Philadelphia Trial Lawyers, Pennsylvania Association for Justice
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
$850,000 settlement for landscaper injured while servicing a client’s property. Neck and back injuries. No vocational claim made. , 2023
$170,000 settlement for woman rear ended by tractor trailer in Philadelphia., 2024
$150,000 settlement for husband and wife rear ended in Philadelphia., 2024
$155,000 settlement for daytime trip and fall in Philadelphia., 2024
$540,000 settlement for estate of pedestrian struck by a car in Bucks County., 2024
$350,000 settlement for daytime trip and fall in Philadelphia with arthroscopic knee surgery., 2024
$105,000 settlement in Chester County for daytime parking lot trip and fall., 2024
$400,000 settlement for warehouse worker who suffered injury to foot in a forklift accident., 2024
$600,000 UIM settlement in Monroe County, PA. 61 year old woman injured neck in MVA. 5 years post-accident she underwent an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a good recovery and prognosis. Prior 3rd party recovery $50,000. No vocational loss claim., 2023
$115,000 arbitration verdict for daytime sidewalk trip and fall. Offer prior to verdict was $15,000. Philadelphia County. Fractured wrist with surgery, non-dominant hand., 2022
$700,000 settlement for slip and fall victim. Plaintiff slipped on ice in a parking lot and suffered a disabling wrist injury. , 2022
$223,000 verdict for 85 year old male who aggravated pre-existing herniated disc in a low impact parking lot accident. Pre-trial offer of $100,000., 2022
$200,000 settlement for Philadelphia police officer injured while in the process of apprehending a suspect attempting to steal a car. Counsel was successful making an uninsured motorist claim under the officer’s personal auto policy. , 2022
$750,000 gross arbitration award in Middlesex County Superior Court Premises liability case. Slip and Fall.
$675,000 arbitration award Middelsex County, N.J. in motor vehicle accident case. No offer prior to award., 2022
$50,000 jury verdict in Philadelphia County for a pedestrian struck by car. Soft-tissue injuries. Offer prior to verdict was $20,000., 2017
$50,000 gross jury verdict for bicyclist who ran into a chain barrier at a Bucks County Park. Defendant was County of Bucks. Also successful on appeal when County raised the Recreational Use of Land and Water Act, seeking total immunity. Plaintiff defeated that post verdict motion. Offer before verdict was $9,500.
$715,000 settlement for slip and fall in Middlesex County, NJ.
$60,000 jury verdict in Delaware County for limited tort plaintiff alleging aggravation of pre-existing arthritis. Defendant disputed degree of injury due to limited property damage to plaintiff's vehicle. This was an appeal from arbitration, where defendant appealed a $22,500 arbitration award. There was no offer of settlement prior to the jury verdict.
$60,000 jury verdict for limited tort plaintiff alleging aggravation of pre-existing degenerative disc disease. No offer of settlement prior to the jury verdict. This was an an arbitration appeal that had resulted in a defense verdict.
$135,000 jury verdict in Montgomery County for auto accident with chronic soft tissue damages. No offer of settlement prior to jury verdict.
$135,000 gross jury verdict for plaintiff in an apartment ceiling collapse case.
$710,000 settlement for slip and fall at supermarket in Philadelphia. (2004)
$472,000 jury verdict in Montgomery County for woman involved in MVA. $72,000 in delay damages because there was no offer of settlement prior to the jury verdict. No overnight hospitalization and client later underwent two (2) arthroscopic shoulder surgeries.
$1.3 Million settlement for individual suffering head injury. No overnight hospitalization. (2006)
$1.25 million recovery for truck driver diagnosed with PTSD after accident. Only physical injury was a contusion to the forehead. No overnight hospitalization.
$1.1 Million settlement in NJ Superior Court for Pedestrian struck by pick-up truck. 1 night overnight hospitalization only, with allegations of closed head trauma and cognitive deficit.
$400,000 settlement for man suffering a fractured hip as a result of rear end accident. no overnight hospitalization. (2013)
$475,000 arbitration verdict for man injured in a MVA. No overnight hospitalization. (2013)
$200,000 recovery in federal court litigation for retired school teacher who developed tinnitus after being rear ended. No ER treatment. (2016)
$670,000 arbitration verdict for husband and wife injured in rear end collision. (2005)
$250,000 jury verdict in Philadelphia for woman who puntured her foot on a broken metal sign post. No overnight hospitalization. (2007)
$250,000 settlement for woman involved in MVA who alleged an aggravation of a pre-existing Chiari Malformation. (2014)
Special Licenses/Certifications:
Licensed in PA & NJ
Merit Based Fellowship Awarded-Trial Advocacy Fellow, Temple University, 1999
Pro bono/Community Service:
Panelist and Chairperson Northampton Township Youth Aid Panel (2000-2015)
Certified Therapy Dog Handler/Volunteer, 2021
Honors/Awards:
Trial Advocacy Fellow, Temple University School of Law, 1999
Educational Background:
Participated in an intensive trial advocacy program performing opening statements, direct and cross examinations, expert witness examinations, closing arguments, etc., in front of a panel of esteemed county and federal judges and trial lawyers from the Philadelphia region., 1999
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Glassboro State College with a B.A. in Law/Justice (1986) Graduated from Delaware Law School with J.D. degree (1989)