Recently, two of our attorneys, Bradley Smith and Brooke Elmi, were recognized with Certificates of Appreciation for working on pro bono custody matters for two participants of Pennsylvania’s Supervision to Aid Reentry (STAR) program. The STAR program is a federal Reentry Court program for Philadelphia residents on supervised release with the goal of reducing recidivism and assist returning citizens in confronting the various logistical, family, and social issues and barriers to re-integration when returning from custody. The event took place[…]
We are proud to announce that the Pennsylvania Bar Association Civil Litigation Section has appointed partner, Brad Smith, to its Council. Some of the Council’s chief goals are to further the development of the law and all procedures related to it as well as to improve the application of justice in civil litigation. Brad joins the PA Bar Association Civil Litigation Section Council after two years of serving as Editor of the Section’s newsletter. Brad will assist the Council in[…]
Galfand Berger associate, Bradley Smith, recently published an article for www.berksbar.org titled, “Making Sense of Tincher II and What it Means for a Product to be ‘Defective.‘” Click here to read the article.
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industries (DLI) recently hosted its 17th annual Workers’ Compensation Conference and Brad Smith, an associate attorney at our firm, spoke about “The Gig Economy – Workers’ Compensation and Liability Considerations”. As an advocate for injured individuals, Brad’s panel examined critical workplace safety and compliance issues. Key Points from the DLI’s Annual Conference Approximately 1,400 individuals attend the DLI’s conference, which focuses on a diverse and important selection of workers’ compensation issues. Some examples of[…]
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[…]