You wake up lathered in sweat, after days or weeks of worrying over a serious problem that has been eating away at your confidence, perhaps even causing you physical distress. Maybe it has to do with transferring your estate to your kids. Or it concerns the dissolution of a crumbling marriage. Or you’re experiencing lingering pain from an auto accident that was clearly not your fault. So you voice the sentiment that you’ve been thinking all along: “I need to contact an attorney.”
You’ve come to the right place. For anyone in need of the highest caliber of legal counsel or representation, Suburban Life has helped assemble a figurative all-star team. Hundreds of readers and attorney peers cast their votes for the Philadelphia area’s top attorneys through our website. Lawyers of every make and model—in focus areas from adoption to zoning, and everything in between—received votes, providing a comprehensive list of legal experts known for being at the top of their field.
Click here for a closer look at some of the men and women providing the area's best legal counsel and representation.
On the following pages, you will meet some of the area’s top attorneys who go above and beyond to meet clients’ needs, from the suburbs to the heart of Center City. Whether it’s to settle a family-law dispute, amend a tax situation or gain restitution and peace of mind for an injury resulting from another’s negligence, the men and women making up our 2012 Awesome Attorneys report consistently rise to the occasion.
BANKRUPTCY LAW
Pietro A. Barbieri
Barbieri & Associates, Exton
610-280-7078
Mark Blank Jr.
Paoli
610-647-1919
Albert A. Ciardi III
Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Philadelphia
215-557-3550
John A. Gagliardi
Wetzel Gagliardi & Fetter LLC, West Chester
484-887-0779
Leo M. Gibbons
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-430-0100
Richard Lipow
Lipow Law Office, Malvern
610-251-2500
Daniel P. Mudrick
Mudrick & Zucker P.C., Conshohocken
610-832-0100
Bradford J. Sandler
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, Wilmington, Del.
302-778-6424
Michael J. Shavel
Hill Wallack LLP, Yardley
215-579-7700
David B. Smith
Smith Kane LLC, Malvern
610-407-7215
Jonathan Stanwood
Jonathan H. Stanwood Law Offices, Philadelphia
215-569-1040
BUSINESS LAW
Joel B. Albert
Law Offices of Joel B. Albert P.C., Bala Cynwyd
484-562-0473
Robert Angst
Law Offices of Angst & Angst P.C., Doylestown
215-348-5200
Bruce L. Baldwin
Wolf, Baldwin & Associates P.C., Pottstown
610-323-7436
Pietro A. Barbieri
Barbieri & Associates, Exton
610-280-7078
Michael J. Brooks
Michael J. Brooks Esquire, Doylestown
215-230-3761
William J. Burke III
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys at Law, West Chester
610-692-1371
Harris J. Chernow
Chernow Kapustin LLC, Horsham
215-659-3600
Theodore F. Claypool
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys at Law, West Chester
610-692-1371
Harry J. DiDonato
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-430-0100
Joel Feldman
Anapol Schwartz Attorneys at Law, Philadelphia
215-735-3716
John K. Fiorillo
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys at Law, West Chester
610-692-1371
Steven J. Fromm
Steven J. Fromm & Associates P.C., Philadelphia
215-735-2336
Patrick T. Henigan
