Personal Injury Results

We represent injured clients across Pennsylvania, including car crashes, unsafe property conditions, and trauma cases. Our work focuses on medical recovery and long-term financial stability.

• Secured full policy limits for a driver hurt in an intersection collision, including stacked UIM coverage.
• Recovered full policy limits for a passenger in a multi-vehicle crash after the insurer disputed the loss.
• Won compensation for a child riding an e-bike who developed PTSD after a vehicle impact, including counseling costs.
• Obtained recovery for a student cut by an unprotected school bench edge, causing permanent arm and leg scarring.
• Resolved an elevator fall injury through direct negotiations backed by strong medical documentation.
• Recovered compensation for an electrician injured by a defective tool on a job site through a third party product liability claim alongside a workers’ compensation matter.
• Obtained settlement for a pedestrian struck in a crosswalk by a distracted driver.

Learn more on our Personal Injury page.

Real Estate and Property Results

We assist owners, investors, lenders, and condominium boards in difficult real estate matters. Our focus is protecting equity and reducing future risk.

• Won ejectment for an owner in a long-running possession dispute involving unpaid use and occupancy.
• Represented a private mortgage holder and secured judgment, arrears, fees, and clear title after borrower default.
• Resolved a partition action through a buyout that preserved client equity and avoided a sheriff sale.
• Cleared title defects through corrective deed work, allowing the client to refinance and improve the property.
• Settled a commercial lease dispute before trial, recovering arrears and property damage costs.
• Advised a condominium board on storm-damage claims, vendor negotiations, and a unit-owner bankruptcy, improving compliance and limiting risk.

See more on our Real Estate & Property Ownership page.

Estate, Trust, and Probate Results

We help families with wills, trusts, probate, and elder law matters. Our goal is to prevent disputes, resolve conflict, and ensure assets move smoothly to the next generation.

• Revised trust terms to fix defects, simplify administration, and reduce tax impact.
• Handled probate for an estate with property in multiple states and resolved family disagreements without litigation.
• Obtained guardianship for an incapacitated adult after an emergency hearing to secure long-term care.
• Coordinated inheritance tax planning for an estate with multiple properties and helped the family avoid penalties.
• Structured revocable trust based and intra-family property transfers to consolidate management, clarify beneficial interests, and reduce long-term administration and conflict risk.
• Resolved a will contest involving allegations of undue influence without trial through mediated agreement that preserved family relationships.
• Assisted a surviving spouse in claiming elective share rights after being omitted from a late-amended will.

More information is available on our Wills, Estates & Trusts page.

Family Law and Custody Results

We guide clients through custody, support, divorce, relocation, prenuptial agreements, and financial distribution matters with clear communication at every step.

• Won shared custody for a parent who moved to New York, giving the child a stable schedule.
• Reduced a support order after correcting income figures and reviewing the full record.
• Negotiated an equitable distribution agreement involving business assets, retirement accounts, and real estate.
• Secured emergency custody where safety was at risk and later obtained a long-term order to protect the child.
• Drafted a prenuptial agreement for an orthopedic surgeon protecting a surgery practice and related enterprises — including ownership interests, future earnings, and business real estate — from equitable distribution.

Learn more on our Family Law page and Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements page.

Business and Commercial Results

We assist businesses with formation, contracts, member disputes, and commercial litigation. We aim to resolve issues early so owners can focus on running the company.

• Settled a member dispute involving improper withdrawals and stabilized the business.
• Drafted operating agreements for multi-member LLCs with real estate holdings and basic succession planning.
• Resolved a breach of contract case for a service company and recovered payment plus fees.
• Reworked governance for a small company so voting power matched capital contributions and roles.
• Enforced a buy-sell agreement after a partner’s death, securing an orderly ownership transition and preventing outside heir involvement in operations.

See our Business Law page for more details.

Civil Litigation & Special Court Proceedings

We represent clients in targeted civil court proceedings requiring judicial clarification, evidentiary determinations, or court directed relief where administrative remedies are unavailable or inadequate.

• Vital Records Correction for Dual U.S.–Italian Citizenship (Allegheny County) — Successfully obtained a court order directing the Pennsylvania Department of Health to correct and clarify historical birth and death records to satisfy foreign consular requirements for citizenship by descent.
• Paternity Determination Using DNA Evidence After Death (Allegheny County) — Represented a claimant in a paternity action involving inheritance rights where the alleged father was deceased. DNA testing of paternal grandparents and the child’s mother established paternity and resolved the inheritance dispute.

These matters often involve civil petitions where judicial findings are required to establish legal identity, lineage, or record accuracy.

Workers’ Compensation Results

We represent injured workers at every stage — from initial claims through hearings, appeals, and settlements — ensuring benefits are secured and maintained.

• Secured workers’ compensation benefits for a truck worker who witnessed a co-worker’s fatal accident on the job, establishing compensable psychiatric injury from the traumatic event.
• Overturned a denial for a warehouse worker whose back injury was disputed as non-work-related, securing medical benefits and wage loss payments.
• Obtained full wage loss benefits for a construction worker after the employer’s insurer attempted to terminate benefits before maximum medical improvement.
• Evaluated and negotiated a lump sum settlement for an injured worker that reflected future medical needs and long-term wage loss.
• Secured benefits for a worker whose occupational disease claim — developed over years of workplace exposure — was initially denied as a pre-existing condition.

Learn more on our Workers’ Compensation page.

Social Security Disability Results

We guide clients through the Social Security process from the first application to hearings and appeals. Clear medical proof and a simple story often make the difference.

• Overturned a denial at hearing for a claimant with physical and mental health conditions by presenting strong medical evidence.
• Won back pay and ongoing benefits for a client denied at reconsideration after updating records and testimony.
• Coordinated reports from several specialists to help a claimant with chronic conditions present a clear timeline.

Visit our SSDI & SSI page to learn more.