to serve as a founding member and director of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice Auto Negligence Section. Also, in 2001 Mark was elected as a member of America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals. He was elected to Who’s Who in America in 2002.. Mark served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Lehigh County Bar Association from 2001 to 2006 and spent many years as Co-chairman of the Lehigh County Bar Association Law Day Committee. He received the Association’s Service Award in 1998.. Mark is admitted to practice law in the Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.. Mark is an active member of the American Bar Association, Lehigh County Bar Association, Northampton County Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and the Donald E. Wieand Barristers’ Inn, an organization dedicated to professionalism in law and comprised of a select group of attorneys and judges. He was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Inn in 2007 and Counselor to the Inn in 2011. He was elected President of the Inn in 2013.

I am a native of the Lehigh Valley and grew up in West Bethlehem.. I graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School.  After attending college in Maryland and law school in Alabama, I returned home in 1987 to practice law.

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

Following graduation from Penn State University with a degree in Administration of Justice, Mark attended paralegal school and began his legal career as a paralegal with Peter J. Karoly & Associates, a personal injury and medical malpractice litigation firm in Allentown. Mark enjoyed the practice of law and litigation so much that he decided to go to law school, and attended Quinnipiac University School of Law. Showing his tenacity for the practice of law, Mark completed law school in two and one-half years, while still participating in school activities including the Moot Court Honor Society, Mock Trial Society, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honors Fraternity, Student Bar Association Delegate and the Rugby Team. He also continued to work as a law clerk at Peter J. Karoly & Associates during his law school tenure. After graduating law school in 1995, Mark returned to Allentown and distinguished himself as a tough negotiator and litigator, concentrating his efforts in the personal injury and auto collision areas. Through his work at Peter J. Karoly & Associates and Eidelman Crossley, LLC, Mark has personally been responsible for over $10 million dollars in settlements and verdicts in the past fifteen years, including individual cases in excess of $1 million dollars.. He has also been appointed to serve as an Arbitrator in the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, where he hears evidence and decides cases. In 2011, Mark Crossley joined Scherline & Associates and continues to represent victims involved in motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, dog bites and worker's compensation. While Mark earns his reputation in the courtroom, he also believes in community service. Mark serves as a Lieutenant in the Fleetwood Volunteer Fire Department and also serves as the President of that organization and Treasurer for the Fireman's Relief Association. He has numerous state certifications in firefighting, rescue and emergency medical services. He also serves as President of the board of directors for Tarsus Corporation, a non-profit organization benefiting senior citizens and as President of the Fleetwood Area Youth Football and Cheerleading Association, helping with youth football and cheering and serving as an assistant coach. Mark is also active with the Boy Scouts. Mark is married and has four children. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Federal District Courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He is a member of the Lehigh County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; and is also a longstanding member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

MATTHEW TRAPANI devotes his legal career to representing the seriously injured and their families across Pennsylvania. Attorney Trapani represents victims of catastrphic personal injury accidents and wrongful death litigation throughout Eastern Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia, Allentown and the greater Lehigh Valley.. Attorney Trapani handles a variety of serious personal injury cases including automobile and truck accidents, premises liability, liquor liability violations, child abuse and wrongful deaths. Licensed to practice in all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, Trapani has litigated against some of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., and effectively negotiated substantial settlements for his clients. Recently, attorney Trapani was inducted into the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The forum is a group of attorneys, made up of less than 1% of all lawyers in the United States, who have recorded verdicts, awards and settlements of $2 Million or more.. A proud Catholic himself, Trapani also participated in the representation of young victims in the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. Consequently, ESPN Radio interviewed Trapani regarding the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State. Recently, Trapani was asked to co-author a book titled “A Cup of Coffee with 10 Leading Attorneys in the US.” The book went on to become a #1 bestseller on Amazon. Please call our office and ask for a free copy, in order to learn more about attorney Trapani.. Born in Easton PA, Trapani graduated from Easton Area High School as a varsity football letterman. He continued his schooling at Penn State, located in State College PA, where he earned both his undergraduate and law degrees. Throughout his time in law school, Trapani served as a member of the Corpus Juris Society. After graduating from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Trapani could not wait to begin his career representing those wrongfully injured, in order to support his local commonwealth community.