Eckell Sparks Attorneys at Law, Media
484-842-0363
Lesley Ibanez
Pozzuolo Rodden P.C., Philadelphia
215-977-8200
David Kraut
Kraut Harris, Blue Bell
215-542-4900
Nancy L. Lanard
Spadea, Lanard & Lignana Attorneys at Law, Philadelphia
215-525-1165
A. Duie Latta
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-430-0100
Michael G. Louis
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-430-0100
William Chip Mackrides
Mackrides Associates, Media
610-565-6688
Matthew R. McGowen
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Eric Milby
Lundy Beldecos & Milby P.C., Narberth
610-668-0770
Jason E. Murtagh
Rubin Fortunato & Harbison P.C., Paoli
610-408-2000
Joseph R. Pozzuolo
Pozzuolo Rodden P.C., Philadelphia
215-977-8200
Jonathan Samel
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
Lisa Zucker Sandler
Sandler Loughman LLC, Narberth
215-837-7067
Lawrence R. Scheetz
Law Office of Williams & Scheetz, Richboro
215-322-7340
Donald C. Turner
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys at Law, West Chester
610-692-1371
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Eugene A. Bonner
Eugene A. Bonner Attorney at Law, Media
610-565-8787
Zachary B. Cooper
Levow & Associates P.C., Bala Cynwyd
877-975-3399
Robert J. Donatoni
Robert J. Donatoni & Associates P.C., West Chester
610-719-0500
Steven F. Fairlie
Fairlie & Lippy P.C., North Wales
215-994-1000
Michelle A. Fioravanti
Barbieri & Associates, Exton
610-280-7078
Peter E. Kratsa
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Daniel M. Keene
Clemons, Richter & Reiss P.C., Doylestown
215-348-1776
Elizabeth L. Lippy
Fairlie & Lippy P.C., North Wales
215-994-1000
Michael J. Malloy
The Law Office of Michael J. Malloy & Associates, Media
610-565-9145
Ethan R. O’Shea
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
Leonard J. Rivera
Leonard J. Rivera Law, Kennett Square
610-551-7551
Allan L. Sodomsky
Law Offices of Sodomsky & Nigrini, Reading
610-375-0412
Adam D. Zucker
Mudrick & Zucker P.C., Conshohocken
610-832-0100
DIVORCE/FAMILY LAW
Elizabeth Bennett
Bennett & Associates, Wayne
610-254-9060
Mark B. Dischell
Dischell Bartle & Dooley P.C., Lansdale
267-328-4976
Kristen Doleva-Lecher
Wolf, Baldwin & Associates P.C., Pottstown
610-323-7436
Michelle A. Fioravanti
Barbieri & Associates, Exton
610-280-7078
Elizabeth J. Fineman
Williams & Hand P.C., Doylestown
215-340-2207
Ellen S. Fischer
Law Office of Ellen S. Fischer, Willow Grove
215-346-4296
Kevin L. Hand
Williams & Hand P.C., Doylestown
215-340-2207
Lynelle A. Gleason
Williams & Hand P.C., Doylestown
215-340-2207
Lesley Ibanez
Pozzuolo Rodden P.C., Philadelphia
215-977-8200
Daniel Keane
Clemons, Richter & Reiss P.C., Doylestown
215-348-1776
Gregory P. LaMonaca
Law Offices of Gregory P. LaMonaca P.C., Media
610-892-3877
Kimberly Litzke
Eastburn & Gray P.C., Doylestown
215-345-7000
Sara L. McGeever
Bennett & Associates, Wayne
610-254-9060
Charles J. Meyer
Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski P.C., Blue Bell
215-977-1000
Hillary J. Moonay
Williams & Hand P.C., Doylestown
215-340-2207
Paula Munafo Borradaille
Bennett & Associates, Wayne
610-254-9060
Lance J. Nelson
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Robert E. O’Connor
Law Offices of Robert E. O’Conner P.C., Media
610-566-1110
Thomas J. Petrelli Jr.
