Top Attorneys 2025
The area’s leading lawyers use their ingenuity, knowledge, and tenacity to help clients resolve or avoid problems.
by Staff

Every person on the planet shares at least one thing in common: a propensity to make mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes snowball into a situation that requires the intervention of an attorney. 
 
From minor traffic offenses to major felonies, from business disputes to divorces, attorneys use their ingenuity, knowledge, and tenacity to resolve problems. While some attorneys specialize in helping clients correct mistakes or blunt their impact, other attorneys use their expertise to help clients avoid mistakes.  
 
How should someone go about finding an attorney they can trust? Our readers offered their thoughts regarding the individuals they reach out to when in need of legal guidance and representation in different areas of expertise. Their votes are listed on the following pages, along with some additions of our own, based on the law firms and individual attorneys who have been highlighted in these pages before.  
 
We present our 2025 Top Attorneys, an encore 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
 
Vincent Carosella Jr.
CAROSELLA & ASSOCIATES P.C.
West Chester
carosella.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
 
Joe Tucker
TUCKER LAW GROUP
Philadelphia
tlgattorneys.com

 
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LAW
Elliot H. Berton
James D. Doyle
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
kevintcoynebulldoglawyer.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
GIRIBALDI LAW
Media
gmlawoffice.com
 
Richard Q. Hark
HARK & HARK
Multiple offices
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
Blue Bell and Malvern
boydearlyfamilylaw.com
 
Stephen R. Ciarrocchi
CIARROCCHI LAW
Media
ciarrocchilaw.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
 
Katherine A. Fow
Virginia W. Guldi
Sara Hentschke
Patrick McGinnis
Julie M. Potts
Cara C. Sawyer
George C. Zumbano
LAMB MCERLANE PC
Multiple offices
lambmcerlane.com
 
Derek M. Freed
Wendy M. Rosen
Barbara Ulrichsen
SEIDENFREED LLC
Pennington, New Jersey
seidenfreed.com
 
Susan M. Gibson
GIBSON FAMILY LAW
Doylestown
gibsonfamilylaw.com
 
Gregory Gilston
GILSTON LEGAL
Plymouth Meeting
glesq.com
 
Elissa C. Goldberg
LAW OFFICE & MEDIATION SERVICES OF ELISSA C. GOLDBERG LLC
Doylestown
ecgoldberglaw.com
 
Hannah Guth
Rebecca Kolsky
Erin Nease
E. John Pagnanelli
Maria N. Testa
TESTA & PAGNANELLI LLC
Multiple offices
tpfamilylaw.com
 
Kevin L. Hand
KEVIN L. HAND P.C.
Newtown
khandlaw.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
 
Inna Materese
MATERESE FAMILY LAW P.C.
Fort Washington
materesefamilylaw.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 offices
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

 
EDUCATION LAW
Gabrielle Sereni
SERENI LAW GROUP
Glen Mills
serenilawgroup.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
 
Joe Tucker
TUCKER LAW GROUP
Philadelphia
tlgattorneys.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

 
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
 
Julianna Merback Burdo
WAPNER NEWMAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Philadelphia
wapnernewman.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
 
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
 
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 LAYSER
Multiple offices
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 HOLLOWAY
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

 
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
 
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, July 2025