Top Attorneys 2024
Top-flight lawyers use thoroughness, tenacity, and old-fashioned grit to resolve sensitive legal matters of every feather.
by Staff

Nearly every American, at some point in their lives, will venture into uncharted territory that requires the expertise of a skilled attorney. Perhaps it will be a divorce or a custody matter. Maybe it will come in the aftermath of a devastating injury. Perhaps it will involve probate matters following the death of a cherished family member. No matter the situation, a capable and confident attorney can make all the difference between languishing in uncertainty and reaching a satisfying resolution.

 
For anyone who doesn’t know where to turn, let the following pages serve as a guide of sorts. Readers shared their perspective about the attorneys they trust with an assortment of legal issues. Suburban Life supplemented those suggestions with the names of attorneys who have been featured in these pages before.
 
It’s worth noting that every prospective attorney requires a thorough vetting, to make sure he or she is well equipped to handle the matter at hand. Also, Suburban Life acknowledges the fact that the Philadelphia area has many exceptional lawyers, not all of whom are listed here.
 
We present our 2024 Top Attorneys.

APPELLATE LAW
John J. Cunningham IV
Maureen M. McBride
James C. Sargent
Scot R. Withers
LAMB MCERLANE PC
Multiple offices
lambmcerlane.com
 
 
BANKRUPTCY LAW
Robert E. Angst
Valerie Rosenbluth Angst
ANGST & ANGST P.C.
Doylestown and Harleysville
angstlaw.com
 
Jeanne Marie Cella
JEANNE MARIE CELLA, ESQ.
Media
jeannemariecella.com
 
Brad J. Sadek
SADEK BANKRUPTCY LAW OFFICES
Multiple offices
sadeklaw.com
 
 
BUSINESS LAW/COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Robert A. Burke
William J. Gallagher
MACELREE HARVEY
Multiple offices
macelree.com
 
Vincent Carosella Jr.
CAROSELLA & ASSOCIATES
West Chester
carosella.com
 
Theodore F. Claypoole
Andrew D.H. Rau
UNRUH TURNER BURKE & FREES
West Chester and Phoenixville
utbf.com
 
Mark R. Fischer Jr.
Joel D. Rosen
HIGH SWARTZ LLP
Doylestown and Norristown
highswartz.com
 
Lane Fisher
FISHER ZUCKER LLC
Philadelphia
fisherzucker.com
 
David Fornal
Paul J. Maselli
Brian A. Mills
MASELLI, MILLS & FORNAL P.C.
Newtown and Princeton, New Jersey
masellilaw.com
 
Anton Kaminsky
KAMINSKY LAW LLC
Southampton
kaminskylaw.com
 
Eric C. Milby
LUNDY, BELDECOS & MILBY P.C.
Narberth
lbmlaw.com
 
Cathleen Kelly Rebar
REBAR KELLY
Multiple offices
rebarkelly.com
 
Mia Tinari
NINO V. TINARI & ASSOCIATES
Philadelphia
ninotinari.com
 
 
CIVIL LITIGATION
Benjamin R. Picker
LAW OFFICES OF DONOGHUE & PICKER LLC
Norristown
jdbplaw.com
 
 
CIVIL RIGHTS
Sid Gold
THE GOLD LAW FIRM P.C.
Philadelphia
discrimlaw.net
 
Ronald L. Greenblatt
Patricia V. Pierce
WEIR GREENBLATT PIERCE LLP
Philadelphia
wgpllp.com

 
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LAW
Elliot H. Berton
James D. Doyle
Holly L. Setzler
Steven L. Sugarman
GAWTHROP GREENWOOD PC
Multiple offices
gawthrop.com
 
 
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Brendan Campbell
SOLOMON, BERSCHLER, CAMPBELL & THOMAS P.C.
Norristown
norristownlawyers.com
 
Vincent J. Caputo
THE LAW OFFICE OF VINCENT J. CAPUTO
West Chester
vincentjcaputo.com
 
