Galfand Berger News

The National Association of Distinguished Counsel recently chose Debra A. Jensen, Peter M. Patton, Richard M. Jurewicz and Michael P. Malvey, attorneys at Galfand Berger, LLP as members of the 2016 Nation’s Top One Percent. The “Nation’s Top Attorneys” award is comprised of less than 1% of all practicing attorneys in the US. The NADC is a prestigious, professional organization that prides itself on the promotion of superior standards of legal excellence. The membership and award selection process is long[…]

Richard M. Jurewicz, Senior Partner at Galfand Berger, LLP has accepted membership to the Lawyers of Distinction, an organization that recognizes high-achieving, skillful attorneys in the United States. Selection to the Lawyers of Distinction is by nomination or invitation only. Membership to the LOD is extended to only 10% of all attorneys nationwide. Lawyers of Distinction is an organization that is made up of the top 10% of lawyers in the United States. In order to become a member, an[…]

Galfand Berger, LLP Attorney Gabriela Raful was recently featured as a keynote speaker at the Berks County Bar Association. Gabby’s speech focused primarily on issues of Workers’ Rights. She spoke about employment rights, how to report problems or issues at work, the rights of immigrant workers and also detailed resources and services that can be of aid throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Gabby practices personal injury, Workers’ Compensation, products liability and Social Security law. While in law school, she participated[…]

Bradley Smith, an Associate Attorney at Galfand Berger, LLP, was recently awarded the first prize in a prestigious writing competition for the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. Brad’s essay, entitled “Holding a Square Peg and Choosing Between Two Round Holes: the Challenge Workers’ Compensation Law Faces with Uber and the Sharing Economy” details the issues that arise when a worker can neither be classified as a direct employee nor as an independent contractor.  One big idea that the essay tackles[…]

Galfand Berger partner Arthur Bugay filed a successful Friend of the Court Brief for the Pennsylvania Association of Justice (PaAJ) in a landmark products liability case preserving a $6.2 million dollar verdict for a widow whose husband was killed when his car’s airbag failed to deploy during a car accident, rendering him paralyzed.  In Cancelleri v. Ford Motor Co., the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed this verdict and, in so doing, preserved case law favorable to victims of defective and dangerous[…]