Galfand Berger News

Galfand Berger is proud to announce that Rick Jurewicz, a Senior Partner at our firm, has recently been listed in the 22nd edition of The Best Lawyers In America®. Rick’s peers nominated him for this honor in the area of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.  As the Best Lawyers’ website describes, the nominated attorneys go through an intense vetting process: Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer-review. The methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion[…]

Galfand Berger attorney Rick Jurewicz obtained a $5 million recovery in a case involving a worker who was fatally injured in a workplace accident. An 1800 pound paper roll fell on our client from a railcar delivering bulk paper rolls, killing him. The paper roll was improperly loaded and secured. As our client opened the railcar doors, the improperly secured paper roll fell from the railcar and crushed him. Our client’s senseless death could have been prevented. The responsible parties failed to[…]

Galfand Berger’s Philadelphia product liability attorney, Richard Jurewicz, has consistently had some of the largest verdicts and settlements in Pennsylvania.  2014 was no exception.  A recent publication, Top Pennsylvania Verdicts of 2014, showed that Rick had a top Pennsylvania verdict that year. Rick represented a client who suffered a hand-crush injury while operating a defectively designed printing press.  When Defendants would not settle, Rick took the case to trial…and won.   Like all Galfand Berger attorneys, Rick is a fierce advocate[…]

Philadelphia personal injury law firm of Galfand Berger is pleased to announce that Richard M. Jurewicz, Senior Partner, has achieved the “Lead Counsel Rating in Personal Injury Law – Plaintiff.” Started in 1997, the Lead Counsel Rating provides a useful tool that helps consumers evaluate an attorney’s ability and credibility.   In order to earn the Lead Counsel Rating, an attorney must not only demonstrate significant legal experience, but must also receive multiple peer recommendations advocating his or her ability. This[…]

Year after year, Galfand Berger attorneys demonstrate their commitment to our clients and our community with success in and out of the courtroom. This year,  we are proud to announce that four of our attorneys—Arthur Bugay, Rick Jurewicz, Peter Patton and Norman Weinstein—have been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. Selection to the Super Lawyers list is reserved for only the top 5% of more than 34,000 attorneys practicing in Pennsylvania Moreover, Galfand Berger attorneys, Michael Malvey and Henry[...]