NiaLena Caravasos
LAW OFFICE OF NIALENA CARAVASOS LLC
Philadelphia
nialena.com
 
Lee A. Ciccarelli
CICCARELLI LAW OFFICES
West Chester
ciccarelli.com
 
Kevin T. Coyne
KEVIN T COYNE, ESQ.
Media
woodlyncriminallaw.com
 
Alexandria Crouthamel
CROUTHAMEL LAW OFFICES
Bethlehem
crouthamellaw.com
 
Michael J. Diamondstein
MICHAEL J. DIAMONDSTEIN P.C.
Philadelphia
michaeldiamondstein.com
 
Steven F. Fairlie
Elizabeth L. Lippy
FAIRLIE & LIPPY P.C.
North Wales
fairlielaw.net
 
Alessandro Giribaldi
Pete Manaras
GIRIBALDI & MANARAS P.C.
Media
giribaldiandmanaras.com
 
Richard Q. Hark
HARK & HARK
Philadelphia
phila-criminal-lawyer.com
 
Mel D. Kardos
Marc I. Rickles
KARDOS, RICKLES & HAND
Newtown
krhlaw.com
 
Charles D. Mandracchia
MANDRACCHIA LAW LLC
Skippack
mmattorneys.com
 
Daniel McGarrigle
MCGARRIGLE LAW FIRM
Media
mcgarriglelawfirm.com
 
Gregory J. Pagano
George V. Troilo
LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY J. PAGANO P.C.
Philadelphia and Media
paganolaw.net
 
Michael T. van der Veen
VAN DER VEEN HARTSHORN LEVIN & LINDHEIM
Philadelphia
mtvlaw.com
 
 
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Harris T. Bock
DISPUTE RESOLUTION INSTITUTE
Philadelphia
adrdri.com
 
 
DIVORCE/FAMILY LAW
Robert E. Angst
Valerie Rosenbluth Angst
ANGST & ANGST P.C.
Doylestown and Harleysville
angstlaw.com
 
Melissa M. Boyd
Elizabeth C. Early
BOYD & EARLY FAMILY LAW LLC
Plymouth Meeting and Malvern
boydearlyfamilylaw.com
 
Stephen R. Ciarrocchi
CIARROCCHI LAW
Media
ciarrocchilaw.com
 
Lee A. Ciccarelli
CICCARELLI LAW OFFICES
West Chester
ciccarelli.com
 
Jennifer Courtney
Marianne McGinty
THE LAW OFFICES OF JENNIFER COURTNEY
Yardley
courtneylaw.net
 
Christina M. DeMatteo
LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTINA M. DEMATTEO LLC
Blue Bell
dematteolawoffice.com
 
Amy P. De Shong
WISLER PEARLSTINE LLP
Blue Bell
wislerpearlstine.com
 
Mary Cushing Doherty
HIGH SWARTZ
Multiple offices
highswartz.com
 
Sarinia M. Feinman
VETRANO | VETRANO & FEINMAN LLC
King of Prussia
vetranolaw.com
 
Derek M. Freed
Wendy M. Rosen
Barbara Ulrichsen
ULRICHSEN ROSEN & FREED LLC
Pennington, New Jersey
urf-law.com
 
Susan M. Gibson
GIBSON FAMILY LAW
Doylestown
gibsonfamilylaw.com
 
Elissa C. Goldberg
LAW OFFICE & MEDIATION SERVICES OF ELISSA C. GOLDBERG LLC
Doylestown
ecgoldberglaw.com
 
Kevin L. Hand
Marisa M. Perini
Marc I. Rickles
KARDOS, RICKLES & HAND
Newtown
krhlaw.com
 
David N. Hofstein
Charles J. Meyer
HOFSTEIN WEINER & MEYER P.C.
Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd
hwmfamilylaw.com
 
Sarah A. Jones
LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY J. PAGANO P.C.
Philadelphia and Media
paganolaw.net
 