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 am a founding partner of the personal injury law firm of KaplunMarx. We are 100% focused on helping clients when they are injured in accidents throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  I have been a catastrophic injury trial lawyer ever since passing the bar exam in 1986, and have the knowledge and experiance to get top dollar results for our clients.. At KaplunMarx we strive to treat our clients like we would want someone to treat our family, we encourage you to check out our reviews on Google, Yelp, Facebook, & Avvo and see for yourself.

I am a Philadelphia area personal injury lawyer, licensed in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Specifically I help people who were hurt in car accidents, bike accidents, truck accidents, bus accidents, Uber and Lyft accidents, slip and fall accidents, workplace accidents, negligent security, medical malpractice, and will assist throughout the legal process every step of the way. If you want an injury and accident lawyer who will provide exceptional client service and work to achieve outstanding results for you, call our team today.

As a litigator, Jonathan has been an advocate for his clients throughout all phases of the litigation process. He has obtained successful verdicts and awards before judges, juries and arbitration panels. He has handled matters before the courts in Bucks, Delaware, Carbon, Chester, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania, as well as in the Counties of Warren and Sussex in New Jersey. In addition to being licensed to practice law in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Jonathan is admitted to practice in Federal Court in the Eastern District and before the United States Supreme Court.. In 2006, for his accomplishments in representing victims of negligence, Jonathan was recognized by Philadelphia Magazine as a "Pennsylvania SuperLawyer Rising Star". In 2011 and each year thereafter, he was named a "SuperLawyer" by Thomson Reuters and the publishers of Philadelphia Magazine. Jonathan is a member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, as well as the Bar Associations in Bucks and Monroe Counties. He is also a member of the "Million Dollar Advocates Forum", a distinction reserved for less than 1% of the attorneys in the United States.. In addition to his achievements as a litigator, Jonathan has conducted public seminars on proper estate planning and wealth management. Within the local community, Jonathan has served and continues to serve on the boards of various non-profit organizations. Additionally, he was a member of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges for fifteen years.. Jonathan has been a member of the firm since 1993 and a shareholder and principal in the firm since 1998. Prior to joining the firm in 1993, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Peter J. O'Brien of Monroe County. Jonathan received his law degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1992 and his Bachelors degree in 1989 from Eastern Nazarene College.

Edwin A. Abrahamsen, Jr. has been involved in the legal field all his life. He is the son of Ned and Mary Ann Abrahamsen, both who are practicing attorneys. He currently is a partner in the firm of Abrahamsen, Conaboy & Abrahamsen, P.C.,which was founded by his father, Edwin Abrahamsen, over thirty-three years ago. Chip has been practicing for over nine years, helping clients through various personal injury and Workers’ Compensation matters.. Chip has represented hundreds of clients who have sustained injury in many personal injury matters from truck accidents to car accidents to slip and fall accidents to injuries at work. Chip has successfully managed to procure successful resolutions for his clients in all these areas of the law.. He has obtained a six figure jury verdict in a very conservative county for a woman who almost died as a result of toxic mold exposure.  Additionally, he secured a large six figure settlement for the family of a young man beaten to death in a parking lot of a hotel.. He continues to work hard representing clients who have been injured in truck accidents, accidents with gas and water trucks, slip and fall accidents, catastrophic work accidents and many other personal injury matters.. He graduated from Boston College in 2001 and graduated from the Dickinson School of Law at the Pennsylvania State University in 2004. At the time of his application to Dickinson School of Law, he listed over eleven family members that had all been practicing members of the legal field including both his parents and his grandfather, who is currently serving as a federal judge.. Through his practice, Chip has traveled across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, practiced in many courts in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 2004 as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in 2004. Since that time, he has also been admitted in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, housed in Philadelphia, as well as the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in the Federal Court System.. Chip has also taken time to give back to the legal community. He has served on the Lackawanna County Young Lawyers Division Board for over six years, working his way through the elected fields and ultimately serving as the President of the Young Lawyers Division in 2013. Additionally, Chip currently serves as a board member of the Friends of the Poor in Scranton and also the Bread Basket in Scranton.. At the firm of Abrahamsen, Conaboy & Abrahamsen, P.C., their motto has been, "We Fight For What’s Right." Chip takes that very seriously. He fights every day to make sure that his clients are given the protection and the attention that they deserve, whether they have been hurt at work, injured by a negligent truck driver, or harmed by the negligence of a land owner.

