Top Attorneys 2024
The area’s many seasoned, savvy, and compassionate attorneys excel at helping clients navigate uncharted legal territory.
Entering a courtroom can be one of the most unmooring experiences in a person’s life. Whether the experience involves a divorce or custody dispute, a business entanglement, or a potential criminal matter, the stakes can be quite high, if not life altering. Having a seasoned, savvy, and compassionate attorney to help you navigate such uncharted territory is invaluable.
We hosted a poll asking readers about who they rely on in such matters, and they responded in kind. You’ll find the results on the following pages, spanning everything from appellate law to workers’ compensation. 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, we acknowledge the fact that the Philadelphia area has many highly skilled lawyers, not all of whom are listed here.
We present our 2024 Top Attorneys, updated and expanded from earlier this year.
APPELLATE LAW
John J. Cunningham IV
Maureen M. McBride
James C. Sargent
Scot R. Withers
LAMB MCERLANE PC
Multiple offices
lambmcerlane.com
BUSINESS LAW/COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Robert A. Burke
William J. Gallagher
MACELREE HARVEY
Multiple offices
macelree.com
Mark R. Fischer Jr.
Joel D. Rosen
HIGH SWARTZ LLP
Doylestown and Norristown
highswartz.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
CIVIL RIGHTS
Sid Gold
THE GOLD LAW FIRM P.C.
Philadelphia
discrimlaw.net
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LAW
Elliot H. Berton
James D. Doyle
Holly L. Setzler
Steven L. Sugarman
GAWTHROP GREENWOOD PC
Multiple offices
gawthrop.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Vincent J. Caputo
THE LAW OFFICE OF VINCENT J. CAPUTO
West Chester
vincentjcaputo.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
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
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
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
Elliot H. Berton
James D. Doyle
Holly L. Setzler
Steven L. Sugarman
GAWTHROP GREENWOOD PC
Multiple offices
gawthrop.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Vincent J. Caputo
THE LAW OFFICE OF VINCENT J. CAPUTO
West Chester
vincentjcaputo.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
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
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
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
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
KEVIN L. HAND P.C.
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
Michael Kuldiner
THE LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL KULDINER P.C.
Feasterville and Doylestown
phillyesquire.com
Gregory P. LaMonaca
LAMONACA LAW
Media
lamonacalaw.com
Colleen M. Neary
SWEENEY & NEARY LLP
Media
sweeneynearylaw.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
Karen Ann Ulmer
KAREN ANN ULMER P.C.
Multiple locations
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
David Woosley
WOOSLEY NARAGON LLC
Doylestown
woosleynaragon.com
ELDER LAW
Linda M. Anderson
Chari M. Alson
ANDERSON ELDER LAW
Media
andersonelderlaw.com
Henry A. Carpenter II
BUCKS COUNTY ELDER LAW
Yardley
buckscountyelderlaw.com
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
KEVIN L. HAND P.C.
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
Michael Kuldiner
THE LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL KULDINER P.C.
Feasterville and Doylestown
phillyesquire.com
Gregory P. LaMonaca
LAMONACA LAW
Media
lamonacalaw.com
Colleen M. Neary
SWEENEY & NEARY LLP
Media
sweeneynearylaw.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
Karen Ann Ulmer
KAREN ANN ULMER P.C.
Multiple locations
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
David Woosley
WOOSLEY NARAGON LLC
Doylestown
woosleynaragon.com
ELDER LAW
Linda M. Anderson
Chari M. Alson
ANDERSON ELDER LAW
Media
andersonelderlaw.com
Henry A. Carpenter II
BUCKS COUNTY ELDER LAW
Yardley
buckscountyelderlaw.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
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
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
Stephen J. Olsen
GAWTHROP GREENWOOD P.C.
West Chester
gawthrop.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
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
Joseph M. Marrone
MARRONE LAW FIRM LLC
Philadelphia and Cherry Hill, New Jersey
marronelaw.com
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
LAFFEY BUCCI D’ANDREA REICH & RYAN LLP
Philadelphia
laffeybucci.com
Jason E. Fine
J. FINE LAW
Philadelphia
jfinelaw.com
Adam D. Flager
Randall C. Flager
FLAGER & ASSOCIATES PC
Feasterville-Trevose and Philadelphia
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
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
Joseph M. Marrone
MARRONE LAW FIRM LLC
Philadelphia and Cherry Hill, New Jersey
marronelaw.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 magazine, August 2024.