Shannon Kanavy
Robert T. Repko
REPKO LAW LLC
Doylestown
repkolaw.com
 
David S. Kaplan
O’DONNELL, WEISS & MATTEI P.C.
Phoenixville and Pottstown
owmlaw.com
 
Lydia Fabbro Keephart
PELLETTIERI, RABSTEIN & ALTMAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Newtown and Princeton, New Jersey
pralaw.com
 
Christin Kubacke
Kim Denise Morton
MORTON & KUBACKE FAMILY LAW LLC
West Chester
mortonfamilylaw.com
 
Michael Kuldiner
THE LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL KULDINER P.C.
Feasterville and Doylestown
phillyesquire.com
 
Gregory P. LaMonaca
LAMONACA LAW
Media
lamonacalaw.com
 
Scott A. Lisgar
KELLER, LISGAR & WILLIAMS LLP
Havertown
klwllp.com
 
Inna Materese
MATERESE FAMILY LAW
Fort Washington
materesefamilylaw.com
 
Tina Mazaheri
MAZAHERI LAW LLC
Doylestown
mazaherilawllc.com
 
Carolyn R. Mirabile
Lawrence J. Persick
John Zurzola
WEBER GALLAGHER
Norristown
wglaw.com
 
Colleen M. Neary
SWEENEY & NEARY LLP
Media
sweeneynearylaw.com
 
Suzann Ordile
ORDILE LAW AND MEDIATION
New Hope
ordilelaw.com
 
Andrea B. Pettine
PETTINE LAW OFFICES
West Chester
pettinefamilylaw.com
 
Michael A. Raffaele
RAFFAELE PUPPIO
Media
raffaelepuppio.com
 
Sheryl R. Rentz
LAW OFFICES OF SHERYL R. RENTZ
Bryn Mawr
srrentzlaw.com
 
Jennifer J. Riley
LAW OFFICES OF JENNIFER J. RILEY
Blue Bell and Wayne
jjrlawfirm.com
 
Carla V. Risoldi
RISOLDI LAW OFFICES LLC
Langhorne and New Hope
risoldilawoffices.com
 
Susan J. Sacchetta
PLATT, DIGIORGIO & DIFABIO
Paoli
pddlaw.net
 
Jacqueline G. Segal
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP
Exton and Philadelphia
foxrothschild.com
 
Lori K. Shemtob
SHEMTOB DRAGANOSKY TAYLOR
Blue Bell
shemtoblaw.com
 
David J. Steerman
KLEHR HARRISON HARVEY BRANZBURG LLP
Multiple offices
klehr.com
 
Karen Ann Ulmer
KAREN ANN ULMER P.C.
Langhorne
ulmerlaw.com
 
Joseph D. Visco
LAW OFFICES OF JOSEPH D. VISCO
Doylestown
viscolawoffice.com
 
Randi J. Vladimer
RANDI J. VLADIMER P.C.
Radnor
vladimerlaw.com
 
Lori A. Walker
FAMILY LAW CORP.
Philadelphia
thefamilylawcorp.com
 
David Woosley
WOOSLEY NARAGON LLC
Doylestown
woosleynaragon.com
 
 
ELDER LAW
Linda M. Anderson
Chari M. Alson
ANDERSON ELDER LAW
Media
andersonelderlaw.com
 
Maureen L. Anderson
MAUREEN L. ANDERSON ELDER LAW
Doylestown
mlaelderlaw.com
 
Henry A. Carpenter II
BUCKS COUNTY ELDER LAW
Yardley
buckscountyelderlaw.com
 
Rosemary R. Ferrino
Eric Ladley
Mary E. Podlogar
MONTCO ELDER LAW
Lansdale
montcoelderlaw.com
 
Jerold E. Rothkoff
ROTHKOFF LAW GROUP
Multiple offices
rothkofflaw.com
 
 
EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW
Robin F. Bond
TRANSITION STRATEGIES LLC
Chesterbrook
transition-strategies.com
 
