Galfand Berger is pleased to announce that Brooke Elmi has been promoted to Partner. Since joining our firm five years ago, Brooke has handled a range of personal injury matters including products liability, premises liability, and automobile accident cases. As a staunch advocate for injury victims, we are proud to have Brooke become a Partner at our firm. Since joining our firm in 2018, Brooke has successfully obtained numerous six-figure recoveries on behalf of injured clients. Brooke is devoted to[…]

Each year, Galfand Berger employees begin the holiday season by donating to 93.3 WMMR’s annual Camp Out for Hunger campaign. The week-long event is the largest single-location food drive in the United States, with proceeds benefitting Philabundance, a non-profit food bank that serves Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Not only is the event the largest of its kind, but it is also a week-long live broadcast that features local and national celebrities, television personalities, athletes, and other hunger heroes who join the campaign[…]

On Thursday, October 27th, Temple University’s Beasley School of Law hosted a panel entitled Careers in Litigation, which featured five litigation attorneys from the Philadelphia area. We are proud to announce that Michael Malvey, a Senior Partner at our firm, was one of the speakers at the event. Temple University law students in their first through third years of schooling were attendees of the Careers in Litigation panel. As a speaker on the panel, Michael discussed various experiences he has[…]

Galfand Berger, LLP is pleased to announce that Gabriela Raful, Senior Partner at the firm, has been elected President of the Berks County Bar Association (BCBA). Gabby has been active with the BCBA for several years and sat on the Board of Directors from 2017 to 2019. The BCBA members elected Gabby to be their Vice-President last year and this week, she was elected President. She is the youngest President of the Association and the first minority to ever hold the[…]

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[…]

Our firm was honored to participate in and sponsor the United Labor Council of Reading and Berks County’s 33rd annual golf outing, which benefits the community in a variety of ways. The event took place at the end of last month. The United Labor Council of Reading and Berks County was founded in 1960. Today, the Council has more than 900,000 members. Comprised by democratically elected bodies, the Reading and Berks chapter is one of nearly 500 state and local[…]

This past weekend, thousands of people came together in downtown Reading to celebrate the 3rd annual Puerto Rican Day Parade and Latino Festival. The festival showcased a day of festivities, live entertainment, and food in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Our firm sponsored a table at the event, which was also attended by numerous community organizers and elected officials. Hosted annually[…]

Each year, the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association (PBA) presents the Martha J. Hampton award to the attorney or judge who best exemplifies the qualities that were of the utmost importance to Martha: living her life compassionately and with a steadfast dedication to the ideals of workers’ compensation law. This year’s recipient of the award is Judge Tina Rago. Before her passing, Martha was a partner at Galfand Berger. Hailed as a role model for her scholarship,[…]

Our firm was a proud sponsor of HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) Pennsylvania’s Golden Door Awards, which took place on May 24th. HIAS hosts the Golden Door Awards each year. The ceremony honors those who lead the way in support of immigrants and refugees. HIAS PA’s primary mission is to support low-income immigrants of all backgrounds as they build their new lives in our community. Through immigration legal services and an array of social services, HIAS works to address immigrants’[…]

On May 19, 2022, Esperanza Immigration Legal Services (EILS), hosted a fundraiser entitled “Celebrating Hope for Immigrants: Cuentos de Esperanza”. Galfand Berger Senior Partner Michael Malvey, who currently serves as Chair of the EILS Board of Directors, was one of several presenters at the event, which was emceed by 6ABC News anchor Walter Perez.  The event raised over $50,000.00 that will be used for EILS program services. EILS is the leading non-profit immigration legal service provider in North Philadelphia. The[…]