Sacks, Westin & Petrelli, Philadelphia
215-523-6900
Mary Ann Plankinton
MacElree Harvey Ltd., Kennett Square
610-444-3180
Jessica A. Pritchard
Williams & Hand P.C., Doylestown
215-340-2207
Judith Rodden
Pozzuolo Rodden P.C., Philadelphia
215-977-8200
Randi L. Rubin
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Philadelphia
215-400-2827
Robert J. Salzer
Williams & Hand P.C., Doylestown
215-340-2207
Anne Scheetz Damon
Law Office of Williams & Scheetz, Richboro
215-322-7340
David J. Steerman
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Philadelphia
215-569-4646
Kathleen B. Vetrano
Vetrano & Vetrano, King of Prussia
610-265-4441
Jeffrey M. Williams
Williams & Hand P.C., Doylestown
215-340-2207
Douglas I. Zeiders
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
DWI/DUI and TRAFFIC LAW
Eugene A. Bonner
Eugene A. Bonner Attorney at Law, Media
610-565-8787
Zachary B. Cooper
Levow & Associates P.C., Bala Cynwyd
877-975-3399
Michelle A. Fioravanti
Barbieri & Associates, Exton
610-280-7078
Daniel M. Hanifin
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys at Law, West Chester
610-692-1371
Daniel M. Keene
Clemons, Richter & Reiss P.C., Doylestown
215-348-1776
Peter E. Kratsa
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Kevin Leckerman
Leckerman Law LLC, Philadelphia
215-764-3312
Jeffrey M. Lindy
The Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Lindy, Philadelphia
215-575-0702
Charles Nistico
Nistico Roberts P.C., Media
610-566-0500
Ethan R. O’Shea
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
Timothy F. Rayne
MacElree Harvey Ltd., Kennett Square
610-444-3180
Leonard J. Rivera
Leonard J. Rivera Law, Kennett Square
610-551-7551
Adam Sager
Sager & Sager Associates, Pottstown
610-323-1328
Christopher L. Turner
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys at Law, West Chester
610-692-1371
ELDER LAW
Maureen L. Anderson
Elder Law Offices of E. Garrett Gummer III, Feasterville
215-396-1001
Joseph A. Bellinghieri
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Michelle C. Berk
Law Offices of Michelle C. Berk P.C., Fort Washington
215-793-4800
Dana McBride Breslin
Pappano & Breslin, Brookhaven
610-876-2529
Michael J. Brooks
Michael J. Brooks Esquire, Doylestown
215-230-3761
Henry A. Carpenter II
Bucks County Elder Law LLC, Yardley
215-493-0727
David M. Frees III
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys at Law, Phoenixville
610-933-8069
E. Garrett Gummer III
Elder Law Offices of E. Garrett Gummer III, Feasterville
215-396-1001
Jack J. Hetherington
Jack J. Hetherington Attorney at Law, Chalfont
215-716-1268
Douglas L. Kaune
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys at Law, Phoenixville
610-933-8069
Paula Munafo Borradaile
Bennett & Associates, Wayne
610-254-9060
Susan E. Piette
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
Duke Schneider
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Debra G. Speyer
Law Offices of Debra G. Speyer, Bala Cynwyd
610-949-9555
Kathleen B. Vetrano
Vetrano & Vetrano, King of Prussia
610-265-4441
EMPLOYMENT/LABOR LAW
Robin Bond
Transition Strategies LLC, Wayne
610-640-5373
Brian D. Boreman
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys at Law, West Chester
610-692-1371
Michael J. Brooks
Michael J. Brooks Esquire, Doylestown
215-230-3761
Karen E. Eichman
Karen E. Eichman Esquire PLLC, West Chester
484-734-0378
Patrick Flanigan
Law Office of Patrick Flanigan, Swarthmore
610-628-0539
Robert C. Gerhard III
Gerhard & Gerhard, Glenside
215-885-6785
Sidney L. Gold
Sidney L. Gold & Associates P.C., Philadelphia
215-569-1999
Harold M. Goldner
Kraut Harris, Blue Bell
215-542-4900
Jason E. Murtagh
Rubin Fortunato & Harbison P.C., Paoli
610-408-2000
Ethan R. O’Shea
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
Judith Rodden
Pozzuolo Rodden P.C., Philadelphia
215-977-8200
Joseph Schwartz
Silver & Silver Attorneys at Law, Ardmore
610-658-1900
Jane M. Shields
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
William T. Wilson
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
ESTATE PLANNING
Joseph A. Bellingheiri
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Michael J. Brooks
Michael J. Brooks Esquire, Doylestown
215-230-3761
Jill R. Fowler
Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager P.C., West Conshohocken
610-940-2600
Steven J. Fromm
Steven J. Fromm & Associates P.C., Philadelphia
215-735-2336
William J. Gallagher
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Harold M. Goldner
Kraut Harris, Blue Bell
215-542-4900
William Chip Mackrides
Mackrides Associates, Media
610-565-6688
Thomas Momjian
Coss & Momjian LLP, Bala Cynwyd
610-667-6800
Joseph R. Pozzuolo
Pozzuolo Rodden P.C., Philadelphia
215-977-8200
Peter L. Reiss
Clemons, Richter & Reiss P.C., Doylestown
215-348-1776
Anne Scheetz Damon
Law Office of Williams & Scheetz, Richboro
215-322-7340
Duke Schneider
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Lisa A. Shearman
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
Beth R. Silverman
Wolf, Baldwin & Associates P.C., Pottstown
610-323-7436
Louis N. Teti
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Nikolaus I. Tsouros
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
John B. Whalen Jr.