Michael B. Dubin
Joseph W. Fluehr
Stephen C. Goldblum
Julie Merritt Pacaro    
Frank P. Spada Jr.
Michael J. Torchia
SEMANOFF ORMSBY GREENBERG & TORCHIA LLC
Huntingdon Valley and Chalfont
sogtlaw.com
 
Scott I. Fegley
THE FEGLEY LAW FIRM
Yardley
fegleylaw.com
 
Joshua S. Ganz
DUFFY NORTH ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Hatboro
duffynorth.com
 
Amy Y. Karpf
KARPF, KARPF & CERUTTI P.C.
Multiple offices
karpf-law.com
 
Cathleen Kelly Rebar
REBAR KELLY
Multiple offices
rebarkelly.com
 
Thomas D. Rees
HIGH SWARTZ LLP
Doylestown and Norristown
highswartz.com
 
Edward C. Sweeney
WUSINICH SWEENEY & RYAN LLC
Exton
wusinichsweeney.com
 
 
ESTATE PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION
Christopher K. Barber
BARBER LAW OFFICES
Havertown
barberlawoffices.net
 
Anylise Crouthamel
David M. Frees III
Douglas L. Kaune
UNRUH TURNER BURKE & FREES
West Chester and Phoenixville
utbf.com
 
Jay C. Glickman
RUBIN, GLICKMAN, STEINBERG AND GIFFORD P.C.
Colmar and Newtown
rgsglaw.com
 
Marc H. Jaffe
FROMHOLD JAFFE ADAMS & JUN
Villanova
fromholdjaffe.com
 
John A. Koury Jr.
O’DONNELL, WEISS & MATTEI P.C.
Phoenixville and Pottstown
owmlaw.com
 
Laura M. Mercuri
DUFFY NORTH ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Hatboro
duffynorth.com
 
Anthony Morris
BUCKLEY BRION MCGUIRE & MORRIS LLP
West Chester
buckleyllp.com
 
Stephen J. Olsen
GAWTHROP GREENWOOD P.C.
West Chester
gawthrop.com
 
Thomas E. Shea
STERN & EISENBERG ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Warrington
sterneisenberg.com
 
Leonard L. Shober
SHOBER & ROCK P.C.
Chalfont
shober-rock.com
 
Karen M. Stockmal
KMS LAW OFFICES LLC
Berwyn and Philadelphia
kmslawoffices.com
 
John B. Whalen Jr.
JOHN B. WHALEN JR., ESQ.
Wayne
whalenpaprobatelawyers.com
 
 
IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION LAW
Helena Astolfi
LAW OFFICE OF HELENA ASTOLFI
Valley Forge
astolfilaw.com
 
Seth Lupton
LUPTON LAW LLC
West Chester
sethluptonlaw.com
 
W. John Yahya Vandenberg
HOGAN & VANDENBERG LLC
Philadelphia
hvimmigrationlaw.com
 
 
INSURANCE LAW
Heather D. Lee
THE LAW OFFICES OF HEATHER D. LEE PLLC
Multiple offices
life-insurancelawyer.com
 
 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW/PATENT LAW
Gary M. Samms
OBERMAYER REBMANN MAXWELL & HIPPEL LLP
Multiple area offices
obermayer.com
 
 
LAND USE & ZONING LAW
Kristin S. Camp
BUCKLEY BRION MCGUIRE & MORRIS LLP
West Chester
buckleyllp.com
 
Louis J. Colagreco Jr.
Joseph G. Riper
RILEY RIPER HOLLIN & COLAGRECO
Exton
rrhc.com
 
Marc B. Kaplin
KAPLIN STEWART ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Blue Bell and Philadelphia
kaplaw.com
 
David A. Megay
Michael B. Murray Jr.
O’DONNELL, WEISS & MATTEI P.C.
Phoenixville and Pottstown
owmlaw.com
 
Ross A. Unruh
UNRUH TURNER BURKE & FREES
West Chester and Phoenixville
utbf.com
 
 
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Gerald B. Baldino Jr.
Thomas F. Sacchetta
SACCHETTA & BALDINO
Media
sbattorney.com
 
