The Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Hepatitis B Foundation and the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center now have Lou Kassa at the helm as the new Chief Operating Officer. Kassa has spent two decades in behavioral health administration.
Tax attorneys from Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry, Stewart Weintraub and Jennifer Weidler Karpchuk presented at a program sponsored by SALT Committee of the Houston chapter of Tax Executives Institute, Inc. and then presented “Hot Topics in State and Local Taxes,” at the annual Philadelphia, Local and Multistate Tax Update Conference sponsored by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Family law attorney Elizabeth J. Fineman, of Williams Family Law in Doylestown, has been named to the Bucks County Forty Under 40 Class of 2014. The honor is given to young leaders who are making a difference within their community.
Congratulations to three of our clients for being named Best Law Firms for 2015 by U.S.News – Best Lawyers®: Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP, Pennsylvania labor, employment and workers’ compensation law firm, Willig, Williams & Davidson, and Bucks County family law firm, Williams Family Law. All three achieved Tier-1 rankings in their respective legal specialties.
Labor law attorney Bruce Ludwig from employment, labor and workers’ compensation law firm, Willig, Williams & Davidson, presented a paper entitled, “Growing the Union at Penn State University: Issues in Organizing a Residual Unit in the Public Sector,” at the 29th meeting of the International Conference of Teamsters Lawyers in Providence, Rhode Island.
The Philadelphia Business Journal honored Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Pichini, a personal injury attorney from the law firm of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP with a Women of Distinction Award. The award is given each year to the most active and involved women in the city who demonstrate the finest dedication to professional and community involvement.
Employee benefits attorney Louise ‘Wendy’ Pongracz of labor, employment and workers’ compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson, presented at two events. At the Philadelphia Labor and Employment Relations Association, she discussed “The Affordable Care Act: What Practitioners Need To Know.” Then she presented, “The Details – Don’t Get Tripped Up,” at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, in Boston, Mass.
The Citizens Voice reported that Scranton and Wilkes Barre personal injury attorneys Melissa Scartelli and Peter Paul Olszewski, Jr., of Scartelli Olszewski, P.C., aided the family of John Glenn Popple in gaining a settlement for his wrongful death while in the care of a group home. Popple, who was autistic, bipolar and severely mentally disabled and required supervision at all times, choked to death after being left unattended. The family has established a foundation so money from the settlement may be used to care for others and improve their safety and quality of life.
Lafayette, LA-based criminal defense attorney J. Kevin Stockstill has been named a Louisiana Super Lawyer for 2015, one of only about 5 percent of the state’s attorneys who are awarded this recognition. Stockstill previously was named to this elite group in 2010 and 2014.
For the fifth year in a row, The Legal Intelligencer readers have voted Morristown, NJ litigation finance company, USClaims the top legal funding provider. The Legal Intelligencer polls its readers on the best products or services available to the legal community in more than 40 categories and winners were published in the October 28 supplement issue, Best of 2014.
Ryan A. Hancock, Of Counsel at the labor, employment and workers’ compensation firm, Willig, Williams & Davidson, was part of a panel presentation at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute entitled “Working Towards Welcome – New Thinking in Our Communities.” The panel discussed the legal rights of individuals with criminal history record information when seeking employment.
Bucks County family lawyer Jeffrey M. Williams, founder and managing partner of Williams Family Law, P.C., has been named the Best Lawyers® 2015 Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” for the Philadelphia metro region. The highly regarded designation is made to only one lawyer in a single practice area in a geographical region.
Deborah R. Willig, Philadelphia labor law attorney, founder and managing partner of Willig, Williams & Davidson has been selected by Gov.-Elect Tom Wolf for his Labor and Industry transition review team. The committee will collaborate with the outgoing administration to understand the concerns and challenges the state faces.