John B. Whalen Jr. Esq., Wayne
610-407-0220
GENERAL PRACTICE
Austin Freundlich
Freundlich & Littman LLC, Philadelphia
215-545-8500
John Brian Frock
Law Offices of John Brian Frock, West Chester
610-430-0675
Scott A. Lisgar
Keller, Lisgar & Williams LLP, Havertown
610-449-1400
Gregory Littman
Freundlich & Littman LLC, Philadelphia
215-545-8500
John F. McKenna
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Dan O’Brien
White & Williams LLP, Philadelphia
215-864-7168
Lance Rogers
Rogers and Associates Attorneys at Law, Lower Merion
610-649-1880
IMMIGRATION LAW
Pietro A. Barbieri
Barbieri & Associates, Exton
610-280-7078
Michelle A. Fioravanti
Barbieri & Associates, Exton
610-280-7078
Akanksha Kalra
Akanksha Kalra Esquire, Blue Bell
215-542-4905
Kristin A. Molavoque
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Wayne Sachs
Sachs Law Group, Philadelphia
215-854-8440
Lawrence C. Welsh
Law Offices of Gregory P. LaMonaca P.C., Media
610-892-3877
John B. Whalen Jr.
John B. Whalen Jr. Esq., Wayne
610-407-0220
Cheryl L. Young
Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia
215-568-6200
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Salvatore Anastasi
Barley Snyder Attorneys at Law, Malvern
610-722-3899
Michael J. Brooks
Michael J. Brooks Esquire, Doylestown
215-230-3761
Catherine A. Cavella
Robson & Robson LLC, Conshohocken
610-825-3009
Andrew B. Katz
Chernow Kapustin LLC, Horsham
215-659-3600
Gary Samms
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, Philadelphia
215-665-3054
LAND USE/ZONING LAW
Charles D. Garner Jr.
Wolf, Baldwin & Associates P.C., Pottstown
610-323-7436
Bernadette A. Kearney
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
J. Edmund Mullin
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
Brian L. Nagle
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Robert E. O’Connor
Law Offices of Robert E. O’Conner P.C., Media
610-566-1110
Mary Ann Rossi
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Jimmy Newmoon Roybal
Newmoon Law P.C., Philadelphia
267-343-3421
Ross A. Unruh
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys at Law, West Chester
610-692-1371
Marilou E. Watson
Fox Rothschild LLP, Blue Bell
610-397-6517
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Gerald Baldino
Sacchetta & Baldino, Media
610-891-9212
Hugh A. Donaghue
Donaghue & Labrum LLP, Media
610-565-9120
William J. Gallagher
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Thomas R. Kline
Kline & Specter P.C., Philadelphia
215-772-1000
Timothy F. Rayne
MacElree Harvey Ltd., Kennett Square
610-444-3180
Daniel F. Ryan III
O’Brien & Ryan LLP, Plymouth Meeting
610-834-6240
Jamie L. Sheller
Sheller P.C., Philadelphia
215-790-7300
Stephen A. Sheller
Sheller P.C., Philadelphia
215-790-7300
Robert E. Slota Jr.