Howard A. Janet
JANET, JANET & SUGGS LLC
Philadelphia
jjsjustice.com
 
Joshua J. Knepp
MORRIS WILSON KNEPP JACQUETTE
Conshohocken and Philadelphia
morriswilson.com
 
Paul A. Lauricella
MCLAUGHLIN & LAURICELLA P.C.
Multiple offices
ml-law.net
 
Steven G. Wigrizer
SALTZ MONGELUZZI BENDESKY P.C.
Philadelphia
smbb.com
 
 
MUNICIPAL LAW
David J. Brooman
Gilbert P. High Jr.
Thomas E. Panzer
HIGH SWARTZ LLP
Doylestown and Norristown
highswartz.com
 
 
PERSONAL INJURY
Fred Augonnet
Lenard Cohen
Jordan Lundy
L. Leonard Lundy
Paul Sochanchak
Michael J. Soska
Michele M. Squires
Raymond Tarnowski
Kristin Teufel
LUNDY LAW
Multiple offices
lundylaw.com
 
Pasquale Bianculli
Brian Fritz
FRITZ & BIANCULLI LLC
Multiple offices
fbesq.com
 
Robert N. Braker
Andrew R. Duffy
Robert J. Mongeluzzi
SALTZ MONGELUZZI & BENDESKY
Philadelphia
smbb.com
 
Paul Bucci
Jeffrey Laffey
LBK LLP
Philadelphia
laffeybuccikent.com
 
John F. Cordisco
Michael L. Saile Jr.
CORDISCO & SAILE LLC
Multiple offices
cordiscosaile.com
 
A. Roy DeCaro
Timothy R. Lawn
Stephen E. Raynes
Bernard W. Smalley Sr.
RAYNES & LAWN
Philadelphia
rayneslaw.com
 
Jason E. Fine
J. FINE LAW
Philadelphia
jfinelaw.com
 
Randall C. Flager
FLAGER & ASSOCIATES PC
Feasterville-Trevose
flagerlaw.com
 
Henry M. George
LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY J. PAGANO P.C.
Philadelphia and Media
paganolaw.net
 
Terry D. Goldberg
HAGGERTY, GOLDBERG, SCHLEIFER & KUPERSMITH P.C.
Multiple offices
hgsklawyers.com
 
Christian J Hoey
HOEYLEGAL
Paoli
hoeylegal.com
 
Mel D. Kardos
Marc I. Rickles
KARDOS, RICKLES & HAND
Newtown
krhlaw.com
 
Marina Kats
KATS JAMISON & ASSOCIATES
Feasterville-Trevose and Philadelphia
phillylawyers.com
 
Jerry R. Knafo
KNAFO LAW OFFICES
Multiple offices
knafo.com
 
Dolores Rocco Kulp
LAW OFFICE OF DOLORES ROCCO KULP
Philadelphia
drkulplaw.com
 
Michael LaRosa
LAROSA LAW FIRM
Havertown
larosalawfirm.com
 
Richard D. Linderman
O’DONNELL, WEISS & MATTEI P.C.
Phoenixville and Pottstown
owmlaw.com
 
Jeffrey P. Lowenthal
LOWENTHAL & ABRAMS P.C.
Philadelphia
lowenthalabrams.com
 
Charles D. Mandracchia
MANDRACCHIA LAW LLC
Skippack
mmattorneys.com
 
Robert E. McCann
MCCANN, DILLON, JAFFE & LAMB LLC
Multiple offices
mccanninjurylaw.com
 