Russell has built his legal career on compassion, excellence, and real-world results for clients facing some of the most challenging moments of their lives. Russell brings a unique perspective to the personal injury practice. Having previously represented large corporations and insurance companies, he now uses that knowledge and experience to fight for individuals and families who have suffered devastating injuries or the loss of a loved one—through no fault of their own.. What truly sets Russell apart is his personal approach to each case. From the very first phone call to the final resolution, he treats every client with respect, empathy, and the individualized attention they deserve.. A proud first-generation college graduate and native of Western Pennsylvania, Russell graduated as valedictorian of Marion Center High School before earning his degree in Political Science from Grove City College. He then attended Duquesne University School of Law, where he graduated first in his class.. Russell’s excellence has been recognized both in and out of the courtroom. He has been named a Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers since 2021, and has earned the prestigious Super Lawyers Rising Star distinction every year since 2023. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, honors reserved for attorneys who have secured significant verdicts and settlements.. Deeply committed to his community, Russell serves on the Board of Governors for the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and is a Hearing Committee Member serving the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.  Russell also actively volunteers with the Indiana County Bar Association, where he provides pro bono legal representation to victims of domestic abuse through the Alice Paul House.. Russell is licensed to practice in all Pennsylvania state courts as well as the Federal Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and has successfully litigated cases across both state and federal jurisdictions.. Whether you are seeking a fierce advocate or a compassionate counselor, Russell Bopp is ready to stand by your side.

My goal is to live up to being the best attorney whom you could have chosen to represent you in your personal injury claim or on a claim for the death of a loved one.  I don't operate a mill processing personal injury claims in an assembly line fashion like some well known firms.  Every person that I sign on to represent gets my full attention and energy.   Being a good listener, communicator, support and advocate for my clients and achieving a best outcome are my ultimate goals in every claim.

Ms. Koster has over seven years of experience representing clients in personal injury cases.  She has handled and litigated a diverse range of personal injury cases including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, wrongful death and slip an fall cases.. Ms. Koster received her Juris Doctor in 2012 from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. In 2012, as President of the Criminal Law Society, she coached the Criminal Law Moot Court to a first place finish at the Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition. Ms. Koster was named co-champion of the 2011-2012 Intra-School Mediation and Arbitration Competition. She also studied at the Internal Business and Trade Law at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland in 2010. Ms. Koster graduated magna cum laude from Virginia Wesleyan College in 2004.. Ms. Koster was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2012 and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2013.

Simran Rahi is an experienced trial attorney and senior associate attorney with Portner & Shure. He represents clients in matters of personal injury – including, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, medical malpractice – and criminal defense throughout the state and federal courts in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Mr. Rahi has tried numerous civil jury trials and over 100 bench trials to verdict.. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Rahi worked as a trial attorney at one of the nation’s largest automobile insurance companies, GEICO, as well as a regional boutique defense law firm, where he defended bodily injury lawsuits from settlement through trial. Most recently, he worked at one of the top 250 largest law firms in the U.S. Mr. Rahi uses his insurance and defense insight and background to the benefit of the injured clients here at Portner & Shure, whether it’s through obtaining a strong settlement or through verdict in the trial process. The firm is fortunate to have Mr. Rahi’s trial experience on our team and his insight into the defense side.. Mr. Rahi is a D.C. metropolitan native. He received his bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from George Mason University, and his law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law where he was Legislative Editor on the Journal of Energy, Climate and the Environment.