I take great pride in helping people who have been injured by the conduct of others. In fact, I served 16 years as a police officer, the last four of which I spent attending law school at night. When I passed the Bar in 1993 I immediately focused my career on personal injury and insurance litigation.
After spending 12 years as an insurance defense attorney I decided it was time to use my experience to help plaintiffs with personal injury, insurance coverage and insurance bad faith litigation. I move forward knowing that my experience as a police officer and defense attorney will allow me to help plaintiffs achieve the recovery they are entitled to.
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Bad Faith; Medical Malpractice; Slip and Fall; Automobile accidents; Insurance Coverage
Admitted: 1993, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle
District of
Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Law School: Widener University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1993, Class Rank- Second
College: University of Scranton, B.S., 1978
Member: Lackawanna Bar Association
Biography: Law Clerk Intern, Judge James Munley, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, 1993; Law Clerk Intern, Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office; Mock Trial Advisor, Mid Valley High School, 1995-Present; Panelist, Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE Programs, 1995-Present; Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2000 with re-certification in 2005
Reported Cases: Merithew v. Valentukonis, 2005 Pa. Super 81, 869 A.2d