Joseph L. Messa Jr.
MESSA & ASSOCIATES P.C.
Philadelphia
messalaw.com
 
Robert H. Nemeroff
FRIEDMAN SCHUMAN P.C.
Jenkintown
fsalaw.com
 
Jon Ostroff
OSTROFF GODSHALL
Multiple offices
ostrofflaw.com
 
Marlo Pagano-Kelleher
THE PAGANO LAW FIRM LLC
Media
paganolawyers.com
 
Edith A. Pearce
THE PEARCE LAW FIRM
Philadelphia
thepearcelawfirm.com
 
Timothy F. Rayne
MACELREE HARVEY
Kennett Square
macelree.com
 
Carol A. Shelly
SHELLY LAW OFFICES LLC
Doylestown
shelly-law.com
 
Cynthia J. Silver
SILVER & SILVER ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Ardmore
silverandsilver.com
 
Marc I. Simon
SIMON & SIMON PC
Philadelphia
gosimon.com
 
Leonard A. Sloane
ECKELL, SPARKS, LEVY, AUERBACH, MONTE, SLOANE, MATTHEWS & AUSLANDER P.C.
Media and West Chester
eckellsparks.com
 
Daniel N. Stampone
Joseph P. Stampone
Tyler J. Stampone
STAMPONE O’BRIEN DILSHEIMER LAW
Cheltenham
stamponelaw.com
 
Michael T. van der Veen
VAN DER VEEN HARTSHORN LEVIN & LINDHEIM
Philadelphia
mtvlaw.com
 
Heidi G. Villari
THE VILLARI FIRM
Philadelphia
thevillarifirm.com
 
Anthony P. Zarella
ZARELLA LAW OFFICE LLC
Philadelphia
zarellalaw.com
 
 
REAL ESTATE LAW
Joel B. Albert
LAW OFFICES OF JOEL B. ALBERT P.C.
Bala Cynwyd
albertlaw.com
 
Mark S. Haltzman
Philip S. Rosenzweig
Kevin J. Silverang
SILVERANG ROSENZWEIG & HALTZMAN LLC
King of Prussia
sanddlawyers.com
 
Ronald C. Isgate
ISGATE LAW P.C.
Doylestown
isgatelaw.com
 
Sandra L. Knapp
GAWTHROP GREENWOOD PC 
West Chester
gawthrop.com
 
John P. Pierce
SAUL EWING LLP
Philadelphia
saul.com
 
 
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
Thomas J. Giordano Jr.
POND LEHOCKY GIORDANO LLP
Philadelphia
pondlehocky.com
 
David S. Kaplan
O’DONNELL, WEISS & MATTEI P.C.
Phoenixville, Pottstown
owmlaw.com
 
Mike Silver
SILVER & SILVER ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Ardmore
silverandsilver.com
 
 
TAX LAW
Gregory M. McCauley Sr.
Gregory M. McCauley Jr.
MCCAULEY LAW OFFICES P.C.
Chadds Ford
mlotax.com
 
 
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW
Michael W. Cardamone
CARDAMONE LAW
Lansdale
myphillyworkerscomp.com
 
Alfred J. Carlson
Joseph A. Conlan
John P. Dogum
Joseph C. Huttemann
Amit J. Shah
Matthew L. Wilson
MARTIN LAW
Philadelphia
paworkinjury.com
 
Geoffrey W. Dlin
Jason Krasno
Andrew C. Onwudinjo
KRASNO KRASNO & ONWUDINJO
Multiple offices
krasnolaw.com
 
Michael G. Dryden
WILLIG WILLIAMS DAVIDSON
Philadelphia
wwdlaw.com
 
Thomas J. Giordano Jr.
Jerry M. Lehocky
Stephen R. Miller
Samuel H. Pond
POND LEHOCKY GIORDANO LLP
Philadelphia
pondlehocky.com
 
Jeffrey S. Gross
Patrick W. Kenny
GROSS & KENNY LLP
Philadelphia
philaworkerscomp.com
 
Richard A. Jaffe
LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD A. JAFFE LLC
Philadelphia
phillyworkinjury.com
 
Thomas E. Panzer
HIGH SWARTZ LLP
Doylestown and Norristown
highswartz.com
 
Susan J. Sacchetta
PLATT, DIGIORGIO & DIFABIO
Paoli
pddlaw.net
 
Published (and copyrighted) in Suburban Life, April 2024