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
PERSONAL INJURY
Pietro A. Barbieri
Barbieri & Associates, Exton
610-280-7078
Steven B. Barrett
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C., Lansdale
215-661-0400
Stuart A. Carpey
Kreithen, Baron & Carpey P.C., Conshohocken
610-834-6030
Hugh A. Donaghue
Donaghue & Labrum LLP, Media
610-565-9120
Michelle A. Fioravanti
Barbieri & Associates, Exton
610-280-7078
William J. Gallagher
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Claudine Q. Homolash
Sheller P.C., Philadelphia
215-790-7300
Jerry R. Knafo
Knafo Law Offices, Allentown
610-228-4394
Paul A. Lauricella
McLaughlin & Lauricella P.C., Philadelphia
215-568-1510
Christopher R. Mattox
Law Offices of Gregory P. LaMonaca P.C., Media
610-892-3877
Brian J. McCormick Jr.
Sheller P.C., Philadelphia
215-790-7300
Slade H. McLaughlin
McLaughlin & Lauricella P.C., Philadelphia
215-568-1510
Joseph L. Messa Jr.
Messa & Associates Inc., Philadelphia
215-568-3500
Robert F. Morris
Morris and Clemm P.C., Plymouth Meeting
610-825-0500
Timothy F. Rayne
MacElree Harvey Ltd., Kennett Square
610-444-3180
Leonard J. Rivera
Leonard J. Rivera Law, Kennett Square
610-551-7551
Todd Sailer
Begley Carlin & Mandio LLP, Langhorne
215-750-0110
Lawrence R. Scheetz
Law Office of Williams & Scheetz, Richboro
215-322-7340
Jamie L. Sheller
Sheller P.C., Philadelphia
215-790-7300
Stephen A. Sheller
Sheller P.C., Philadelphia
215-790-7300
Daniel J. Siegel
Donaghue & Labrum LLP, Media
610-565-9120
Cynthia J. Silver
Silver & Silver Attorneys at Law, Ardmore
610-658-1900
Tyler J. Therriault
Donaghue & Labrum LLP, Media
610-565-9120
James T. Vernile
James T. Vernile Attorney at Law, Philadelphia
215-238-8787
REAL ESTATE
Benjamin J. Berger
Berger Harris, Wilmington, Del.
302-655-1140
John G. Harris
Berger Harris, Wilmington, Del.
302-655-1140
Michael G. Louis
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-430-0100
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
Mike Silver
Silver & Silver Attorneys at Law, Ardmore
610-658-1900
TAX LAW
Joseph A. Bellinghieri
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Steven J. Fromm
Steven J. Fromm & Associates P.C., Philadelphia
215-735-2336
Ilya A. Lipin
Law Office of Ilya Lipin, Bryn Mawr
617-835-4404
Kelly Phillips Erb
Erb Law Firm, Paoli
610-993-2690
Jeffrey S. Pozzuolo
Pozzuolo Rodden P.C., Philadelphia
215-977-8200
James B. Urie
MacElree Harvey Ltd., West Chester
610-436-0100
Seth D. Wilson
Morris and Clemm P.C., Plymouth Meeting
610-825-0500
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Michael L. Brint
Michael L. Brint Esquire, Upper Darby
484-452-6200
Dennis D. Brogan
Wusinich & Brogan Law Firm, Downingtown
610-594-1600
George Martin
Martin Banks, Philadelphia
215-268-7646
Daniel E. McCabe
Wolf, Baldwin & Associates P.C., Pottstown
610-323-7436
Amit Shah
Martin Banks, Philadelphia
215-268-7646
Daniel J. Siegel
Law Offices of Daniel J. Siegel, Havertown
610-446-3457
Matthew L. Wilson
Martin Banks, Philadelphia
215-268-7646
Levi S. Wolf
Wolf, Baldwin & Associates P.C., Pottstown
610-323-7436
